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Resting Metabolic Rate...
Has anyone had theirs tested?
For the gym I work at I had the choice to receive an hour of personal training, nutritional consult, or massage for Christmas. Going for the "smart choice" I opted for the nutritional consult (would have so rather had the massage) and paired it with an RMR screening.
After breathing into a contraption for 10 minutes, it told me I should be consuming 1480 calories a day (ETA- If I was going to be a complete vegetable for the day). I felt like knowing this number was arming myself with the best possible knowledge in order for me to continue losing weight (after a six month plateau).
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Re: Resting Metabolic Rate...
wait was your RMR 1480 or did they use another formula to decide that number ?
I find that to be VERY low.
I ran a 5'4" woman age 30, 140 lbs and this is what I got
your RMR may be that number but that would be if you sat around all day the number of calories you would need to take in
Here is an activity calculator- CLICKY try that. And remember going below your RMR number (or even a bit above) may cause detriments to your metabolism
My RMR was 1480. From there we talked protein, carb, fat intake, but I guess never talked about what that "final number" should be.
She also talked about on the days I worked out the most "extra food" I should be consuming is a piece of fruit and a yogurt (an extra 200-250 kcal) if my goal is to continue losing weight.
yes you will have to be at a slight deficit to continue loosing weight but to loose 1-2 lbs a week (3500-6000kcal) is what you need to burn more than you take in. That means a at most a 750 kcal deficit a day. And I wouldn't do that for very long without having a day or two where you eat more to keep your metabolism going.
So you have accurately predict how much you are burning and eating so you can tweak it.
Good luck, this is great that they offered this at your gym
When she ran the numbers, it wasn't feasable for me to lose 2 lbs per week, so we're around 1 a week, which I'm fine with. As far as sitting down and calculating #s consumed vs #s burned, I'm hoping to do that in my follow up meeting in a week or two. For now, I've been logging what I'm eating- which is often a deterrant (sp?) for eating the "bad stuff".... don't want to have to document that I eat poorly