first week on diet using fitbit, I have a couple queries.

[SunsetRunner]

question answered.

[WavyDavey]

Hi @SunsetRunner,

It's hard to say, but from your post, it sounds like the calories burned is a little on the high side. Fitbit's calories burned is only an estimation, and we must be ready to make adjustments to our calories intake to compensate.

For your goal of 1 pound of weight loss per week, you'd want a 500 calorie deficit per week. If you're not losing weight with that, it would be safe to assume your calories burned are too high and you'd need to increase the deficit.  Basically, just adjust the calories in until the expected weight loss happens. Hope this helps.

[Daves_Not_Here]

Hi @SunsetRunner - here's my opinion on your question - "Based on my height age activity level that I've described, how many calories do you think I should aim to stick to everyday?"  The amount that Fitbit recommends.  Then track your eating carefully for 4 weeks and adjust accordingly.

[minjin_6]

Hi Pixieelorna, I am on a similar journey myself. I started my journey to lose some weight from 26th March and since then I have lost 7.5 lbs. To help me I had to start with "My Fitness Pal" (an app that works well with Fitbit) to get started. First I put in my age, height, weight, etc into the along with my goal of what I am trying to achieve using the "My Fitness Pal" calculator (I find it to be more accurate). Once I received my recommended calorie intake for me to achieve my goals. I then put that into fitbit as my custom target rather than using the automated number fitbit suggest.  You can do this in your "Nutrition & Body" goal settings > selected Food and then choose I want to set my own goal from the options. This is where you will put the calorie number you would have received from "My Fitness Pal".

Wa

I hope this was was helpful.

[emili]

@SunsetRunner hey there... so your calories out do seem high which is OK, because they will always be the same high so you have consistency. But calories out are only part of the weight loss journey. You have to monitor and be accurate in your calories in. You have to weigh yourself and make adjustments - whether its to reduce how much you eat or increase how much you move or ideally a combination of both. If you are not losing then you are eating as much as you are burning- so you are correct, you are not in deficit. You have to make an adjustment. If you want to calc it yourself, use any online calculator to tell you what your TDEE is, figure out what your deficit comfort level is and eat to that number through measuring and weighing and logging your food. Good luck in your weight loss journey...