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Activity Level in DC (or any city where you walk a lot)

ak440
ak440 Posts: 1
edited February 4 in Social Groups
I just moved to DC about a month ago. I am adjusting to life without my ford explorer, walking everywhere. I have been losing weight rather quickly. I am wondering if my daily activity level should be set to 'lightly active' instead of 'sedentary' since my days now involve a lot of walking. Anyone have any thoughts on this? I only add in exercise calories from my actual workouts, not getting around town.

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  • brraanndi
    brraanndi Posts: 325 Member
    I don't see why not. You can always try adjusting it up and tracking your goals to see if loss stalls?

    You could also get a pedometer ( or something Fitbit which will do a calorie adjustment based off of your steps ) to see how many steps you are now do.
  • healthycyb
    healthycyb Posts: 12
    I would change it to 'lightly active' because now that you're walking a lot more, it'll probably give you a more accurate amount of calories that you should be eating.

    Also, this is really off-topic but how do you like DC? I was thinking of going to Howard for grad school next year.
  • omnomnomicon
    omnomnomicon Posts: 27
    I live in Maryland, and I walk everywhere and have for years. I walk a bare minimum of 4 miles 5 days a week, though most days its more like 6-8 miles at least one or two of those days. I'm marked under lightly active, and I don't log my walking. As long as I still stay 500 under net cals, I still progress.
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