Monday, March 14, 2016

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 Ic_i 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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