Sedentary: you work a desk job and do not exercise

Lightly Active: you work a desk job and do a bit of regular exercise. Or you do not exercise but have a job that requires you to be on your feet most of the day (i.e. a nurse)

Moderately active: Most will fall into this category. Maybe you work a sedentary job but train like madman. Or maybe you train moderately, but you also have a job where you're on your feet most of the day. If you don't train but work a hard labor job this is also you

Very Active: You train hard and you're on your feet most of the day. You're active most of the day

Extra Active: You work a labor intense job and you train hard. For instance you're a roofer who trains five times a week

I order food or eat out of home most meals

I prepare most meals I eat each day

I order out half of my meals and prepare the other half

I do not keep track of how much I eat out of home or how much I prepare my meals

1X

2X

3X

4X or more

3-5 hours

5-7 hours

7-8 hours

8+ hours

I do not drink

2 drinks

3 drinks

4+ drinks per week