Why Men Lose Weight Faster Than Women

Is there a gender bias when it comes to losing weight?
The short answer:YES.

Men lose weight faster than women but that does not mean there’s nothing you can do about it.

Men vs. Women  – Starting Fat Levels

Women, biologically, have 10% more body fat than men. That might sound unfair but there is a reason. Women need this extra fat for child bearing.

Fat is stored fuel. As such, nature gave women more fat in their bodies because of the anticipated need for extra fuel during pregnancies.  Remember that at this stage, women are not just ‘carriers’, but ‘nourishers’ too.

Since women have more body fat than men to begin with, it will naturally take longer to see any noticeable results from any weight loss effort. It doesn’t necessarily mean it won’t happen… it will just take a lot longer.

Men vs. Women – Fat Burning

Ok, we’ve established that women have more fat for the purposes of child bearing. So what’s the purpose of men? 😁😁😁

From an evolutionary point of view… men’s purpose is to ‘provide food’. So due to the very physical aspect of hunting and gathering food, men’s bodies have more muscle.

Muscle tissue burns more calories. On average, 10 pounds of muscle burns 50 calories a day spent at rest, while 10 pounds of fat burns only 20 calories.

Yes, even though he’s just right beside you, sitting just like you… his body is burning more calories than yours. Arghhhhh!!!!!! 😡

Men vs. Women – Testosterone vs. Estrogen

The male hormone testosterone helps build and retain muscle. (Remember, muscle tissue burns more calories at rest.) The female hormone estrogen helps women prepare the body for child bearing, and it does this by encouraging the body to store fat.

Another important thing to note is that as women age, estrogen levels decrease, which tend to lower metabolic rates (metabolism slows down). This is why women going through menopause experience weight gain.

Men vs. Women – Men ‘Power Down’ Faster

It’s easier for men to ‘shut down’ and call it a day. Not so much for women.

We are natural born caretakers and multi-taskers. So while he’s already off to dreamland with nary a thought, women’s minds are busy thinking, planning, and even worrying about tomorrow’s activities (and a host of other things).

This can lead to less sleep or poor quality sleep, which in turn increases cortisol (a.k.a. the stress hormone). Studies show that high cortisol levels lead to depression, food addiction, and sugar cravings. 😭

Men vs. Women – We Look At Cupcakes Differently

Men lose weight faster than women because they are less emotional about food and why they eat. Ok, men are less emotional than women. Period. 😜

To men, a cupcake (or donut, or pizza, or ice cream, etc.) is just YUM. There’s nothing else attached to it. For women, we tend to associate these food items with feelings of comfort, reward or celebration, and yes, happiness.

There’s also the hormone called serotonin. This hormone has many functions but it’s also called the ‘happy hormone’ or ‘mood hormone’.

Studies show that just before ‘that time of the month’, serotonin levels in women’s bodies decrease. (PMS, anyone?) When this happens, women crave carbs.

Carbs give a ‘sugar rush’ (that feeling of elation or happiness), which in turn brings serotonin levels back up.

(Since, we’re talking about that time of the month… the hormone progesterone also increases during this time. Progesterone increases appetite.)

What Does This All Mean?

All of the above may seem unfair but it’s really just how evolution made women. So don’t fight it. You cannot change it.

Does this mean that women are doomed to gain weight?
NO!

The problem is this: with traditional, mainstream diets, women will lose weight at an extremely slow pace (if at all). And in the absence of short-term results, most women lose motivation and give-up.

You go back to your old ways and BOOM! you gain back any weight you may have lost… and then some.

This in turn may lead to anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and a host of other health issues.

Further, most diets out there today do not even consider women’s hormonal levels. More and more studies show that hormone imbalance is one of most common reasons for weight loss resistance in women.

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Weight loss for women is not about ‘calories in and calories out’. That doesn’t work.

In fact, ‘eating less’ may produce even a greater imbalance in hormones for women! The secret is eating more (of the right foods) for the female body.

Weight loss for women is also not ‘eat less, exercise more’.  That doesn’t work either.

Women should avoid ‘chronic cardio’ because this creates unnecessary stress in the body, which in turn increases cortisol. And as mentioned above, higher cortisol levels mean weight gain.

But don’t lose heart ladies.

Now that you know why men lose weight faster, you also know that the road to long-term weight loss IS achievable! Now that you know what makes you so different from men… you can start focusing on solutions that are geared towards women’s needs.