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joshuakcaron
joshuakcaron Posts: 343 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hey guys, I'm trying to get a better understanding of how much fuel my body uses throughout the day.

I work 8 1/2 - 9 hours a day on my feet in a kitchen constantly moving and constantly cooking / cleaning / lifting. I assume this means I'd burn a lot more than someone who works a desk job. I was wondering if anyone knew any resources to help me figure out the difference.

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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Set your activity level to either lightly active or active, then judge your loss over 3-4 weeks to see if you're meeting your marks
  • PinkPixiexox
    PinkPixiexox Posts: 4,142 Member
    Have you thought about purchasing a Fitbit? :)
    This'll track your steps and calorie burn throughout the day - it's been very, very useful for me.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Get a fitbit one or zip - clip it to your waistband or pocket, synch it to MFP and job done
  • adisehic
    adisehic Posts: 35 Member
    Set your activity level to active and follow what they recommend. You can change things around after a week or two based off of how your body responds. Have fun with it, trial and error.
  • ohmyllama
    ohmyllama Posts: 161 Member
    I have the same type of job, so I set my activity to active :)
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Do you have an activity tracker?
  • kss1231
    kss1231 Posts: 167 Member
    Consider an activity tracker that also tracks heart rate, it has definitely helped me.
  • shadowfax_c11
    shadowfax_c11 Posts: 1,942 Member
    I was a line cook for 10 years. Your activity level is probably active in general but as you know some days are busier than others. Every day tends to have a large amount of dead time punctuated with periods of intense activity. Often you will stand in one place and not move a whole lot for several hours while at other times you will be in the weeds, running your butt off. It isn't very consistent.

    I would highly recommend the Fitbit tracker for accuracy.
  • AspenDan
    AspenDan Posts: 703 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    Get a fitbit one or zip - clip it to your waistband or pocket, synch it to MFP and job done

    Are these very accurate? I always wonder about that.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    AspenDan wrote: »
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    Get a fitbit one or zip - clip it to your waistband or pocket, synch it to MFP and job done

    Are these very accurate? I always wonder about that.

    Mine is in terms of calories I can eat and my weight
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    kss1231 wrote: »
    Consider an activity tracker that also tracks heart rate, it has definitely helped me.

    Nope, nope, nope...the HRM is only useful under steady state cardio ...the rest of the time the pedometer cuts in I will bet...they are just, IMHO, a marketers dream
  • joshuakcaron
    joshuakcaron Posts: 343 Member
    shadowfax_c11 wrote: »
    I was a line cook for 10 years. Your activity level is probably active in general but as you know some days are busier than others. Every day tends to have a large amount of dead time punctuated with periods of intense activity. Often you will stand in one place and not move a whole lot for several hours while at other times you will be in the weeds, running your butt off. It isn't very consistent.

    I would highly recommend the Fitbit tracker for accuracy.

    I close the kitchen, so I'm constantly loving the whole shift. I prep for dinner, then during dinner it's constantly moving, after dinner we clean for close (so while there's a lot of downtime between orders we are constantly cleaning) I'm thinking of getting a fitbit it sounds like the thing to do.
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