Sedentary to active?

courtneycuth

Hey there folks,

I was just thinking about this and wondering what you all thought. I started on MFP and have entered my lifestyle as Sedentary, as I am sure many of you have, but creating workout routines as a habitual part of the day seems like eventually the lifestyle settings should move towards Active. For those of you who have made a lot of progress, is this something you have changed in your settings? Or, for anyone, what do you think of this?

Thanks!

rfcollins33

bump

richiefixo

i keeo mine at lightly active...and i judge my eating based on my days....when i workout and move around alot i add 100 more calories otherwise i stay at the set calories....its a win win....more deficit more weight gone...its very easy to get comfortable in the active zone and keep eating like you are still active even on days when you werent really that active...

hope this helps

take care!
RIchard

schobert101

It really depends on whether you are going to log the activities separately as exercise. If you do not do so then you could move up your baseline activity settings................BUT you do not want to move up the setting and then ALSO count the activities as exercise in the log. If you do that you are in essence double counting and your calorie limits will be too high. You baseline activity level should be based on daily activities that you do routinely that you do not count in your exercise log.......like a person with a very active job etc.

alienblonde1

You have it as what you do most of the day, since you log your workout/activity separately each time and day you do them.

MayhemModels

I would only change it if you have met your goals and are just wanting to maintain your current weight

beccarockslife

See I take it as In your day to day life, without specifically exercising does your heartrate get up to a reasonable rate.

I'm a writer and photographer working from home, it's rare I get all sweaty doing the ironing or sitting on my backside editing so I log my exercises separately. If I was lugging boxes, furniture or doing a very active job all day (and I don't mean walking to the biscuit tin from my desk) then I'd log as lightly active.

If you logged yourself as active and then logged your exercise as well you'd be doubling up those calories. Probably not the best way to lose weight lol.

susanswan

I started out at sedentary, too because I work at a desk at home. I count my exercise videos, walking the dog, and riding my bike as exercise. But then after a while I began to reevaluate. I do work at home on the computer, but I am up and down all day doing laundry, making meals (I cook/prepare everything I eat), washing dishes, do my own housework, my own yard work & water the plants with a hose. My house is 2400 sq feet one story so I am back and forth from the kitchen, office, and bathroom (drinking lots of water!) I run errands some days, too and do grocery shopping. I changed my activity to lightly active. I can't with a good conscience count my housework and yardwork as activity unless it is really challenging that day. So I think if you truly work at a desk ALL DAY or live in a small place and stay planted in a chair all day, you might be sedentary. Otherwise, I'd go for at least lightly active and count only your exercise walking, exercise routines, and such as added exercise. Just my thoughts. I am really enjoying my 70 extra calories, too! = D

deeharley

I started out a sedetary and after a few weeks, realized I was moving more throughout the day than I had been. I changed mine to lightly active, then add in any specific hard workouts, and am still losing weight. I'm not highly successful yet, but I'm getting there.