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I'm a dietitian...remember? Yeah, sometimes I forget too. Well any dietitian and most everyone else out there who has ever done anything related to fitness would know that consistent exercise increases your metabolism. This means you would be able to burn fat at a higher rate. Side note....muscle has the capacity to burn calories but fat just sits there. Conclusion: building muscle increases your metabolism. Anyway, moving on. I know that this is true but had always just kind of treated it more like a theory that maybe could be disproved or at least didn't apply to me.

Well, recently I have had the longest stint in my life (after the age of 8) without consistent exercise. I feel it and know it and hate it. I also have this little machine at work called a MedGem. It measures resting metabolic rate. This tells a person how their metabolism is doing. This number would increase as you become more fit (build muscle) which means it will decrease with the opposite. This number is usually used to determine a calorie level for weight maintenance/weight loss. So, in theory, if you eat the same # of calories as your RMR, you should be able to loose weight slowly but for sure maintain your weight.

I measured mine about 6 months ago... and now...is is 320 calories less. That sucks which means I walked and then ran some and then did some pilates and I will never be able to stop for 6 months again...ever...until maybe I'm 80 and who the hell cares.