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One thing holds true in weight management and that is Energy Balance. Simply put, if you burn more
energy than your body's absorbs, you lose weight. When food is absorbed into your body it must either be burned as energy
or stored as fat. Knowing your metabolic rate helps you to know how to balance what you eat with what you burn.
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Calories are how we measure the energy in the food that we eat, and the energy our body uses. Your
metabolic rate is how many Calories your body burns in a day. It is how fast your body burns energy. The trick
is to balance the Calories you eat with the energy needs of your Metabolism. Measuring your metabolic rate is how we
determine what is the right number of calories for your body - for your metabolism.
Metabolic testing identifies your unique TARGET CALORIC ZONES so you can tip the scales
to lose weight without depriving yourself.
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Metabolic Testing
measures what you burn...
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then calculates
how you should eat.
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RMR
Your resting metabolic rate. This is the number
we measure that is unique to you. It is the number of calories you would burn if you sat in a chair all day long.
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MAINTENANCE ZONE
This is the number
of calories you need to eat to stay at your current weight. This is very important to have tested at the end of your
weight loss program... We all know that keeping it off is the hardest part!
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LIFESTYLE
Your RMR is used to calculate how much more
you probably burn by the simple daily activities of walking, eating, driving, etc.
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WEIGHT LOSS ZONE
Based on your RMR, this is the MAXIMUM
amount of calories you can eat and still lose weight at about 1.5 lbs. a week. By truly feeding your body what it needs,
you will feel calm and satisfied. This is not just another diet... it's learning to listen to your body tell you what
it needs to succeed.
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EXERCISE
RMR is used to calculate how many calories you would burn if you exercised moderately for 30 minutes.
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MEDICALLY SUPERVISED ZONE
Too few calories
can cause you to lose muscle tissue, slow your metabolism, deprive you of vital nutrients, and cause you to regain lost weight
very quickly. Only a physician can help you make dieting in this zone effective.
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Metabolic Testing and Target Caloric Zones are all about individualizing
your weight-loss plan. I will help you customize your plan to help you succeed in losing weight, as well as help you
maintain the weight-loss and keep it off.
Below are some pages that can give you even more
information about metabolic testing. They are in PDF format and require Adobe Acrobat reader 7.0 or higher to view.
If you would like to schedule a Metabolic Test or have any other questions regarding this test
please e-mail me at: sfalkenburg@mydietbydesign.com
Or use the information below to contact me.
Contact Information:
Suzanne
Falkenburg, RD, CLT
5220 Clark Avenue #450, Lakewood, CA 90712
Office: (562) 804-7444 Fax: (562) 804-7009
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