HOW DOES FITBIT CALCULATE CALORIES?

This information was provided within the fitbit app on my phone.  

How does Fitbit estimate how many calories I've burned?

Your basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the rate at which you burn calories at rest just to maintain vital body functions like breathing, heartbeat, and brain activity. Your BMR usually accounts for at least half of the calories you burn in a day and is estimated based on the physical data you entered when you set up your account: gender, age, height, and weight. The calorie burn estimate that Fitbit provides takes into account your BMR, the activity recorded by your tracker, and any activities you log manually. Your tracker's calorie count will reset each night at midnight and begin counting immediately thereafter. BMR is the reason your tracker starts the day with calories already burned—you've still burned calories even if you haven't gotten out of bed yet.

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HOW EASY WOULD IT BE TO BURN CALORIES IF ALL ONE HAD TO DO WAS LIE IN BED ALL DAY?   The problem with this theory is that people still tend to have hearty appetites and the rate that one would burn calories would not keep pace with the rate that one would consume food.  This is why it is either a good idea to eat less and/or spend some time exercising to turn up the internal calorie furnace up a notch or two.  I have seemingly conquered the desire to be a couch potato.  In fact, I have slayed that 'dragon'.  I have not yet conquered the desire to (over)eat.  And perhaps conquest of that particular 'dragon' may be beyond my abilities - but I will never give up trying to tame it.  And that's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

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Your Food Diary For:

Sunday, March 13, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
2 Egg Omelette With Ham and Cheese	383	2	21	32	810	2
Bacon	320	0	24	24	1,400	0
	703	2	45	56	2,210	2
L U N C H
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich	520	70	30	18	700	26
CHERRY VANILLA GRANOLA	360	60	11	8	90	23
	880	130	41	26	790	49
D I N N E R
Teriyaki Salmon Steaks, 6 oz	270	3	8	47	365	5
Spicy Curried & Kale Walnut Salad	540	54	39	9	690	0
Beet and Carrot Salad	300	38	12	8	0	30
	1,110	95	59	63	1,055	35
S N A C K S
Chocolate Hazelnut Pirouttes	360	57	12	3	180	30
Red Delicious Apple, 2 medium	190	50	1	1	4	38
	550	107	13	4	184	68
Totals	3,243	333	157	149	4,238	153
Your Daily Goal	4,582	573	152	230	2,300	171
Remaining	1,339	239	-5	81	-1,938	17
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 2,652 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Sunday, March 13, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	92	1,582
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	92	1,569
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-170
Daily Total / Goal	185 / 30	2,981 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	1266 / 210	19,740 / 4,130

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total calories consumed 3243 calories

total calories burned (elliptical) 3151 calories

total net 92 calories

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fitbit day 193

25121 steps  

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