How to calculate calories burned at work..

angelmikesmith

I know it’s not technically a workout as in a gym ... but I recently started a different position at work and it’s completely kicked my butt... I build boxes ( some are 8 feet long ) stapling them to pallets ... loading parts from 2-3 lines into the boxes ... pulling full skids with hand jack to the staging aisle... I’m bending my knees each time I pack a part and I’m running back and forth to keep up... I do this 8 hours a day... this week I could barely sit since my legs hurt so much. I can’t track my steps since I’m not allowed my phone... and don’t have a fitness tracker yet... just not sure what type of activity I could log to get a comparable calorie burn... any suggestions?

stefsc1

Maybe just figure out your TDEE with the higher activity level, and use that new calorie range on work days?

angelmikesmith

Thank you I’ll give that a go

Orphia

Hi! It sounds like you should set your MFP Activity Level to "Active" or "Very Active".

How would you describe your normal daily activities?

Sedentary: Spend most of the day sitting (e.g. bank teller, desk job)
Lightly Active: Spend a good part of the day on your feet (e.g. teacher, salesperson)
Active: Spend a good part of the day doing some physical activity (e.g. food server, postal carrier)
Very Active: Spend most of the day doing heavy physical activity (e.g. bike messenger, carpenter)

Go to your Settings, and Diet Profile.

Or this link might get you there (I'm using a PC at the moment).

https://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/change_goals_guided


This will earn you extra calories you can (and should) eat.

Good luck with the new job, and hope you can rest on weekends!

corinasue1143

As far as steps, a cheap Walmart pedometer (or 5 below for $5), but it wouldn’t track the up and down and lifting.