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carrieoffen
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so a little background, I'm a rn at a busy nursing home, working 3-4 days a week. I rarely sit during my 8 hour shift. have my activity set to sedentary.
The issue is I'm usually starving when i get home on my work days. I'm thinking i may add a 100 calorie activity for those days just so I have can a small snack, since i'm more active those days.
Opinions?
Thank you!
The issue is I'm usually starving when i get home on my work days. I'm thinking i may add a 100 calorie activity for those days just so I have can a small snack, since i'm more active those days.
Opinions?
Thank you!
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You could get a fitbit or similar tracker?0
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Ive had them before and don't care for them. But i have a pedometer on my phone which i keep in my pocket and i range between 5k-8k steps a shift0
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I work part-time as a barista. My activity level is set to sedentary, since my main job is office work, but on the days I work as a barista, I add exercise of "walking slow pace" for about anywhere from 1-2 hours less than the length of my shift, depending on how busy it was. I find this accounts for the increased activity well.2
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You're only hurting yourself by setting your Goals using false input. :shrug:1
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I don't consider it false because if im not at work or at the gym (or other exercise) i am pretty sedentary.0
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carrieoffen wrote: »I don't consider it false because if im not at work or at the gym (or other exercise) i am pretty sedentary.
How is this not contradictory? (below)I'm a rn at a busy nursing home, working 3-4 days a week. I rarely sit during my 8 hour shift. I have my activity set to sedentary.
Read the instructions on the setup for your "activity level" in GOALS.
...and this:The issue is I'm usually starving when i get home on my work days.
See what I'm saying? If you're starving it's because you aren't eating enough. You aren't eating enough because you underestimated the Activity Level. The more active you are the more calories you need to fuel that activity.
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