Lightly active or Sedentary

samanthafayeh
samanthafayeh Posts: 21 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
So I've been using MFP for a while now. I've always had my profile set at "Sedentary". However, I workout every day (literally, 7 days a week). I run and do the stairclimber for about 40-50 minutes each time. I am a full-time college student, but I drive to class. I work at an office job, so I sit most of the time there. Anyway, should I switch my activity level to "lightly active", if anyone knows from the info I've given?

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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Exercise isn't included in MFP's activity level. If you aren't losing too quickly, stick with sedentary and log your exercise separately.
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    Do you record you workouts for extra calories every day?
  • samanthafayeh
    samanthafayeh Posts: 21 Member
    Asher_Ethan wrote: »
    Do you record you workouts for extra calories every day?

    On my FitBit, yes
  • thunder1982
    thunder1982 Posts: 280 Member
    If you wear a fitbit all the time and its linked to MFP it will auto add calories if you go over a sedentary lifestyle. So if you eat at least a portion of exercise calories it wont matter.

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