Do men lose weight easier than women?

shaunshaikh

Yea, men have more muscle than women -- but if you factor that into your daily metabolic rate then it doesn't really matter. My fiancee and I are both eating very similar diets, exercising, and maintaining an average of 500 calorie deficeit per day. She has lost more weight by percentage than me the last 3 weeks. A 500 calorie deficeit for a woman is no different than for a man. Even though a man might have a higher metabolic rate.

ChantalGG

I lost 4 lbs this week and my fiance lost 8lbs. He got to eat more calories and did less exercise than me. This was our first week on here so I will see what happens next weigh in.

12by311

My husband can think about losing weight and lose 5 pounds.

MissMoxy08

I've always suspected that. If you think about it historically, it makes sense. Men used to be the hunter/gatherer types. It was beneficial for them to be muscular. Women got pregnant and needed to nurture children, so some fat was beneficial. Of course, things are different now, but I bet our bodies are still thinking that way.

EDIT- of course I don't want to belittle all the guys here working out hard, and not losing much! Those are just my thoughts, and I don't think they apply to every guy.

You should probably do the contest by percentage of body fat, although total pounds lost seems easier to calculate. Congrats on your weight loss so far

This is actually pretty true. From what I remember from my Eating Disorders class and my Motivation and Emotion class, it is harder for women to lose weight because your body does strive to hold on to a certain percentage of fat so that you can get pregnant and reproduce. If a woman's percentage of fat falls below a certain number, she can not get pregnant -- which is why many supermodels have trouble with pregnancy. Men can still reproduce with only 3% of fat in their body, so their bodies don't strive to hold on to any fat.

Also it is easier for men to lose weight with exercise than it is for women. Unfortunately I don't remember enough to explain the details and such behind this. This statement just stuck in my head bc I was annoyed that dieting is the best way for a woman to lose weight (not to say that exercise doesn't help bc it does contribute alot). I'd rather run a decathalon than give up my junk food.