Men vs. Women

jrcox520
jrcox520 Posts: 130 Member
edited September 29 in Health and Weight Loss
I've noticed that men seem to lose weight faster than women. What's up with that? I see it all the time on The Biggest Loser; its like us poor women are wired to hold on to the weight! What gives?

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  • macenro
    macenro Posts: 160
    My guess would be that men build muscle faster and the muscle then burns more calories and fuels the weight loss more.
  • WifeMomDVM
    WifeMomDVM Posts: 1,025 Member
    It's probably hormone related... or something genetically engineered in us so we can make babies... who knows?
  • Helice
    Helice Posts: 1,075 Member
    Its our hormones...
    There built to hold onto fat for child rearing purposes..
  • Christina269
    Christina269 Posts: 110
    ... they can have all their fat losing super strengths... We still look better in heels. :o)
  • Sauchie
    Sauchie Posts: 357 Member
    IMO The powers that be have a cruel sense of humor.
  • lovejoydavid
    lovejoydavid Posts: 395 Member
    I think that there are legit physiological reasons that men lose weight a bit faster, not the least of which is simply that testosterone promotes a greater lean body mass, and thus grants men a better metabolic engine for burning calories. The question then raised is, why are there more overweight men than women? While there are more truly obese women (actually by a growing margin), men still rule in the world of the merely overweight. Hmm.
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