Does being on your feet all day even if your not walking make a difference in your activity level?

Brandonalex15

Let’s say I’m standing up all day at work pretty much in one spot and I’m not “walking” is that “sedentary/not very active” or “lightly active”? Does simply “being on your feet” change your activity level? Really want to get my activity level right so I know how many calories I can or can’t afford.

sollyn23l2

If you're just standing, not moving or lifting anything heavy, that would still be sedentary in my opinion. Standing doesn't really burn any more caliries than sitting, it just feels like it.

cmriverside

Well, I'm going to go the opposite way from sollyn.

I really AM Sedentary. I'm retired, and I live in a small condo with not a lot of upkeep/activity needed.

I used to be set at "Sedentary" and then add in more calories for my exercise (that's the way the site is designed.) That was too low for me. I'm now set at "Active" and that gives me closer to the amount I need to be eating. There's a 500 calorie difference between Active and Sedentary.

It also depends on what your Goal is and how much weight you have to lose. A higher starting body weight will allow you to eat at a larger starting calorie deficit than, say, having 10 or 20 pounds to lose. The extra body fat serves as fuel, but with little weight to lose it becomes difficult to get sufficient nutrition for an adult's daily energy needs if the daily calorie deficit is too large.

So.

Pick one that seems close according to the description. Choose "Lose 1 pound per week" like the setup suggests. Log food and purposeful exercise for 4-6 weeks and then you'll have good trending data on which to set your calorie goal going forward. As a rule of thumb, one pound of weight loss per week roughly equates to a 500 calorie per day deficit. 500 X 7 = 3500 (3500 calories in a pound, roughly.)

This is an experiment. The numbers on any online calculator will give you a starting point. Then it's up to you to fine tune your needs based on your particular lifestyle, exercise and food logging/intake. We all have to go through this so try to be accurate in the next 4-6 weeks, it will be your guideline.

yirara

I found some numbers in the range of 0.15 calories per minute. Thus if you stand for 8 hours that's 72 calories more than sitting. Maybe one step above sedentary? Try it out, and see what your calories look like.

tomcustombuilder

lightly active.