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Sedentary? or Not?

Qatsi
Qatsi Posts: 2,191 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
When setting up my profile to calculate my daily net calories, we're prompted for our activity level. I have a desk job, which they would indicate (and I would expect) makes me "Sedentary:".

However, for exercise I walk 60-90 minutes every day. Should I be bumping my activity level up a notch?

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  • alikat42
    alikat42 Posts: 213 Member
    Set yourself to sedentary and then log your exercise
  • MzMiller1215
    MzMiller1215 Posts: 633 Member
    No. If you have a desk job where you sit 6 to 7 hours a day, your setting should be sedentary.
  • Qatsi
    Qatsi Posts: 2,191 Member
    See - here's where it gets confusing. According to calculations I'm told that my BMR is 1,790 calories/day. But with my settings at "Sedentary" MFP recommends my net calories/day at only 1,240. Even at "Lightly Active" it still only calculates out to 1,420/day.

    I see all the postings about not eating below your BMR, so I thought I was doing the calculations wrong.
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