Activity level help

ed8y75
ed8y75 Posts: 8 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
So, I'm a little lost on what to enter my activity level as. I work 2 days out of the week, and on weekends every other week. My job is some what labour intensive, I work 12 hours every shift, carrying heavy objects. On days off I hit the gym for about an hour or two. I'm thinking I should put very active?

Replies

  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Very few people are truly sedentary, so lightly active. Exercise is separate from activity level, and since you're only working two days a week, start there. You can always adjust it later.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    edited October 2014
    Exercise isn't part of your activity setting on MFP. That's why you get credited with extra calories for exercise when you log it.
    Try either very active or active because of your job and re-evaluate after 4 weeks and adjust based on your weight loss results and how also you feel on your calorie setting,
  • ed8y75
    ed8y75 Posts: 8 Member
    k, awesome. I'll give it a shot! Thanks a bunch! :).

Categories