Calorie adjustment in MyFitnessPal

[boozysuzi100]

Getting quite sceptical re this. Only got up an hour ago-432 steps and giving me a  612 calorie adjustment on my fitness pal. That's, a couple of donuts! Quite sure I haven't burned off 612 calories with those steps.! 

Moderator Edit: Clarified subject

[SilviaFitbit · Accepted solution]

@boozysuzi100 Welcome to the Fitbit Community. Thanks for the details mentioned. 

MyFitnessPal pulls your calorie burn directly from Fitbit's total daily calorie. We then project forward to the end of the day based on your calorie burn so far. If this full-day number is different than MyFitnessPal’s estimate for your daily calorie burn, an adjustment will be made to your caloric intake goal. This adjustment can either be positive or negative. If the adjustment is positive, this indicates that your calorie burn for the day as reported by Fitbit is greater than MyFitnessPal’s estimate. If the adjustment is negative this indicates that the partner's reported calorie burn is lower than MyFitnessPal’s estimate.

Also, Fitbit devices combine your basal metabolic rate (BMR)—the rate at which you burn calories at rest to maintain vital body functions (including breathing, blood circulation, and heartbeat)—and your activity data to estimate your calories burned. If your device tracks heart rate, your heart-rate data is also included, especially to estimate calories burned during exercise. The number you see on your Fitbit device is your total calories burned for the day.