What activity level should I be logging under?

ashesfromfire

Hey guys! I'm a full time student who works around 30 hours a week, give or take. I work on my feet, walking the majority of the time I'm working, or standing, I literally never sit (I'm not even allowed to). When I've worn a pedometer it reads between 5-10 miles walked in a shift(fitbit). I walk and bike everywhere I go. About 4.5 miles to work, walk a little shy of a mile to school. But I don't workout super diligently, or a set amount of time a day. I do sit in class a few hours a day, and while doing homework. So where does all of that put me in your opinion?

Edit: My fitbit died a year or so ago, so I don't have it anymore :-(

DemoraFairy

Since you've got a Fitbit you could do what I do - set your activity level to sedentary and let your Fitbit tell you how much to eat. Then you'll get extra calories on days when you've been working and moving all day, and you'll eat the sedentary level of calories you should be eating on a day when you don't have work and you've just been sitting in class. If you sync the Fitbit to MFP it'll automatically add on calories when you've done more exercise than the activity level you've set.

futuremanda

Lightly Active or Active. You may have to try one and see what results you get after a month or so. If you're losing faster or slower than expected, you can adjust.

galgenstrick

Use the one that gives you results.