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My doctor wants me to eat way below my BMR.

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  • EngineerPrincess
    EngineerPrincess Posts: 306 Member
    My dr had me eating way down and I started gaining weight -- and FAST! I am now seeing someone who has DOUBLED my calorie goal and Tripled my exercise (well within "normal" ranges). We will see how that works...

    you can't eat under your bmr and gain weight. you have to consume more calories than you expend in order to gain weight, and since bmr is your base calorie expenditure without moving, it is impossible to gain weight eating under it.

    Kinda nitpicking here, but it's possible to gain while eating below your BMR if you mess up your metabolism enough, I've done it before. Bodies don't like a lot of change though and everyone's is diffident.

    OP, I'd say see if you can see a nutritionist. General doctors don't specialize in nutrition. They have so much to know they can't be experts at that too. Until you can see one, I wouldn't worry too much about not eating enough (at least temporarily until you lose a bit more) though unless it's dangerously low amounts of food and you're not getting proper nutrition (vitamins and veggies and protein and such), BUT that is just my personal opinion.
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