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    Doing the laundry

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    • Posts: 1,053 Member
      DawnieB1977 wrote: »
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      I was just curious as your reply made no sense, that's all. No need to be sarcastic.

      I wasn't.
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      Logging:
      45 seconds, folding 2 towels
      90 seconds, loading dryer
      10 seconds, filling detergent cup

      cals burned: 6
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      Mrsallen6_11 wrote: »
      My grandmother-in-law is in her eighties and is pretty active throughout the day cleaning, cooking, taking care of her husband, and hanging clothes out on the line. But she still picks up her little pink 2lb weights and does arm exercises, and then goes walking.

      There's a woman that lives near me in her seventies, and she runs 10 miles EVERYDAY! to stay in shape. Sometimes I'll go with her and honestly I can hardly keep with that woman, she is beast.

      My mother-in-law is in her fifties and STILL stays active outside of her daily routine. She goes walking, kayaking, does aerobics at home, etc.

      And though I'm only in my wee little twenties, these women inspire me. I would love to still be as active as they are at their age, and plan to be.


      These are outstanding stories! I love hearing about people not letting their age be an obstacle. Thank you for sharing!!
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      MrM27 wrote: »
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      Bro, DYEExercise? Think that through before you respond.
      wtf is exercise?
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      boredlimodriver wrote: »
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      wtf is exercise?

      laundry?
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      smythepatricia90 wrote: »
      "Exercise is something deliberate we do, above and beyond our day to day stuff, to improve our health."

      Really ! U hv no clue how the human body works!

      neither do you, if you think you need to log your personal laundry
    • Posts: 109
      Laundry is "exercise" when you do 20 loads a week like I do! LOL. But I don't count it, or any of my normal house chores. What I do count is when I have to move all my furniture to clean under it, mow the lawn (I have a big yard) and things I don't do on a daily basis.
    • Posts: 16,947 Member
      smythepatricia90 wrote: »
      FYI...

      And because I was forced out of 4 JOBS!

      was it because of your poor attitude when people try to help you?
    • Posts: 2,973 Member
      AshC1023 wrote: »
      Laundry is "exercise" when you do 20 loads a week like I do! LOL. But I don't count it, or any of my normal house chores. What I do count is when I have to move all my furniture to clean under it, mow the lawn (I have a big yard) and things I don't do on a daily basis.
      You might wanna let your 4 heathens become nudists lol
      Jeez that's a lot of laundry!
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      ADL
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      I think actually if you do MY laundry you do burn more calories. I'll leave it by the door. ;)
    • Posts: 10,750 Member
      AllonsYtotheTardis wrote: »
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      was it because of your poor attitude when people try to help you?

      Shots fired
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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?

      C'mon guys, she was only asking a question.
      Please remember to respond in a polite and helpful manner or move on to another thread. :)

      OP... I feel for you, I use the laundry mat but do all my laundry there. If you want to log something the only way to get close to any accuracy is wearing a fitbit, HRM or another type of activity tracker. Without one it'd be quite difficult to estimate, even with one it's still only a rough estimation.

      Some ppl do log chores, some don't (as you've read), someone above shared about changing up your daily activity level if you add them. There's nothing wrong with choosing to log chores but the risks of over estimating comes with it's own issues.

      Enjoy your weekend All :)
      Hearts <3
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      carrying a basket of clothes to the car is now considered exercise?

      why the heck am i paying a gym membership when i carry my 30kg disabled child round all the time
      i took her round the markets the other day in my high heels, we walked round for over an hour, wow i better go eat all the foodz right now

      yes im being mean but ill blame it on my miscarriage, my violent marriage and and well sucky people

      ahh well i guess ill keep paying the gym since ive lost 165lb eating below my tdee and exercising
    • Posts: 567 Member
      dbmata wrote: »
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      Based on post count, I'm going out on a limb and saying... well, you're new here, sit back and observe the silliness that happens here day in, day out, and often from the same folks freaking out over the same trash data.

      It's like they've never heard of GIGO analysis.

      If you're not new here, then you know what I mean. But I guess it begs the question. Could there be benefit to explaining what important metrics are, and how to track them then analyze them?

      Or should it be something we can assume that was already taught to them, and they're willfully ignoring said teaching?

      I'm not new here. I only come when bored. I don't post much because I'm sure it would result in a banning if I posted what I really wanted to.

      However, I do believe many that post here are willfully ignorant; however, that doesn't make the tools any less valuable to those who do spend the time to get to know them. The problem isn't with the tools, it lies with the user. Some users want a quick fix and want to have all the answers handed to them and not put any critical thought into the data.

      Weight management is simple (CICO), but it isn't easy (persistence and dedication). I believe people set themselves up to fail because they want to fail. I am always amazed at how many times these threads turn out the same. OP asks for advise, posters take the time to nicely answer them, but yet the OP still gets nasty when the advise isn't what they want to hear.

      Anyway, I just don't like bashing of tools when the error typical lies with the user. And not everyone is motivated by the same thing.
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      smythepatricia90 wrote: »
      lso you have to load the basket put it in the car wash

      so you are saying you wash your clothes at the car wash? o:)
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      Laundry is only worth calculating, if it's done once a week & you have to use stairs, to transport the laundry to/from & have a toddler, that expects you to carry them around, in the laundry basket; for fun every time a clean load gets transported up/down stairs.
    • Posts: 1,053 Member
      emily_stew wrote: »
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      Hahahahahaha
      I wear my socks and bras longer than any civilized human should. Almost no shame.

      Who only wears them once?
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      blktngldhrt wrote: »
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      Who only wears them once?

      ummm me, i have a thing about clothes. i can only wear them once then they just have to go in the wash

    • Posts: 114 Member
      I am bummed at how unhelpful/ sarcastic/ simply rude comments there are.
      Some of you guys are pretty funny and mean well.
      But OP, I'd just forget pretty much this whole mess and move on.
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      emily_stew wrote: »
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      I dunno, man. Same with the people who wash jeans after one wearing. Ain't nobody got time for that!

      But my jeans don't feel as nice after I wash them. They're all..fitting properly and *kitten*.. I don't want that.
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      ruqayyahsmum wrote: »
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      ummm me, i have a thing about clothes. i can only wear them once then they just have to go in the wash

      Oh. Clean people. That's right. :)

      I don't shower daily either. It messes with my skin.
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      ruqayyahsmum wrote: »
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      ummm me, i have a thing about clothes. i can only wear them once then they just have to go in the wash

      You wash your bra every day? My goodness. I can't remember if mine has even been washed this year. And yes, I only have one that fits.
    • Posts: 39,744 Member
      agratzy wrote: »
      I am bummed at how unhelpful/ sarcastic/ simply rude comments there are.
      Some of you guys are pretty funny and mean well.
      But OP, I'd just forget pretty much this whole mess and move on.
      Which parts are unhelpful?
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