calories burned activity goals

[Natmk3]

I am really confused about the calories burned number under the Activity Goals section. I know it has to do with the BMR number and your added exercise/exertion, but what should that number be set to?

I should also note that I’m using the loseit app in conjunction, so should the goal number have to do with how much I want to lose? I need to know what to set that darn “calories burned goal” number to!! 😉

[MarreFitbit]

Hey there @Natmk3, it's nice to see you around the Community Forums! The calories burned tile you have on your Dashboard indicates the calories you've burned throughout the day; this includes your BMR calories, and calories burned as you are more active throughout the day (steps and activities are taken into account). BMR calories are what you see on your Fitbit's Dashboard when you wake up in the morning as well. This tile has nothing to do with the calories from your Food Plan; although these calories right here influence on your Food plan. Which looks like this:

If you have a food plan, this tile will indicate how many calories you have left to eat depending on the food that you've been logging during the day. The calories from this tile will always be different from the first tile because this one is for your Food Plan and its settings can be modified right here! You can modify the settings so this tile will help you achieve your weight goal through a food plan and calories to eat. It should look like this:

Now, this tile will provide a daily calorie estimate as well as a gauge of real-time calories in vs. calories out. The calories in vs. out gauge gives dynamic feedback of whether you are under, in, or above your selected plan's recommended calorie deficit. You can also see a simple readout of the number of calories you have burned and eaten for that day. It should look something like this:

The first tile will always be different from the other two since it's counting calories from different things.

1. The first tile will count your activities' and steps' calories plus your BMR calories; BMR calories are the ones your body burns just by maintaining vital functions.

2. The second will provide you a calculation for the calories you've eaten during the day and how many are left to be eaten within your calorie budget.

3. The third will provide a comparisson of the calories you've eaten and the calories you've burned.

Now, in regards to Loseit app, take the following into consideration to sync both apps:

• The user must be a Premium LoseIt subscriber. 
• Fitbit sends calorie data only to LoseIt. LoseIt compares their estimate to the user's calorie burn from Fitbit and adjusts the user's calorie goal
• Aria measurements will sync from Fitbit to LoseIt

What syncs?

Fitbit > Calories > Loseit

Fitbit > Aria measurements > Loseit

Loseit > Food > Fitbit

Hope this helps, let me know if there's anything else I can assist you with. 

[Natmk3]

That’s not what I’m asking about. On the app, when you’re on the dashboard
page, there’s a profile icon in the top right corner. You click that and
halfway down there’s a section for “goals” and “activity” you can then
enter steps, distance, calories burned, active minutes.
How do you figure out what number should be your goal for calories burned?!
Like 10,000 is usually the goal for steps...what should you shoot to burn?
I’m assuming it’s in relation to your BMR, but I need to know what to
strive for everyday for progress

[Natmk3]

On the app, when you’re on the dashboard
page, there’s a profile icon in the top right corner. You click that and
halfway down there’s a section for “goals” and “activity” you can then
enter steps, distance, calories burned, active minutes.
How do you figure out what number should be your goal for calories burned?!
Like 10,000 is usually the goal for steps...what should you shoot to burn for calories?
I’m assuming it’s in relation to your BMR, but I need to know what to
strive for everyday for progress