What is your activity level set at?

Francl27

Active. I typically get 300 extra calories or not from Fitbit though (I walk 15000 steps typically).

Rosemary7391

I've set mine to lightly active. It's rare that I do less than 10,000 steps in a day since going anywhere involves walking and I don't get the train if it's less than 30 minutes to walk. I don't bother adding steps to my diary, but I do add a bit for running (usually half of what runkeeper gives me rounded down).

Aerona85

Mine is set to sedentary and I have my Fitbit connected. It adjusts calories accordingly. I know some have little success with that but for me it seems to be spot on. I put sedentary because I would rather see positive adjustments than negative.

cwolfman13

When I logged, I had it set to active because I included my exercise rather than logging it separately. I have a desk job, but I exercise in some manner or another pretty much daily save for an off week here and there. I'm also chasing around 2 young boys when I get home from work and there's always something needing fixed or cleaned or cooked...so I don't really sit down when I get home until about 8:30...

rcervetto

Typically I have it set to sedentary. I work a desk job and don't get much regular activity in. I currently have it set to lightly active to account for extra calories from breastfeeding.

kpk54

Sedentary. Because I am one of those "less than 5000 steps" a day people. I'll eat back some of my calories if I'm hungry. I consider them a cushion for logging error most of the time. This method worked for me in 1 year of loss and 3+years of maintenance.

I'm not much into exercise. I do walk for additional movement 3-5 miles a few days a week @ about 3.5-4 mph but the extra steps don't equate to much more than a chicken leg and a chunk of cheese based on my personal records/history.

Tried30UserNames

Mine is set to lightly active. I am extremely sedentary on days I don't work except for my daily 3-4 mile walks which I don't log. I figure the "lightly active" calorie increase covers it. I'm highly active on days I do work (4-12 days per month) but I allow some extra calories those days.

I don't like to see the 1200 calories MFP allows me as a sedentary woman. It messes with my brain and exacerbates old eating disorders. Therefore, I don't use sedentary.

hesn92

Just pick one and see what happens! Adjust from there. I used to choose sedentary and then let my Fitbit make adjustments throughout the day but I honestly got tired of wearing that stupid thing all the time. It's funny, even though I have a desk job and I'm not particularly active outside of work, it still added quite a lot of calories to my diary. (Like 100-400) so I decided to change it to "lightly active" and just eat that.

Kwoconnor

Very Active - work out 6 days a week so I guess I would be. However, once I leave the gym that's me done for the day activity wise (other than playing with my baby).

lorrpb

I use sedentary and sync my fitbit for steps. I log my exercise but I greatly reduced the calorie burn early on and probably eat it back most days. Anything else is bonus burn but I've never had a problem with losing too fast. Lost 150 lbs this way and have now maintained for about a year.

If you are hungry on your current calorie level, try upping the protein and reducing carbs a bit, this may lead to greater satiety. How much more are you trying to lose and what is your weekly loss goal set at?

WilmaValley

Moderately active. I work out almost daily and walk my dog. I'm not a fitness nut but I do get to the gym and move.

SisepuedeLinda

lorrpb wrote: »

I use sedentary and sync my fitbit for steps. I log my exercise but I greatly reduced the calorie burn early on and probably eat it back most days. Anything else is bonus burn but I've never had a problem with losing too fast. Lost 150 lbs this way and have now maintained for about a year.

If you are hungry on your current calorie level, try upping the protein and reducing carbs a bit, this may lead to greater satiety. How much more are you trying to lose and what is your weekly loss goal set at?

I would ideally like to be losing 10 pounds a month since I have 70 pounds to lose. My weekly goal is set for 2 pound loss. I had my activity level at active in the beginning when I was working a lot and exercising but now that I'm in school 6 hours a day with an ingrown toenail I changed it to lightly active which gives me 300 less calories. I'm barely starting to get the hang of this range after 2 weeks but the first week was difficult because I was used to 1760 calories down to 1450! I will try to up my protein it sounds worth giving a shot
Can I ask how you lost 150 pounds? That's incredible

jenilla1

I'm set to sedentary and I just log all my exercise to earn extra calories. I'm set to sedentary because my activity level is not consistent. I range from sitting on my backside all day to running 15 miles cross-country. But I don't really know from day to day what's going to happen. I just exercise depending on mood. On active days I'm all-out, but on lazy days, I'm a slug. It's just easier to assume the minimum and then add anything extra in that I do. It's been working well for me for years now.

explodingmango

Sedentary because although I qualify as anywhere from lightly to highly active, I use the step tracker on my phone (and plan to get a real fitness tracker one of these days) - I don't want to count my activity twice.

It seems to work well for me so far, but I also recommend the "track yourself and adjust as needed" method. MFP numbers are estimates; everyone's body is different.

canarysal

Sedentary, have desk job and that equates to only 3000 steps but I do lots of exercise and log this separately, eating a portion of these calories back.

x_stephisaur_x

Lightly active.

I have a desk job, but end up doing a lot of walking between the office and warehouse. A typical day also includes a walk to the shops, so I'm doing 4-5000 steps a day without thinking about it.

I log my exercise separately, because at the weekends I'll be out running for 3+ hours lol