oh no! another "daily activity" settings question

2Bgoddess
2Bgoddess Posts: 1,096 Member
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Yes, I am sorry, but I am wondering about this.
I started MFP while on my summer holiday. Relaxing most of the time, but I log my exercise. so i set it as sedentary. i go back to work in a couple weeks. I work with small children. 15 toddlers. 8 hrs a day. I was planning to change it to lightly active, which would bump my calories up I am guessing. I will be awake much earlier in the morning, so i anticipate being hungrier.
so, leave it sedentary? bump to lightly active?
what would you do?

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  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    I would bump it, based on my experiences. But this sort of thing takes a little trial and error to fine tune to yourself...
  • routerguy666
    routerguy666 Posts: 188
    Are you losing weight at an acceptable rate at the current setting or not? Seems like that would really be the deciding factor.
  • rikisue206
    rikisue206 Posts: 99 Member
    I would bump it, based on my experiences. But this sort of thing takes a little trial and error to fine tune to yourself...

    I competely agree! Try bumping it up for a week or two and see how you do with it. The whole weight loss experience is trial and error anyways! :tongue:

    Best of luck!
  • farrellb2
    farrellb2 Posts: 120
    I work with 8 two year olds, I've moved mine up to the lightly active... Plus I'm a student, I still consider my daily life style to be lightly active
  • shonasteele
    shonasteele Posts: 473
    I'm just guessing too of course, but I agree, I would bump it up to lightly active and give yourself a good 2-3 weeks to see if you're still losing weight. If not, try making adjustments. Good Luck!
  • aclark6818
    aclark6818 Posts: 209 Member
    I would put it at lightly active--you will be more hungry with all of the extra exercise. Good Luck back at work.
    :flowerforyou:
  • bellinachuchina
    bellinachuchina Posts: 498 Member
    You have 80lbs., to lose right?

    Keep it at sedentary and count the extra calories burned as an added bonus for your weight loss. Unless you're *famished*, I don't see why you'd increase calories and lose at a slower rate, especially since you can handle a higher deficit at your current weight. If you had 30lbs. to lose, I'd feel differently, but since I've BEEN THERE, I say keep doing what you're doing until you near a healthy BMI!

    :flowerforyou:
  • Strive2BLean
    Strive2BLean Posts: 300 Member
    I would bump it up. Working with toddlers definitely expends more calories than being listed as sedentary.
  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    15 toddlers? Insanely active setting?
  • dez_yaoichan
    dez_yaoichan Posts: 454
    bump it up. and remember, the 1st week your body will be adjusting so you may not see any change (if youre like me you may even gain a tiny bit) but by week 3 if you haven't seen a change you like, try custom setting for a number between the 2 levels and see if that works, you may even need to try the active setting.
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