waitress tracking/logging

jodigrengs
jodigrengs Posts: 21 Member
edited November 13 in Fitness and Exercise
I waitress at a little cafe, 5 days a week, 6 hours a day. For the first 3 hours, I'm rushing. The next 3 hours are slower pace: cleaning, dishes, sweeping, mopping, food prep, stocking, ect.... On the net, a waitress can burn 175 calories an hour, how do I calculate my activities for the day? I probably only sit for 15 minutes, otherwise always on my feet and moving. I do not replace this with my cardio workout, just wanted ideas how to record it for MFP, thanks

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  • gannonc2016
    gannonc2016 Posts: 4 Member
    Use a pedometer
  • ygsmother
    ygsmother Posts: 1 Member
    I'm a nurse and have the same problem. How to record it. i have a fitbit it records my steps and updates MFP to an extent but unable to record steps in MFP over a certain time. If manually putting it in. I don't walk for the sake of exercise. I find it very boring and unmotivating. I have to be doing something like working, waking around my property to check fences and animals, a bush walk with friends etc.I'm aiming to increase my daily activity in normal ways without added gym expenses and boring walks. So find these hard to add to exercise log.
  • jodigrengs
    jodigrengs Posts: 21 Member
    An average of 12,000 steps are made by a waitress in an 8 hour shift, what would a pedometer record for me that I can record it on MFP?
  • dougpconnell219
    dougpconnell219 Posts: 566 Member
    jodigrengs wrote: »
    I waitress at a little cafe, 5 days a week, 6 hours a day. For the first 3 hours, I'm rushing. The next 3 hours are slower pace: cleaning, dishes, sweeping, mopping, food prep, stocking, ect.... On the net, a waitress can burn 175 calories an hour, how do I calculate my activities for the day? I probably only sit for 15 minutes, otherwise always on my feet and moving. I do not replace this with my cardio workout, just wanted ideas how to record it for MFP, thanks

    I also work in a small diner. I am a manager/cook, so I don't walk as a waitress usually.

    Typically, in a seven for shift, I walk anywhere from 5k to as many as 10k if I'm really running ragged. According to my fitbit charge hr, this amounts to roughly 2500 calories between midnight and the end of my shift around 2pm.

    Of course, I am a 6'4" fat man, so those numbers aren't really applicable to you.
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    Just set your activity level to lightly active or moderately active
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