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Calorie count absurdly high

Doedays

Since last Sunday my calorie count has been absurdly high. As in, literally waking up to already having burnt 3000 call! And finishing a fairly regular and chill Sunday with an easy strength workout at 9.393 Dizzy face If that were true I would be eating non-stop and not gain a gram.

My average rest cal was 1668 and suddenly jumped to 8.442 on Sunday. On Monday as well with just 30 min on a cross trainer, it says that I burned more than 1.000 calories. Even while wearing a chest heart rate monitor.

I have checked all of my personal data: weight, height, age resting and max heart rate. Nothing changed. My heart rate data is also not showing anything abnormal. Checked for updates, restarted the watch, but I can't figure it out.

Anyone have an idea?

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    You wrote you checked the body weight, but I would recommend double-checking it again. Do it directly on the watch as well as in Garmin Connect. Make sure you use the right units, too.

  • 0 in reply to trux

    Unfortunately, still the same. Both on web, the app or my watch. Even updated my weight, and all units. Checked min-max heartrate. But even as I've just put on my watch an hour ago, while sitting at my desk, I've apparently already burned 158 active calories..
    Really at a loss here

  • 0 in reply to Doedays

    I suggest resetting the watch to factory defaults (with the option of deleting all data). Set it then up anew without restoring any backups.

  • 0 in reply to trux

    Thanks for thinking along! Would that mean losing all data on the watch, or actually all my account data, including al past workouts etc.? That would be so sad

  • 0 in reply to Doedays

    All what was already synced, remains in your Garmin Connect account untouched.

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    Hi! I have exactly the same problem since yesterday‘s update. What was the solution for you?

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    Hi! I have exactly the same problem since yesterday‘s update. What was the solution for you?

  • +1 in reply to 9685233

    Sorry for the late reply. I ended up contacting their support. That person also couldn't see anything abnormal that would have such an affect on the calories, after I had already updated any personal data I could find. They said to wait it out 1 more day and otherwise offered to have my watch sent out for a check, since the calorie count is really done in the watch itself.
    Miraculously it started going back to normal soon after. Before it happened I hadn't worn my watch outside of workouts much for a while. I started wearing it all day again after, in hopes of recalibrating it or something, and after 1 or 2 weeks it went back to normal.
    So can't give you a specific cure other than to update/resave all your personal data input (weight, max heart rate etc.), where it for a couple days and otherwise contact them (especially, if it's still within waranty time).