Metabolic Research Center

Various things can be tested at a MRC. I'm suspecting your doctor suggests you test your Resting Metabolic Rate, though, to determine your baseline calorie needs not including exercise activity, thermic effect of food, and non-exercise activity.

Most people don't know what their actual RMR and TDEE is. Without knowing, they are leaving room for greater error in estimating proper calorie needs. With that said, it is useful to know, rather than rely on prediction formulas due to individual differences and decline in RMR as a response to previous or current calorie restriction. If you are in a calorie deficit, your RMR will likely be lower which will impact the TDEE value in the end. Therefore, it should be viewed more or less as your adjusted RMR.

I think it's valuable for those in particular who have restricted calories chronically for some time and/or yo-yo dieted and never allowed their RMR to recover to optimal levels.

I did this a few years ago. I lost a lot of weight, really fast. I'm talking sometimes 3 pounds a DAY!!! Typically I lost about 5 pounds a week. I think I went from 180 to 155 in about 6 or 7 weeks, if memory serves. However, the moment you stop, you gain weight back, and quickly! And, I'm not saying that you stop and just start eating Big Macs. Just going to a normal diet did that to me. In all fairness, I didn't make it all the way to the final step of the diet that adds food back in. After I did the diet, I did more research and found that there really can be some serious risks. Super fast weight loss can cause your gall bladder to fail, which mine did. I'm not blaming MRC or anything, I'm just saying it could have exacerbated the unknown problems with my gall bladder? If you are hardcore enough to complete it, and not cheat then maybe it would work for you. I had several friends do it in the same year I did. They all lost weight at first, then gained back more than they lost. That could just be an example of low self control though ; ) (Myself included in that!) So, in a roundabout way, I'm trying to say make sure you fully educate yourself and learn the risks. I still remember the first 4 day meal plan for the group I started in. For breakfast, you had 1 egg and 1 piece of low calorie toast and a half an orange. I believe you could also have 1 ounce of cheese. Then, a protein drink. For lunch, it was 8 ounces of uncooked veggies (which is TON of veggies!) with 2 ounces of cheese and a drink. Dinner was 4 ounces of lean protein from a specific list, 4 ounces of cooked veggies, 4 ounces of raw veggies and a low calorie carb. And another drink. Not a lot of food, but this was the worst of it. After that, you have a little more food. Good luck, either way you go! After going through it, I think it's safer and more realistic for me personally to do it in a more moderate way, like my fitness pal. PS-It is also REALLY expensive!! And, they push a TON of pills on you.

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yeah, unless you re going to a local university's lab, I'd skip it.

I did this a few years ago. I lost a lot of weight, really fast. I'm talking sometimes 3 pounds a DAY!!! Typically I lost about 5 pounds a week. I think I went from 180 to 155 in about 6 or 7 weeks, if memory serves. However, the moment you stop, you gain weight back, and quickly! And, I'm not saying that you stop and just start eating Big Macs. Just going to a normal diet did that to me. In all fairness, I didn't make it all the way to the final step of the diet that adds food back in. After I did the diet, I did more research and found that there really can be some serious risks. Super fast weight loss can cause your gall bladder to fail, which mine did. I'm not blaming MRC or anything, I'm just saying it could have exacerbated the unknown problems with my gall bladder? If you are hardcore enough to complete it, and not cheat then maybe it would work for you. I had several friends do it in the same year I did. They all lost weight at first, then gained back more than they lost. That could just be an example of low self control though ; ) (Myself included in that!) So, in a roundabout way, I'm trying to say make sure you fully educate yourself and learn the risks. I still remember the first 4 day meal plan for the group I started in. For breakfast, you had 1 egg and 1 piece of low calorie toast and a half an orange. I believe you could also have 1 ounce of cheese. Then, a protein drink. For lunch, it was 8 ounces of uncooked veggies (which is TON of veggies!) with 2 ounces of cheese and a drink. Dinner was 4 ounces of lean protein from a specific list, 4 ounces of cooked veggies, 4 ounces of raw veggies and a low calorie carb. And another drink. Not a lot of food, but this was the worst of it. After that, you have a little more food. Good luck, either way you go! After going through it, I think it's safer and more realistic for me personally to do it in a more moderate way, like my fitness pal. PS-It is also REALLY expensive!! And, they push a TON of pills on you.

^^^ here is the answer you need. She, nor her friends, managed to KEEP THE WEIGHT OFF because it's restrictive and, in effect, a DIET. Another poster even said that people who have yo-yo dieted and messed up their metabolisms were sent to this place. Well losing weight rapidly and not keeping it off is classic yo-yo dieting and another way to keep the "diet" industry in business.

I lost 70 lbs over 20 years ago and kept it off because I made lifestyle changes, tweaked those lifestyle changes as I got older, with a reasonable plan I could LIVE with!!