How do I log this?

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  • Rainboots80
    Rainboots80 Posts: 218 Member
    I hardly ever log cleaning or walks but if I do something out of the ordinary I log it and will eat half the calories back. That sounds pretty intense so I am sure you burned more then an average day.
  • nicolemontagna22
    nicolemontagna22 Posts: 229 Member
    I hope you scored some credit points with your friend for helping with that. You are a better friend than I am hahaha
  • rebprest
    rebprest Posts: 149 Member
    whats the point of logging exercise

    What's the point of logging anything? It gives me a better idea of how many calories I'm consuming and how many I'm burning so I can make informed decisions about my diet.


    I got free movie tickets out of the deal and zucchini quiche so I can't complain, plus it was pretty fun to use a crowbar and rips stuff up lol
  • sloth3toes
    sloth3toes Posts: 2,212 Member
    Well this question spiraled off topic quickly.

    Actually, compared to most.... it's stayed remarkably close to the original topic.

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  • jmv7117
    jmv7117 Posts: 891 Member
    I don't log normal daily activities but you bet I would log something like pulling carpet and prying tiles. Have you ever done it? It's hard work and probably better than any gym workout.

    Log as 'home repair (painting, wallpaper)'. Do a search for that term or it is already in the database. For those opposed to logging this type of extra activity that is over and above your normal activity, don't log and let those who do want to log it alone. Honestly, what you choose to log in your diary is up to you. I logged housework outside the norm several times while losing weight. From experience I know how hard home repair or massive cleaning can be!
  • rose313
    rose313 Posts: 1,146 Member
    In my opinion I do think you should log your remodeling. The general rule I go by, is, if I did it regularly before counting calories, I'm not going to log it now. So I will not log things like washing the dishes or normal cleaning. But vigorous, sweaty remodeling really is an exercise, in my opinion. And it's not something you do daily unless it's your job so it wouldn't be something normally figured into your TDEE.
  • JenniferIsLosingIt
    JenniferIsLosingIt Posts: 595 Member
    IMO trying to say cleaning is exercise is just cheating yourself.

    Agreed, but I do think remodeling is quite a better workout than cleaning.

    ^This! Yes what you did was very difficult and strenuous!
  • hkristine1
    hkristine1 Posts: 950 Member
    I don't care how vigorous (or how much lack of vigor there is), I log 100 calories for every 30 minutes of intentional exercise. Often, this means I am way under because a vigorous spin class for an hour logs me 200 calories, but I know I burn closer to 500 in that time. But, when I do gentle, peaceful, just-before-bed yoga, I also log 100 calories for 30 minutes.

    This might not feel good to others who really care about being super accurate, but it works for me, and I know that on the whole, I am underestimating calories burned and I'm losing weight at a page that seems decent for me, and it feel sustainable.

    On the other hand, I don't log activities that I don't feel are exercise (e.g. I don't log cleaning, I don't log for parking in the spot farthest away from the door so I have to walk the extra distance, or for taking the stairs at work instead of the elevator. I DO log for intense yard work - not weeding, but moving mulch, and really feeling it's an intense workout, and I log for parking over a mile away for sporting events that I attend). I'm only putting this much detail in here because I think it reflects that everyone does things a little differently - we all have our "standards" - what we feel we want to count, what we don't count - how we count it, etc.

    We all just have to find the right combination that works for us (physically and mentally) and go with that. If you're not getting the results you want, you need to do it differently, but if you're getting results you're happy with, who cares?
  • jmv7117
    jmv7117 Posts: 891 Member
    In my opinion I do think you should log your remodeling. The general rule I go by, is, if I did it regularly before counting calories, I'm not going to log it now. So I will not log things like washing the dishes or normal cleaning. But vigorous, sweaty remodeling really is an exercise, in my opinion. And it's not something you do daily unless it's your job so it wouldn't be something normally figured into your TDEE.

    ^^^^Agreed 100%

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