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Date Posted: 12:17:14 08/08/05 Mon
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lara
's message, "Re: Chocolate, I have a question about BMR and dieting! (This may be triggering?)" on 19:31:52 08/07/05 Sun
Chocolate,
So what do you think I should do? I don't want to keep gaining weight. I want to lose 5-10 lbs, and be back where I started. I want to do this in a healthy way. I'm going on day 3 eating 1350, the week before this I increased the 1050 to 1200 and did a 1350 1200 zig-zag. I have added on another 1.5 doing this. I have also increased my cardio and started doing weight training at the same time that I started eating more.
lara
>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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