u/FoodNoise123

So I have always considered my lifestyle to be Sedentary. Because I sit most of the time but I have been told that does not count for me because I am not sat down all day.

So ok I bike to work 25 min there and back, BUT on an electric bike so it’s not like it’s very active.
Then at work, I work in afterschool care, we do morning care, lunch and then afterschool care.
Say I have the late shift, I arrive at work an sit down with a cup of tea for about 30 min. Then we go give the kids lunch, which is some walking around, handing out food,… then we go outside for recess and that is mostl standing/walking around a bit but all slow paced.
After recess we have about 2h before afterschool care starts and so 30m break and then we mostl sit around and talk while we plan activities.
Then we stand up a bit and walk around a bit more doing little activities but could also be sat down drawing with the kids so it’s not daily?

I could reach between 5 and 9,000 steps a day at work it’s not always the same it depends on our activities.

Then bike home and I spend time watching tv and reading, helping kids with homework,.. again not very active.

So would I be classed as sedentary because I am sat down a lot or lightly active because I do walk around and I do bike even though it’s electric?

Hello! I am new here and finally ready to lose this weight. Going to start with background info.
CW: 96 kilo’s, GW: 55-60kilo’s. H: 158cm Age: 32

I have always been the person that had difficulty to gain weight. Was a steady weight until 25 when I got pregnant. Gained 9 kilo’s that pregnancy.
Managed to lose that weight by biking to work a back (20km a day) did nothing else just that and then wen back to using the car once I had lost the weight.
Was at 58kilo’s.

2nd Pregnancy I gained 32 kilo’s. Never got it back off again, was out of work for a while post pregnancy and then found a job closer to home. Ended up going to Dietrician and the Obesity Clinic in jan 2025.
At the Obesity Clinic I went to the gym 2 times a week for an hour with a group of people. I also did min of 8000 steps a day on the other days. Managed to lose 2 kilo’s in 4m times, so nothing really and then go pregnant again.

I am now 8w post partum with 30/35 kilo’s I need to lose. But as you can imagine with a newborn at home I am not hitting the gym for an hour every day. I will go back to work in September and hope to lose a bit before then but not looking Togo crazy.

I want slow and steady.

Now I have some light dumbbells and kettlebells at home, also a treadmill and a weighted hula hoop.
Right now I manage to do a few small reps here and there, no set routine or reps because as soon as I put my baby down I have about 5-15 min before he wakes up where I need to fit in anything I need to do.
Started last week and this week also trying hard to keep an eye on my CICO (got an app but I don’t cook my husband does so my evening meal is often a guess, he doesn’t give me a lot of food small portions and makes sure there is more veggies on my plate).
I walk 15 min in th morning for school drop off and 15 in the afternoon for pick up and try to get at least 10 min of weights in during the day.
I also sometimes manage to get in 1 or 2 of those dance workout kind of videos on YouTube.

Ofc when my baby naps longer I will try and get more in but I don’t want to make it a routine to do 2h of workouts that I will then lose when I go back to work.
I work a 6h30 shift with 30 min on the electric bike to get to work and back.
I have a bad knee and chronic back pain (had both at 16yo when I was 52kilo’s so it is not bc of the weight).

Anybody that has tips on small but effective workouts that I can fit into little nap times.

Please do not suggest I wake up an hour before my kids do, my 3yo has a 6th sense, when my feet hit the ground he is awake and will want to cuddle me or he wants breakfast.
Our baby has no routine yet.
I have ARFID so diets really are a hell for me because there is so little that I like to eat.

Is doing short bursts of workouts doing anything or should I really try and work in more than 15m in 1 go? Because I have been told very extra movement is helping but also that if you don’t do more than 15m in 1 go then your body isn’t triggering anything.

I will be measuring myself today, thighs, hips, waist.
Because I know sometimes the cm can change when the weight does not.