Should I count calories I lose at work as workout calories?

anetap2000

I clean houses for living.
I work every day sometimes 6 hours, sometimes 8. I was wearing HRM once and I have burned 200 kcal per hour. Should I count those calories as workout calories
I think it will be way too much for me to eat . It will be almost 2400 kcal , I don't think I will lose any weight eating so many calories every day.

SWEETS1234

No don't count it. Only count workouts that you do above and beyond your daily routine.

janet0513

This should be reflected in your profile when you chose sedentary, lightly active etc. If you chose sedentary, then count it, but if you said you were active because of your job then don't (it would be duplicating it)

JacksMom12

Set your profile to at least moderately active. That should account for it.

annabellj

Set your profile to at least moderately active. That should account for it.

this. it is your daily activity that your body is used to

Happyhealthybabe

Count it for sure, I work a desk job and log all the little trips I do in and out of the office. At the end of the day you are moving about and being active


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rosemiller11

I am a nursing student, so I have my lifestyle set at sedentary because I spent 5 days a week in class sitting on my butt. I work as a CNA one day a week, and it is a vey active job. So I log that one day as exercise and call it good. However, in level 2 of my program I will be in clinicals 3-4 days a week, plus my regular work day. As a nursing student in clinical I am 10x more active (well, almost) so I will set my ticker to lightly active at that piont. Good luck with your journey!

HotAshMess

MFP already figures your activity levels and counts it towards your calories right? I'd only count what I do beyond work.

AsaraFuriosa

No don't count it. Only count workouts that you do above and beyond your daily routine.

This exactly!!