What don't you log?

teally13

This morning I received a delivery, 4 large boxes with several other boxes inside. The contents were fairly heavy and were taken upstairs as I unpacked so lots of running up and down the stairs. All the packaging was sorted for recycling and consolidated. Not sure how long all this took me but it was at least 30 minutes and by the end I had worked up a sweat and got my heart rate up so I could log this in my exercise for today but I won't. Same when I walk/ride my bike to the shop. I guess I only log things when I intentionally go "to do exercise".

So I was wondering what people do and don't log.

p0kers0ph

I log walking, as I walk everywhere, don't have a car.
I know some people log cleaning etc, but personally I wouldn't class that as exercise as such.

Blayzn10Tiffers

This morning I received a delivery, 4 large boxes with several other boxes inside. The contents were fairly heavy and were taken upstairs as I unpacked so lots of running up and down the stairs. All the packaging was sorted for recycling and consolidated. Not sure how long all this took me but it was at least 30 minutes and by the end I had worked up a sweat and got my heart rate up so I could log this in my exercise for today but I won't. Same when I walk/ride my bike to the shop. I guess I only log things when I intentionally go "to do exercise".

So I was wondering what people do and don't log.

Have you thought about a HRM or a FitBit?

Mdin1029

Right now I am not logging food because I am fasting for Ramadan so I don't want to be bothered with loggin during the few times of day I do eat.

Normally I do not log things like you mentioned, dancing (at a wedding or concert), cleaning, or other things I don't do to "work out" just because I feel like it balances out ALL the time that I spend just sitting at the computer or sitting in the car

medoria

I only log workouts longer then 15 minutes. No housework or cleaning. I feel you run the risk to overestimate your burn and underestimate what you eat and it brings a false sense of loss. Logging every single thing is trying to hard and in some cases just plain lazy trying to get away from a longer workout.

teally13

This morning I received a delivery, 4 large boxes with several other boxes inside. The contents were fairly heavy and were taken upstairs as I unpacked so lots of running up and down the stairs. All the packaging was sorted for recycling and consolidated. Not sure how long all this took me but it was at least 30 minutes and by the end I had worked up a sweat and got my heart rate up so I could log this in my exercise for today but I won't. Same when I walk/ride my bike to the shop. I guess I only log things when I intentionally go "to do exercise".

So I was wondering what people do and don't log.

Have you thought about a HRM or a FitBit?

I have one...I'm just saying that I choose not to log that activity as I think that's part of my day but I know lots of people would. I log every run, long walk/bike ride etc

00Melyanna00

I do log my cleaning, but only because it's a way to motivate myself to do the housework. XD What I do, to avoid over-estimating the calories count, is to enter the lightest possible kind of housework exercise and half the calories count that MFP gives me.
Otherwise, I only log activities that I do with the purpose of exercising, so, lately, running and Your Shape lately.
In terms of food, I don't log coffee or tea: I never put any sugar, milk or lemon in them, so they don't have calories, but it's not pure water either, so they can't go in the glasses of water.

SilverOnTheTree

I've set the daily activity level to 'sedentary' (because 5 days of the week, my school day consists of sitting around writing stuff) so to get the calories right, I log any intentional exercise of 5 minutes or longer. Everyday stuff like cleaning, walking to the supermarket, or going up and down the stairs at home doesn't count. For some activities, if I know my heart rate wasn't very high, I will knock the MFP calories down by 1/3 - like, walking up a hill with a slow friend.

Admittedly it's a bit hit-and-miss but I'm losing weight anyway, so... yay! Later on (like, -10kg from now), I intend to revisit the daily activity level. I hope to be a generally more active person by then.

smithy85

I had this debate, I logged my cleaning and felt like id cheated myself (i didnt eat the calories), but think its not great. I am no longer going to be doing that.
I do think that sometimes people log cleaning to feel better if they over-eat.

Prestissima

I mostly don't log my way from the subway to work, my morning 15-20 minutes workout, my walk during the lunchtime, cleaning (according to p0kers0ph).
But sometimes I need to know exactly, how much calories I have "in stock", then I track all activities.

ahmommy

I only log calories burned when I'm purposefully exercising. I have my activity level set to sedentary because I sit at a desk all day at work. So what I don't count is - taking the stairs at work (4 flights), playing with my daughters, cleaning, going to the park, mowing the grass, any of the 50 times I go up and down the stairs at home.

On the flip side, if I know I'm within my calories and I have a little room to spare, I might eat a piece of dark or semi-sweet chocolate at the end of the day after I've finished logging.

randomtai

I don't log anything except workouts. I used to log everything but I didnt want it to give me a false sense of security lol

jacksonpt

As far as exercise goes? I only log things I do intentionally as exercise/workouts. Anything that falls within normal living is not exercise.

Determinednoob

What don't I log? Exercise

lostwisdom

I log everything longer than ten minutes which gets me into a sweat, as it's something outside my comfort zone! So as I'm quite unfit and overweight this does include cleaning, walking to the shops etc, but as I become healthier and it's not a big effort, I won't. I make sure to get in lots of "intentional exercise" too though

aegisprncs

I don't log what's part of my normal day to day activity, otherwise I log it.

Methinksabout

I don't log my walking to/from/at work and anything small like housework, going shopping or little things like that.. I just think they are already covered in my sedentary lifestyle, so I won't add those again... I do log 'proper' exercise, as in going on a bikeride, jogging, 30DS etc.. (and I try and eat those cals back!)

on the other hand I do not log Tic tacs, mints, most herbs/spices like dried herbs, garlic paste, tomato purree or a stock cube, or 'no added sugar squash' as I believe that those are just so infinitisimal that I honestly can't be bothered to log those. And i believe that these will easily be evened (sp?) out by things from the paragraph above..

I might rethink all this once I hit plateau, but for the moment this works for me :-)

TheVimFuego

I don't log any exercise.

I don't log the huge globs of heavy cream in my coffee in the morning,

I don't log my disgustingly regular consumption of red wine in industrial quantities.

And still it all works out OK, amazing

bizco

As far as exercise goes? I only log things I do intentionally as exercise/workouts. Anything that falls within normal living is not exercise.

^ This.

Miss_dannii

I don't log weekends, cos I eat and drink pretty much what I want, and I eat 1000 ish cals per day during the week to make up for the weekends

caraiselite

anything i do for more than 15 mins.
i washed the walls the other day, but it was only 10 minutes.

my fitbit tracks my steps regardless.

ExplorinLauren

A lot of people don't log cleaning as housework.. but I guess it depends on the person.
I wear a HRM, and in 2 hours of cleaning, I burn more 2ce as many calories than any of my P90X workouts....
So your DAMN straight I'm going to log it if I feel like it
That being said.... I get extra exercise in also everyday, not including cleaning. If your not sitting on your *kitten* watching TV, and you are up doing things, it all goes into your daily burn. Just my opinion.

hkevans724

Mom says anything you do above and beyond your normal daily routine is exercise.

lynn1982

I've started biking and walking everywhere this summer, but I don't log it. I've been doing it to save money (I don't have a car so I rely on public transit usually) rather than for health reasons, but I have noticed that I've lost more weight than usual over the past few weeks. I also exercise daily, but that I log.

Muscles_Curves

Even though I drink about 100 fl oz of water a day. I usually don't log it.

78brownie_wechanged

Cleaning and anything in my normal daily routine.

amatiq

If I'm hauling major laundry up and down my three flights of stairs, I log that. I don't log running a load down a few times a day. When I did heavy carpet cleaning, I logged that. I don't log sweeping or mopping. Picked a few weeds-no. Turned over a whole section of garden with heavy compost-yes.
I don't log these things to be able to eat the calories back, but to remind myself that those things are great for me and burn lots of calories.

Elen_Sia

I log intentional exercise, so only bike rides and weight-lifting. I have zero desire to keep my HRM on 24x7.

apriltrainer

I never log my exercise

RBXChas

I don't log water intake, and I don't log any activity where I am not wearing my HRM (unless it's an oversight, but in that case I'd have to specifically be going for a workout). Also, I do not log, um, intimate time with my husband (I know MFP won't let me use the three-letter S word).

kimmianne89

I log when I intentionally do something for exercise and wearing my HRM. If i'm not wearing it, I don't log it (unless it was alot)