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Inbetweenies - not skinny, not fat, need to lose around a stone ...

121 watchers

EvilPixie Mar 2021 3:31pm, 10 Mar 2021 23,908 posts	0 EvilPixie i do inactive then "use" exercise calories but try not to!
Welshpoppy Mar 2021 3:34pm, 10 Mar 2021 673 posts	0 Welshpoppy I think inactive is the right way to go and what i have as exercise is what I do on top.
Totriornottotri Mar 2021 4:27pm, 10 Mar 2021 1,530 posts	0 Totriornottotri Yes me too at the moment.
Hanneke Mar 2021 5:51pm, 10 Mar 2021 71,182 posts	0 Hanneke I found that calculator thing impossible. I am inactive, but I do gardening work for a living, forced by covid... I really cannot make the thing apply to me. Either that or I don't understand it...
Totriornottotri Mar 2021 5:56pm, 10 Mar 2021 1,531 posts	0 Totriornottotri And Pix I needed to lose 2 stone originally but have never identified as overweight. Sadly my clothes have so hence I’m here!
geordiegirl Mar 2021 5:59pm, 10 Mar 2021 13,756 posts	0 geordiegirl I have tried both ways but if I go minimum with extra when I exercise I find I don't eat as much, I found for me having more consistent calories works best - like all things we are all different and finding what works best for us is key. I wouldn't say gardening for a living is inactive Hann, it just happens to be part of your work day.
Hanneke Mar 2021 10:32pm, 10 Mar 2021 71,186 posts	0 Hanneke GG, me too, but I couldn't fit my actual life in with the calculator, so I gave up. I am staying low tech! Still on the no snacks, halve the fat use diet and it seems to be working. I even said no to cake earlier, even though I felt slightly hungry after a small portion of veggie curry. I have cut down on deserts too! And no excessive amounts of cheese consumed either today, whoop!
azx Mar 2021 6:47am, 11 Mar 2021 99 posts	0 azx Morning folks. I also log as sedentary with exercise added on. It seems a lot more precise that way. Though Hanneke, if you're gardening all day, that sounds like "active" is your baseline. Too wet to ride yesterday, so did a 17k run which kept me going nicely in the right direction. Looks too windy to ride today, but can't run 3 days in a row.
Welshpoppy Mar 2021 6:54am, 11 Mar 2021 676 posts	0 Welshpoppy Go for a walk AZX:-)
azx Mar 2021 7:02am, 11 Mar 2021 100 posts	0 azx That is probably my plan WP. I have a nice hill to walk up near me and my garmin gives me loads of bonus calories for doing it briskly