Can't decide what my activity level should be considered!

zaithyr

I need a little help. I am having trouble deciding if I should be choosing sedentary or active or what when I'm using these BMR/TDEE calculators! I work at my computer all day long and then 4 days a week I do 30 Day Shred (I do it every other day basically). Sometimes on my in between days I will go for a walk but there are still plenty of times on my off days that I am chained to the computer working and don't get that in. When I'm trying to calculate my BMR/ TDEE it always asks activity level and different sites seem to have different definitions. Given the fact that I exercise those 20 minutes 4 days a week would that make me lightly/moderately active or am I sendentary because the majority of the time I'm working at my desk? Just trying to figure out what I really need to be eating!

gemiwing

Few people are truly inactive enough to be sedentary- especially Mom's of younger children. I say go for moderately active and see how it goes after a month or two. It's most likely right on for you.

lisakyle_11

Few people are truly inactive enough to be sedentary- especially Mom's of younger children. I say go for moderately active and see how it goes after a month or two. It's most likely right on for you.

yep this^

twoboys2012

i was wondering the same thing ... as when i use the scooby website ... it goes by hours a week not days a week .. i also do the 30 day shred or cross trainer and total prob 2- 2 1/2 hours a week .. so on that website i should be 'light exercise' not 'moderate exercise'. pretty confused myself as i don't want to do opposite and eat too much ...

just wanna get it clear and get on with it ... hope you get some answers too

slammy1079

Some weeks I'm more in the moderate camp and others I'm in the very active camp - so I just averaged the two. One said around 1938 a day and the other said 2100 - so I settled at 2000 for my daily goal.

Zylayna

Some weeks I'm more in the moderate camp and others I'm in the very active camp - so I just averaged the two. One said around 1938 a day and the other said 2100 - so I settled at 2000 for my daily goal.

Good idea.