Had metabolic testing

jennknut

I had my resting metabolic rate (RMR) tested about 7 years ago and the results were not good but I had another test early this morning and the results were slightly better but still not great. My RMR is 1345 so that is what I need to breathe, sleep, etc at first I was bummed. However, I have gained 4 lbs of lean muscle mass, my weight has not increased, and I am choosing to focus on what I have managed to accomplish over the last 7 years. My scale does not define me. For me the test was about knowledge. I wanted to make sure I was eating the appropriate amount of calories and not second guessing myself. For anyone else who is thinking about having this done it was worth it for me

Mycophilia

Good news is that your RMR is only part of your TDEE. Don't forget TEF (thermic effect of food), TEE (thermic effect of exercise) and NEAT (non-exercise activity thermogenesis).

distinctlybeautiful

I just did it the other day too!

godlikepoetyes

Sounds like you're in the normal range for a woman....are you a woman? Ha. Just think of how many more calories you can eat as you move through your day, exercise, live. I had no idea really, how many calories I could have for maintenance.

godlikepoetyes

And how much does this cost?

jennknut

It was $40 and I just really like numbers so it was an average of 15% lower but it was easy and I just like knowing

jennknut

godlikepoetyes wrote: »

Sounds like you're in the normal range for a woman....are you a woman? Ha. Just think of how many more calories you can eat as you move through your day, exercise, live. I had no idea really, how many calories I could have for maintenance.

and yes, I am a woman, thanks

atitagain1958

I am So happy for you! You have a great attitude and are on your way to success! It's refreshing to know there ARE some people on this site that understands about RMR!

@Mycophilia It's ALSO so nice to find out there is SOMEBODY that understands about TDEE, TEE, TEF and NEAT!! Some of these threads get hostile when I try to bring these up. They don't understand.

Cherimoose

jennknut wrote: »

For me the test was about knowledge. I wanted to make sure I was eating the appropriate amount of calories and not second guessing myself.

It's all guesswork. RMR tests are approximations. The calories they say we burn exercising are approximations. The calories listed for foods are approximations. If you add up all the margins of error, you could easily be 20% off, so i don't take the numbers too seriously. If you've been seeing progress the past 2-3 months, you're probably doing the right thing.