Can standing up a few hours in a row burn calories? (housebound for a few weeks)

Yes. Being more active burns more calories. It's probably only around 200 depending on how many hours you're waking around. It also depends on you're weight and fitness. You'll burn more calories walking if you're out of shape and overweight

I would think the calorie burn standing vs sitting would be minuscule, but it would be there none the less.

You say housebound for medical reasons, are there any physical limitations to that? If not the net is full of workouts you can do at home: intructions for bodyweight exercises, YouTube vids for various programs, etc. You also could walk in place in front of TV, pick up heavy stuff, whatever. The weight gain would primarily be due to diet, however, so if you keep that in check you should be OK.

I'd be worried as well, and if you can stand and sew, maybe you can float around a pool or something.
I always found a way to train - even from my hospital bed.

What about just walking? or walking up and down stairs?

Mini_Medic wrote: »

Please don't be upset clariemoo, but I believe you might have an eating disorder and if so should not be losing weight. There are a handful of "medical reasons" to be housebound, but all of them are usually keeping you at home to prevent activity or injury, or because you have an injury/immobility or need to let your body recover. If you are trying to find ways to stay active and "had to give up jogging" it sounds very much like ED behavior. If not disregard my post, I just worry when I see posts like this. However if it is true please please take care of yourself and get help from a doctor if you need it. Life is to precious and you are to important to hurt yourself and let that dangerous mindset control your life.

Looking at OP'S profile I tend to agree!!

Exercise is more for fitness, including walking. You may need to restrict your calories a bit further than you normally would with your jogging, but if your doctor wants you at home, he or she probably has a good reason for wanting to keep you resting. In fact, you should probably discuss eating in a deficit with your doctor. When your body is healing from something, either illness or injury, it needs fuel to heal properly. If you eat at maintenance for a few weeks, you won't gain any weight but you will give your body the fuel it needs to heal you properly so that when you're no longer housebound, you can jump back on the weight loss and fitness horse healthy and ready to go. Please speak with your doctor about this because we don't know your medical situation, nor are we doctors.