scrubbing bathtub
SheilaN1976
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i am about to go and scrub the tub...it will take me about 30 minutes minimum to do...not to mention i always poor sweat by the time i am done...should i include this in my calories burned for today under cardio? i am going to take my heart rate during it and see how high it gets and figure the amount of calories i burned myself.
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No.
You scrubbed the tub before right? And it didn't magically make you lose weight before, did it?
Counting household chores you've always done gives you an artificially inflated burn, IMHO. And I think it's a poor habit to get into that mentally can make you justify avoiding DELIBERATE exercise.
I count EXERCISE as exercise. If I did it before when I was fat and it's normal house work anyways, I don't count it.0 -
I think it depends on what your activity setting is. If you chose sedentary to determine your goals, then I think you could count it as exercise, but if you chose a higher setting, "lightly active" or above, then I think it's probably already included. I used to log a lot of the walking I did, back when I had myself listed as "sedentary", but recently I just upped my activity setting to "lightly active" and stopped logging it.0
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I think it depends on what your activity setting is. If you chose sedentary to determine your goals, then I think you could count it as exercise, but if you chose a higher setting, "lightly active" or above, then I think it's probably already included. I used to log a lot of the walking I did, back when I had myself listed as "sedentary", but recently I just upped my activity setting to "lightly active" and stopped logging it.
my setting is sedentary.0 -
No.
You scrubbed the tub before right? And it didn't magically make you lose weight before, did it?
Counting household chores you've always done gives you an artificially inflated burn, IMHO. And I think it's a poor habit to get into that mentally can make you justify avoiding DELIBERATE exercise.
I count EXERCISE as exercise. If I did it before when I was fat and it's normal house work anyways, I don't count it.
Could not have said it better myself.
This bad habit of counting every little move you make other than sitting on the couch will do nothing but sabatoge your efforts. Don't count trips to the grocery store, or cooking dinner, or brushing your teeth, either. (Yup, people ask this.)0 -
Warning: Hotly debated topic.
You will get very vehement answers from both sides, but ultimately, it's up to you. If you feel it amounts to calories burned over and above your set activity level, log it. If you would rather let it go as an addition to your deficit, that's fine, too.
Personally, I have my activity set to sedentary, because when I am at my job I have few opportunities to move around. I consider that my baseline. When I am home, I am a flurry of chores, yardwork, kid-chasing, etc. (My fitbit has logged as high as 19,000 steps for a day of being a Domestic Goddess!) Do I count my housework? Darn right, I do!
Bottom line, do what feels right for you, because it only impacts you. If you log the calories and eat them back, then notice your weight loss isn't where you hoped, you may want to adjust for it. Your call.
Have fun, and Good Luck!0 -
If you're set as sedentary then I'd log it especially if you really give it some welly! :happy:
I log all housework but only eat back 50% of any exercise calories I earn.
Happy scrubbing! :drinker:0 -
I think it depends on what your activity setting is. If you chose sedentary to determine your goals, then I think you could count it as exercise, but if you chose a higher setting, "lightly active" or above, then I think it's probably already included. I used to log a lot of the walking I did, back when I had myself listed as "sedentary", but recently I just upped my activity setting to "lightly active" and stopped logging it.
my setting is sedentary.
Ive counted it recently because i really work up a sweat trying to scrub that grout! Im sure you will get mixed answers on it though. I too have "sedentary" as my active level because i have a 40hr desk job.0 -
.......and, a Heart Rate Monitor is designed to track sustained aerobic exercise. Not something like scrubbing a tub.
Here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Azdak/view/the-real-facts-about-hrms-and-calories-what-you-need-to-know-before-purchasing-an-hrm-or-using-one-214720 -
I don't log anything that I was doing regularly while gaining weight.0
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I log particularly strenuous activities like yard word, scrubbing floors etc just to keep track of the activities as these are over and above my normal sedentary lifestyle but I rarely eat back the calories.0
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Warning: Hotly debated topic.
You will get very vehement answers from both sides, but ultimately, it's up to you. If you feel it amounts to calories burned over and above your set activity level, log it. If you would rather let it go as an addition to your deficit, that's fine, too.
Personally, I have my activity set to sedentary, because when I am at my job I have few opportunities to move around. I consider that my baseline. When I am home, I am a flurry of chores, yardwork, kid-chasing, etc. (My fitbit has logged as high as 19,000 steps for a day of being a Domestic Goddess!) Do I count my housework? Darn right, I do!
Bottom line, do what feels right for you, because it only impacts you. If you log the calories and eat them back, then notice your weight loss isn't where you hoped, you may want to adjust for it. Your call.
Have fun, and Good Luck!
Thanks! i have my set to sedentary and i dont count every little thing...i dont count walking around the store etc things like that...but scrubbing the tub gets my heart rate up pretty good and with the amount of sweat i do i figured i have to be burning a good chunk of calories. i think i will do it, check my heart rate and see what its at, and figure the calories burned and go from there.0 -
No.
You scrubbed the tub before right? And it didn't magically make you lose weight before, did it?
Counting household chores you've always done gives you an artificially inflated burn, IMHO. And I think it's a poor habit to get into that mentally can make you justify avoiding DELIBERATE exercise.
I count EXERCISE as exercise. If I did it before when I was fat and it's normal house work anyways, I don't count it.
^^^This!0 -
I log particularly strenuous activities like yard word, scrubbing floors etc just to keep track of the activities as these are over and above my normal sedentary lifestyle but I rarely eat back the calories.
Thanks! i of course never said i would eat back the calories burned. i just was asking if i should enter it in as cardio or not.0 -
Oh, and for those of you that scrub grout, get Tilex with bleach. Spray it and walk away. Clean grout in 15 minutes with zero effort. True story. :happy: I hate cleaning the tub. I'd much rather go for a run.0
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Some of these answers make me chuckle. People get so bent about what other people log or don't log...
I do a very thorough vacuuming of my entire house - 2 Great rooms, stairs, long hallways, 4 bedrooms, and all of the furniture about once a week. It takes me nearly 2 hours, what with moving the furniture, hauling the vacuum around from room to room and floor to floor, emptying the canister, etc. And you're damn right I wear my HRM and log it.
Did I do this before I lost the weight? No, because I didn't have 2 cats then.
Should anyone here give a flying rats @ss if I log it? No.
Bottom line? If you want to log it, log it.0 -
You can log whatever you want. Log brushing your teeth. Who cares? If you stop losing weight, then you know why. If you don't stop losing weight, again, who cares?0
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Log it. I do when I can't get out and walk or go to a Gym. It is strenuous exercise when you really get into it. I can not get out and walk right now but my house has never been cleaner and I do not eat the extra calories I earn but if I did then so be it. It will only hurt me in the long run if I'm wrong and I don't plan on being wrong. I will get better at exercise when I lose 100+ lbs so I need encouragement like the next person. So please do what you want and I will help support you all the way.0
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Some of these answers make me chuckle. People get so bent about what other people log or don't log...
I do a very thorough vacuuming of my entire house - 2 Great rooms, stairs, long hallways, 4 bedrooms, and all of the furniture about once a week. It takes me nearly 2 hours, what with moving the furniture, hauling the vacuum around from room to room and floor to floor, emptying the canister, etc. And you're damn right I wear my HRM and log it.
Did I do this before I lost the weight? No, because I didn't have 2 cats then.
Should anyone here give a flying rats @ss if I log it? No.
Bottom line? If you want to log it, log it.
lol!!! this is kind of awesome.
I agree with you.........but I'll also give my opinion because they asked. And because more often than not the folks who've lost 5lbs and are asking to log house work are the ones who 1)won't be here in a month and/or 2)will start posting in a month about how "it's not working!!!" and they can't figure out why. Just sayin'.
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Some of these answers make me chuckle. People get so bent about what other people log or don't log...
I do a very thorough vacuuming of my entire house - 2 Great rooms, stairs, long hallways, 4 bedrooms, and all of the furniture about once a week. It takes me nearly 2 hours, what with moving the furniture, hauling the vacuum around from room to room and floor to floor, emptying the canister, etc. And you're damn right I wear my HRM and log it.
Did I do this before I lost the weight? No, because I didn't have 2 cats then.
Should anyone here give a flying rats @ss if I log it? No.
Bottom line? If you want to log it, log it.
lol!!! this is kind of awesome.
I agree with you.........but I'll also give my opinion because they asked. And because more often than not the folks who've lost 5lbs and are asking to log house work are the ones who 1)won't be here in a month and/or 2)will start posting in a month about how "it's not working!!!" and they can't figure out why. Just sayin'.
again i will reiterate...i never said i would eat back any of these calories burned by scrubbing the tub...........i eat back all other intentional exercise calories. housework calories burned i do not eat back. i just wanted to know if i should bother entering it or not.0 -
I don't log anything that I was doing regularly while gaining weight.
couldn't resist...does that include eating?0 -
Some of these answers make me chuckle. People get so bent about what other people log or don't log...
I do a very thorough vacuuming of my entire house - 2 Great rooms, stairs, long hallways, 4 bedrooms, and all of the furniture about once a week. It takes me nearly 2 hours, what with moving the furniture, hauling the vacuum around from room to room and floor to floor, emptying the canister, etc. And you're damn right I wear my HRM and log it.
Did I do this before I lost the weight? No, because I didn't have 2 cats then.
Should anyone here give a flying rats @ss if I log it? No.
Bottom line? If you want to log it, log it.
lol!!! this is kind of awesome.
I agree with you.........but I'll also give my opinion because they asked. And because more often than not the folks who've lost 5lbs and are asking to log house work are the ones who 1)won't be here in a month and/or 2)will start posting in a month about how "it's not working!!!" and they can't figure out why. Just sayin'.
again i will reiterate...i never said i would eat back any of these calories burned by scrubbing the tub...........i eat back all other intentional exercise calories. housework calories burned i do not eat back. i just wanted to know if i should bother entering it or not.
I'm just curious and have an honest question. I never log exercise on MFP. I primarily use it as an easy way to keep track of my macros and calories. I never eat back my calories. So here's my question: If you aren't going to eat back your calories, why do you log the exercise? Like i said, i've never used that function before and i honestly don't get what it would be used for.0 -
Some of these answers make me chuckle. People get so bent about what other people log or don't log...
I do a very thorough vacuuming of my entire house - 2 Great rooms, stairs, long hallways, 4 bedrooms, and all of the furniture about once a week. It takes me nearly 2 hours, what with moving the furniture, hauling the vacuum around from room to room and floor to floor, emptying the canister, etc. And you're damn right I wear my HRM and log it.
Did I do this before I lost the weight? No, because I didn't have 2 cats then.
Should anyone here give a flying rats @ss if I log it? No.
Bottom line? If you want to log it, log it.
lol!!! this is kind of awesome.
I agree with you.........but I'll also give my opinion because they asked. And because more often than not the folks who've lost 5lbs and are asking to log house work are the ones who 1)won't be here in a month and/or 2)will start posting in a month about how "it's not working!!!" and they can't figure out why. Just sayin'.
again i will reiterate...i never said i would eat back any of these calories burned by scrubbing the tub...........i eat back all other intentional exercise calories. housework calories burned i do not eat back. i just wanted to know if i should bother entering it or not.
I'm just curious and have an honest question. I never log exercise on MFP. I primarily use it as an easy way to keep track of my macros and calories. I never eat back my calories. So here's my question: If you aren't going to eat back your calories, why do you log the exercise? Like i said, i've never used that function before and i honestly don't get what it would be used for.
I don't eat back ALL of mine, but I track it all so I can see what my calorie deficit is for the day and week.......using the general rule that it takes 3500 calories a week to burn a pound a week. It's mainly just informational for that purpose for me.0 -
Some of these answers make me chuckle. People get so bent about what other people log or don't log...
I do a very thorough vacuuming of my entire house - 2 Great rooms, stairs, long hallways, 4 bedrooms, and all of the furniture about once a week. It takes me nearly 2 hours, what with moving the furniture, hauling the vacuum around from room to room and floor to floor, emptying the canister, etc. And you're damn right I wear my HRM and log it.
Did I do this before I lost the weight? No, because I didn't have 2 cats then.
Should anyone here give a flying rats @ss if I log it? No.
Bottom line? If you want to log it, log it.
lol!!! this is kind of awesome.
I agree with you.........but I'll also give my opinion because they asked. And because more often than not the folks who've lost 5lbs and are asking to log house work are the ones who 1)won't be here in a month and/or 2)will start posting in a month about how "it's not working!!!" and they can't figure out why. Just sayin'.
again i will reiterate...i never said i would eat back any of these calories burned by scrubbing the tub...........i eat back all other intentional exercise calories. housework calories burned i do not eat back. i just wanted to know if i should bother entering it or not.
I'm just curious and have an honest question. I never log exercise on MFP. I primarily use it as an easy way to keep track of my macros and calories. I never eat back my calories. So here's my question: If you aren't going to eat back your calories, why do you log the exercise? Like i said, i've never used that function before and i honestly don't get what it would be used for.
I don't eat back ALL of mine, but I track it all so I can see what my calorie deficit is for the day and week.......using the general rule that it takes 3500 calories a week to burn a pound a week. It's mainly just informational for that purpose for me.
Gotcha! Thanks for the info!0 -
It's totally up to you! If your calorie goal is based on sedentary, then just about anything extra that you do can be safely counted. Personally, I would log it.
This is your journey.0 -
I don't eat back ALL of mine, but I track it all so I can see what my calorie deficit is for the day and week.......using the general rule that it takes 3500 calories a week to burn a pound a week. It's mainly just informational for that purpose for me.
Same here. I like to track everything, so I log it. If you don't log it, then you won't have that data for later.0 -
I just spray the whole tub with "Lime-Away"
and wait about 15 minutes. I don't even rinse it off, just spray and walk away.
In 15 minutes whole tub all the tile work is
gleaming and spotless.
er, sorry, guess this reply doesn't help you.
Log whatever you want to log.
Experiment with eating back some or all of your exercise calories.
whatever works for YOU.0
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