I see negative exercise calories in MyFitnessPal. How do MyFitnessPal users fix it?

Negative exercise calories in MyFitnessPal occur when the app determines that your activity level for the day is less than the baseline activity level you selected in your profile. This often occurs when you link a fitness tracker to MyFitnessPal and the software modifies your calorie goal based on your actual activity. If you are less active than predicted, MyFitnessPal reduces your calorie limit, which may result in negative exercise calories.

To fix this, either increase your activity level in MyFitnessPal's settings to better represent your actual daily routine, or turn off the negative calorie adjustment feature completely. Disabling this option prevents MyFitnessPal from reducing calories based on lower-than-expected activity, ensuring that your calorie goal remains steady regardless of your daily movement. This can be done in the settings under "Calorie Adjustments."

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