Picking My Activity Level

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Twinkle_Fitness
Twinkle_Fitness Posts: 31 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
So I have always wondered what my activity level should be.
Currently I have mine as active I would at a subway so I am constantly on my feet an walking around the store like waitressing and I walk everywhere I go since I don't have a car. So is it possible I should have it set to very active. I have always wondered this even when I made my first account.

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  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    Increase your activity level, give it a couple of weeks, then reevaluate your progress.
  • ncboiler89
    ncboiler89 Posts: 2,408 Member
    Twinkle_Fitness wrote: »
    So I have always wondered what my activity level should be.
    Currently I have mine as active I would at a subway so I am constantly on my feet an walking around the store like waitressing and I walk everywhere I go since I don't have a car. So is it possible I should have it set to very active. I have always wondered this even when I made my first account.

    Underestimate and re-evaluate after a month or so. If you are on your feet for eight hours I would set it as lightly active.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    Lightly active sounds right to me. But see how it goes and adjust if you need to! :)
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    Kalikel wrote: »
    Lightly active sounds right to me. But see how it goes and adjust if you need to! :)

    ^ this. But if you're still losing while it's set at active, I wouldn't change anything.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,149 Member
    I would keep it as lightly active.
  • ncboiler89
    ncboiler89 Posts: 2,408 Member
    So it has been said so it shall be done. Lightly active.
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    What they said.

    Unless, of course, you're using a step counter linked to MFP, in which case you'd be counting your activity twice, and would need to change to sedentary.
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    Orphia wrote: »
    Unless, of course, you're using a step counter linked to MFP, in which case you'd be counting your activity twice, and would need to change to sedentary.

    With an activity tracker (like Fitbit) connected to your account, choosing an activity level is entirely a matter of personal preference if (and only if) you enable negative calorie adjustments in your diary settings.

    Without a tracker, choosing an activity level takes trial & error. Increase it, wait two weeks, then reevaluate your progress.
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