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Why is it easier to put on weigh than lose ?

7stevelee973
7stevelee973 Posts: 2 Member
in Chit-Chat
Hi over 40 it's so much harder

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  • Hamsibian
    Hamsibian Posts: 1,388 Member
    I have the opposite problem.
  • chrisg676
    chrisg676 Posts: 39 Member
    Healthy food is more expensive than convenience food for a start. Our busy working lives restrict our exercise.
  • amzblitz
    amzblitz Posts: 310 Member
    lol at easier ...have you met a hardgainer?

    Believe me it is as hard as losing weight
  • Karb_Kween
    Karb_Kween Posts: 2,681 Member
    Um its way easier is easier to gain weight
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    Stupid Genetics

    Stupid Gravity

  • Angela937
    Angela937 Posts: 514 Member
    We're selfish humans who have a hard time practicing self-control.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,888 Member
    amzblitz wrote: »
    lol at easier ...have you met a hardgainer?

    Believe me it is as hard as losing weight
    Hardgainers are trying to put on muscle, not fat. Guaranteed if a hard gainer ate 4 large pizzas a day, they'll gain weight.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
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    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,888 Member
    Because the body is designed well to store energy and not give it up as easy.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
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    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    amzblitz wrote: »
    lol at easier ...have you met a hardgainer?

    Believe me it is as hard as losing weight
    Hardgainers are trying to put on muscle, not fat. Guaranteed if a hard gainer ate 4 large pizzas a day, they'll gain weight.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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    trooth!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    edited December 2016
    Because it's easier to overeat than it is to undereat...and from an evolutionary perspective, we're much more efficient with storing energy than expending it.

    To be fair though, when I put on my weight, it was very slow over the course of about a decade...took about nine months to strip it off.
  • dc8066
    dc8066 Posts: 1,439 Member
    Mine has a chip implanted, it always finds it's way back
  • Jimb376mfp
    Jimb376mfp Posts: 6,236 Member
    I blame growing up in the Sixties when the catch phrase "if it feels good, do it!" began.

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