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FIT_Goat wrote: »

samanthaluangphixay wrote: »

collegefbfan wrote: »

@ccrdragon ... I am sedentary. More active than I used to be. I try to get at least 12,000 steps in a day. So, would your HIIT and weights require more protein? Or is it just based on what you have in your settings for MFP?

Thanks agian.

If you are getting at least 12,000 steps in a day - you are not sedentary.

1) <5000 steps.d (sedentary);
2) 5000-7499 steps.d (low active);
3) 7500-9999 steps.d (somewhat active);
4) > or =10,000-12,499 steps.d (active); and
5) > or =12,500 steps.d (highly active)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14715035

Even if you don't consider yourself highly active because you may not purposely be going out to run or lift, you are more active than you think.

This is interesting. I consider myself pretty "sedentary" and not very active. But, I average over 12k steps a day on work days. On busy work days, I can hit 16-18k steps. This might explain my higher than predicted (by the formulas) calorie burn. I usually have to check "active or very active" to get even close to the amount I eat to remain weight stable. Still, I don't think I am all that active. LOL

Do you think because you don't consider your work steps as purposeful exercise? Remember that you still burn calories in bed all day, so if you have a busy job where you're on you're feet, you are definitely burning more!

Congrats, you get to eat more!