How many 'exercise' calories a day do you NOT log?

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  • bellaa_x0
    bellaa_x0 Posts: 1,062 Member
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    i only log my cardio as well.. i burn much more with the strength training i do, etc., but for purposes of MFP i only log the cardio workouts.
  • vicksg1973
    vicksg1973 Posts: 55
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    I have a FitBIt automatically synced to MFP, so it naturally includes all the 'extra' exercise I do above the 'slightly active' category into which I've put myself on MFP.

    LIke someone else said, I find the FitBit underestimates activities that aren't just stepping (like Body Combat) but I figure being stingy with the calories burned is better for me!

    If however I do a HIIT or weights session, I do log those calories manually into MFP.

    I'm on 1200 calories NET and if I didn't log as much exercise as possible I wouldn't be allowed to eat over 1200 and I would find that IMPOSSIBLE!
  • emmamaelee888
    emmamaelee888 Posts: 18 Member
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    Dont have time to read all of the other comments, but personally I do not log housework or stairs, really I only log what I have done that is outside what I would have done before I began this journey, if it is something I would do anyways I dont count it. I only log what I consideer "extra"
  • rosemaryhon
    rosemaryhon Posts: 507 Member
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    Does it really matter what people log? As long as they are happy with what they are logging and it's working for them who really cares.


    True this ^.

    When I first began here I logged running up and down stairs because I was purposely running up and down stairs a dozen times as my activity. The weather was not good for outdoor walking, I have no exercise equipment at home. I had previously been very sedentary and IMO that was a real workout *for me*.
  • BeachGingerOnTheRocks
    BeachGingerOnTheRocks Posts: 3,927 Member
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    I log my strength training.

    I know my upper and lower limits on calorie consumption based on TDEE, so I stay in that range no matter what I do during the day. But for the actual exercise, I entered my own exercises and calorie burns. I don't go by MFP's calorie burns because they're way off for me. I am not over 200 an hour in calorie burn though, and I include an abs circuit the last 10-15 minutes, which gets the heart up.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
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    I log my actual exercise sessions (runs, rowing, weights etc). I don't log things like walking the dogs etc as I assume there's a sufficient margin of error in my calorie counts (I don't measure every last little thing and nutrition information labels are also permitted a margin of error) that, overall, I'd rather err on the side of caution.

    Having said that, while I would like to lose a bit more weight my real focus is on fitness (I have a marathon coming up in October)
  • notworthstalking
    notworthstalking Posts: 531 Member
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    My activity is set to the most active, and I do log exercise. I managed to lose a kilo last week, with PMS, and eating above maintenance . So currently I am set to gain 0.5 kg a week. We will se how that goes. I have a physical job, two kids and do the heavier house work. So stuff like the laundry , which I carry up and downstairs. I haven't exercised as much as I would like in the past few weeks, but I log- an estimate for aikido, 50 cals for helping the kids, and 150 cals for my class, per hour. I log run walks, which normally are 4 km and I get 200-250 cal burns . I don't log walking to our close shops, but if I walk 2 km , I log that. I also log strength, but I know it's a estimate. If I have a busy day with housework , and I am hungry, I just eat extra.
  • quicklabs
    quicklabs Posts: 254 Member
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    This. And I use a HRM to ensure more accurate burns. This morning,alone, MFP overestimated by about 50 calories.
    I only log conscious efforts to exercise. Things like walking the 3 km round trip to pick up schoolies when possible, c25k, treadmill, and circuit training. All the other stuff I would assume is part of my "lightly active" activity profile.
  • dawnna76
    dawnna76 Posts: 987 Member
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    I don't log
    Weight training
    Ab workouts
    My physical job
    Anything that is not a preplanned actual gym cardio workout.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,867 Member
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    I set my activity level appropriately to account for my actual NEAT, which would include playing with my kids, walking around a bit, cooking, cleaning, general chores, being alive and breathing and taking a dump, etc. When I was doing MFP I only logged actual exercise and always ate back around 70% of those exercise calories as they were not accounted for in my NEAT activity level.

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