Going for a stroll do you add that as exercise?

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  • JenniferIsLosingIt
    JenniferIsLosingIt Posts: 595 Member
    yes count everything. You can also count housework. If you take the time to add that one cookie you grabbed with out thinking then you should be able to add your stroll. The best way to gett an accurate picture of your life is to add as much as you can even a cookie and a stroll.

    Agreed, and I try to do this exact thing right here, and if I am wanting to make sure I burn more than I eat I only count half the amount of exercise, and I DO NOT EAT BACK EXERCISE CALORIES. EVER>>> I did in the beginning and I was not losing. Now I am.
  • farfromthetree
    farfromthetree Posts: 982 Member
    I only eat back half ,and if I am not hungry, I dont eat back any.
  • Linnaea27
    Linnaea27 Posts: 639 Member
    I would count it, but might not eat back quite all the calories.
  • heybebe88
    heybebe88 Posts: 26 Member
    If you download the Pacer app (it is basically a pedometer for iPhone), you can integrate it with the MyFitnessPal app and it will include it for you!
  • _lyndseybrooke_
    _lyndseybrooke_ Posts: 2,561 Member
    I no longer log exercise for the calorie burn since I switched to the TDEE method, but when I was counting exercise I personally didn't count things like walking the dog. I just considered it a little leeway just in case I underestimated calories in or overestimated calories out during my regular workouts. If I really felt like I got a good workout in, I might log it, but a 20-30 minute walk with my dog doesn't really feel like much activity to me.

    I also do a 10-minute HIIT session for the first 10 minutes of my lunch break on weekdays and I never logged that, for the same reason. I don't own an HRM, so there's no way for me to know how many calories I burned during a leisurely walk or a quick cardio session. I do the lunch thing because I have a desk job and feel bad about sitting on my butt all day. I do that to make up for it; same reason I park on the 6th floor of the parking garage and take the stairs instead of the elevator to get to my car every day.
  • christinacrisfield
    christinacrisfield Posts: 77 Member
    Use a pacer. It will count your calories but it will also motivate you to walk those 10,000 steps a day and more.

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