Women and Weight Loss

But it is easier for men to lose weight, right?

"In summary, sedentary 24EE is approximately 5-10% lower in females compared with males after adjusting for differences in body composition, age, and activity."

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1522233

So given a man and woman of the same age, weight, body fat %, and activity level, the man can consume 5 - 10% more calories.

So 100 to 200 more calories? Not surprised. My husband and I are the same height and weight and even though he's lower body fat percentage he doesn't eat much more than me unless he's more active.

And a 1000 calorie deficit will suck whether your BMR is 1500 or 2000.

Women do have a more difficult time losing weight than men. Whether you like it or not, it's not a myth.

Women who have endocrine disorders like diabetes, insulin resistance, hypothyroidism, and hormonal imbalances have a much harder time losing weight than women who don't. It's not a BS excuse, it's reality. And it's a reality for many women. Does it mean they can't lose weight? Absolutely not. It just makes it more challenging.

Are those all limited to women?

I don't think anyone is disputing women who have medical issue may have a harder time losing than those who don't.

Same goes for men with those conditions.

So I'm confused with the point. The question was about weight loss difference between men and women. Both men and women can have medical issues that complicate the matter.

Which plight?

Basically what the following quote beautifully points out, even those she clearly is on team "Get over it!". You can get from that statement that it actually is harder for women, but we just need to stick it out. Just curious, what do men think they deal with that is comparable to the internal "going ons" of a woman? Thinking about sex while in the middle of a rep and falling out of the "zone" ?

Our calorie requirements and body composition is different but the principle is the same, maintain a deficit to lose weight.

Pregnancy takes its toll on the body but it can and will recover.
TOM causes increased appetite and temporary water weight gain but this can be managed.

The big difference is emotional eating, deal with that and you'll lose weight like a man.

Oh no! I had two children and this means that men must tiptoe around my straightforward calorie needs for the rest of my life!!! Also CHOCOLATE.

Now excuse me while I change the tank on the water cooler.

This is a thing of beauty. I'm in love. I'll take 50

OP, men and women have stereotypical differences. Not all men will fall into these categories. Neither will all women. There is no 'plight' on women for weight loss. There are challenges. We all have them. Men and women.

Edited: quote fail and spelling... *sigh*

Also, anyone should be able to eat 2,500 calories per day and still lose weight. Just burn off the excess through exercise. It's about net calories at the end of the day for me, and obeying my set calorie deficit goal.

For me, to do that, that would be around 1 1/2 hours of running, maybe a little less. While that isn't uncommon for me, it certainly isn't an everyday thing. And I don't consider my calorie intake while at a deficit particularly low.
For some it would be easier than others but certainly not something everyone should be able to do.

it is only different for women in terms of our caloric intake, we run lower then men, we cannot "eat like a man" and lose weight.

While we are not "special snowflakes" we do have different caloric needs then men.

Which is fine, but I still think a deficit is a deficit even if the ceiling is lower for women. Losing 2 pounds a week is hard and a half pound a week is doable no matter if that's on 1500 calories or 1900 calories.

It's just harder to get the nutrition in for women - there's less room for "empty" calories.

It's not BS, women naturally have more body fat than men. Their metabolisms are also slower, especially after 40. I know of women who work their a##es off in the gym and eat healthy yet the scale refuses to move. I'm not a nutritionist so I don't really know how to go about correcting that. Bottom line is to get leaner, lose inches around the stomach and tone up and everything should eventually fall into place.

BS from lazy people.

You asked...

+1

+1 - and - As long as she makes ma a bacon sammich, I will say what she wants to hear.

No sympathy at all for the plight of the woman, even from the few women that responded :noway:
Kind of figured this is how MFP would respond

What sympathy are you looking for? That you (likely) don't have as much testosterone and muscle mass as a male or what? I don't have any sympathy for my own gender with regards to weight loss unless there's some sort of medical condition involved, and even then it's more me feeling guilty for losing weight "easily" because I don't have that health issue.

AHHHHHHH...Food porn..

I just read a blog post that inspired this post, and I was intrigued by the responses received. So here it goes:

What do MFP men think when they hear statements like weight loss is different for women? Do you attempt to tailor your advice for women, or has the thought even crossed your mind to do so? Or do you just feel like the statement is just BS from some lazy people?

Okay I didn't read every comment... but I did reply to a couple of things..

Without context hard to answer, but

Here's my 2 cents...

I am 5'9", 27, female, about 30-35% body fat based on the picture charts(I'll worry about the precision when it gets down lower)

I eat around 2000 calories a day...
Yes- I do not record my weights 2 weeks a month.
I usually lose the water weight after TOM is done and then it is clear that there is no difference in my weight loss during that time. My calorie balance is reflected in my weight after the TOM bloat is done. No biggie... nothing special happened. It's every month. Just part of life.

In my opinion good advice is good advice... You may as well ask me if I tailor my advice to short people... or highly muscled people etc. Granted men generally have more muscle or gain muscle easier, but during my seasonal job I eat about 3000 calories a day(or more, haven't logged it yet) and throw heavy stuff around with the big boys and my dedication and enthusiasm generally has be doing so with better stamina and productivity then the new guys.(I enjoy my winter work and they're big whiny babies) Yes a couple of months after the season was over saw me softer and gaining weight since I didn't check my intake to my new activity level and I didn't keep strength training to the same extend, but that's another topic all together.

I don't think it's about gender.. It's about your personal needs. Go talk to a 5' gamer and check his muscles out... or a 6' lifting woman..


EDIT
TLDR?
It's not about gender it's about where you are on a fitness scale. For example- 5' male gamer VS 6' female lifter. k thx