It is day 2 of my journey. Being a teacher, I am on my feet all day long.  Add to that the fact that my classroom is on the 3rd floor of an old building.  I am up and down stairs from 7:30-3:30.  My fit bit has become a great resource to prove my daily activity.  I go home with anywhere from 6000-9000 steps everyday.  With that said, how much of that is extra activity?  When I go on breaks and I am not running the stairs multiple times a day, what happens to my metabolism?  Does this hurt my chances of weightloss?   I go home and workout an additional 30 minutes.  While I am working out, I can be uncomfortable but I feel like I may not being pushing myself to the max.  Am I doing my self a disservice by not pushing until I feel pain?  Do I need to feel the burn in order to get the return?  No pain, no gain?