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Calorie over estimate

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‎10-12-2018 00:15

‎10-12-2018 00:15

Hi there ,

 

i have had my charge 3 for a couple of days. I did 11,000 steps yesterday (no exercise ) and it calculated that I burned  2,900 calories. I have just woken up and it’s calculated 500 calories lost in my sleep. That can’t be right ?

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‎10-12-2018 00:41

‎10-12-2018 00:41

I think you may not be taking into account your BMR calories.

 

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 in the morning includes the total BMR calories burned since midnight

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‎10-12-2018 02:39

In response to SteveH

‎10-12-2018 02:39

I was aware you lose calories during sleep but didn’t think it would be so much! My BMI is 27. I have just driven for 2 hours and I have managed to lose 400 calories .  Does this sound right ? Is there a way to calibrate the Fitbit ?

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‎10-12-2018 02:44

In response to Dandan_83

‎10-12-2018 02:44

It's hard to say if it's right as it depends on your age, weight etc.

 

I burn 1440 calories per day with just my BMR calories and for a lot of people the BMR calories form the majority of their total calorie burn

 

The only way to calibrate it is by changing your profile settings. You can check yours here: https://www.fitbit.com/settings/profile

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