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clevermanka) wrote2006-05-04 09:43 am
clevermanka) wrote2006-05-04 09:43 am
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A little low
Most dietary guidelines show that an average woman my age and height, leading a sedentary lifestyle, requires about 1,800 calories a day to maintain her current weight. This morning I had my metabolic rate tested to see what I actually require. Ready for this?
One thousand, two hundred and ninety six calories. 1,296. My resting metabolic rate is Five Hundred calories below a "normal" person's. No wonder I have so much trouble losing weight. Gods, that's just depressing. There is no way I can cut calories to aid weight loss without risking lowering my metabolism any more. It's all up to exercise.
I'm thinking about making an appointment with a dietitian or nutritionist or something similar. For the pep talk, if nothing else.
When Scott showed me the numbers this morning, I looked at him and said "Isn't that kind of low?" He paused and I could see the gears shifting how do I tell this woman she's got a hard row to hoe "Yeah," he nodded. "That's...a little low."
*sigh*
My body. I gotta love it because it's the only one I've got. But, damn. Sometimes it's not easy.
One thousand, two hundred and ninety six calories. 1,296. My resting metabolic rate is Five Hundred calories below a "normal" person's. No wonder I have so much trouble losing weight. Gods, that's just depressing. There is no way I can cut calories to aid weight loss without risking lowering my metabolism any more. It's all up to exercise.
I'm thinking about making an appointment with a dietitian or nutritionist or something similar. For the pep talk, if nothing else.
When Scott showed me the numbers this morning, I looked at him and said "Isn't that kind of low?" He paused and I could see the gears shifting how do I tell this woman she's got a hard row to hoe "Yeah," he nodded. "That's...a little low."
*sigh*
My body. I gotta love it because it's the only one I've got. But, damn. Sometimes it's not easy.