Day Types and Calorie Targets

Not every day should have the same calorie budget. FuelKit uses four day types — Rest, Strength, Run, and Long run — each with its own calorie target from your profile, so a hard training day gets more fuel than a rest day without changing your overall plan.

Your protein target stays the same across all day types: protein needs track your body, not the day's workout.

Set your targets

Targets are set during onboarding and can be changed anytime in Profile. Set the calorie number for each day type you actually use, plus your daily protein goal.

How a day gets its type

Your profile carries a weekly schedule (which weekdays are usually which type), so most days come pre-assigned. To override a specific day, tap a different type in the row of buttons at the top of Today — the override sticks to that date only, and everything on the page (rings, remaining, net balance) immediately compares against the new target.

Where targets show up

• Today — the calorie ring is eaten vs. today's target; the header names the day type.
• Week — each day's bar compares against the target that applied that day, so a 2,600-calorie Long run day isn't judged by a 2,100-calorie Rest budget. The weekly summary (averages, protein-hit count, net balance) uses the same per-day targets.

Targets vs. true balance

The target is a plan; the net balance on Today is measurement — eaten vs. your actual burn (resting metabolism plus active calories). On a day you moved more than planned, you can beat your target and still be in a bigger deficit than intended. The Week tab shows both so drift is visible early.