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My activity level?

missnaynay
missnaynay Posts: 28 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi all I'm 5ft2 183lbs. I go to the gym 3-4 times a week for an hour to do cardio and weights. I work 3 days a week at a supermarket so I'm on my feet for about 9hours also have a toddler so always running around after him just wondering what I should set my activity level at to lose a good amount of weight? Thank you

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    light active.

    activity level doesn't include meaningful exercise, so you'll want to log that separately.
  • missnaynay
    missnaynay Posts: 28 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    light active.

    activity level doesn't include meaningful exercise, so you'll want to log that separately.

    Thank you for your reply
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    edited March 2017
    Agree with @TavistockToad .

    I would also suggest eating back only about 50% of extra calories earned through deliberate exercise, since the amount of calories burned from activity tends to be inflated. Do this for a month and then you'll be in a good position to determine whether you need to tweak things or not depending on your actual results.
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