We are pleased to announce that on March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor will be introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the upcoming changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

Work Calories???

dolphin21
dolphin21 Posts: 301 Member
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I have a friend thats counting her work calories! I like to know if that counts as a burn or just your normal day? I took my HRM to work just to see how much I burn and I was surprise that I burn bout 530 in 3 hours!!!! To me I wouldn't count them because its what I do every day. Sho what do you guys say bout it?

Replies

  • AJay513
    AJay513 Posts: 187
    Ive been dealing with this lately as well! Since Ive went back to work Ive been much more hungry! I keep blowing my calories. But the days Im off I have no problem staying within my calories....
  • pleasepleaseno
    pleasepleaseno Posts: 166 Member
    I think it depends on your settings like if you're lightly active, or sedentary, or blah blah blah...?
  • idwoof
    idwoof Posts: 76
    You aren't supposed to count them. It asks you in your settings if you are active, slightly active, sedentary. or something like that.
  • kirstyfromscotland
    kirstyfromscotland Posts: 555 Member
    i was the same, i do a physical job and i burnt a heap at work, i dont usually count them as i dont eat back my exersize cals but occasionally if i dont get to workout i do store it. I am keen to see every1's replies.x
  • chevy88grl
    chevy88grl Posts: 3,937 Member
    I work on my feet 4-5 days a week for 5-9 hours a day. I have my activity level set higher to accommodate what I do at work. I only log true exercise (stuff that gets my heart rate up). Since my body is used to my job - I find it works better to just keep my activity level up.

    I know that I burn a ton of calories at work - but I don't keep track of them or eat them back. I've just raised my overall calorie level to reflect it.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    The easiest way to account for this is to set your activity level to reflect your busy work shedule. This will give you more calories each day to make up for your more active lifestyle.
    Then you only have to add extra exercise.

    Or, if you want to, you can set your activity level as sedentary, then log your work plus any extra activities you do, but I think this would be a bit more tedious! I'm also not sure how accurate your HRM is for measuring calories burned when you are working (I'm assuming that there is a bit of stop/starting in your job) I think there are other devices that do a better job at this.
This discussion has been closed.

Categories