Is it possible to add WORK as exercise in your journal?!

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JenMarie8781
JenMarie8781 Posts: 377 Member
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I have been working at Wal-Mart for 2 weeks now and I have lost 11 pounds just since I have been working there because I am on my feet all day constantly walking back and forth all over the store.... so I consider that exercise! But I tried to see if I could add that as exercise in my journal and I couldn't figure out how to do it. I have seen other weight loss websites where they let you add "work" as exercise and you had to choose the activity level of it (like light activity like a desk job, or a job where you are moving around a lot, etc.) but I don't see that option on here!
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  • bry_all01
    bry_all01 Posts: 3,100 Member
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    you might consider changing your settings to active, instead.
  • strivingfor130
    strivingfor130 Posts: 221 Member
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    It's not listed on here, but some other options are to put it in as walking and maybe wear a pedometer to see how far you walk or wear at HRM to measure calories burned while at work.
  • JenMarie8781
    JenMarie8781 Posts: 377 Member
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    you might consider changing your settings to active, instead.

    What do you mean? lol
  • JenMarie8781
    JenMarie8781 Posts: 377 Member
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    It's not listed on here, but some other options are to put it in as walking and maybe wear a pedometer to see how far you walk or wear at HRM to measure calories burned while at work.

    Thanks! I never thought of that.
  • ashnm88
    ashnm88 Posts: 748
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    Well when you made your profile you choice between

    How would you describe your normal daily activities?

    Sedentary: Spend most of the day sitting (e.g. bank teller, desk job)
    Lightly Active: Spend a good part of the day on your feet (e.g. nurse, salesman)
    Active: Spend a good part of the day doing some physical activity (e.g. waitress, mailman)
    Very Active: Spend most of the day doing heavy physical activity (e.g. bike messenger, carpenter)

    Your job would be under active.
  • juleseybaby
    juleseybaby Posts: 712 Member
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    IMO - since it is now a part of your 'almost' daily activity (assuming you are not working 7 days a week) - I would not add it as exercise. You may want to adjust your settings though to show that your activity level has changed from sedentary to lightly active or something like that.
  • dlaplume2
    dlaplume2 Posts: 1,658 Member
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    I would go under setting and change your activity level to active. Your body will adapt to that exercise and it will become less effective.
  • Hellbent_Heidi
    Hellbent_Heidi Posts: 3,669 Member
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    In your profile, how is your activity listed? There are guidlines for whether you work on your feet or not...yours should be 'active' and there would be no need to put this in as exercise.
  • peteb79
    peteb79 Posts: 386
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    When you setup your profile you set your life stye as 'Active' or 'Sedentary'.. you could set it as active to account for working calories, you can set it as Sedentary and wear a pedometer and add that as exercise at the end of the day.
  • maryv_sf
    maryv_sf Posts: 6
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    I have a pedometer that you can set your weight and stride length and it tells me how many steps, miles and calories I've burned. At the end of the day I put in however many minutes of walking add up to the calories.
  • ashnm88
    ashnm88 Posts: 748
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    Work is apart of your daily normal activities!
  • NoMoreMrFatGuy
    NoMoreMrFatGuy Posts: 10
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    I personally think actual get off your butt and exercise should be added. Work is just part of a normal day. If we could add other activities could we: 1. Put down upper body workout for rolling out pizza, bread or tortilla dough? 2. Should we put down "squats" everytime we sit down on the toilet? 2. I walk up three stairs to get to my house...would this be a quad workout? Great job on the weight loss though, whatever you are doing keep it up.
  • 202685tracy
    202685tracy Posts: 42 Member
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    Yes, I have seen it on other sites as well, but personally I don't add work, cleaning or any other daily activity that you do like that becasue it is just part of life and I figure it as an added bonus over and above my workouts. That being said, what I will do sometimes is figure out the calories on another site and then just ad "work" to your MFP exercise database and add it that way. I wouldn't change your setting to active unless you are also working out hard in addition to working your job. Hope this helps.
  • bjberry
    bjberry Posts: 665 Member
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    Your cell phone may have a pedometer. Wear it, on vibrate, and walk away those pounds! ;) My daughter works at Walmart and lost down and has kept her size as nicely slim with all the walking, plus she loves green beans and creamed corn--at least 30% of her diet.
  • deathstarclock
    deathstarclock Posts: 512 Member
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    Don't wear an HRM daily as the numbers can easily be fluctuated from certain bodily actions.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,229 Member
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    You can create an exercise if you know how many calories that you have burned, but I would suggest that you change your activity levels so that your calorie goal will adjust. I changed jobs a month or so ago and I had to change my activity levels from 'lightly active' to 'sedentary' because I was suddenly eating too many calories and I wasn't losing.
  • trixylewis
    trixylewis Posts: 197 Member
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    work is a part of your normal life, should not be considered exercise. your lifestyle type is already figured into your calorie count. i get almost 2000 regular calories a day because i have an extremely active job ( i build swimming pools and move hot tubs). just edit your profile to fit your new job
  • my4hb
    my4hb Posts: 1
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    I personally think actual get off your butt and exercise should be added. Work is just part of a normal day. If we could add other activities could we: 1. Put down upper body workout for rolling out pizza, bread or tortilla dough? 2. Should we put down "squats" everytime we sit down on the toilet? 2. I walk up three stairs to get to my house...would this be a quad workout? Great job on the weight loss though, whatever you are doing keep it up.


    WELL said! (can't stop LOLing)
  • Tangerine302
    Tangerine302 Posts: 1,509 Member
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    I agree to change your original settings to more active. That way you aren't logging each and every thing you do throughout the day. It's easier for me anyway! Then when you mow the lawn, clean, rake leaves, scoop snow, at work, etc. you aren't having to do each item. Then for exercise you can list things that include weights, ex. bike, exercise dvds, or whatever you do. :)

    I'm so happy that you've already lost some weight! That's great! :)
  • lep_623
    lep_623 Posts: 197 Member
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    she's right those are great ways to see. However, I would still encourage you to exercise b/c the point of exercise is getting your heart rate up and keeping it healthy. Evenually your body will probably get used to all that walking from work and it won't react like it has been these past few weeks, it is just because it is new "exercise" that your body is not used to you walking all that much. But on the other hand Great job on those 11 lbs that is awesome :D

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