lets ban light house cleaning from mfp

Princessbrene

Have you ever tried to climb the steps of a lighthouse? Not even thinking about mopping each step as you go and scrubbing the walls! Anyone who has committed to lighthouse cleaning has undertaken a serious task and you should be ashamed for making...er...light of their work!

Oh my! I'm SLOW. LOL I read about 5 comments including this quote before I finally "got" it. LOL That's too funny.

p0pr0cksnc0ke

Hmm, I find it interesting that this bothers you so. Isn't that what a wife/girlfriend is for?

TiffanyKinner

I would like to start a movement to eliminate the laziness of some of our fellow mfp pals. Lets help them help themselves!!!

Just a thought, but some people clean for a living... I am far from lazy, and I log due to it being part of my job.. .

Gwendalyne

Have you ever tried to climb the steps of a lighthouse? Not even thinking about mopping each step as you go and scrubbing the walls! Anyone who has committed to lighthouse cleaning has undertaken a serious task and you should be ashamed for making...er...light of their work!

This is funny...but to each it's own...log it or don't log it...as long as you are happy

fbmandy55

I have worked up a sweat house cleaning! Especially if I am mopping or cleaning the kids rooms or the bathroom. Deep cleaning the bathroom in not easy! Neither is cleaning the garage!

Same here, I work up a better sweat cleaning, bending and scrubbing than I do walking at a moderate pace for 20 mins. Not to mention the soreness I can sometimes feel in my butt, thighs and arms after a big clean of the house.

:noway:

SouthernNHgirl

Some people come to this site so overweight and unhealthy that even the slightest bit of movement causes them to sweat and to them, it feels like exercising. Just my thought.

_binary_jester_

Plus we all know that some use light cleaning as a euphemism for another activity.

BeautifulRedButterfly

LOL they have sex for burnt calories on mfp. i thought it was funny (:

MrsR0SE

Have you ever tried to climb the steps of a lighthouse? Not even thinking about mopping each step as you go and scrubbing the walls! Anyone who has committed to lighthouse cleaning has undertaken a serious task and you should be ashamed for making...er...light of their work!

This! Lol just what I was going to say :)

LorinaLynn

I think cleaning this would burn a LOT of calories.

ShrinkingChelle

You can not judge what people consider exercise. Each of us is at our own personal stage. If light housekeeping is banned then slow walking should be as well, then what, when YOU get to YOUR next level are you going to ban the next thing??? Instead of calling others lazy, maybe you should encourage.

Very well put. Its not something I would log but if someone has done it and its above normal activity for them then good let them log it.

Keegansmum6

Why don't you worry about what you are logging, and quit worrying about what other people are doing. If they are on your friends list and you don't like what they log, remove them. You never know what other peoples circumstances are, so don't JUDGE.

I couldn't have said it better my self. My mother in law has fibromyalgia, So there for sometimes cleaning the house is a MAJOR work out for her

fbmandy55

Wow, I bet it's fun to be YOUR friend. WTF do you care what someone else considers exercise? Frankly I NEVER clean my own house, I pay someone to do it. So those rare times when I do a deep clean I have worn my HRM and I do break a sweat. Of course I'm a fat@ss so what's strenuous and burns calories for me probably wouldn't do a thing for someone as fit and awesome as yourself.

It's actually quite fun being his friend
I see his point and I see yours also. The bigger problem is the fact you got so worked up over a silly post
Also light housecleaning does not do anything calories burned wise bc if it had I would be in great shape because I clean a mean house DAILY!

So if I run 5 miles a day a shouldn't count that as exercise? Great logic.

Zarebeth

And a lot depends on how you have your activity level set. If you are sedentary, EVERYTHING but sitting on your butt should count. If you are not sedentary, and put your activity level as more active then some of those things don't, and shouldn't, count.

Those of you who think that people shouldn't be able to motivate themselves any way they can should just go join the judgemental hardbodies over at that "other" tracking site and leave people who are just trying their best to make a change for the better alone. You are the reason I won't join a health club until I am already fit.

melissa97

I dont log my daily cleaning but when im shampooing rugs and washing walls and windows and mopping my whole entire house and my heart rate is up and sweat is dripping off me you are damn sure i count that as a work out!!!!

IrishHarpy1

How many calories can I burn for being judgmental?

You win a shiny new interwebz for that :flowerforyou:

MamaSonyaP

Breathing burns calories, should we ban that too?
Burning calories is burning calories, and 'Light housecleaning' is better than sitting on the couch and flicking the remote buttons. Keep it, it's not like many people rely on it to make or break their week. Besides, does that effect your success in any way if others log 'light housekeeping'?

TK266

Have you ever tried to climb the steps of a lighthouse? Not even thinking about mopping each step as you go and scrubbing the walls! Anyone who has committed to lighthouse cleaning has undertaken a serious task and you should be ashamed for making...er...light of their work!

Junkpiles! I was too slow on the draw this morning. (sadly I thought it had to do with Lighthouses at first)

doonesbury

I would like to start a movement to eliminate the laziness of some of our fellow mfp pals. Lets help them help themselves!!!

With all due respect, and in all fairness... It's NOYB!

Judge not lest ye be judged.
~Matthew 7:1~

AlsDonkBoxSquat

I found two suitable pictures for this post, I made the awsomer one my picture.

It's no one's business what constitutes exercise for another person. If they're losing and eating then they're doing what works for them. If they stall, then it may be time for more rigorous activity. I walk up and down my steps at home without thinking twice about it, someone else may find stairs difficult and the act of going up and down them one time is pretty tough. I don't log stairs, but probably others should. I don't log cleaning, but if simply standing is work then cleaning is hard work.

tamheath

Wow, I bet it's fun to be YOUR friend. WTF do you care what someone else considers exercise? Frankly I NEVER clean my own house, I pay someone to do it. So those rare times when I do a deep clean I have worn my HRM and I do break a sweat. Of course I'm a fat@ss so what's strenuous and burns calories for me probably wouldn't do a thing for someone as fit and awesome as yourself.

Oh, Susie-Q. I love you.

MsQt

I've even seen "taking a shower" as calories burned! Really?

maybe they don't shower daily.....

lmao....

alharbour

I log housecleaning and I am most certainly NOT lazy!! By the time I mop several hundred square feet of tile, shampoo 3 flights of stairs plus carpet in my 4 level home, I am sweating and burning calories. Plus the laundry is on the lowest level of my house, so I am taking my so-called lazy self up and down the stairs several times a day, every day, while lugging a large laundry basket, and sometimes lugging my 3 year old child. Do the workouts you want to do, and leave everyone else alone.

futurerunner

Have you ever tried to climb the steps of a lighthouse? Not even thinking about mopping each step as you go and scrubbing the walls! Anyone who has committed to lighthouse cleaning has undertaken a serious task and you should be ashamed for making...er...light of their work!

HAHA!! Love it!

chachita7

I second that- I really do - I understand the concept that any movement helps, but my question is - was the house always a mess before the journey of weight loss started - how about the cooking and preparation of meals, really?

Any movement does help but the every day chores are every day chores.

I am going to the dark side for being judgmental... *sigh*

Chairless

expected topic on lighthouses, was dissapointed.

dhencel

If I am cleaning and working up a sweat, then I consider it exercise, especially vacuuming. I vacuum more so that I am working up a sweat...And sometimes I put on some workout music so that I can "exercise: while dusting, etc-- jogging in place,dancing around--you get the idea........... But I find that cooking is not an exercise. Sweating in the kitchen means that the kitchen is hot........

lorihalsted

I think I am just going to ban cleaning and hire a housekeeper! Seriously though, everyone is different. For some vacuuming (did I even spell that correctly???) is an intense workout, others not so much. People need not be so judgemental of others and mind their own business.

Shayztar

You know, it makes more sense to MY judgmental side to actually work toward a productive goal such as getting your house clean or your clothes washed than to exercise with a DVD in front of your TV... just sayin'.

Super Like. Tho I do both exercise vids and housework.
I saw a post like this before get deleted because some people commented and started to get really mean, calling stay at home moms lazy. Saying how logging breast feeding is stupid and counter productive, etc.

I wish people would lay off the housework log. If someone wants to log calories burned whether burned or not, it all comes down to their success. I see people lie about their food intake often. People exaggerate or diminish the calories they eat, never mind the calories burned during exercise. But hey, if they stay fat and I lose weight and I'm logging cleaning...

FitLink

Burning calories is burning calories. For some, it's very helpful and motivational to be able to see that even everyday activities like light housecleaning are still better than sitting around doing nothing. Knowledge is power.

It's not just "helpful." The attached link is to one of the studies proving that NEAT, or Non_Exercise Activity Thermogenesis, the calories burned while you are not doing formal exercise are MORE IMPORTANT to weight loss and improving overall fitness level than formal, planned exercise. But by all means, let's ban people who are focused on the RIGHT thing. That's helpful.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16439708

Reported in:
Levine, J.A., Eberhardt, N.L., and Jensen, M.D., Role of Nonexercise Activity Thermogenesis in Resistance to Fat Gain in Humans. Science, 8 January 1999, pp. 212-214.