Is there a big difference between...

DebbieLaviolette

lightly active and sedentary in the setup? I am in the IT field and I'm up and down all day and I do a lot of stuff after work that I don't log...like house, yard and other....

foxxybrown

I think you should set it as sedentary. Count you house and yard towards your calories because you probably don't do those things everyday.

baisleac

I like the more commonly used definitions better than MFPs, personally.

Sedentary = little or no exercise, desk job
Lightly Active = light exercise/sports 1-3 days/wk
Moderately Active = moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/wk
Very Active = hard exercise/sports 6-7 days/wk
Extremely Active = hard daily exercise/sports & physical job or 2X day training, i.e. marathon, contest, etc.

DebbieLaviolette

Hmm now I'm even more confused :-) I do like the commonly used definitiions and was surprised at the MPF ones....at the same time I wouldn't consider my job a desk job for 8 hours a day but I'm not a salesman either :-) Oy Vey

beckajw

I like the more commonly used definitions better than MFPs, personally.

Sedentary = little or no exercise, desk job
Lightly Active = light exercise/sports 1-3 days/wk
Moderately Active = moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/wk
Very Active = hard exercise/sports 6-7 days/wk
Extremely Active = hard daily exercise/sports & physical job or 2X day training, i.e. marathon, contest, etc.

You shouldn't use these defnitions when using MFP. The websites that use these definitions, generally do not have you "eat back" your exercise calories, because they build the exercise calories into the calorie target they set.

I can't tell you what to use. I use sedentary, because I'm at my desk a majority of the day, even though I do have to walk around the office, move files, etc.

DebbieLaviolette

I like the more commonly used definitions better than MFPs, personally.

Sedentary = little or no exercise, desk job
Lightly Active = light exercise/sports 1-3 days/wk
Moderately Active = moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/wk
Very Active = hard exercise/sports 6-7 days/wk
Extremely Active = hard daily exercise/sports & physical job or 2X day training, i.e. marathon, contest, etc.

You shouldn't use these defnitions when using MFP. The websites that use these definitions, generally do not have you "eat back" your exercise calories, because they build the exercise calories into the calorie target they set.

I can't tell you what to use. I use sedentary, because I'm at my desk a majority of the day, even though I do have to walk around the office, move files, etc.

Ah that makes sense!! I didn't even think about how it's all figured in. I'll set mine to sedentary and wear my HRM when I'm doing my massive amount of projects around the house. :-)

baisleac

I like the more commonly used definitions better than MFPs, personally.

Sedentary = little or no exercise, desk job
Lightly Active = light exercise/sports 1-3 days/wk
Moderately Active = moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/wk
Very Active = hard exercise/sports 6-7 days/wk
Extremely Active = hard daily exercise/sports & physical job or 2X day training, i.e. marathon, contest, etc.

You shouldn't use these defnitions when using MFP. The websites that use these definitions, generally do not have you "eat back" your exercise calories, because they build the exercise calories into the calorie target they set.

I can't tell you what to use. I use sedentary, because I'm at my desk a majority of the day, even though I do have to walk around the office, move files, etc.

If you exercise frequently you are burning more calories sitting at your desk than your office mate who never works out. Working out INCREASES your BMR, which in turn increases your TDEE, which is what your deficit comes from.

Strictly speaking, working out does not increase your BMR; more muscle mass does, a faster metabolism does. Working out frequently results in more muscle mass and usually a better metabolism.

Marcus_E

Hi there.. I am in IT and Sales, but I still chose Sedentary. The core reason being that whilst I do travel a bit, I tend to track my walking throughout the day as exercise as I do walk quite briskly where ever I go.

robin52077

MFPs estimates are very low.
I have found that I have to choose VERY active in order for it to come out right for me, and I am NOT an athlete. I just stand/walk for 8 hours a day at work.

Atlantique

I like the more commonly used definitions better than MFPs, personally.

Sedentary = little or no exercise, desk job
Lightly Active = light exercise/sports 1-3 days/wk
Moderately Active = moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/wk
Very Active = hard exercise/sports 6-7 days/wk
Extremely Active = hard daily exercise/sports & physical job or 2X day training, i.e. marathon, contest, etc.

If you use that scale on MFP, don't log ANY exercise or you'll be double-counting your exercise calories. MFP uses 'activity level' to represent your workday from 8-5 and nothing else.

DebbieLaviolette

thanks for the feedback y'all. I think I'll go with the sedentary and figure that any extra burn is just that ...extra... and will show on the scale.