Better to leave a calorie deficiency???

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  • Msdirection
    Msdirection Posts: 54 Member
    1. I log "actual" workouts .... not walking the dog

    I resent that. I can burn nearly 400 calories a day from 'just walking the dog'. There's a difference between a stroll and a fast walk. Exercise doesn't just have to be going to the gym :)

    Hmm.. yeah I lost all my weight just by walking so yes it does count!

    I'm glad I'm not the only one! I've got dodgy knees, so anything that requires me to land heavily on them is out - unfortunately, that cuts out running and 99% of gym classes. So I walk - 3.3km today already! Love it :)

    This is pretty intense mileage though - so you are not talking about a ten minute walk to the local dog park and then sit on a bench and then back around the block kind of deal.

    Exactly - I'm not talking about that at all. I think if THATS that kind of walk your taking your dog on, then don't bother logging it. But when you do the k's that I do, at the speed I do them, I'd be eating waaay under what I need if I didn't log them and eat them back. I think walking the dog means different things to different people. For me, owning a labrador puppy with enough energy to power a city, walking him is a pretty full on exercise!

    In terms of logging things like housework etc - I think it depends on what your activity level is set to. If you're already set to Moderate activity level, then those things are encorporated into your daily calorie needs and you shouldn't log it. But I've got mine set to sedentary, so anything I do that makes me sweat, I log. Just my personal preference!
  • llkilgore
    llkilgore Posts: 1,169 Member
    1. I log "actual" workouts .... not walking the dog

    I resent that. I can burn nearly 400 calories a day from 'just walking the dog'. There's a difference between a stroll and a fast walk. Exercise doesn't just have to be going to the gym :)

    You could walk my 2 dogs - that is a workout! 4 miles with them and I am beat. Of course, the dogs are huge and we live by a river in a heavily treed area. They are constantly smelling something they want to catch!

    My dog is a little guy who wants to stop and sniff every tuft of grass along the way. I don't log his walks as exercise but I do count them as part of my justification for a "Lightly Active" setting.
  • UKMarjie
    UKMarjie Posts: 257 Member
    1. I log "actual" workouts .... not walking the dog

    I resent that. I can burn nearly 400 calories a day from 'just walking the dog'. There's a difference between a stroll and a fast walk. Exercise doesn't just have to be going to the gym :)

    I was looking on a Canadian government website and was amazed to discover that I am considered 'active' because I go to the gym three times a week. I kind of made me realize what exercise levels are out there. Interesting information.

    Incidentally, if you are walking 4 KM a day with your pup then are you really sedentary? ;)

    I can see the logging thing and your logic...I guess I am pretty hard on myself in terms of what I count because I have been too lenient in the past and that is where I got myself into trouble.

    Hmm.. yeah I lost all my weight just by walking so yes it does count!

    I'm glad I'm not the only one! I've got dodgy knees, so anything that requires me to land heavily on them is out - unfortunately, that cuts out running and 99% of gym classes. So I walk - 3.3km today already! Love it :)

    This is pretty intense mileage though - so you are not talking about a ten minute walk to the local dog park and then sit on a bench and then back around the block kind of deal.

    Exactly - I'm not talking about that at all. I think if THATS that kind of walk your taking your dog on, then don't bother logging it. But when you do the k's that I do, at the speed I do them, I'd be eating waaay under what I need if I didn't log them and eat them back. I think walking the dog means different things to different people. For me, owning a labrador puppy with enough energy to power a city, walking him is a pretty full on exercise!

    In terms of logging things like housework etc - I think it depends on what your activity level is set to. If you're already set to Moderate activity level, then those things are encorporated into your daily calorie needs and you shouldn't log it. But I've got mine set to sedentary, so anything I do that makes me sweat, I log. Just my personal preference!
  • Leisha908
    Leisha908 Posts: 35 Member
    it's all really confusing. just a couple days ago someone named NoOb put on here that we have to subtract our "existing" calories which I think means calories we burn just existing from our earned through workout calories. so that means eat less right? but then other people say eating too little will be bad for you too. so it's gonna be really confusing unless you know how to do all that TDEE stuff people talk about. IF you figure it out, let me know because it's still hard for me to get.

    It can be confusing given all of the different opinions on this site (and in everything we read/see/hear), but the post below is very helpful and clearly explains an effective fat loss strategy that works. It's a long post, but if you take the time to read it, digest it, and do your own calculations, you will be rewarded with knowledge.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

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