Cleaning Day?
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If you set up your profile as "sedentary" I would definitely log it (I do!).
I would not eat back all calories though because sometimes they sound a little on the high side. But if it is out-of-the-ordinary cleaning I log it.
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I log days that I do extra cleaning like if I shampoo carpets and mop floors or any cleaning that is well above a normal day, but not just normal everyday tidying up stuff.0
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ok I feel like a cheater now.
Each of us is at a different point in our journey... never feel like you are cheating. Those who are in excellent shape probably shouldn't count it, but those of us who are a work in progress may want to depending on your fitness level. I am recovering from radiation, and cleaning is really a challenge for me so of course I log it.0 -
If it involves more activity than you typically do in a day, then yes, count it. If you're normally that active, I would say no.0
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Day to day stuff? No. But major cleaning that's measured in hours, yes. And I'll tell you why.... I wore my HRM one day when I went on a cleaning job (I do march-out cleaning) and it logged an average 200 calories per hour. Which pretty much explains why by the end of the day I'm sore from head to toe and starving. It's a pretty good workout.
Now... to "eat them back" or not, that's a whole other debate. I don't set out to. But neither do I really worry about what I eat on those days - if I want pizza, I figure that's a good day for pizza.0 -
I log in my cleaning days if it causes me to work up a sweat and I am exhausted afterwards.0
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Maybe this will help my plateau. I've been stuck at 128.3 pounds for 4 weeks!!0
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I logged cleaning my house once and my sister called me and said don't fool yourself sis, you're not doing yourself any favors. So, no, I don't log cleaning my house anymore, however I picked up a gig cleaning offices at night and I run around that place like crazy. I'm dripping by the time I'm done and feel like I've walked a mile and then some.
Basically, it's completely up to you. If it helps you get your butt off the couch when otherwise you'd be stationed in front of the TV, then log it but DO NOT eat the calories back.0 -
No. Cleaning got done before I lost weight, and will always need to be done.0
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