Men lose weight faster than women?

yellowpear
yellowpear Posts: 137 Member
edited September 28 in Health and Weight Loss
Why do men lose weight faster than women?

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  • Gilbrod
    Gilbrod Posts: 1,216 Member
    Because we don't retain water like you ladies do. Also, because most of us don't have boobs either. It's tough being a woman. I repsect women sooooooooo much more since I've seen my wife give birth 2 times, and work her @ss off to look fit again. God bless you ladies.
  • rfcollins33
    rfcollins33 Posts: 630
    I've read this is a myth, but I disagree. I've seen it happen. I think it's because a man's body is naturally more muscular and more muscle promotes more fat burn.
  • dont_u_mean_carrots
    dont_u_mean_carrots Posts: 58
    Like rfcollins33 says. More muscle causes the metabolism to be a bit higher in men.
  • Gilbrod
    Gilbrod Posts: 1,216 Member
    I've read this is a myth, but I disagree. I've seen it happen. I think it's because a man's body is naturally more muscular and more muscle promotes more fat burn.

    That too.
  • Fattack
    Fattack Posts: 666 Member
    Like rfcollins33 says. More muscle causes the metabolism to be a bit higher in men.
  • bella8282
    bella8282 Posts: 188 Member
    It's not true. I know to many people who this is not true for.
  • brknllama
    brknllama Posts: 113 Member
    well good news...if a famine stricks...women are gonna survive longer than the men
  • McKayMachina
    McKayMachina Posts: 2,670 Member
    well good news...if a famine stricks...women are gonna survive longer than the men

    As a woman, I do not find this to be good news.

    :laugh:
  • Flossycat100
    Flossycat100 Posts: 103
    Can I just say what a lovely post that was from Gilbrod? So sweet.

    I think it's true because I eat roughly the same calories as my other half but have to work harder in the gym (burn more calories) to see similar weight loss results.
  • katie_on_a_mission
    katie_on_a_mission Posts: 112
    testosterone
  • rfcollins33
    rfcollins33 Posts: 630
    well good news...if a famine stricks...women are gonna survive longer than the men

    LOL! Love this.
  • Fattack
    Fattack Posts: 666 Member
    testosterone

    I could be wrong, but as far as I interpreted it testosterone only increase the ability to gain muscle mass (which can in turn increase BMR). If elevated testosterone directly caused weight loss, then women with elevated testosterone would find it easier to shed weight - PCOS is a condition where you can have excess testosterone (as a woman) and one of the symptoms of PCOS is weight gain.
  • yellowpear
    yellowpear Posts: 137 Member
    testosterone

    I could be wrong, but as far as I interpreted it testosterone only increase the ability to gain muscle mass (which can in turn increase BMR). If elevated testosterone directly caused weight loss, then women with elevated testosterone would find it easier to shed weight - PCOS is a condition where you can have excess testosterone (as a woman) and one of the symptoms of PCOS is weight gain.

    Yeah.. I totally agree with you. PCOS people gain weight easily.
  • yellowpear
    yellowpear Posts: 137 Member
    well good news...if a famine stricks...women are gonna survive longer than the men

    LOL! :laugh:
  • yellowpear
    yellowpear Posts: 137 Member
    Because we don't retain water like you ladies do. Also, because most of us don't have boobs either. It's tough being a woman. I repsect women sooooooooo much more since I've seen my wife give birth 2 times, and work her @ss off to look fit again. God bless you ladies.

    That was very thoughtful & nice of you..
  • avalonms
    avalonms Posts: 2,468 Member
    1) A 250 pound man who loses 10 pounds is equivalent to a 150 pound woman losing 6 pounds. So comparing those two, it is easier for the man to lose 10 pounds than for the woman to lose 10 pounds. By example, I know a woman who has lost about the same weight as me; she has had to work out longer and diet longer than I have to lose the same weight. But I started at 232, she at 175. Her weight loss by total pounds is about equal to mine, but she lost more weight by percentage and is now closer to her ideal weight than I am.

    2) Women have less room for error in their dieting - a woman on a 1200 calorie diet simply has a greater impact from a 500 calorie excess (3 beers, for example) than a man on a 2200 calorie diet.

    So when you try to compare a woman's weight loss to a man's, keep in mind that the general size difference between the two makes comparisons sometimes deceiving.
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