Why do there appear to be more women than men here?

Crochetluvr

Check out tv commercials. How many of them have a husband that is a little overweight while the woman is thin and pretty? That's telling both sexes that the guys can let themselves go and its expected while women have to be diligent and stay thin.

Canuck_TriFit

I think guys just don't ask for friend requests as much as women. Unless there's a certain group of individuals that have something in common that you find in discussion groups. Example I follow the triathlete group discussions. But I don't care the sex of my friends as long as everyone is supportive, which they are.

UpEarly

My husband is technically on MFP, but I'm the one who does all his food and exercise logging. He thinks it's too much work to log food. It takes me (at most) ten minutes a day. <shrug>

MtnKat

Because my husband can drop 50 lbs by just switching from high calorie energy drinks to low calorie ones without so much as batting his eyes. And he can eat his daily doughnuts, chocolate chip cookies and cheese in a can without worrying about it turning to fat.

Also there are more women in the world than there are men...so I guess in a site that can represent the worlds populace, it seems logical.

InvidiaXII

From what I've gathered from my own friends, and you know, the media etc. Etc. more women may be critical of their bodies than men. Shocking revelation, I know :bigsmile: At the very least I think it's fair to say more women are open to expressing their body insecurities in a public space like MFP. But I think the body image thing has truth to it. I asked a close guy friend if he wanted to join MFP and start working out with me and he said, "Why, I'm in great shape." Ehhh, he's really not, but I won't rain on his parade.

HeidiMightyRawr

I remember reading about some research before (I don't have the source) that showed that in general, when women want to lose weight they tend to count calories, watch their diet etc. Men in general tend to workout more, or take up an old sport they used to like. Since MFP is mostly about logging food, maybe that has something to do with it?

Also, most of the women I know who are losing weight, love the support of others. The men, once they're focused on their goal don't seem to need the support as much, and can happily do it on their own. Just an observation.

PRMinx

I just don't think men seek out online support as much. Some may be using MFP stealthfully - and then they tap their friends and gym mates for personal support.

bago08

Men are bad at giving and asking for support in general.
Im willing to take on male or female friends if they are willing to help motivate me to reach my goal.
Im a male but if a female is going to offer advice and be supportive Id rather have that.
Im way more open in here than I am in real life.

DanaDark

I think many men don't feel the same type of pressure to look a certain way as women do.

In movies, even the horribly obese woman, the ugly duckling, etc. is basically Carmen Electra. Our media portrays ANY man as being able to easily get with such a girl. While on the other hand, it shows that if women are not goddesses, they probably couldn't even be seen by people.

There are other cultural aspects as well that affect who will seek aid in weight loss and fitness.

beandawgy

I love the humorous responses on here...

I think as of late, if become motivated to keep tabs on my health and MFP has helped immensely. I think someone posted about Magic Mike...haha and at least for me that's motivation to get in better shape and stay that way. Not that I'll ever look like Magic Mike probably due to genetics, but I'm damn well gonna try LOL

A lot can be said about pressure...but there's definitely pressure out there for men to look good as well. As it's been said some just don't care, but there are those that do (which are the ones that probably log onto MFP religiously, like myself)..I'm pretty critical about my results and what I want to get out of my fitness goal...and my I have to admit there's a vanity component to it too..but it's definitely a motivator in the end.

I never really paid attention to my friends list in regards to gender, but there's definitely more females on it than men...

dadof2boyz

Because most men will think they know everything about dieting and fitness and that they need no support.

sooo true!! it's like asking for directions when we're lost... we just don't do it. we think we are masters or our universe and can figure it all out on our own. :-)

QueenGorgo

Because most men will think they know everything about dieting and fitness and that they need no support.

Preach brutha....

CRody44

REAL men don't need no road map and we don't ask questions.

JosieRawr

Because my fiance can drink whole milk, sleep all day, eat pizza and live off ice cream cake and barely make it into the "normal" weight range for his height while I have to exercise to fit into my jeans.

This! FFS he makes me sick...(my fiance) He eats what ever, when ever, n usually all the time.... he's 6'4 n do a one week out door project n get all buff(not cut, but I like a little softness to cuddle with personally)

Personally I think that women tend to need more support and reassurance and positive reinforcement. Just my opinion.

I'm here because I am tired of my weight yo yoing between summer n not summer... and I periodically under eat to the extent that I was getting nightly headaches n the shakes after working out..

mcarter99

I think counting calories is often considered a girly way to do it.

I was reading a Lyle McDonald ebook that has you dieting at a 400-800 calorie level (no counting calories, just some grams) and then using calorie counting for a short time afterward to ease into maintenance or something. McDonald went on about he knows how abhorrent it is to count calories but it was only temporary. I was thinking, "The calorie counting part sounds a helluva lot easier than that diet you just described!" :huh:

CallMePat

We don't like to talk about it.

I had the MFP app a while before I even knew about the forums