3500 calories might only be a pound for women...

omma_to_3
omma_to_3 Posts: 3,265 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Just found this interesting in an article I was reading. Not saying it's fact or anything, just an interesting concept.

"But, speaking in terms of evolution, Nature seems protective of women's role as child bearer, and wants women to maintain adequate body fat for nourishing healthy babies. Hence, women are more energy efficient. Obesity researchers at NY's Columbia University suggest a pound of weight loss in men equates to a deficit of about 2,500 calories, while women need a 3,500-calorie deficit. No wonder women have a tougher time losing weight then do men."

http://www.active.com/nutrition/Articles/5-Myths-About-Running-Calories-and-Weight-Loss.htm?page=3

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  • tricksee
    tricksee Posts: 835 Member
    More reason for women for hoover up and clean then, you know, having more energy and all....


    *ducks*

    :-)
  • JustMQ
    JustMQ Posts: 63 Member
    Interesting!
  • Fozzi43
    Fozzi43 Posts: 2,984 Member
    Hmmmm.....
  • diodelcibo
    diodelcibo Posts: 2,564 Member
    Obviously it's harder for women to lose weight , I thought everyone knew this...
  • krithsai
    krithsai Posts: 668 Member
    Nice read...thanks!
  • Fozzi43
    Fozzi43 Posts: 2,984 Member
    Obviously it's harder for women to lose weight , I thought everyone knew this...

    Not everyone it seems.
  • elyelyse
    elyelyse Posts: 1,454 Member
    yay I'm not fat, I'm just "energy efficient!" :laugh:
  • emmgetsfit
    emmgetsfit Posts: 203 Member
    More reason for women for hoover up and clean then, you know, having more energy and all....


    *ducks*

    :-)

    :laugh: :laugh: BTW, Your sammich is in the kitchen waiting for you.
  • melw2910
    melw2910 Posts: 73 Member
    More reason for women for hoover up and clean then, you know, having more energy and all....


    *ducks*

    :-)


    Hey, if it gets the burn who cares :laugh:
  • DaniH826
    DaniH826 Posts: 1,335 Member
    I think nature can feel free to protect me a little less nowadays ... kkthx.
  • bethlaf
    bethlaf Posts: 954 Member
    Dang - thats crazy ... but it explains why husband can lose weight in 2 seconds and it takes me a week...
  • jacque930
    jacque930 Posts: 122 Member
    yay I'm not fat, I'm just "energy efficient!" :laugh:

    LOL - I like this :laugh:
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
    If this is true, then MFP is putting me into starvation mode.
  • knitwit0704
    knitwit0704 Posts: 376
    yay I'm not fat, I'm just "energy efficient!" :laugh:

    LOL - I like this :laugh:


    Love this!!! ^^
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    More reason for women for hoover up and clean then, you know, having more energy and all....


    *ducks*

    :-)

    Anything else I can do for you darling?
  • omma_to_3
    omma_to_3 Posts: 3,265 Member
    Obviously it's harder for women to lose weight , I thought everyone knew this...

    Not everyone it seems.

    Rudeness. I've never seen it QUANTIFIED before.
  • namluv
    namluv Posts: 194 Member
    More reason for women for hoover up and clean then, you know, having more energy and all....


    *ducks*

    :-)

    :laugh: :laugh: BTW, Your sammich is in the kitchen waiting for you.

    Is it a knuckle sammich? :wink: :laugh:
  • RunWinterGarden
    RunWinterGarden Posts: 428 Member
    More reason for women for hoover up and clean then, you know, having more energy and all....


    *ducks*

    :-)

    Anything else I can do for you darling?

    Need a sandwich, thanks.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    Obviously it's harder for women to lose weight , I thought everyone knew this...
    Not everyone on mfp knows it, that's for sure.
  • yamsteroo
    yamsteroo Posts: 480 Member
    More reason for women for hoover up and clean then, you know, having more energy and all....


    *ducks*

    :-)

    Wife: "A woman's work is never done"
    Husband: "Maybe you should start a bit earlier in the morning?
  • SpeSHul_SnoflEHk
    SpeSHul_SnoflEHk Posts: 6,256 Member
    More reason for women for hoover up and clean then, you know, having more energy and all....


    *ducks*

    :-)

    Let's not forget about making us sammiches too.
  • whiteoutpen
    whiteoutpen Posts: 212 Member
    That's really interesting. I feel like that would make a lot of sense, too. Since, in general, men often lose the weight quicker and can often eat a lot without gaining. I wonder if it's actually true!
  • MissPatty584
    MissPatty584 Posts: 155 Member
    I think nature can feel free to protect me a little less nowadays ... kkthx.

    Lol! I agree! I had my babies.. I'm good now Nature!! :tongue:
  • cqp1
    cqp1 Posts: 41
    Wish mother nature would go pick on the guys. We get PMS and the natural ability to be fat storage facilities, well thanks a lot.
  • SanteMulberry
    SanteMulberry Posts: 3,202 Member
    yay I'm not fat, I'm just "energy efficient!" :laugh:

    I prefer to say that I am "too short for my weight". :wink: It has been my informal observation that obese men are big eaters and that some really big women are too. But most moderately obese women that I know are not particularly big eaters. In my case, it only took eating a few more calories than I apparently needed and moving a little less than I needed to move (because of arthritis setting in), and the body fat rises over time. Just a very slight surplus over your needs adds up to big amounts of b.f. over time (a 100 calorie daily surplus over 10 years would be 100 lbs gained over that ten years--if my numbers are correct). Then you add (metabolism-damaging) yo-yo dieting into the mix and it isn't long before your body fat is waaaay out of control. No wonder so many women complain that they are "doing everything right" and not losing weight anywhere close to the rate that men lose it. :grumble:

    It has been my life-long experience that I was either losing or gaining but never staying the same. :sad: The greater victory for me will not be losing all the weight I want to lose (another 30 or so pounds--maybe not quite that much) but rather being able to maintain it once I get there.

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