Parents of toddlers.....

shayjgordon
shayjgordon Posts: 90 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
What do you set your activity level as? I set mine at lightly active because chasing around a 3 year old while tending to a 8 month old is definitely not sedentary, am I right?

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  • ken_m
    ken_m Posts: 128
    Same.

    I find that it's not only chasing him around, but tending to his messes, cooking and just generally performing all the duties of an ambitious husband/father puts me at least in the "lightly active" zone, despite my sedentary desk job.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    When I did MFP I had mine set to light active. I have a desk job, but when I'm not at work, it's pretty much go, go, go....
  • Katy8967
    Katy8967 Posts: 41 Member
    yup lightly active here too. I have a 3 year old boy and a 1 year old girl (walking). If Im not playing, chasing, refereeing, protecting one from the other, cleaning up their messes etc., I'm trying to clean/tidy the house or cook or run errands... certainly dont have much time to sit down and be sedentary lol.
  • Ashley121205
    Ashley121205 Posts: 131 Member
    I'm a SAHM of 4 girls 4,5,6 and 9. I set mine to lightly active as well. Even though I workout regularly. My 4 year old was recently diagnosed with Epilepsy so I am constantly running around for her. Everything needs to be a specific way or she freaks (meds cause this). Us parents are really very active :wink:
  • shayjgordon
    shayjgordon Posts: 90 Member
    Thanks everyone! I feel better now :)

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