Women give every excuse under the sun as to why they can't lose weight, and usually deflect to how unfair it is that their husband has the mythical 'fast metabolism'.

geocitiesuser · 2017-02-06T17:07:16+00:00

Purely anecdotal, but every gym I've been to in my area has about 3:1 ratio of men to women. The men also tend to be doing things which have a far greater effect on the metabolism, such as throwing around free weights or doing calisthenics.

Men are encouraged to think of themselves as physically strong and fit, and judged more closely than women when they're not. The tradeoff is that women are raised in relative ignorance of fitness and how to practically work towards it in everyday life.

Just an hour or so ago I was in a gym next to a school well attended by a gaggle of teenagers. They goofed around, of course, but they were polite, hardworking, and were talking about nutrition, muscle building and strength. This is something that should really be encouraged.

Mac290 · 2017-02-06T18:42:02+00:00

Watching what you eat doesn't mean staring at it between your plate and your gaping maw.

TechNarcissist88 · 2017-02-06T21:34:57+00:00

Their problem is they put the act of eating above expending that energy. Wine, cheese, ice cream, dairy in general are some of the biggest offenders for women.

I don't want to eat 5k calories but there are summer days when I will lose weight if I don't. Moving your body is the reward, not the enemy.

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Setari · 2017-02-07T08:25:02+00:00

Yep. The rest of my body is how I want it besides my gut and I know if I change my diet I'll be a lot better off to getting rid of my gut and getting a thinner stomach (changing it starting this week actually after I get paid if my friend follows through on a ride to costco for food).

I know it's my problem, not someone else's. It's nice to have people say to me "hey, you lost weight" but do I need it? No. I can see improvements in myself.

But when women say they're going on a diet, they want 100 guys at work to be like "WE SUPPORT YOU" and get all the attention because they ate 1 celery stick, 1 time a month, forever.

Also eating right without exercising is mildly worthless. It helps but it slows the process down a lot IMO.

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