Has anyone had a Resting Metabolic Rate test? (RMR)?

I am interested in having this test done but am not sure where to start looking. Has anyone had this test done? Did you find the data useful? If so--what is your RMR?

Thanks in  advance!

Pam :)

Yes I did and mine was double what a norm should be. I have a dr app on May 11  and can ask what the number was.
Yes I did find it useful. I know why I have such a hard time loosing weight was because of it.

Are you saying that your body requires half of the calories that you thought it needed?

Keep something in mind, if you are pre-op or new post-op- your size alone will mean your RMR will be much, much higher than a normie.. but as you lose, it will decline rapidly.. less weight=less energy to maintain.

If you are post-op and at a normal size (no stats, so I can't tell) then having a RMR double what is expected is a VERY GOOD thing, and it means you actually burn more than you should (meaning it should drastically help you to lose, not the opposite.)

I did it about 9 months before surgery and they kept telling me how high it was. I would like to get it done again to see how much it has changed with my weight loss. I did the BodyGem one through my local hospitals nutrition center. The gym near me does it as well. I think of you google bodygem there is a link to local providers.

Now that I'm near goal, I plan on getting it done soon.. early out or pre-op, wouldn't have mattered much to me as the results would be very high just due to my extra weight, way over what normal should be for a woman my age and height.. It would have made no difference to my calorie plan since as you lose, your RMR will decline due to less mass to maintain.. now at goal, it will be handy to get a gauge on my metabolic rate for maintenance.

I haven't had the surgery yet. I won't be able to have it until after September 1st (when my insurance changes). I would be very curious what my current RMR is, though.  I feel so frustrated and want to start taking the weight off NOW (pre-surgery). I am so uncomfortable in my body right now. I just would like to get a more accurate idea of how many calories I need to consume to lose weight right now.  If the test isn't too expensive-then I'd love to get it done.  Do you know how much it generally costs?

Thank you so much for your help! :)

My local university charges $85 for the test and $50 for any follow-up visits, whatever that means I'm not sure.. Chances are very good if you wished to take off weight pre-op, you could easily use the standard and safe 1200cal/day with some cutting of breads and white starches and lose, your RMR is going to be significantly higher than that.. RMR is a great tool to figure out how much you need to eat to maintain, but not really significant in the picture of losing as much, imo.

I had my RMR done about a month ago now that my weight loss is slowing down.  I was worried about staying at extreme low calories for too much longer.  My RMR is 1341.  My BMR (based on a sedentary lifestyle) is around 1750.  As a result, I bumped my daily calories up to 1300.  I figured if that's what my body needs to keep basic functions going, I'd give it at least that!

It's my understanding that BMR & RMR are basically the same thing, but BMR (the real deal, not based on charts) is slightly more accurate due to the stringent testing requirements- fasting (so digestion doesn't effect it) and doing it soon after waking in a darkened room while laying down.. RMR will be a slightly higher number than BMR for those reasons.. the charts are so far off it's not worth putting weight into them. Your actual BMR is likely to be a bit lower than what they tested your RMR at with the mask, def not the 1750 unfortunately. I would love to have a real BMR test, but am not willing to do an overnighter to get that number (or pay the fee!).. So, RMR first thing in the am before eating will have to do!