NEAT - Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis 🍕 NEAT is the energy expended for everything that you do that isn't sleeping, eating, or doing a sport like activity. 🍕 My NEAT is always low. I recline & work on my computer/phone for most of the day. I'm almost always under 5k steps a day. I'll have a lift session, sometimes a quick HIIT, & then do daily chores like dishes, laundry, & playing w/my kids. My lack of sleep due to a certain two year old has really worn me down this year. 🍕 Most days, I'm within 10-15g of my macros. I don't stress too much, because im in an aggressive cut, so going over a bit still has me in a deficit. I like it this way because I cause it gives me a bit more freedom with my food & with all my eating issues, sometimes it's much needed! 🍕 On rest days, I'm guilty of doing nothing active aside from daily chores. I do hit my macros 100% though. The day after a rest day is always hard for me. Getting back on schedule, & working my lazy mighty muscles seems so hard. 🍕 Yesterday was a rest day for me. I made sure to hop on the bike & pull my son in the buggie for at least 30 min. We've been riding each day as we wait for my daughter to get home from school. Then she decided to hop in, & we rode for another 20 min. Later, Jayson rode with the buggie & both the kids to his moms (about a half mile) & I jogged. It felt like 5 miles 😂😂 I'm not a runner! We hung out for a bit, & then trekked back home, which was worse because it was uphill 😩😂 once in the drive, my knee was throbbing & had dull stabbing pains. I used to do 5ks all the time, now I can't even make it a mile ☹️ but I will say that that jog felt so good, especially as we turned onto our rode. I had a good song on, & the sun was setting at the end of the street, between the trees. It was so calming ❤️ 🍕 With all that, I was still under 5k steps for the day! What's your daily step count like? Do you have an active job, or are you sedentary? 🍕 Tank Top from @idealfit - Size Medium - Seamless Vest Tank Top in Charcoal - - 10% off with code: DIANE 🍕 🍕 🍕 #beidealfit #idealfit #idealfitwomen #idealprotein #ad #workout #fitness #mealprep #fitmom #fitspo #fitnessaddict #momswithmuscle