Understanding RMR

[Steve]

Random wt loss can be harmful because:

Examples:
1. If you have underlying hypo/hperglycemia conditions, by cutting calories/not eating, the person can easily pass out or setting himself/herself to become a Type II Diabetic patient.

2. If you have kidney failure condition, by following a high protein diet and low carb diet, you are overloading your kidney with extra work. This will progress you faster to become Stage 4-5 Kidney Failure patient.

3. If you have underlying heart/hypertensive condition, by exercising randomly, you are overloading your heart. This will do more damage to your heart, might possibly heart attack(MI) happens.

I can go on and on and on.... about how random dieting or weight loss can be harmful. All I'm saying weight loss is not a bad thing, (we all need to lose a few lbs, CDC states that 1 our of 3 adults are obesed) but we have to do it the right way and take safety as a concern. So, seeking a medical health professional will be a safer and a better approach.

So b/c there are risks associated with minor sub-classifications of our population, we should all seek the advice from a medical/health professional who knows next to nothing about proper exercise and took a few hours of nutrition courses before we start exercising?

I think I'll pass.

I'd put my money on a forum such as this offering sound advice compared to most 'professionals' I've seen.

And to directly respond to your post.... certainly caution should be exercised when these sub-classifications of our population embark on a fitness routine. However, last time I checked, overloading (physiologically speaking) the heart was a surefire way to improve hypertension or the like.

Also, the last time I checked, 9/10 people walking around a gym aren't your typical health nut. Yet, I've yet to see one keel over dead from moving more.

I think you are being overly cautious, but it's simply my opinion.

 

[walkintoshape]

1000 calories is crazy low. That is just going to mess up your metabolism and you won't lose anything. That Doctor is giving some bad advice.

 

[mikitta]

... misread the date on this thread - didn't mean to resurrect one so old.

God Bless,
mik

 

[lilacdawn]

Confusion.. clarified!!

I feel pretty silly. I was always confused by " burn more calories than you take in".. I was like if I am eating 1200-1500, how can I burn off more than the 800 I am already burning?? I was never thinking about BMR I feel like Homer... D'oh lol

 

[lilacdawn]

oh thanks for moving this powers that be lol.. I am new and didn't see this thread.. sorry..

 

[twinkletoes]

This is an old thread, but I'm still confused. So you *should* or *should not* cut your calories below your RMR?

 

[Sunshyne]

here's what happens in a nut shell: a) cut calories b) body thinks you aren't getting enough food c) metabolism slows down d) you still lose some weight e) you start eating a bit more f) metabolism DOESN'T speed up, but instead stores the extra food as fat g) return to 'a'

Nicely summed up!

 

[mariaswift]

A normal body requires only 1000 calories a day..

 

[Omega]

bearing in mind

here's what happens in a nut shell: a) cut calories b) body thinks you aren't getting enough food c) metabolism slows down d) you still lose some weight e) you start eating a bit more f) metabolism DOESN'T speed up, but instead stores the extra food as fat g) return to 'a'

then

A normal body requires only 1000 calories a day..

quite possibly if you want to live on 1000 calories for the rest of your life and gain weight if you have more than that.

Be sure that you use those 1000 calories wisely because it takes quite a lot of calories to hit those targets for things like protein, fibre, healthy fats, calcium etc not to mention a whole host of other vitamins and minerals that you are better off getting in food form rather than relying on a supplement...

Quite a lot of people find that it takes more than 1000 calories just to hit those targets before thinking about which foods they might enjoy eating...

1000 calories is too low a target for most people to lose weight successfully. There is rarely a need to cut calories as low as that.

 

[Pinkpanther1]

i think that everyone is different and different routines/diets/combination of the 2 need to be tried to find the best for each one of us. It's a given that a healthier approach to food is going to help and it's also a given that doing exercise of some form is also going to help.... those are both "duh" statements.
My opinion (and only mine) is that a good honest look at your food intake and exercise pattern (or lack thereof) and by being brutally honest with yourselves you can work out where you need to make changes.
If you "plateau" then you need to change it up a bit (not necessarily by taking in less calories or spending more time exercising but by changing the menu/doing different types of exercise)