Do you log standing?

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  • RllyGudTweetr
    RllyGudTweetr Posts: 2,019 Member
    I don't log anything that isn't intentional exercise

    Would this mean that raking leaves for 2 hours isn't exercise because it's not really "intentional," but necessary? Lol.

    Where in my post did I say it isn't exercise? I personally do not log anything that isn't one of my workouts. Do I burn calories doing other things like cleaning or walking my dog? Of course, I just don't log it.

    Why?
    Excellent question.

    Seriously? Cleaning your dog is totally different from walking your dog... and giving your dog a bath is about the same as bathing yourself... don't be stupid.

    And some people wonder why they're not loosing weight... this whole logging thing is only as good as the data you put in. You have to be smart about how you do your accounting.
    1. Do you want to loose weight, or lose it? It's an important distinction.

    2. The response (which you appear to have modified in your own answer) indicates that washing the dog OR walking the dog does not qualify as a log-worthy activity: "Do I burn calories doing things like washing my dog or walking my dog? Of course, I just don't log it." This response would also indicate that, for example, walking 2 miles to and from work is not log-worthy because it's not "deliberate exercise." If you feel that things like walking 4 miles aren't worth logging because they don't take place at the gym, or don't cause you to break a sweat, or weren't done for the sole purpose of exercise (that's what "intentional exercise" means unless the OP of that phrase in your quotamid had some other, special definition in mind), then. . . good luck.
  • Stage14
    Stage14 Posts: 1,046 Member
    I don't log anything that isn't intentional exercise

    Would this mean that raking leaves for 2 hours isn't exercise because it's not really "intentional," but necessary? Lol.

    Where in my post did I say it isn't exercise? I personally do not log anything that isn't one of my workouts. Do I burn calories doing other things like cleaning or walking my dog? Of course, I just don't log it.

    Why?
    Excellent question.

    Seriously? Cleaning your dog is totally different from walking your dog... and giving your dog a bath is about the same as bathing yourself... don't be stupid.

    And some people wonder why they're not loosing weight... this whole logging thing is only as good as the data you put in. You have to be smart about how you do your accounting.
    1. Do you want to loose weight, or lose it? It's an important distinction.

    2. The response (which you appear to have modified in your own answer) indicates that washing the dog OR walking the dog does not qualify as a log-worthy activity: "Do I burn calories doing things like washing my dog or walking my dog? Of course, I just don't log it." This response would also indicate that, for example, walking 2 miles to and from work is not log-worthy because it's not "deliberate exercise." If you feel that things like walking 4 miles aren't worth logging because they don't take place at the gym, or don't cause you to break a sweat, or weren't done for the sole purpose of exercise (that's what "intentional exercise" means unless the OP of that phrase in your quotamid had some other, special definition in mind), then. . . good luck.

    Actually, I would call making the choice to walk 2 miles to work and back rather than driving intentional and thus probably log it. I would calling go for brisk walk/run and taking your dog for the purpose of exercising it and/or yourself intentional and log it. I would not call a leisurely stroll around the block stopping to poop scoop and sniff telephone polls every 30ft intentional exercise, nor would I call walking around the grocery store for an hour intentional exercise. Thus I wouldn't log those. PPs response makes perfect sense to me.
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    if it didnt prevent you from gaining weight, it isnt going to help you lose weight. i only log intentional actual workouts.
  • RllyGudTweetr
    RllyGudTweetr Posts: 2,019 Member
    if it didnt prevent you from gaining weight, it isnt going to help you lose weight. i only log intentional actual workouts.
    The best way I'm aware of to prevent weight gain is to avoid eating at a surplus. You can eat at a surplus - or a deficit - regardless of activity level or the number and intensity of "intentional actual workouts" you fit into your schedule.
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    sure log it.

    i can see it now on your wall...

    blah blah burned 10 calories doing 180 minutes of exercise including "STANDING". awesome.


    i used to log "eating nachos" as exercise, and i would log it as 600calores burned for every half-hour. that way i was able to continuously eat nachos while burning it all!!

    spoiler alert...i got fat.


    do yourself a favor and go with the intentional exercise route.
  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
    if it didnt prevent you from gaining weight, it isnt going to help you lose weight. i only log intentional actual workouts.

    dis, yo
  • marypatmccue
    marypatmccue Posts: 521 Member
    Typically I log while seated comfortably in my favorite chair

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  • hedgiie
    hedgiie Posts: 1,226 Member
    i do, still count's right?
  • willdob3
    willdob3 Posts: 640 Member
    lol... No.

    I log only official workouts. No housework, no talking on the phone, not even walking from point A to point B.
  • bizco
    bizco Posts: 1,949 Member
    Good grief, no!
  • featherbrained
    featherbrained Posts: 155 Member
    Lots of good responses.

    Another important distinction to make, you can log any activity you want. It is eating back those calories that MFP alleges you burned during said activities that will bite you in the butt.

    I sometimes log things that I know aren't exercise, just to journal my activities. I don't eat my exercise calories though, unless my HRM indicates I may have actually got my heart rate up enough to have burned them in the first place.

    I clean houses too, and used to log 6 to 8 hours a day of cleaning; however, my weight loss stalled, and then reversed over time. So, no, not a safe-to-eat-back-those-calories activity.

    I'm just trying to help the OP, here. These are my real life experiences. Log your standing cals, eat them back, see what happens on the scale/tape measure. Then decide if it's a good idea for you.
  • RoyBeck
    RoyBeck Posts: 947 Member
    lol... No.

    I log only official workouts. No housework, no talking on the phone, not even walking from point A to point B.

    Same here. As someone else said its upto you it's your diary. If it helps then do it. Good luck.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    if it didnt prevent you from gaining weight, it isnt going to help you lose weight. i only log intentional actual workouts.

    Staph.

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