Counting every little thing as exercise?

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  • Therealobi1
    Therealobi1 Posts: 3,262 Member
    i will admit in the past have logged cleaning, it was in the early days and i realised it was clutching at straws
    but standing, that one beats them all
    i guess need someone who has done it to explain why. Is it because standing for them really feels like exercise?
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    Run_Away_Turtle wrote: »
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    I guess the proof is in the pudding. If people who log every little thing as exercise still lose at their expected rate of loss, then carry on. If not, the exercise burns would be the first thing I'd be looking at :wink:

    This.
    Don't count standing as a calorie burn and then whine the next second about not losing.
    Which is what this individual did.

    Why not? Whining burns calories too.

  • Darthlance714
    Darthlance714 Posts: 10 Member
    I have a job where I'm on my feet and spend most of that time walking And I have a step tracker do I count those as exercise?
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    Darthlance714 wrote: »
    I have a job where I'm on my feet and spend most of that time walking And I have a step tracker do I count those as exercise?

    Your job is part of your activity level. Sounds like you are least lightly active/active. Depending on how many steps you are getting.
  • Darthlance714
    Darthlance714 Posts: 10 Member
    Thanks. It's usually between 30,000 to 40,000
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    Darthlance714 wrote: »
    Thanks. It's usually between 30,000 to 40,000

    My guess is you're highly active. That's over what I get when I add an hour of intentional exercise to my day.
  • Darthlance714
    Darthlance714 Posts: 10 Member
    auddii wrote: »
    Darthlance714 wrote: »
    Thanks. It's usually between 30,000 to 40,000

    My guess is you're highly active. That's over what I get when I add an hour of intentional exercise to my day.

    I had it se to active because on my days off I get nowhere near that
  • xmichaelyx
    xmichaelyx Posts: 883 Member
    I don't count any exercise calories at all. It's just too variable.

    Like my diet, my total activity doesn't change much from week to week, so I know exactly how many calories I need to eat (or not eat). Using TDEE is easier (IMO) than MFP for this reason. I pay no attention to how much MFP tells me to eat -- I just use it to total my calories.
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    Darthlance714 wrote: »
    auddii wrote: »
    Darthlance714 wrote: »
    Thanks. It's usually between 30,000 to 40,000

    My guess is you're highly active. That's over what I get when I add an hour of intentional exercise to my day.

    I had it se to active because on my days off I get nowhere near that

    Honestly, just give it 4-6 weeks and stick to your goal, and then adjust your calorie goal if you're loosing too quickly or too slowly given your projected loss. That's the most accurate way to go about it.
  • Larissa_NY
    Larissa_NY Posts: 495 Member
    Therealobi1 wrote: »
    i will admit in the past have logged cleaning, it was in the early days and i realised it was clutching at straws
    but standing, that one beats them all
    i guess need someone who has done it to explain why. Is it because standing for them really feels like exercise?

    They're using the "If it makes a fat person sweaty and out of breath it must be cardio" rule.
  • star1407
    star1407 Posts: 588 Member
    Some of us users are disabled. I'm not " on plan" at the moment, just logging to show myself what *kitten* I eat when I'm not doing my healthy eating

    Anyway, the point being, I have a few days when I'm bed bound. When I then get up and can move around without my wheelchair, I would log things that you would take the piss out of. I have logged 5 minutes of stretches before. To you that sounds pathetic/ clutching at straws etc. To me, that is a huge achievement, being out of bed, being able to move/ stand/ walk a few steps

    We don't always know somebody's situation. HOWEVER ... if you tell me that person works, swims 50 lengths and does mini marathons for fun, I too will burn some calories belly laughing at someone logging their dusting
  • SLE0803
    SLE0803 Posts: 145 Member
    I'm sure not a lot of people will agree...

    When I first started out I did log cleaning at times. I'm a single mom that works a ton of hours, so sometimes I had to choose either clean the house or workout. I didn't want my house to become a pigsty and logging the cleaning gave me extra motivation. I would also log 5 to 10 mins of running or walking because thag is all i could do. I consistently lost weight. If I wasn't losing I would rethink the practice of logging the little stuff. (Down 40lbs. Approx 50 more to go). I don't log that stuff any more though.

    I say if it gives someone a little extra motivation then go for it. We all have to start somewhere.
  • OyGeeBiv
    OyGeeBiv Posts: 733 Member
    Logging isn't what causes weight loss. Consuming fewer calories than you burn causes weight loss. It doesn't matter at all to your body whether you log breathing in and out, or marathons, or weightlifting. It does matter to your body that you continue to breathe, and whatever else you're doing to lose, gain or maintain (food and/or exercise-wise).

    For me, logging is a way to keep records, so I can look back and see what's working and what's not.
  • Therealobi1
    Therealobi1 Posts: 3,262 Member
    star1407 wrote: »
    Some of us users are disabled. I'm not " on plan" at the moment, just logging to show myself what *kitten* I eat when I'm not doing my healthy eating

    Anyway, the point being, I have a few days when I'm bed bound. When I then get up and can move around without my wheelchair, I would log things that you would take the piss out of. I have logged 5 minutes of stretches before. To you that sounds pathetic/ clutching at straws etc. To me, that is a huge achievement, being out of bed, being able to move/ stand/ walk a few steps

    We don't always know somebody's situation. HOWEVER ... if you tell me that person works, swims 50 lengths and does mini marathons for fun, I too will burn some calories belly laughing at someone logging their dusting

    I would never take the pee out of your situation
    For me it was clutching at straws as I was lazy
    This is the reason I asked for someone to explain why they would log it so I can understand
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