Was gaining weight when I assumed I am slightly/lightly active. Would increasing exercise to 30min daily jog + 10k steps a day make me actually slightly active?

I assumed that based on getting 8k-13k steps of brisk walking a day, I am lightly active (1.425 multiplier on sailrabbit). I was looking to maintain but began to gradually gain weight. I then switched to "slightly active" cals (1.375 multiplier), but continued to gain.

I just plain don't want to eat less than I already do. So my question is, if I actually start jogging, every day for 30 minutes, in addition to 10k steps of brisk walking a day, would that finally make me "slightly active"? The TDEE calculator says I will at worst maintain my current weight this way because that level of diet and exercise works out to sedentary + exercise cals. But I'm just wondering if I would finally be considered slightly active and can gradually lose the weight I gained. How much exercise exactly do I need to be slightly active? I have a sedentary job and don't exactly have the time to work out, say, 2 hours 7x a week in addition to 10k steps of brisk walking. I can't exactly change occupations either. Thoughts?

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