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How active Am I?

wmcmurray61
wmcmurray61 Posts: 192 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
SW 206
CW 147
GW 140
I work out an hour a day, 7 days a week, walking at 3.5 mph and strength training 3 days a week. I have a part time desk job and a part time job where I am on my feet for 5 hrs, 3 nights a week. I have things set up on here as lightly active. Should it actually be different? More active? Less active? I am asking because my losses seem to have stalled a bit and it was suggested to me that I might not be getting enough to eat. I am an old hand at this. I have kept 50 lbs off for more than a year and I am working on the last 10. So, yes, I DO weigh and measure everything that goes into my mouth. I have my calories set at 1358 per day. Any ideas?

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  • Ginger046
    Ginger046 Posts: 204 Member
    Do you eat back exercise calories?

    If not then I would say at least active..!
  • wmcmurray61
    wmcmurray61 Posts: 192 Member
    I usually end up eating back around 50 to 100 calories a day. Maybe I should stop doing that. Thanks!
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Lightly active, your exercise is separate from your normal daily activities and should not be included in your activity level. When you say stall, how long are you talking?
  • wmcmurray61
    wmcmurray61 Posts: 192 Member
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    Lightly active, your exercise is separate from your normal daily activities and should not be included in your activity level. When you say stall, how long are you talking?

    A couple of weeks. Which after reading past threads makes me realize that it's no big deal. So onward and upward. (Or downward, as the case may be.) I guess losing that last 10 is a bear.

  • wmcmurray61
    wmcmurray61 Posts: 192 Member
    Thanks, everybody. I don't want this to turn into one of "those" threads. I just read a doozy.
  • Lasmartchika
    Lasmartchika Posts: 3,440 Member
    edited November 2014
    Do you have mfp set to lose .5 lb yet?
  • wmcmurray61
    wmcmurray61 Posts: 192 Member
    Lasmartchika wrote: »
    Do you have mfp set to lose .5 lb yet?

    I know I am going to sound like an idiot but I am not sure what you mean?

  • Lasmartchika
    Lasmartchika Posts: 3,440 Member
    Well, if you used mfp's goals to get your calories, usually people choose "lose 1 pound/week"... then since you need only 10 lbs to lose you should switch to the choice "lose .5 lb/ week". But if you used TDEE then you need to use TDEE -15% or even maybe -10% ... well, that's the advice I was given. Hope I was better at explaining myself. :)
  • wmcmurray61
    wmcmurray61 Posts: 192 Member
    Lasmartchika wrote: »
    Well, if you used mfp's goals to get your calories, usually people choose "lose 1 pound/week"... then since you need only 10 lbs to lose you should switch to the choice "lose .5 lb/ week". But if you used TDEE then you need to use TDEE -15% or even maybe -10% ... well, that's the advice I was given. Hope I was better at explaining myself. :)
    O.k. Thanks! That very helpful and you DID explain it well. :)
  • Lasmartchika
    Lasmartchika Posts: 3,440 Member
    You're welcome :D

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