Doing the laundry
smythepatricia90
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let's say – you don't have a washer that works the dryer yes. so you have to load the basket put it in the car wash the laundry taking 30 minutes by machine come home with fresh washed clothes 10 times heavier in the basket. then dry these clothes with your dryer taking an hour or two plus folding putting them away . How many calories would you say this would be?
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Sorry, but that really isn't exercise to be logging. Do some squats and lunges while you are waiting for them to wash and dry....then you can count it as exercise!0
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Not enough to matter. The washer and dryer are doing the majority of the work.0
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Yeah that's not something I'd log, personally.0
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oh no0
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mommyofjan wrote: »Not enough to matter. The washer and dryer are doing the majority of the work.
^That.
And personally I'd be saving up to buy a new washer (or fix the old one). Just think of the money you're throwing away on gas (not to mention the money to use the laundromat).1 -
Don't log it. If your weight loss goal is so tight that you are starving (i.e. 2 lbs per week) then set it for less and learn to eat in a sustainable way. If your calorie allowance is reasonable (1500 / day or more) and you are struggling to meet that goal, make better food choices. A pound of strawberries instead of 10 peanut m&m's for example.0
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I would say it would fall within your "normal daily activity cals" if set up as light active, otherwise, 30-100 calories more than you would have burned sitting on the couch for the same period of time.0
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I'd either replace my washer or just use the dryer at the laundromat plus not log the calories.0
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I agree with everyone else. Household chores should generally fall under your daily activity level.0
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This falls under activity level. Even if you put sedentary as your activity level you got credit for some things already. BMR is less than sedentary...that's like staying in bed all day.
As an example, sedentary is less than 5,000 steps.
<5000 steps/day may be used as a sedentary lifestyle
5000-7499 steps/day is typical of daily activity might be considered low active
7500-9999 likely includes some volitional activities considered somewhat active
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I wouldn't log it at all.0
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That is normal everyday activity. Do not log it.0
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smythepatricia90 wrote: »let's say – you don't have a washer that works the dryer yes. so you have to load the basket put it in the car wash the laundry taking 30 minutes by machine come home with fresh washed clothes 10 times heavier in the basket. then dry these clothes with your dryer taking an hour or two plus folding putting them away . How many calories would you say this would be?
The real question is, why are your clean clothes heavier than your dirty clothes?
They're wet
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TheVirgoddess wrote: »smythepatricia90 wrote: »let's say – you don't have a washer that works the dryer yes. so you have to load the basket put it in the car wash the laundry taking 30 minutes by machine come home with fresh washed clothes 10 times heavier in the basket. then dry these clothes with your dryer taking an hour or two plus folding putting them away . How many calories would you say this would be?
The real question is, why are your clean clothes heavier than your dirty clothes?
They're wet
Darn, you are quick
I figured it out after I posted that. 0 -
... you're really asking that?smythepatricia90 wrote: »let's say – you don't have a washer that works the dryer yes. so you have to load the basket put it in the car wash the laundry taking 30 minutes by machine come home with fresh washed clothes 10 times heavier in the basket. then dry these clothes with your dryer taking an hour or two plus folding putting them away . How many calories would you say this would be?
Zero. That's part of your activity level. >_<
You know what, no. 1500, and you should eat them back.
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ugh. watching your clothes go through the spin cycle does not burn calories worth logging.0
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TheVirgoddess wrote: »smythepatricia90 wrote: »let's say – you don't have a washer that works the dryer yes. so you have to load the basket put it in the car wash the laundry taking 30 minutes by machine come home with fresh washed clothes 10 times heavier in the basket. then dry these clothes with your dryer taking an hour or two plus folding putting them away . How many calories would you say this would be?
The real question is, why are your clean clothes heavier than your dirty clothes?
They're wet
Darn, you are quick I figured it out after I posted that.
Haha, sorry! I'm always afraid someone will do that to me!0 -
Perhaps, if you were down by the river working the washboard, but no.
You get nothing.0 -
1500, and you should eat them back.smythepatricia90 wrote: »let's say – you don't have a washer that works the dryer yes. so you have to load the basket put it in the car wash the laundry taking 30 minutes by machine come home with fresh washed clothes 10 times heavier in the basket. then dry these clothes with your dryer taking an hour or two plus folding putting them away . How many calories would you say this would be?
Is that only laundry done at a laundromat or can I burn that much at home, too?0 -
home too.blktngldhrt wrote: »
1500, and you should eat them back.smythepatricia90 wrote: »let's say – you don't have a washer that works the dryer yes. so you have to load the basket put it in the car wash the laundry taking 30 minutes by machine come home with fresh washed clothes 10 times heavier in the basket. then dry these clothes with your dryer taking an hour or two plus folding putting them away . How many calories would you say this would be?
Is that only laundry done at a laundromat or can I burn that much at home, too?
It really works out to about 500 calories per basket.
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I do over 1000 steps on my Fitbit before 9am just running round after my kids, at home! I sure don't log that as it's part of my everyday life.
So, no, don't log it. Carrying some laundry to and from your car doesn't burn enough calories to matter.0 -
Sorry, but that really isn't exercise to be logging. Do some squats and lunges while you are waiting for them to wash and dry....then you can count it as exercise!
This. Sorry.
ETA: I would probably wear my pedometer though. I'd be happy for the extra steps and maybe pace in the laundromat to rack up a few extra.
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home too.blktngldhrt wrote: »
1500, and you should eat them back.smythepatricia90 wrote: »let's say – you don't have a washer that works the dryer yes. so you have to load the basket put it in the car wash the laundry taking 30 minutes by machine come home with fresh washed clothes 10 times heavier in the basket. then dry these clothes with your dryer taking an hour or two plus folding putting them away . How many calories would you say this would be?
Is that only laundry done at a laundromat or can I burn that much at home, too?
It really works out to about 500 calories per basket.
Yes!! I'll have to tell my boyfriend to leave all of the laundry to me! No wonder he's so thin.
I wonder what doing the dishes burns? I'll do those and then eat cake..or does baking cake burn enough calories alone to eat the cake?1 -
DawnieB1977 wrote: »I do over 1000 steps on my Fitbit before 9am just running round after my kids, at home! I sure don't log that as it's part of my everyday life.
So, no, don't log it. Carrying some laundry to and from your car doesn't burn enough calories to matter.
You can do squats and lunges with the wet laundry.0 -
is this real???0
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nakedraygun wrote: »Perhaps, if you were down by the river working the washboard, but no.
You get nothing.
down by the river in a van!!! *said in chris Farley voice* bahahahahahahahaha sorry I could not resist..0 -
well I guess there is something you could do while it is on spin cycle that would burn some calories....if you catch my drift.0
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blktngldhrt wrote: »DawnieB1977 wrote: »I do over 1000 steps on my Fitbit before 9am just running round after my kids, at home! I sure don't log that as it's part of my everyday life.
So, no, don't log it. Carrying some laundry to and from your car doesn't burn enough calories to matter.
You can do squats and lunges with the wet laundry.
Why have you quoted me?0 -
home too.blktngldhrt wrote: »
1500, and you should eat them back.smythepatricia90 wrote: »let's say – you don't have a washer that works the dryer yes. so you have to load the basket put it in the car wash the laundry taking 30 minutes by machine come home with fresh washed clothes 10 times heavier in the basket. then dry these clothes with your dryer taking an hour or two plus folding putting them away . How many calories would you say this would be?
Is that only laundry done at a laundromat or can I burn that much at home, too?
It really works out to about 500 calories per basket.
Excellent! With 3 kids I'm always doing laundry. How many extra calories do I get for ironing? 1 -
smythepatricia90 wrote: »let's say – you don't have a washer that works the dryer yes. so you have to load the basket put it in the car wash the laundry taking 30 minutes by machine come home with fresh washed clothes 10 times heavier in the basket. then dry these clothes with your dryer taking an hour or two plus folding putting them away . How many calories would you say this would be?
Not much more than washing your clothes in a washing machine in your home. You put the basket in the car and drove it back and forth. Now if you walked 30 minutes carrying the baskets of laundry the whole way there and back that would be worth figuring out and logging.
When my washer broke down, I washed all our clothes by hand. I still didn't log it even though it was a lot more physical than just putting clothes in the washing machine.0
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