Quote:
Originally Posted by Robo
Does anyone know how accurate Fitbit's are for calories burned in a day I am constantly burning over 3300 a day apparently which I think is high and its confusing as to how much I should eat to try and put on muscle I have upped my calories to about 2900 a day and have always had a tough time putting on muscle I have a very lean body type
|
How tall are you, age, weight and how much exercise are you doing?
That seems high, but it depends on your size, age, what you're doing.
Also make sure your settings are right. If you've input the age or weight wrong for example it will greatly impact the calorie burn estimates you get since it basically measures your heat rate and runs some calculations off those inputs.
I'm 5'11, 36, started the year at 194lbs.
I burn around 2700-2800 calories per day and workout 6 days a week. I've been eating 2200 calories for a deficit and down to 178 lbs (16 lb loss over 14 weeks).
3300 seems quite high unless you're much bigger than me.