What Dr. Phil has to say

icandoit
icandoit Posts: 4,163 Member
edited September 18 in Health and Weight Loss
Why Do Men Usually lose Weight Faster Than Women
Lynn in Brownville, Maine started the Weight Loss Challenge at the same time as her husband. She says she eats healthier than he does and exercises more regularly, and yet he's lost 23 pounds, while she's dropped 16.

Though she's happy for her husband, she's frustrated! She asks Dr. Phil, "Can you please enlighten me as to why men tend to lose weight faster than women?"

Dr. Phil jokes, "Don't shoot the messenger! More often than not, men lose weight faster because they have more muscle mass."

He explains, "Think of muscle as the factory that burns fat. So many women do so much cardio, and not much — if any — weight training." This can be a big mistake, he says, "because weight training is one of most efficient ways for you to accelerate your weight loss."

Get more training advice from Robert Reames, the Weight Loss Challenge trainer:

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  • icandoit
    icandoit Posts: 4,163 Member
    Why Do Men Usually lose Weight Faster Than Women
    Lynn in Brownville, Maine started the Weight Loss Challenge at the same time as her husband. She says she eats healthier than he does and exercises more regularly, and yet he's lost 23 pounds, while she's dropped 16.

    Though she's happy for her husband, she's frustrated! She asks Dr. Phil, "Can you please enlighten me as to why men tend to lose weight faster than women?"

    Dr. Phil jokes, "Don't shoot the messenger! More often than not, men lose weight faster because they have more muscle mass."

    He explains, "Think of muscle as the factory that burns fat. So many women do so much cardio, and not much — if any — weight training." This can be a big mistake, he says, "because weight training is one of most efficient ways for you to accelerate your weight loss."

    Get more training advice from Robert Reames, the Weight Loss Challenge trainer:
  • blessedmamma
    blessedmamma Posts: 55
    That's correct! That's why strength training is so important - even for us females!
  • clwilliams222
    clwilliams222 Posts: 25
    yes just doing cardio for me doesn't work as fast and just lifting weights makes me bulk up too quickly and i want to look leaner, so i am doing some workout dvd's called The Firm which incorporates cardio with light weights and at the beginning of this month i was a size 16 and now im a 14 :)
  • tamari
    tamari Posts: 9
    the Firm is the best workouts!!!!!
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