![]() ![]() (You can also manually set your own calorie target).įor example, let’s say you want to lose 50 pounds. So to lose one pound you’d need to eat 3,500 calories less each week, or burn 3,500 calories more than you consume. These calculations are based on the knowledge that 3,500 calories equals about one pound of fat. This helps Fitbit determine how aggressively to set your calorie deficit-ie: how many fewer calories you need to eat each day to maintain or lose weight. If you choose to lose or maintain weight, you can then pick a plan intensity: Easier, Medium, Kinda Hard, or Harder. ![]() When you create a Food Plan * from your Fitbit app or dashboard, you have to enter your current weight and your goal weight. ![]() How Fitbit Calculates Your Calorie Target Breaking even? You’ll probably maintain your current weight. Burn off more than you take in, and you’re setting yourself up for weight loss. So, if you tend to consume more calories than you burn, you’re likely to gain weight. As you probably know, experts believe that weight is largely dependent on how many calories you consume versus how many calories you burn-via exercise, daily activity, and your body’s baseline metabolism. Getting adequate nutrition is critical to good health, but it’s also extremely important in weight control. Having a calorie goal is important because it gives you a target to shoot for so that you don’t over or under eat. Simply put, a calorie target is your daily calorie goal or the max number of calories you should eat each day. But first, it may be helpful to know a little bit more about calorie allowances and how yours is calculated. Q: Why Does the Fitbit App Tell Me I’m Over My Target When I Still Have Calories Left to Eat?ĪNSWER: There are a couple of reasons. ![]()
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