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can I count working on my feet all day for calories?

nathaniamm
nathaniamm Posts: 1 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm a shop assistant and was wondering if I can factor in all the walking that i do around the shop, OE would it be a negligible amount? I work on my feet for 8 hours a day.

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  • ConicalFern
    ConicalFern Posts: 121 Member
    When you first register with MFP you are asked about your daily activity level: this will affect your daily calorie allowance. You should set it to a setting that best describes your day and this will update your calorie allowance accordingly. q2197706vjag.jpg
  • EddieP50
    EddieP50 Posts: 192 Member
    As ConicalFern mentioned set your activity level to Lightly Active and MFP will give you a daily calorie intake and burn goal based on that setting. You could get a step tracker such as Fitbit and sync it to MFP. If your daily steps would put your calorie burn above MFP then you would get a calorie adjustment.
  • godlikepoetyes
    godlikepoetyes Posts: 442 Member
    I would set it at "active" and see if you lose. The MFP categories/guidelines aren't especially helpful. Check out other outlets' guidelines for activity and compare.
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