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Calorie count concern

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‎08-05-2019 03:30 - last edited on ‎08-09-2019 16:59 by

‎08-05-2019 03:30 - last edited on ‎08-09-2019 16:59 by

Hello lovely fitbit users, I have just a few days ago joined the fitbit family with a new fitbit versa which I love.

 

I'm slightly concerned about the burned calorie count. I am a 30 year old, 5'6'' female who weighs 185lbs so I have some weight to lose. I am noticing that the my "calories burned" seems rather high. I have a desk job but walk to and from work every day and home and back at lunchtimes (this is only 10/15 mins each way, like 40mins total). I am also trying to incorporate some extra evening activity such as running into my day. The thing is, yesterday I ran for about 15 minutes at a moderate pace, did my usual work activities and my calorie burn is over 3000 calories. Previously I had a Gear Fit 2 which I found to be quite hard to burn over 1800 calories with, including much more exercise!

 

I have seen a few of these kinds of posts around the forum but from quite a long time ago and I don't know if perhaps this issue was corrected? I tried to set my height a little bit smaller to try and make up for any possible over estimation but it's still extremely high.

 

I understand that these things cannot be 100% accurate, however if it's reporting over 1000 calories burned, it seems almost pointless to use this as any kind of way to gauge how many calories I am burning.

 

Any and all advice much appreciated!

 

 

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‎08-09-2019 17:01

‎08-09-2019 17:01

Welcome to the Fitbit Community @Seachell. I am sorry for the delayed response.  

 

Congratulations on your new Fitbit Versa! I am glad to hear you love your watch and using it to reach your health and fitness goals. I understand your concern regarding the burned calorie count, thank you for your efforts to resolve this and for sharing the additional details. Calorie burn is based on two factors: your basal metabolic rate (or BMR) and activity tracked by your device. For more details, see How does Fitbit estimate how many calories I've burned? 

 

I recommend restarting your device and making sure your personal information is correct. 

 

Let me know how it goes, I'll be around! 

Want to discuss ways to increase your activity? Visit Get Moving in the Lifestyle Discussion Forum.

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