why is it sooo much easier for guys?? ugh :p

operation_cute

I looked at my boyfriend today before he went to work, and he is noticably slimming down, losing his belly, and showing definition in his arms... He wasn't even "trying" to lose weight His dinner is what I put in front of him lol so that part I helped with But he eats a ton more than me throughout the day, his lunch yesterday? a whole pizza. Still drinks soda, not to mention downs powerade like theres no tomorrow... He just started working out a few weeks ago since we got our Y membership... and even thats because I kind of make him lol me I've been doing this for twice as long exercise and all and not seeing near the changes he has :sad:

I'm happy he's making progress so easily though because its motivating him more than what he was originally... I just don't get it, at risk of sounding whiney... It's not fair :frown:

LMHsmum

So true! My husband and I stopped drinking normal coke and started drinking coke zero a couple of years ago. He lost 8kg (was always average weight anyway) but I didn't lose a thing! Oh dear

Carol_L

1. Testosterone...men have more of it than women do (and yes, women do have some, just much much less than men)
2. Greater muscle mass (see 1)

Because guys are generally larger with greater muscle mass (using a normal distrubution curve), they can consume more and lose or maintain weight. When they work out hard, they exert more effort (and burn more calories).

The only way to make up for that is to build muscle mass. Kettlebells and iron are my friends.

tryingtoshed

this drives me absolutely nuts as well.
My brothers can drop weight so easily and its so hard for me.
reminds me of the other day when I just wanted one slice of pizza, came downstairs an hour later to see my younger brother polished the entire thing off.
also periods screw everything up--water weight and all.
its just.
and whenever i want to treat myself, my brothers will make a snarky comment about the "macros" in what im eating "yo, sis have you seen the macros on this? you SURE you want to eat them" and my brain is just like "fck off fck off fck off, you're an obese person stuck in a slender body"

AJ_G

1. Testosterone...men have more of it than women do (and yes, women do have some, just much much less than men)
2. Greater muscle mass (see 1)

Because guys are generally larger with greater muscle mass (using a normal distrubution curve), they can consume more and lose or maintain weight. When they work out hard, they exert more effort (and burn more calories).

The only way to make up for that is to build muscle mass. Kettlebells and iron are my friends.

^This. More muscle mass means greater metabolic capacity, meaning us men can eat at larger deficits and still feel full.

jdenig

I swear my husband can lose weight just by thinking about it. It is frustrating!!!!

toughmudderMN

I think that it goes back to our primal nature. Women store fat incase they become pregnant and have to support a baby through a famine. Also males tend to have more muscle mass, which means a higher resting metabolism.

theundead

This is my boyfriend as well, he can eat all the junk food he wants and never puts on weight! Its not fair, but at least I'm healthy on the inside!

Briko3

Some men lose weight not even trying. Some women lose weight not even trying. Make a statement like this (in my opinion) minimizes the hard work that a lot of men on this board have done. There are a lot of guys on here that have the same struggles and have the same tendency to hold on to weight as many of the women on here. There's nothing more frustrating than working for years to lose 20 pounds and then hearing comments of how "easy" is was because you're a guy. (OK, off my soap box)

sc10985

Yep. 6wks ago my bf cut junk food down to once a week and stopped taking creatine. He lost almost 40lbs lol. Wtf??? I know a lot of it is water weight but still. He does lift 3x a week so he works hard to look good but dang it took me almost 4 months to lose 15lbs lol. Now he says he's losing too much weight. Pffffft. Lol!

ninerbuff

Hormones.

Testosterone vs Estrogen

Test wins in muscle mass gain, libido and to an extent adipose loss.

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Kristy7418

I'm going through the same thing! My BF is wanting to lose weight as well but he is not being near as strict in his diet as I am. Also he has bad knees so he doesn't really exercise much at all (unless i make him take a mile walk with me when it's not too hot outside). And he is losing weight just as fast as I am. So frustrating though I am happy for him. And I have been making progess but it's so not fair! LOL

prdavies1949

I have lost over 90lbs. How dare you say it was easy. It wasn't.

RCottonRPh

My husband and I have been doing this together. Results? He is down 10 pounds more than me, doesn't count calories, eats way more food than me, and doesn't even exercise anymore since starting a new job a few months ago. It is frustrating. I can have a great week food and exercise wise and only lose 0.5 pounds (or none at all). My husband? He can have a cheat meal and be down 2 pounds the next day. Infuriating.

LoraF83

Like everyone else has said, hormones, testosterone, and muscle mass.



Also, guys don't get all emotional and flustered over the dieting & weight loss process (typically, that is).

If my husband decides to lose a few pounds, he cuts back on his eating for a few days. He doesn't obsess about it, he doesn't fret and worry over his choices or think about how life isn't fair that his skinny friends still get to eat wings and he doesn't and now he's just too sad to do anything and this whole process is so hard.........

He just stops eating so much. And then he loses weight and tries to watch his eating so he doesn't put it back on. If he does, then he just eats a little less again. They keep it simple and don't let their emotions make them a little anger ball of dieting fury.

rassha01

20-30 miles a week running and 3-4 hours a week cross training is not all that easy!! Then finding time for family/work and everything else. It really is not that easy for every male.

da_bears10089

Like everyone else has said, hormones, testosterone, and muscle mass.



Also, guys don't get all emotional and flustered over the dieting & weight loss process (typically, that is).

If my husband decides to lose a few pounds, he cuts back on his eating for a few days. He doesn't obsess about it, he doesn't fret and worry over his choices or think about how life isn't fair that his skinny friends still get to eat wings and he doesn't and now he's just too sad to do anything and this whole process is so hard.........

He just stops eating so much. And then he loses weight and tries to watch his eating so he doesn't put it back on. If he does, then he just eats a little less again. They keep it simple and don't let their emotions make them a little anger ball of dieting fury.

QFT

clbortiz

This post reminds of the commercial with the drawn woman and man, Can't even remember what the commercial is selling. The woman is talking about how they have been dieting and her husband now looks like, and he shrinks to a much smaller body figure. Then she says all that happens to me is, and her chest shrinks and nothing else. LOL

GorillaNJ

20-30 miles a week running and 3-4 hours a week cross training is not all that easy!! Then finding time for family/work and everything else. It really is not that easy for every male.

Exactly! It was really easy to get my @$$ up at 4am to go running today... and still have a big ol beer gut to hump around with me all day too!

laughingdani

I didn't realize weight loss was a competition.