Tue, Jul-16-02, 11:28
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Senior Member
Posts: 11,512
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Plan: IF +LC
Stats: 287/165/165
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Progress: 100%
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Originally posted by Sandylee
I was wondering about that 10 - 12 x your weight thing. Is that from Atkins?
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It's from basic human biology - a little thing called Basal Metabolism. There is a lot written on this site and all over the internet about metabolism and how to raise it. If you want to lower it the best way is to eat too little, althought I can't imagine why anyone would want to do that 
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Originally posted by Sandylee
Weren't the old fashioned counting calories diets around 1200 a day?
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Yep - or worse. Frankly, 1200 calories a day is how I got fat - a not uncommon story 'round these parts.
Head up to the Newbies Questions Forum and click on Hot Links! - there are a few threads dealing with BMR and Fat and Keeping calories up.
Keep in mind that this 10-12x guildeline is a MINIMUM - it's not the maximum you should eat a day. If you're active and you're hungry it's a sign swimmer - EAT!
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