Calorie and step display

[Mama56]

Steps and calories burned already on my versa before I put it on. Do they clear off?? Help

[SteveH]

I would expect there to be calories but only a few steps registered for today - how many steps are you seeing?

As well as tracking calories burned through activity your fitbit also tracks your BMR calories. These are the calories you burn just keeping your body alive (even when asleep). They are calculated from your profile settings for age, height, weight etc so you needn't be wearing your fitbit to get them. What you are seeing is the total BMR calories burned since midnight. If you look at a day in the past then you see the total BMR calories for that day.

[Mama56]

Thank you. I am still confused as to why there are calories burned when I don't even have the watch on.

[SteveH]

It's because fitbit can calculate your BMR calories based just on how old you are, how tall you are and how much you weigh. It doesn't need to know how active you are as the BMR calories are burnt at the same rate day and night. So, it doesn't need you to be wearing it.

When you do wear it then the additional calories from your activity is added onto the BMR calories.

[Mama56]

Oh ok. I got it now. I am kind of new to all of this as I am getting up in years. Thanks for your help!