Activity Levels

[Chappers]

With the running (2 times a week, 3 times every 3rd week) and walking the dogs (an hour every day) it looks like I burn about 3,000 calories a week doing exercise.

Where would that put me on the following. I've gone for 1.45 in-between lightly active and moderate?

Sedentary = BMR X 1.2 (little or no exercise, desk job)
Lightly active = BMR X 1.375 (light exercise or sports 1-3 days/wk)
Mod. active = BMR X 1.55 (moderate exercise or sports 3-5 days/wk)
Very active = BMR X 1.725 (hard exercise or sports 6-7 days/wk)
Extr. Active = BMR X 1.9 (hard daily exercise or sports & physical labor job or 2 X day training, football camp, etc.)

 

[Deleted User 11453]

I'd say that the type of job that you have needs to be considered too.

 

[squidly diddly]

I'd say that the type of job that you have needs to be considered too.

Agree with this ^^^ I'm a teacher and using my fit bit, walking around my lab all day I can easily hit at least 10,000 steps not including gym sessions I do after work

 

[Chappers]

It's sitting around. So guess I might lightly active.

 

[Deleted member 26533]

You're moderately active by the sounds of it. Just pick one, stick with it for a while and reassess as you go along. Don't overthink these sorts of things

 

[Deleted User 11453]

You're a couch potato sack of lard by the sounds of it.

I'd prescribe the 1000 carrot per day no calorie plan.

 

[Chappers]

You're a couch potato sack of lard by the sounds of it.

I'd prescribe the 1000 carrot per day no calorie plan.

Just walked 15k. Was meant to be the lanchester way walk of around 7k but got lost and had to double back. Think I've earned my beers tonight

 

[Deleted User 11453]

Just walked 15k. Was meant to be the lanchester way walk of around 7k but got lost and had to double back. Think I've earned my beers tonight

Do you use myfitnesspal? It worked well for me but now I can usually gauge how much I consume.

On a Saturday I'd go for a 6-8 mile run to make allowances for a curry on the evening, it was good to psychologically balance out consumption versus burning off calories.

 

[Chappers]

Do you use myfitnesspal? It worked well for me but now I can usually gauge how much I consume.

On a Saturday I'd go for a 6-8 mile run to make allowances for a curry on the evening, it was good to psychologically balance out consumption versus burning off calories.

Aye. It's a canny app.