The Quantifying Process

Our first task is to assess your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). The BMR, expressed as calories, is the daily rate at which your body consumes calories in a resting state, in order to sustain life. This rate represents an amount of calories that your body needs if you were to lay in bed all day (24 hours). if you were to match this exact rate (BMR) to the exact amount of calories from foods you take in (properly proportioned), your body would not gain or lose any weight whatsoever You would not gain so much as an ounce of fat, muscle, bone, organ, tissue or water. The total BMR represents a culmination of the differing rates at which each cell, tissue, and organ uses energy it is an ideal calorie amount and it is unique to you only.
Your BMR is a sustained calorie level that changes throughout your life as you grow and mature. It is a level of calorie consumption which can be altered by disease onset, stress, dietary, and exercise modifications in your life. Direct and indirect calorimetric studies have measured these levels in humans and there are some mathematically derived norms I can employ to decipher your particular BMR.

Your BMR is then computed based on age, gender, height, weight, and other factors (all of which are mathematically corrected for). In effect, I am estimating your BMR levels without having to utilize expensive, sophisticated, complex in-lab calorimetric assessment, although a lab can be contacted to do this if you wish (as my patient).