Food (Calories in V out)

[Lp4k3]

Hi, I am trying to figure out what this chart means. Some days I am under my calorie count for that day and it is an Amber colour and other days it is Green. I don't understand why as some days I am 500 cals under and its amber and the next I am 500 cals under and its green!
I don't understand it. If someone could explain how it works to me that would be very much appreciated.

[HelenaFitbit]

Welcome to the forums @Lp4k3! In this case I recommend to check the settings on your Food Plan page. 

Usually we see such caloric difference whenever "Personalized" mode is active on your Food Plan, what this does is use your past history to grant calories for the following day. It's best to leave your Calorie Estimation under "Sedentary" which starts low but grants calories throughout the day. Go to your Food Log page and click on the blue gear where the calories are granted, click on "Sedentary". 

Last but not least, let's keep in mind that the accuracy of your Caloric Budget Tile will depend on the accuracy of your Food Logs and how often you sync your tracker. You need to log your meals and sync your tracker so the information can update and be the most accurate calorie burn numbers.

Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions

[SebringDon]

@Lp4k3

The Calories In vs Calories Out gauge is time-dependent. A 500-cal difference may be adequate earlier in the day, but not enough to meet your goal later in the day if you have your Food Plan set for a 750 or 1000 calorie per day deficit.

There's a detailed explanation of the CIvCO gauge in section 3 of this article posted in the forum.

Food Plan Demystified Here.