MyFitnessPal and Fitbit calories questions

[bruinsgirl33]

Hello all!

I've got 25 lbs to lose. I'm 5'2", 155lbs and am moderately active between my workouts and being on my feet for most of my work shift as a cashier. My BMR is around 1500, TDEE ~2300. I am hoping to lose 1.5lbs/week.

I had planned to do a strict 1400-calorie diet, and have my FB synced with MFP, but I'm considering going the route of eating calories based on how active I am during the day. My main method of working out (walking) is logged via FB, while MFP does the rest, including pulling my steps from FB.

My questions are:

1. Can I do that with my FB and MFP synced?

2. If I were to go that route, how many calories should I enter into MFP when I change my calorie goal?

Thank you!

Moderator edit: Clarified subject

[LanuzaFitbit]

Hello @bruinsgirl33.

You can absolutely do that, as long as you burn more than you consume you should be loosing weight no problem.

As for your second question, I'm not sure I understand it. How many calories in relation to what? If you are asking about specifics regarding how many lbs you want to lose a week, I'm afraid I'm not going to be very helpful. I'm sure there is someone around that can answer your second question.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

[bruinsgirl33]

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@LanuzaFitbit wrote:

Hello @bruinsgirl33.

You can absolutely do that, as long as you burn more than you consume you should be loosing weight no problem.

As for your second question, I'm not sure I understand it. How many calories in relation to what? If you are asking about specifics regarding how many lbs you want to lose a week, I'm afraid I'm not going to be very helpful. I'm sure there is someone around that can answer your second question.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

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Thank you for answering my first question.

With regards to my second question, let me clarify. In MFP, usually we have to enter a set amount of calories we want to consume each day (e.g 1200 a day, 1400 a day, etc).

If I'm eating a different amount each day, how would I set up my MFP profile so the MFP app knows this and doesn't think I'm over?

[LanuzaFitbit]

Hello @bruinsgirl33.

Thanks for that clarification. I'm afraid I cannot answer your question in that case. Since this would have to be setup on MFP, and Fitbit and MFP are separate entities, I wouldn't be able to answer. You should bring this up with them directly and I'm sure they will give you a straight answer.

Let me know if there is anything else I can help you with.