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‎08-14-2022 11:39 - last edited on ‎12-18-2022 17:28 by Fitbit Moderator

‎08-14-2022 11:39 - last edited on ‎12-18-2022 17:28 by Fitbit Moderator

I bought my versa 3 last week after going on a strict calorie deficit diet. I'm supposed to do 10,000 steps daily and all my old trackers show I burn off roughly 650 calories. This Versa 3 is showing I'm burning off over 2000 calories after doing only 50 steps!! I've questioned this on a Facebook group and was told this is correct. Its seem very very wrong to me???

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‎08-14-2022 11:46 - edited ‎08-14-2022 12:31

‎08-14-2022 11:46 - edited ‎08-14-2022 12:31

Fitbit includes your BMR (basal metabolic rate) calories which you are always burning just to stay alive.  These usually account for over half your daily calorie burn.  Obviously I have no idea what your "old trackers" were or how they measured calorie burn but I guarantee you were burning more than 650 calories a day if you were staying alive.

 

From How does my Fitbit device calculate my daily activity? 

 

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Before posting, re-read to see if it would make sense to someone else not looking at your Fitbit or phone.

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‎08-14-2022 11:46 - edited ‎08-14-2022 12:31

‎08-14-2022 11:46 - edited ‎08-14-2022 12:31

Fitbit includes your BMR (basal metabolic rate) calories which you are always burning just to stay alive.  These usually account for over half your daily calorie burn.  Obviously I have no idea what your "old trackers" were or how they measured calorie burn but I guarantee you were burning more than 650 calories a day if you were staying alive.

 

From How does my Fitbit device calculate my daily activity? 

 

JohnnyRow_0-1660502757962.png

 

Before posting, re-read to see if it would make sense to someone else not looking at your Fitbit or phone.

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‎08-14-2022 12:24

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‎08-14-2022 12:24

Thank you so much!

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