Need help determining activity level

danigrl8

i don't know if i should be set at sedentary or lightly active because it's confusing for me. I have a desk job mon through fri. I go to the gym three days a week for 30-45 min, lifting only. From the time i get off work at 4:30 until 9p every night i'm busy cooking, cleaning, taking care of the kids etc. i don't sit down during that time. Weekends vary with cleaning, shopping, cooking and activities with the children. What activity setting would be most appropriate? Right now i have it at sedentary because i have a desk job.

ETA i'm asking because i've been told to set it at sedentary no matter what

janejellyroll

MFP activity levels don't take exercise into account, you log that. So that covers the gym. Most people use their job as the base line. I am pretty active after work, but most of the day I am sitting at a desk, so I chose sedentary. It works well for me. You can try choosing sedentary and then -- if you are losing weight too quickly -- you can always bump it up. But I find that my after-work and weekend activities don't count for as much as what I do at work.