Am I cheating?

mikeyrp

If you are doing exercise, logging it and loosing weight, results prove its not cheating!

dtiapril

I wouldn't log it personally because it's too small to make a substantial difference. Sometimes I don't bother to log the sugar free drinks I have that are about 5-10 calories either. As someone has previously said if I had to log every single thing that passes my lips and every step taken it would become too much of a chore.

I tend to only log exercise that is a deliberate 30 minute or more session. I don't log my daily dog walks because I've always done them, I only log them if I go out for an extra walk for my benefit or we go on a particularly big walk.

I figure not counting the 'small' bits of exercise means I can take it easy not logging the small things like sugar free drinks and a handful of cherry tomatoes.

It's working for me so far. If I hit a plateau or start to struggle then I may adopt a much stricter approach, but the key is not to get bored of counting and just inevitably stopping altogether.

I guess if logging the stairs makes you more motivated then do it by all means, as long as you are tracking everything you eat/drink. If you like tracking the exercise and you are losing weight then great! If not, take another look at it.

anzi888

I think it's up to you. Do you feel like you are cheating? Does it motivate you? I think it's just awesome that you do that in the first place. I make an effort to take the stairs too but don't log it because I don't have a HRM.

I don't have source but my friend (med student) told me that we can burn up to 500-1000 cals more a day just by changing little things like: taking the stairs, parking further from the door, making more trips when bringing in groceries, etc.

BigDougie1211

Cheers again folks.
The way I look at it is 40 - 45 calories per day is a minimum of 200 per week.
Over a working month that's a minimum of 800 cals.
That's basically 1 calories free meal a month.