Metabolic Testing

This morning I had my resting metabolic rate tested and it was so informative!! I knew my metabolism wasn't great so I just really wanted to know how bad it was. My RMR is just under 1400. That means if I do nothing all day, I could eat 1400 a day and break even. Of course I don't sit around and do nothing all day, so I can eat about 1485 if I go to the gym and burn 400+ calories that day and lose about a pound a week. I've been working on weight lifting more lately to try to up my metabolism so we'll see in a few months if it helps. The other thing I learned is that my body burns carbs for a long time before it burns fat. The dietitian said I can't really eat many carbs if I want to lose weight because my body won't easily burn fat until I've burned off all carbs. That's really fine because I don't eat much wheat or dairy anyways. I just really wanted to know what I was dealing with going into a pregnancy because I don't want to gain a lot. Seeing a dietitian and personal trainer should help with that I hope!