WHY??
Icewatta
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Why do men lose weight so much faster at double speed and still are able to be toned with muscles??? UUHHH!!! NOt trying to be a hatter but damnit women can lose weight and weight lift and do toning exercises to still have flab and jiggle.
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men and women have different hormones. hormones that make them men and us women.
there's no conspiracy from the weight loss gods :laugh:0 -
LOL well I want what ever hormone that is that concurs flab after weight loss. Not fair at all!!! i have seen men over 400lbs lose 250lbs and have muscles with no lose skin or anything!0
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My boyfriend and I (with completely, completely different body types) do the same workouts and eat the same foods, he lost nearly 30lbs (which he needed to) and I lost 2. TWO. I could stand to lose at least 10. And I was being all fit and healthy long before he decided to give it a try! Yes. It's not fair. But he looks great (again)
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LOL well I want what ever hormone that is that concurs flab after weight loss. Not fair at all!!! i have seen men over 400lbs lose 250lbs and have muscles with no lose skin or anything!
LOL. No you don't because then you will look like a man. =P.0 -
My boyfriend and I (with completely, completely different body types) do the same workouts and eat the same foods, he lost nearly 30lbs (which he needed to) and I lost 2. TWO. I could stand to lose at least 10. And I was being all fit and healthy long before he decided to give it a try! Yes. It's not fair. But he looks great (again)
Well I'm glad I am not the only one pissed and scratching my head at this lol0 -
Lol I guess I don't then! But then again I have seen Drags that have a way more awsome body than women and can rock heels better to lmao0
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it's testosterone leading to a naturally higher percentage of muscle.
And drags get implants.0 -
Why do men lose weight so much faster at double speed and still are able to be toned with muscles??? UUHHH!!! NOt trying to be a hatter but damnit women can lose weight and weight lift and do toning exercises to still have flab and jiggle.
Completely different body chemistry/hormones like many have said.0 -
estrogen = the fat hormone. chick have it, guys don't.
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One of the jobs of testosterone is to build muscle. Simple.
One of the jobs of estrogen is to build fat. Simple.
So, men find it easier to build muscle, and women find it easier to... well, to get fat.
That's how the evolutionary cookie crumbles...0 -
Men Rule!
Don't Hate...
Bring it!0 -
This is not always the way. My DH has lost 5lbs...I have lost 18lbs. He has a lot more to lose than I do as well. (And yes he's been counting his calories and exercising, really trying hard this time to lose the weight!)0
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Good question...my husband can run around the block and lose 10lbs...meanwhile I'm running from our neighborhood to three neighborhoods away and I've been on a plateau since February. Makes me crazy!0
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Why is the SEARCH feature never used on a repetitive topic?
Its called MUSCLE MASS0 -
I hate hatters. Don't be a hatter.Why do men lose weight so much faster at double speed and still are able to be toned with muscles??? UUHHH!!! NOt trying to be a hatter but damnit women can lose weight and weight lift and do toning exercises to still have flab and jiggle.
Guys are usually bigger than us and have more muscle mass. So they burn more calories doing the same workouts and eating the same things as we do. Unfair, but true. And... they don't a crazy hormonal cycle to F* things up either!0 -
It requires muscle to burn fat, and those who have a higher muscle to fat ratio tend to lose weight more quickly. One pound of fat burns only 2 calories a day while one pound of muscle burns 50 calories a day. Men have more muscle as testosterone aids in the production of muscles. Since estrogen lives in the fat of us shapely women, we tend to lose weight more slowly than our muscly counterparts0
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To add to the other reasons already mentioned....
Men generally tend to lift weights, and lots of women do cardio. Whatever you do, DO NOT lift weights! Your uterus will fall out, you'll get all big and bulky like one of those Gladiator chicks, and you'll grow a mustache and back hair. So stick to Zumba!
/end sarcasm.
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Testosterone's a hellava drug!!!!
That's why I often have to laugh at some of the boys around my work who are into bodybuilding and do the full bro-science, 6 meals + protein shake thing. Then they try to tell me how easy it is to lose weight you just have to do blah blah blah.... when I inform them that my calorie limit is at least half of theirs it shuts them up:)
Oh well, they get testosterone and I get boobs:)0 -
Because the OP's don't know it's repetitive. If they did, they wouldn't need to post the question. :happy:Why is the SEARCH feature never used on a repetitive topic?
Its called MUSCLE MASS0 -
Higher Testosterone and natural HGH!0
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I can birth twins... my husband can't.
We also have more fun bits.
This really has nothing to do with the topic, but I like saying fun bits whenever possible.0 -
To add to the other reasons already mentioned....
Men generally tend to lift weights, and lots of women do cardio. Whatever you do, DO NOT lift weights! Your uterus will fall out, you'll get all big and bulky like one of those Gladiator chicks, and you'll grow a mustache and back hair. So stick to Zumba!
/end sarcasm.
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So... THAT'S why I dropped my uterus on the floor of the squat rack this morning...
huh... cool...0 -
Men have more testosterone and generally have more lean muscle combined with less body fat. It sucks, but I'm still glad I'm a woman :laugh:0
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I like men.
A lot.
^^^Yes, that really is all I have to contribute. Also, I am with _Christine_ and enjoy saying "fun bits" - we have more of them, but I like a man's "fun bits" better.0 -
I can birth twins... my husband can't.
We also have more fun bits.
This really has nothing to do with the topic, but I like saying fun bits whenever possible.
BOOBS Equate to Automatic WIN0 -
because women don't have enough to complain about0
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Actually, men do but in much smaller amounts than women. We also have testosterone, but just in much smaller amounts than men. In order for the body to work properly, we need a proper balance of both hormones, and progesterone is the hormone that keeps the two in check.estrogen = the fat hormone. chick have it, guys don't.0 -
Women carry subcutaneous fat while men carry visceral fat. Well at least that explains the jiggle.0
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To add to the other reasons already mentioned....
Men generally tend to lift weights, and lots of women do cardio. Whatever you do, DO NOT lift weights! Your uterus will fall out, you'll get all big and bulky like one of those Gladiator chicks, and you'll grow a mustache and back hair. So stick to Zumba!
/end sarcasm.
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No no no no no - its Tae Bo NOT Zumba us women have to do0 -
Its kinda funny because when my husband and I started dating, he weighed 110lb at 23 years old. Now, almost 10 years later, he is going to be 33 and weighs 140lb now. So I have the opposite situation.0
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