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Am I cheating?

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  • mikeyrp
    mikeyrp Posts: 1,616 Member
    If you are doing exercise, logging it and loosing weight, results prove its not cheating!
  • dtiapril
    dtiapril Posts: 41
    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
    anzi888 Posts: 102 Member
    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
    BigDougie1211 Posts: 3,531 Member
    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.
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