Breathing to lose weight. Sounds like a lot of hot air but experts say it works. See how.
"And just breathe in and out ..."
And out comes the secret to shedding pounds.
Hannah El-Amin, Dietician, Northwestern Memorial Hospital: "Once we do the metabolic testing and we can tell them exactly what their caloric targets are and then they magically start to lose the weight."
Breathing in and out for ten minutes gives a clear picture of oxygen volume ... which tells dieticians your metabolic rate.
Hannah El-Amin: "The resting metabolic rate is the amount of calories you burn when you are doing absolutely nothing."
In other words, the amount of calories you need. Some need more, others less. If you know your target, you'll also know how low to go, to get the numbers lower on the scale.
Hannah El-Amin: "When you are trying to manage your weight it's a basic calculation of calories in, calories out."
Ashley Barker wanted to find the way to make a change. She put in the pain ... and she did gain. Weight.
Ashley Barker: "I was seeing a trainer, eating right and instead of staying where I should have been or moving backwards, I was moving forward in terms of weight gain."
Oddly, Ashley was eating too little, feeling heavy and tired.
Ashley Barker: "Where I should have been having between 1,200 and 1,500 calories, I was taking in 700 to maybe 1,000."
Hannah El-Amin: "If we look here we see her resting metabolic rate was 1,613 calories. So that's how many calories she burns in the day without doing anything at all."
Since she wasn't getting enough, Ashley's body began to store fat. By eating more food, her body let the weight go.
Ashley Barker: "I've lost 21 pounds so far. Very exciting."
For others who are eating too much, exercise can help. It raises your metabolic rate for hours burning more calories. Whatever the result -- your number is the key to your success. Call it a personalized weight loss plan.
Hannah El-Amin: "We'll give them the exact caloric range they need in order to bring their weight down."
The test costs about $150 and may be covered by insurance. For more information Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) testing at Northwestern Memorial's Center for Integrative Medicine and Wellness, call (312) 926-3627 (DOCS). You can also visit http://nmpg.com.
"And just breathe in and out ..."
And out comes the secret to shedding pounds.
Hannah El-Amin, Dietician, Northwestern Memorial Hospital: "Once we do the metabolic testing and we can tell them exactly what their caloric targets are and then they magically start to lose the weight."
Breathing in and out for ten minutes gives a clear picture of oxygen volume ... which tells dieticians your metabolic rate.
Hannah El-Amin: "The resting metabolic rate is the amount of calories you burn when you are doing absolutely nothing."
In other words, the amount of calories you need. Some need more, others less. If you know your target, you'll also know how low to go, to get the numbers lower on the scale.
Hannah El-Amin: "When you are trying to manage your weight it's a basic calculation of calories in, calories out."
Ashley Barker wanted to find the way to make a change. She put in the pain ... and she did gain. Weight.
Ashley Barker: "I was seeing a trainer, eating right and instead of staying where I should have been or moving backwards, I was moving forward in terms of weight gain."
Oddly, Ashley was eating too little, feeling heavy and tired.
Ashley Barker: "Where I should have been having between 1,200 and 1,500 calories, I was taking in 700 to maybe 1,000."
Hannah El-Amin: "If we look here we see her resting metabolic rate was 1,613 calories. So that's how many calories she burns in the day without doing anything at all."
Since she wasn't getting enough, Ashley's body began to store fat. By eating more food, her body let the weight go.
Ashley Barker: "I've lost 21 pounds so far. Very exciting."
For others who are eating too much, exercise can help. It raises your metabolic rate for hours burning more calories. Whatever the result -- your number is the key to your success. Call it a personalized weight loss plan.
Hannah El-Amin: "We'll give them the exact caloric range they need in order to bring their weight down."
The test costs about $150 and may be covered by insurance. For more information Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) testing at Northwestern Memorial's Center for Integrative Medicine and Wellness, call (312) 926-3627 (DOCS). You can also visit http://nmpg.com.
