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Date Posted: 19:31:52 08/07/05 Sun
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lara
's message, "Chocolate, I have a question about BMR and dieting! (This may be triggering?)" on 13:33:38 08/07/05 Sun
Chocolate--
I'm reading more online and getting more confused! A number of calculators give me a range of 1300-1350 as my BMR but then there are some pages that recommed the 10 x body weight (in lbs) rule to find BMR. If it is the 10 x rule then my BMR would come out quite a bit lower. I just don't know anymore. I'll just weigh myself tomorrow, and once again flip out.
lara
>Chocolate,
>
>Using multiple online calculators, I calculated my BMR
>to be around 1300-1350 calories. I have been eating
>under that for as long as I can remember. Is this why
>I am NOT losing weight, why I've GAINED weight? (
>Will you take a look at the article I posted, please?)
>
>The last time I remember eating more than my BMR was
>when I was hospitalized 7 or 8 years ago. For the past
>3 or 4 months I have been zig-zagging my cals daily
>(1050 one day, 1350 the next, weekly average of 1200).
>This is something I started doing after I slowly
>raised my calories from 1000 to a steady 1350. At
>first by raising my cals I gained about 5 lbs. and
>then maintained; by zigzagging I lost about 4 and then
>gained 7! I thought that fluctuating my calories
>daily, would keep my metabolism revved up and out of
>"starvation mode," which I am all to familiar with. I
>started the zig-zag plan, after researching it on the
>web. But before implementing it, I slowly increased my
>daily caloric intake from 1000. I'm confused! Eating
>more was a big step for me, I regained menses
>naturally after its absense for years of eating 1000
>calories after coming out of the hospital (I was
>maintaing a weight within 3 lbs).
>
>I really didn't "need" to gain this weight. These
>extra lbs are really affecting me: I feel isolated and
>alone, I don't want anyone to see me, I feel crippled.
>I don't want to do anything drastic, but I feel
>desperate! I just want to understand my body! I'd be
>happy losing the 7 or 8 I gained. I am concerned about
>this weight gain because the gain seems to have
>happened without reason. What I assume is that my low
>"zigs" of 1050 have once again brought my metabolism
>to a crawl, setting myself up to gain on my up days.
>
>Any insight?
>
>I am thinking of raising my calories to a stable 1350
>again, but I just can't handel gaining more weight! I
>am considering eating a lot less, but I don't think
>that is the answer. What do you think of the women in
>the case study? I feel my BMR has plummeted in a
>similar manner (from working out, not eating enough,
>that is eating below my BMR), what do you think?
>
>Thanks! I really appreciate any help you can give me.
>
>lara
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