Resting metabolic rate, weightloss - update

have you ever had it measured? I just had it done at 24 hour fitness with one of those little Body Gem thingies www.healthetech.com/.../ It came out to be 1960, meaning I need thatmany calories per day to maintain weight being sedentary. No exercise or light activity added. I was litle surprized, for a female, I thought the number would be closer to 1500 - 1600. Not that I'm complaining. Another good news, 8 weeks on a low fat, low carb restricted calorie nutritionally balanced diet, and I lost 25 pounds. Swimming 3-5 days a week, and doing couple extra walks (2-4 mi) a week is the exercise I used to do, and continued to do. 25 pounds to go :) I might add 2 - 3 times a week dryland core strengthening and little more cardio exercises very soon. Resting pulse still stuck at 70... I'm not too happy about that, being that in workouts I'm well into and frequently above the target range, during the main sets often in high 180's and low 190's (my max is about 185). I'll have to investigate what's up with that... For those who might be curous, this is the diet I'm on: http://www.lindora.com/