New Job - Calories Burned?

a5334131n

I just started a new job that requires me to work out in the field for hours at a time. I'm essentially doing a bunch of gardening and farming - carrying heavy objects for a bit of time, on my knees, standing and bending over to place flags, planting produce, etc. It's super hot out but we spend anywhere from 3-7 hours outside working on this.

Not including the food I might eat for the day, how many calories would I burn? I'm 18, 5'3, and weigh around 165 lb. A lot of sources say around 275 cal per hour but that sounds oddly high?

Thank you for all who answer!!!

malibu927

Set your activity level to active. Keep track of your log for 4-6 weeks. Adjust depending on your actual loss in that time. Since work is part of your activity level, it isn't necessary to figure out how much you're burning doing it.