quick question!

melinadanielle
melinadanielle Posts: 280
in Health and Weight Loss
i am curious as to whether or not walking all day at my job counts as exercise.
i work anywhere from 5-7 hours and i am on my feet and walking around
the store constantly. i just wanna clarify if it counts or not.

thank for your help!

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  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,431 MFP Moderator
    If you have an active job, your account should reflect that. So your account should be set at lightly active as opposed to sedentary.
  • melinadanielle
    melinadanielle Posts: 280
    If you have an active job, your account should reflect that. So your account should be set at lightly active as opposed to sedentary.

    i do have it set to lightly active! so i guess that means i don't count my time at work?
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,431 MFP Moderator
    If you have an active job, your account should reflect that. So your account should be set at lightly active as opposed to sedentary.

    i do have it set to lightly active! so i guess that means i don't count my time at work?

    Lightly active assumes your job is active. So the only time you add calories is if you exercise on top of that.
  • melinadanielle
    melinadanielle Posts: 280
    okie dokie! thank you c: i just wanted to clairfy!
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    If you have an active job, your account should reflect that. So your account should be set at lightly active as opposed to sedentary.

    i do have it set to lightly active! so i guess that means i don't count my time at work?

    Lightly active assumes your job is active. So the only time you add calories is if you exercise on top of that.

    Really? Being on your feet all day is only "lightly active"? I'd set it higher than that.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,431 MFP Moderator
    If you have an active job, your account should reflect that. So your account should be set at lightly active as opposed to sedentary.

    i do have it set to lightly active! so i guess that means i don't count my time at work?

    Lightly active assumes your job is active. So the only time you add calories is if you exercise on top of that.

    Really? Being on your feet all day is only "lightly active"? I'd set it higher than that.

    It varies from person to person. In the end, you may have to adjust up or down based on actual results. So the big question is, what are your actual results?
  • onefortyone
    onefortyone Posts: 531 Member
    I used to be on my feet all day as a cashier/manager, and I set it to lightly active - simply because (I believe) your body gets used to it fairly quickly. I did it for 2 years and I'm sure if I put it in as exercising for 8 hours, it'd give me some crazy high number. I managed to lose 1lb/week using MFP's figures last time so I'm sure it was accurate. If I was underestimating, I would have lost more.

    Granted, I wasn't moving quickly enough to elevate my heart rate or anything. If your job involves walking for miles that you can count, lifting heavy objects etc., you'd be able to step it up to 'active' - I believe it has waitress, mailman, etc. on there for that.
  • bwogilvie
    bwogilvie Posts: 2,130 Member
    It varies from person to person. In the end, you may have to adjust up or down based on actual results. So the big question is, what are your actual results?

    QFT. Activity levels, BMR calculators, etc. are all just estimates, and you're estimating your calorie intake. If you are losing weight at the rate you want, then you're doing things fine regardless of the settings. If you are not losing at the rate you want, then you'll need to make some adjustments somewhere: change activity level, check your logging, etc.

    Activity level is quite subjective. I'm a college teacher and spend many hours a week standing in front of a class, walking to and from classrooms, etc. But I set my activity level to "Sedentary" and I'm losing at my desired rate.

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