I wish there were a way of logging excess lifestyle activity

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mandy_godfree
mandy_godfree Posts: 71 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I wish MFP had a way of logging a temporary change in activity of lifestyle for those times you're doing something out of the ordinary. Last week I couldn't get to the pool because I was decorating. I managed to decorate my living room, dining room and kitchen all in 7 days. 6 - 8 hours per day, up the steps, down the steps, up the steps, paint rollering, moving furniture, sanding and cleaning including putting new curtains up. I was simply dead on my feet by the end of the 7 days and there was no way I could have gone to the pool. But I know by how exhausted I was I must have burnt loads of calories. Just wish there were a way of counting them.

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  • Annie_01
    Annie_01 Posts: 3,096 Member
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    You could have just raised your activity level for those 7 days.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,627 Member
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    consider it a bonus
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,464 Member
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    a step counter takes care of this kind of thing.
  • JustRobby1
    JustRobby1 Posts: 674 Member
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    Get a FitBit
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
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    Log it as cleaning
  • 12774
    12774 Posts: 1,416 Member
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    Thats a lot of calories burned.As DM mentioned above . Log under general cleaning. T
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,119 Member
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    DancingMoosie wrote: »
    Log it as cleaning

    This ... there's an entry for housework.

    The one time I've used it, I was unpacking after moving into our house ... lots of lifting and carrying and walking and cleaning. I spent about 4 hours one evening on my feet doing all that, and logged it as 1 hour's worth of housecleaning. :)

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