Re: fitbit and MFP (sorry if off-topic)

[Guest guest]

> If you're using your fitbit for all your exercise, you don't have

> to manually log it. It transfers over to MFP automatically. The

> only things I log are my cycling and exercise video data from my

> HRM. The fitbit doesn't do well with cycling.

im in the process of comparing the fitbit cal burn with what my

HRM says. lately, fitbit.com has been surprisingly close.

last night it was only short 40 cals according the HRM so i didnt

bother re-logging it on MFP to over-ride.

> This will not change the way you see your exercise on your fitbit

> account. However, it's going to pull your food data into the

> fitbit site so you can compare your intake and exercise calories.

.... and then you can choose to ignore the recommendations that

fitbit.com gives you as to how much more you can eat. there are

discrepancies between what MFP will tell you and what fitbit.com

will tell you, probably as they try to calculate your BMR. i am

more inclined to believe MFP.

however, you can do a nice comparison on the your actual burned

calories against your actual intake of calories on fitbit.com if

you look at the historical intake vs burn line chart. keep the

blue line below the red line every day (by 500 calories if you

can) and you will lose weight (supposedly 1 lb per week).

:*carolyn.

[Guest guest]

I have to say it again... I love the red and blue lines. It's really working for me.

> If you're using your fitbit for all your exercise, you don't have

> to manually log it. It transfers over to MFP automatically. The

> only things I log are my cycling and exercise video data from my

> HRM. The fitbit doesn't do well with cycling.

im in the process of comparing the fitbit cal burn with what my

HRM says.   lately, fitbit.com has been surprisingly close.

last night it was only short 40 cals according the HRM so i didnt

bother re-logging it on MFP to over-ride.

> This will not change the way you see your exercise on your fitbit

> account. However, it's going to pull your food data into the

> fitbit site so you can compare your intake and exercise calories.

....  and then you can choose to ignore the recommendations that

fitbit.com gives you as to how much more you can eat.   there are

discrepancies between what MFP will tell you and what fitbit.com

will tell you, probably as they try to calculate your BMR.   i am

more inclined to believe MFP.

however, you can do a nice comparison on the your actual burned

calories against your actual intake of calories on fitbit.com if

you look at the historical intake vs burn line chart.   keep the

blue line below the red line every day (by 500 calories if you

can) and you will lose weight (supposedly 1 lb per week).

:*carolyn.

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[Guest guest]

and then you can choose to ignore the recommendations thatfitbit.com gives you as to how much more you can eat. there arediscrepancies between what MFP will tell you and what fitbit.comwill tell you, probably as they try to calculate your BMR. i ammore inclined to believe MFP.

I wished this worked with sparkpeople. That's where I record my food.

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[Guest guest]

> I wished this worked with sparkpeople. That's where I record my food.

im surprised that it doesnt.... hopefully it will some day soon,

sparkpeople is very popular.

:*carolyn.