Standing at work calories burned?

bigfriendly

I work on an assembly line and stand for 7.5 hours of my 8 hour shift. I tried searching for some info online about calories burned for standing vs. sitting. I'm a big man standing 6'4 and weighing in at 300 pounds. Does anybody think that 300 calories is a fair estimate for the time standing during my shift? I currently have my settings in fitness pal set at the maximum which allows me a whopping 2700 calories per day. The next setting down would allow me 2300 calories per day. I do exercise at the gym several days a week. Any input would be appreciated:)

SergeantSausage

I would ignore those calories ... but that's just me.

Sued0nim

What's your activity level set at...put it at lightly active and you will be covered...do not double count by adding extra

Over 8 weeks judge your average weight loss and if you're losing more than expected then increase your activity level to active

Sued0nim

Do enter your gym workouts as extra though ...but half the calories that MFP database estimates before entering it overestimates

Then you eat those too

cwolfman13

you should be accounting for that in your activity level as the descriptors describe. you add in deliberate exercise after the fact when you log it and earn calorie to "eat back"

bigfriendly

Thanks for the quick replies. I don't count the work calories but like I said I have my personal settings in the fitness pal set at the maximum. I was considering moving it down one notch as 2700 calories seems high even for a big guy like me.

PixelPuff

That sounds like maintenance calories... If you were to have chosen an activity level, it would be counted in with your activity level and not extra. Out of curiosity, why did you change the amount of calories for you to eat on personal settings, instead of following MFP?

SLLRunner

bigfriendly wrote: »

I work on an assembly line and stand for 7.5 hours of my 8 hour shift. I tried searching for some info online about calories burned for standing vs. sitting. I'm a big man standing 6'4 and weighing in at 300 pounds. Does anybody think that 300 calories is a fair estimate for the time standing during my shift? I currently have my settings in fitness pal set at the maximum which allows me a whopping 2700 calories per day. The next setting down would allow me 2300 calories per day. I do exercise at the gym several days a week. Any input would be appreciated:)

What is your activity level at. I ask because this would be included in activity settings.

SergeantSausage wrote: »

I would ignore those calories ... but that's just me.

Yup.

rainbowbow

I'm confused by the "maximum" setting you're talking about. Can you explain?

You should set your activity level:
sedentary
lightly active
moderately active
very active


And then set your weight loss goal:
.5 pounds per week loss
1 pound per week loss
1.5 pound per week loss
2 pound per week loss
etc.


What are your current settings?

Also, whats your height, weight, and weight loss goal?

SLLRunner

bigfriendly wrote: »

Thanks for the quick replies. I don't count the work calories but like I said I have my personal settings in the fitness pal set at the maximum. I was considering moving it down one notch as 2700 calories seems high even for a big guy like me.

How is your weight doing with the activity level you are set at? If you're losing, good. If you're gaining or maintaining, adjust your setting down.

Liftng4Lis

this would already be accounted for in your activity level.

Kalikel

I'd probably set the activity to lightly active and log only the exercise done with the intention of exercising. Housecleaning, laundry, standing at work, all the daily activities are counted in the Lightly Active so workouts for exercise are the only thing I'd log.

Then I'd see how that goes and adjust if it didn't work out after two or three weeks.

bigfriendly

rainbowbow wrote: »

I'm confused by the "maximum" setting you're talking about. Can you explain?

You should set your activity level:
sedentary
lightly active
moderately active
very active


And then set your weight loss goal:
.5 pounds per week loss
1 pound per week loss
1.5 pound per week loss
2 pound per week loss
etc.


What are your current settings?

Also, whats your height, weight, and weight loss goal?

I have it set to the very active because of my job. I usually work 6 days a week also and that led me to put the settings on very active. I usually don't move very quickly when doing my job. I appreciate everyone's input on this matter. I just started using MFP again and I'm probably just over thinking this matter. 2700 calories which is what the very active setting gives me just seems pretty high in my opinion. I think I will drop it down to moderately active and see how that works out for me.

I'm 6'4 and I want to get down to around 225 pounds by August 1st of next year.

editorgrrl

Work (including commuting, housework, yard work, and child care) is part of your activity level, and should not be logged as exercise. Work = activity level; workouts = exercise.

bigfriendly wrote: »

2700 calories which is what the very active setting gives me just seems pretty high in my opinion. I think I will drop it down to moderately active and see how that works out for me.

It'll take trial & error to find what works for you. Leave it at active for two weeks, then reevaluate your progress. If you don't lose weight, then lower it to moderately active.

In the meantime, learn to log everything you eat & drink accurately & honestly. Logging works.

rainbowbow

bigfriendly wrote: »

rainbowbow wrote: »

I'm confused by the "maximum" setting you're talking about. Can you explain?

You should set your activity level:
sedentary
lightly active
moderately active
very active


And then set your weight loss goal:
.5 pounds per week loss
1 pound per week loss
1.5 pound per week loss
2 pound per week loss
etc.


What are your current settings?

Also, whats your height, weight, and weight loss goal?

I have it set to the very active because of my job. I usually work 6 days a week also and that led me to put the settings on very active. I usually don't move very quickly when doing my job. I appreciate everyone's input on this matter. I just started using MFP again and I'm probably just over thinking this matter. 2700 calories which is what the very active setting gives me just seems pretty high in my opinion. I think I will drop it down to moderately active and see how that works out for me.

I'm 6'4 and I want to get down to around 225 pounds by August 1st of next year.

Ah, okay. I agree it's high. I'd say you should set your activity level to lightly active. Unless you're building houses/running around all day/doing hard manual labor I don't think very active is right.

If you reset this it will automatically bring your calories down.

Good luck!

lauraesh0384

bigfriendly wrote: »

rainbowbow wrote: »

I'm confused by the "maximum" setting you're talking about. Can you explain?

You should set your activity level:
sedentary
lightly active
moderately active
very active


And then set your weight loss goal:
.5 pounds per week loss
1 pound per week loss
1.5 pound per week loss
2 pound per week loss
etc.


What are your current settings?

Also, whats your height, weight, and weight loss goal?

I have it set to the very active because of my job. I usually work 6 days a week also and that led me to put the settings on very active. I usually don't move very quickly when doing my job. I appreciate everyone's input on this matter. I just started using MFP again and I'm probably just over thinking this matter. 2700 calories which is what the very active setting gives me just seems pretty high in my opinion. I think I will drop it down to moderately active and see how that works out for me.

I'm 6'4 and I want to get down to around 225 pounds by August 1st of next year.

I guess everyone is different, but I'm not sure I'd consider standing in the same spot as very active. I'm a veterinary technician and I'm on my feet all day and usually running around like a mad woman, occasionally sitting down when I'm on the phone. I have mine set to lightly active even though I typically walk 3-4 miles in an average work day. I think I'm between lightly and moderate, but I set it to lightly to be safe.

Sued0nim

bigfriendly wrote: »

rainbowbow wrote: »

I'm confused by the "maximum" setting you're talking about. Can you explain?

You should set your activity level:
sedentary
lightly active
moderately active
very active


And then set your weight loss goal:
.5 pounds per week loss
1 pound per week loss
1.5 pound per week loss
2 pound per week loss
etc.


What are your current settings?

Also, whats your height, weight, and weight loss goal?

I have it set to the very active because of my job. I usually work 6 days a week also and that led me to put the settings on very active. I usually don't move very quickly when doing my job. I appreciate everyone's input on this matter. I just started using MFP again and I'm probably just over thinking this matter. 2700 calories which is what the very active setting gives me just seems pretty high in my opinion. I think I will drop it down to moderately active and see how that works out for me.

I'm 6'4 and I want to get down to around 225 pounds by August 1st of next year.

Absolutely not

Lightly active at most then assess after 8 weeks

kshama2001

bigfriendly wrote: »

rainbowbow wrote: »

I'm confused by the "maximum" setting you're talking about. Can you explain?

You should set your activity level:
sedentary
lightly active
moderately active
very active


And then set your weight loss goal:
.5 pounds per week loss
1 pound per week loss
1.5 pound per week loss
2 pound per week loss
etc.


What are your current settings?

Also, whats your height, weight, and weight loss goal?

I have it set to the very active because of my job. I usually work 6 days a week also and that led me to put the settings on very active. I usually don't move very quickly when doing my job. I appreciate everyone's input on this matter. I just started using MFP again and I'm probably just over thinking this matter. 2700 calories which is what the very active setting gives me just seems pretty high in my opinion. I think I will drop it down to moderately active and see how that works out for me.

I'm 6'4 and I want to get down to around 225 pounds by August 1st of next year.

I've worked on assembly lines and as a sheeter operator and would consider assembly lines Lightly Active and sheeter operator at least Moderately Active, cuz I was always running around the machine and up and down its stairs versus standing in one spot the way I did on the line.

Blueseraphchaos

I stand all day at work as well. I put my setting at moderately active; i stand all day and sometimes move about, but not constantly moving. That setting works for me, but if you are extremely static (standing and barely moving), then you may be better off as lightly active.

ETA my fitbit agrees with my activity level setting, and on the days when i move more, the calorie adjustment i get tells me that those are the days when i would have been considered very active. I usually just count that as bonus weight loss, lol

Sued0nim

Blueseraphchaos wrote: »

I stand all day at work as well. I put my setting at moderately active; i stand all day and sometimes move about, but not constantly moving. That setting works for me, but if you are extremely static (standing and barely moving), then you may be better off as lightly active.

ETA my fitbit agrees with my activity level setting, and on the days when i move more, the calorie adjustment i get tells me that those are the days when i would have been considered very active. I usually just count that as bonus weight loss, lol

Fitbits override activity settings so it's a moot point for you I think

Blueseraphchaos

rabbitjb wrote: »

Blueseraphchaos wrote: »

I stand all day at work as well. I put my setting at moderately active; i stand all day and sometimes move about, but not constantly moving. That setting works for me, but if you are extremely static (standing and barely moving), then you may be better off as lightly active.

ETA my fitbit agrees with my activity level setting, and on the days when i move more, the calorie adjustment i get tells me that those are the days when i would have been considered very active. I usually just count that as bonus weight loss, lol

Fitbits override activity settings so it's a moot point for you I think

fitbit takes into account your activity setting, then adds calories if you go over it.

So if i set it to sedentary, I end up getting an extra 700 calories on my active days, whereas since i have it set to lightly active, i get about an extra 300. Prior experience of playing with my activity settings has told me this.

I understand that many people set their level to sedentary with fitbit, but i chose the one closest to my real activity level on the average day so that i don't get the massive added calories unless i have a very active day. Some people advise that, some advise sedentary and negative calorie adjustments.

As for OP, a fitbit CAN be a great help if you can't figure this stuff out on your own, so if you continue to struggle with it, it may be worth looking into getting one, if you have the budget for it.

Sued0nim

Blueseraphchaos wrote: »

rabbitjb wrote: »

Blueseraphchaos wrote: »

I stand all day at work as well. I put my setting at moderately active; i stand all day and sometimes move about, but not constantly moving. That setting works for me, but if you are extremely static (standing and barely moving), then you may be better off as lightly active.

ETA my fitbit agrees with my activity level setting, and on the days when i move more, the calorie adjustment i get tells me that those are the days when i would have been considered very active. I usually just count that as bonus weight loss, lol

Fitbits override activity settings so it's a moot point for you I think

fitbit takes into account your activity setting, then adds calories if you go over it.

So if i set it to sedentary, I end up getting an extra 700 calories on my active days, whereas since i have it set to lightly active, i get about an extra 300. Prior experience of playing with my activity settings has told me this.

I understand that many people set their level to sedentary with fitbit, but i chose the one closest to my real activity level on the average day so that i don't get the massive added calories unless i have a very active day. Some people advise that, some advise sedentary and negative calorie adjustments.

As for OP, a fitbit CAN be a great help if you can't figure this stuff out on your own, so if you continue to struggle with it, it may be worth looking into getting one, if you have the budget for it.

If you enable negative adjustments is also removes calories if you don't hit your selected activity settings...it doesn't matter what you set activity level as

Kalikel

bigfriendly wrote: »

rainbowbow wrote: »

I'm confused by the "maximum" setting you're talking about. Can you explain?

You should set your activity level:
sedentary
lightly active
moderately active
very active


And then set your weight loss goal:
.5 pounds per week loss
1 pound per week loss
1.5 pound per week loss
2 pound per week loss
etc.


What are your current settings?

Also, whats your height, weight, and weight loss goal?

I have it set to the very active because of my job. I usually work 6 days a week also and that led me to put the settings on very active. I usually don't move very quickly when doing my job. I appreciate everyone's input on this matter. I just started using MFP again and I'm probably just over thinking this matter. 2700 calories which is what the very active setting gives me just seems pretty high in my opinion. I think I will drop it down to moderately active and see how that works out for me.

I'm 6'4 and I want to get down to around 225 pounds by August 1st of next year.

You should be able to lose 75 pounds in a year. Be warned that it comes off quicker when you start! I began around 250 and thought I'd be done by the end of last year when I did the math. Ha! I'll be lucky if I'm done by the end of this year. It may be next spring. I'm still shooting for this year, but it's not looking good, lol. So, don't do what I did and take the first few months as the rate at which it will all come off.

Drop to Moderately Active. See how it goes for a few weeks. You can always drop it again, if you want.

Good luck and whatever you do in the next year, DON'T GIVE UP.

Blueseraphchaos

rabbitjb wrote: »

Blueseraphchaos wrote: »

rabbitjb wrote: »

Blueseraphchaos wrote: »

I stand all day at work as well. I put my setting at moderately active; i stand all day and sometimes move about, but not constantly moving. That setting works for me, but if you are extremely static (standing and barely moving), then you may be better off as lightly active.

ETA my fitbit agrees with my activity level setting, and on the days when i move more, the calorie adjustment i get tells me that those are the days when i would have been considered very active. I usually just count that as bonus weight loss, lol

Fitbits override activity settings so it's a moot point for you I think

fitbit takes into account your activity setting, then adds calories if you go over it.

So if i set it to sedentary, I end up getting an extra 700 calories on my active days, whereas since i have it set to lightly active, i get about an extra 300. Prior experience of playing with my activity settings has told me this.

I understand that many people set their level to sedentary with fitbit, but i chose the one closest to my real activity level on the average day so that i don't get the massive added calories unless i have a very active day. Some people advise that, some advise sedentary and negative calorie adjustments.

As for OP, a fitbit CAN be a great help if you can't figure this stuff out on your own, so if you continue to struggle with it, it may be worth looking into getting one, if you have the budget for it.

If you enable negative adjustments is also removes calories if you don't hit your selected activity settings...it doesn't matter what you set activity level as

This is true. I'm one of those people who doesn't enable negative adjustments, lol

PixelPuff

I'm 99% sure you are not Very Active at your job, even if you are standing. When I'm testing/updating beacons for ankle monitors at work, I must stand and move around all day, too [10-12 hour days]... I would still not be very active, either. It doesn't get my heart rate going, it isn't extremely active at all. Just standing.

29_adjacent

I agree with what others have said about just standing all day not being 'very active'. I have an office job but recently (a week ago) switched to a standing desk so I will also be standing for about 7 hours a day. I'm currently still set to sedentary - definitely wouldn't switch to very active but might change to lightly active if I keep losing (I'm in maintenance).

youdontknowwhatyousaw

As someone who doesn't believe in cutting calories severely, I thought I'd let you know, at 300 pounds, you should lose weight at 2700 calories a day. At that weight the best estimate, not knowing anything else about you, is that you need between 3400-4500 to maintain your weight, depending on age and activity level. At the low end, that would give you a 500 calorie a day deficit. As a female in her 40s, I was 280 pounds when I started and was eating between 2000 and 2500 calories a day and losing weight steadily. With every 10 pounds lost, I'd subtract 70 calories from both those numbers, until my low number hit 1700 and then I just stayed with that number and walked more, so the calories would work for me. I didn't use the MFP generated calories, personal choice. Now at 165 lbs and slightly more active then I was before, I'm able to eat between 1700 and 2000 to lose weight and between 2000 and 2500 calories to maintain my weight. I love to cook and eat, so I always use the highest number of calories I can get away with.

Just pay attention to the scale and your body's cues, and you'll find what works for you as an individual.