Friend Me?

MPJ737
MPJ737 Posts: 50 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hello! I've been on here for a while, (don't use the forums too often) but I was wondering if anyone wants to be my friend,
I've started using this again for about a week and a half, (almost 5 days in a row) I need motivation :P :)
I did have 2 questions:

1) I work at McDonalds and run around like crazy (I work 4 hr shifts 3-4 days a week) should I be counting that as exercise?) I'm pretty lazy other wise)

2) Should I eat my exercise calories? Some of them back, or all? etc?

Thanks!
& Feel free to add me :)

-Mike

(P.S.) I have some mental health issues so I that's why I need to stay on track with this! (for my health to improve!) :)

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  • JoanaMHill
    JoanaMHill Posts: 265 Member
    I'd just put your profile as lightly active. The activity level accounts for lifestyle. And eating back calories depends on the person. Some say no, some say only a portion, often half. If you're hungry, I'd say eat (reasonably). Sending request :)
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    Mike, since you move around a lot during work, you can set your day to day activity level as "lightly active" rather than sedentary. Another option is to purchase a fitbit or some other step tracking device, keep your account as sedentary and let the device log the additional activity from lots of walking for you.

    I eat back at least a portion of my exercise calories. The suggested calorie burn given by machines and even MFP tend to be quite high, so many users stay at 50-75% of exercise calories eaten back. After a few months of logging accurately, you can adjust your food or exercise calories as you deem fit
  • MPJ737
    MPJ737 Posts: 50 Member
    Perfect! Thank you! :)
    I set it to lightly active, I did have a fit bit, but I seemed to have lost it :S lol
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    Perfect! Thank you! :)
    I set it to lightly active, I did have a fit bit, but I seemed to have lost it :S lol

    You should find it and send it to some other chick that needed one hahaha :)
  • MPJ737
    MPJ737 Posts: 50 Member
    haha! :P I literally just found it! :D YAY!

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