Lightly active?
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calton1
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Just have a question? I work full time in a retail setting. I have marked myself as lightly active and am following a 1200 calorie diet. I am 5' 137 lbs. looking to lose another 10-12 lbs. I also wear my pedometer to work and record 10000 +steps per day. My question is do I count the steps as extra exercise or is that part of my light activity? Please any comments?
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Those steps logged at work are already accounted for with the "lightly" active setting you chose. Don't count those as extra exercise (no double dipping, so to speak).0
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Thanks, that what I thought.0
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Working retail and walking over 10,000 steps a day you're probably more than lightly active. 1200 calories is very low.0
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Just have a question? I work full time in a retail setting. I have marked myself as lightly active and am following a 1200 calorie diet. I am 5' 137 lbs. looking to lose another 10-12 lbs. I also wear my pedometer to work and record 10000 +steps per day. My question is do I count the steps as extra exercise or is that part of my light activity? Please any comments?
I would personally include them in my activity level.
Also, you are likely more active than "light active"...I have a desk job and I'm still light active without any deliberate exercise.0 -
Thanks for the input. I'll have to rethink what I've been doing.0
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