Hi everyone, thanks for this site
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I just started a little over a week ago; I already lost about 7 lbs.
While I don't expect that to happen every week (or really again), it was a nice boost. Meal tracking on this site has been a pretty new experience but I'm glad to see it's apparently pretty accurate.
I do have a couple of questions that may help me adjust where my target calories should be:
in terms of lifestyle, I eat at a dorm, regularly 3 times a day except on weekends when it's available only 2 times a day (but I swipe fruit to snack on). Eating regularly isn't a problem, but controlling what I eat is, I suppose. I've been working on that.
What I am confused about is - I bike to class, probably at least 5-7 minutes each way, at least once a day. Any time I go anywhere, I go on my bike, again a 5-7 minute trip. Getting to the gym on campus takes about 9 minutes back and forth. This comprises the major "exercise" I engage in during the day when I on't actually work out.
Given that, should I consider my life style "sedentary"? Or should I up it to the next highest option? I just want to optimize what the site is doing for me.
Thanks all.
While I don't expect that to happen every week (or really again), it was a nice boost. Meal tracking on this site has been a pretty new experience but I'm glad to see it's apparently pretty accurate.
I do have a couple of questions that may help me adjust where my target calories should be:
in terms of lifestyle, I eat at a dorm, regularly 3 times a day except on weekends when it's available only 2 times a day (but I swipe fruit to snack on). Eating regularly isn't a problem, but controlling what I eat is, I suppose. I've been working on that.
What I am confused about is - I bike to class, probably at least 5-7 minutes each way, at least once a day. Any time I go anywhere, I go on my bike, again a 5-7 minute trip. Getting to the gym on campus takes about 9 minutes back and forth. This comprises the major "exercise" I engage in during the day when I on't actually work out.
Given that, should I consider my life style "sedentary"? Or should I up it to the next highest option? I just want to optimize what the site is doing for me.
Thanks all.
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I just started a little over a week ago; I already lost about 7 lbs.
While I don't expect that to happen every week (or really again), it was a nice boost. Meal tracking on this site has been a pretty new experience but I'm glad to see it's apparently pretty accurate.
I do have a couple of questions that may help me adjust where my target calories should be:
in terms of lifestyle, I eat at a dorm, regularly 3 times a day except on weekends when it's available only 2 times a day (but I swipe fruit to snack on). Eating regularly isn't a problem, but controlling what I eat is, I suppose. I've been working on that.
What I am confused about is - I bike to class, probably at least 5-7 minutes each way, at least once a day. Any time I go anywhere, I go on my bike, again a 5-7 minute trip. Getting to the gym on campus takes about 9 minutes back and forth. This comprises the major "exercise" I engage in during the day when I on't actually work out.
Given that, should I consider my life style "sedentary"? Or should I up it to the next highest option? I just want to optimize what the site is doing for me.
Thanks all.0 -
Hi! Just wanted to welcome you to the site, and say congratulations on the loss. That's great!
Sorry that I can't help you with your question, but I'm kinda new myself. If no one gives you an opinion, you might try posting it on the fitness message board.0 -
from my estimation sedentary would be if you are basic lazying around all day. I don't really know but that's just a guess. so as long as you are walking around campus ect. i would put the next highest option0
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