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    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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    • 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
    • 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.
    • Posts: 17,456 Member
      Get a fitbit one or zip - clip it to your waistband or pocket, synch it to MFP and job done
    • 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.
    • Posts: 161 Member
      I have the same type of job, so I set my activity to active :)
    • Posts: 15,149 Member
      Do you have an activity tracker?
    • Posts: 167 Member
      Consider an activity tracker that also tracks heart rate, it has definitely helped me.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • Posts: 17,456 Member
      AspenDan wrote: »
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      Are these very accurate? I always wonder about that.

      Mine is in terms of calories I can eat and my weight
    • 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
    • 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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