Metabolic Rate and Calories taken in

I was recently tested for my Resting Metabolic Rate and it was 2500.
Everything I've read says you should eat as close to that as possible but I
have a Dr that wants me on a 1500 calorie diet. I have a very active job,
working construction. It just seems to me that would mess my metabolism up
and make losing 50 pounds more difficult. I put that question to my Dr and
got typical Dr attiude of don't think just do what I say. Yes I've already
started looking fo a new doctor.

At this point I'm just really confused and I'm wondering if anyone else has
been in this type of situation and if it did more harm then good.

On Jan 3, 9:40*am, "Albert Bosler" <ahbos...@verizon.net> wrote:
> I was recently tested for my Resting Metabolic Rate and it was 2500.

How were you tested? Dont bet on it as reliable or written in stone.

> Everything I've read says you should eat as close to that as possible

If you want to MAINTAIN your current weight that is ...

> but I have a Dr that wants me on a 1500 calorie diet.

How tall are you and what do you weigh now?

> *I have a very active job, working construction.

But I'll bet your current current daily calories either equals or
exceeds your activity level?
People think because what they deem as 'active' really isnt as much as
they think in terms of calorie usage.
Do you do any other regular exercise? Or is it just work and couch
afterwards?

>It just seems to me that would mess my metabolism up
> and make losing 50 pounds more difficult.

If you are 50lbs overweight, then your metabolism is already running
wonky.
I would suggest you track your *current* food intake to get an idea of
how many calories you eat right now.
To lose 1lb a week you need to make a consistant caloric deficit of
approximately 3500 calories.
So off of what you eat now, eat 500 calories less per day.
Consistantly.
Thats a starting point, but to increase your learning curve start
reading up on food labels, how foods work in your body,
how carbs work - and what good carbs are and also what good fats are.
You need both besides good
protein sources. Lean meats, fish and lowfay dairy products are all
the basics you need to learn about and get a
handle on what makes good food choices.



joanne

"Albert Bosler" <ahbosler@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:u69fj.5716$sE5.3236@trndny05...
>I was recently tested for my Resting Metabolic Rate and it was 2500.
> Everything I've read says you should eat as close to that as possible but
> I
> have a Dr that wants me on a 1500 calorie diet. I have a very active job,
> working construction. It just seems to me that would mess my metabolism
> up
> and make losing 50 pounds more difficult. I put that question to my Dr
> and
> got typical Dr attiude of don't think just do what I say. Yes I've already
> started looking fo a new doctor.
>
> At this point I'm just really confused and I'm wondering if anyone else
> has
> been in this type of situation and if it did more harm then good.

It sounds like one of those rare cases where the doctor is right.

My RMR was done using a Medgem unit.
I'm 35 6' 240 lbs, and I go to the gym 4 days a week and do 60 mins of
cardio
(5 min warm up, 5 min cool down 50 mins of
actual cardio at 75-85% of max using a heart rate monitor for that)

Not a big fan of weight training purely for the reason when I'm done with
work the last thing I want to do is go lift some more.

I don't know how much I was eating before I started following the
1500 calorie diet. I have thought about going back to the way I did eat to
come up with a number. I do know that I feel run down is norm at this point

whether that changes after awhile I don't know, if this is the way I'm
suppose to
feel for the rest of my life, I'll keep the weight.

He had me meet with a nutrionist to go through the whole label
reading good vs. bad foods, portions etc. I eat light for breakfast and
lunch and
then eat a large dinner. She switched that around and has me eating 6 times
a day
which personally is great if you sit behind a desk, little more complicated
when working
construction, can't just wander off to grab something out of the cooler.

The Dr. may be right, but I'm not a big fan of blind obedience
If I want to exist that way I'd be in a cult.

I've had personal experiences with the medical profession
where they did more harm then good.

"Albert Bosler" <ahbosler@verizon.net> wrote in
news:fqufj.125$Xo1.36@trnddc06:

>
> My RMR was done using a Medgem unit.
> I'm 35 6' 240 lbs, and I go to the gym 4 days a week and do 60
> mins of cardio
> (5 min warm up, 5 min cool down 50 mins of
> actual cardio at 75-85% of max using a heart rate monitor for
> that)
>
> Not a big fan of weight training purely for the reason when I'm
> done with work the last thing I want to do is go lift some more.
>

The idea behind weight training for people who lift a lot of stuff
in their daily lives goes something like this: Your body adapts to
whatever you are doing. At this point your muscles "know" exactly
how much they need to be able to lift and they have adapted to
that. If you force them to lift heavier stuff they will adapt to
that and your everyday lifting will seem easier.

Why not try it? While you are at the gym, pick one (or two) major
muscle group for each visit and do the usual 3 x 6 to 12 reps on
it. That shouldn't waste too much time if you find out that it was
a total waste after all. :-P


> I don't know how much I was eating before I started following the
> 1500 calorie diet. I have thought about going back to the way I
> did eat to come up with a number. I do know that I feel run down
> is norm at this point
>
> whether that changes after awhile I don't know, if this is the
> way I'm suppose to
> feel for the rest of my life, I'll keep the weight.
>

Hmmmm, I hope you find that new doctor soon. Usual disclaimer: I'm
not a doctor and anybody stupid enough to listen to me on medical
subjets really should know better ..... etc, etc.

1500 calories sounds awfully close to starvation mode for a man. In
your position I would try 1800 and see what happens.

Heck - I'm shorter, heavier, female, and the only excercise I get
is when I excercise, and my target zone for calories is 1800 -
2000, which I got without any doctor. I haven't actually lost much
weight, but I have noticed a bunch of muscles and I have moved the
button on my skirt one inch (in the right direction), and it's only
the skirt design which stops me from moving it another inch (well,
that and I don't like moving buttons).


> He had me meet with a nutrionist to go through the whole label
> reading good vs. bad foods, portions etc. I eat light for
> breakfast and lunch and
> then eat a large dinner. She switched that around and has me
> eating 6 times a day
> which personally is great if you sit behind a desk, little more
> complicated when working
> construction, can't just wander off to grab something out of the
> cooler.

Don't you get regular breaks? <braced for culture crash :-) >


Lisbeth.

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*What we know is not nearly as interesting as *how we know it.





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Breaks are a nice thought but when your on schedule its gets tricky
not to mention eating food with your hands without getting washed up
isn't overly safe because of various chems etc......