Curiously optomistic

Yesterday, my walking partner and I had our RMRs (resting metabolic rate) tested. This is the amount of calories you burn sitting around. It's a very useful number when you are trying to figure out the appropriate caloric intake to lose weight. Anyway, mine is a bit over 1800 calories. She recommended 1700 to 1800 calories per day to lose weight if I am exercising daily. That made me feel good, that's a number I can live with and not feel like I'm starving. Remember when my doctor told me to eat 1200 calories a day? Ugh. So I'm thinking, maybe I can do this after all....