Get Your BMR Today!!!

I am not talking about your British Music Rights…I am talking about your Basal Metabolic Rate!  Shhhhh, don’t tell anybody because it must be a huge secret most doctors don’t want to tell you, but I think everyone should have this done.

A Brief History:

I have been struggling with my weight for years, and not once in those years of struggles have I heard about this until I moved to Virginia, and my current doctor gave me test.  All the previous doctors always blamed my weight on eating too much and not exercising enough, even though I was eating less than 1500 calories per day.  I was sent to an endocrinologist, and he informed me I had PCOS, which is what was causing my obesity.  So from there I spent a lot of money under his care to take of my weight and this PCOS.  Then I had kids, that was a mistake when dealing with weight issues, but I wanted kids.  So I had my kids, and afterwards couldn’t get the weight off quick enough for the doctors, so I went on Adapex.  Lost the weight, but couldn’t keep it off, once I came off of the drug.  So instead of resorting back to drugs, I just finally let it all go.

The NOW:

I recently moved to Virginia, and started a workout program with my neighbor’s church, started eating a little better, but made sure I still ate under 1500 calories a day, since that is what my previous doctors told me, “Exercise More, EAT LESS”, and I still just kept gaining the weight.  Finally, in February 2012, I went to an appointment with my NEW family practioner, and of course brought up my concerns for my weight.  She asked if I ever had a BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate), and the answer to that question was NO!  What the heck is it?  Well, let me just tell you that it has drastically changed my life.

So what is a BMR?  Well, it’s a test that helps determine if you have a fast or slow metabolism, and then tells you what your resting rate is.  With these results it can tell you how much consumption you should be taking in a day for you to lose weight, maintain weight or gain weight.  Pretty cool, right!!!  I am gonna briefly let you know the results of my BMR.  My metabolism is FAST, real FAST!  Now I know you are wondering what the heck, and overweight person having a fast metabolism just doesn’t seem correct, and you would be dead wrong. And let me tell you why, remember that I was eating only ate 1500 or less calories per day, well that is sooooooo off for my metabolism.  According to this test, I should intake anywhere from 2000 to 2400 calories per day.  AHMAZING!!!!  Get this as well….if I exercise at all to help burn calories, due to my metabolism; I have to eat the calories that I burn.  So if I dance to Kinect, and burn 300 calories, I have to eat 300 more calories per day. I have a really hard time eating 2000 let alone 2700.  I realize this is every girl’s dream, to have a metabolism like this, but when you have been told for YEARS to “EXERCISE MORE AND EAT LESS” and subjected yourself to less food, it’s hard to adjust.   Since that appointment, I joined MyFitnessPal to help me calculate my calorie intake for the day; I have lost 15lbs and haven’t done much exercising, since I would have to EAT MORE!!!

I want to personally thank Stephanie Schutter for taking the time to actually listen to me, not jumping to conclusions assuming I was just fat because I just ate too much, and for performing this test that changed my life forever.

    

If you are struggling with weight issues, and nothing seems to be helping, try asking your doctor for this test.  It will have a different result, but it will tell you what you should do and where to begin.  What are you waiting for, go, go now and get this test done.