Posted this under NROLW, but it probably goes just as well in my log...
We got a MedGem at work, so today I measured my RMR with it. Not 100% accurate because I hadn't waited 4-18 hours (yikes on that 18!) since my last meal
. I figure since TEF is up to 10% of daily burn, I could take about o 10% off the number just to be "safe" (weird logic, but it's mine
).
Good news is I'm eating right where I need to be, if I believe this machine! It says my RMR is 1750, and to lose 1#/week I can eat 1550 kcal OR add exercise in. So - I'm happy because I'm eating at 1500/1700, which is pretty much exactly what it says I should be doing. I entered sedentary for my daily activity level and only moderate for exercise because I'd rather it underestimate my kcals than tell me to eat too much
.
I felt bad for our intern, though - she got a RMR of 1380 and it said she has to eat around 1200/day to lose weight
. I think she needs to LIFT (we're about the same height and I'm not much heavier than she is) and get some lean mass!
I might redo it if I can manage to skip breakfast and do it as soon as I get to work, but even with allowing for the error of not fasting before, I think I'm pretty good, and it mostly just backs up what I've been doing
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(and Jes - does your DH also buy all the crappy food you swore you weren't gonna eat and put it in the house after you tried to clear the house of empty calories? - cuz I think that is grounds for justifiable homicide, especially around TTOTM
)