Hi There - I remember reading that men actually lose weight much easier and quicker than women do. Is this right? If so, why so? Seems unfair to me, but I wont be doing any complaining

yeah, common biggest loser you know.. last winners have been men.

I dunno, I know two very healthy women, one of which is my wife, who lost weight lickety split after childbirth. It wasn't easy, but they did it. Not to offend any women here, but it has been my experience that men are simply better able to have the mental toughness to make sacrifices and to stay focused and motivated. The women I know who have this same mental toughness have been able to lose weight just as quickly as any man, but there's just not very many of them. This is partially why I tend to be a little harsh and straightforward when it comes to weight loss attitudes. I've seen what women can do when they get aggressive about it. It would amaze you. The men and mentally aggressive women don't mind bluntness, and they're the ones who are usually the most successful.

I don't know about men vs. women but I agree the biggest hurdle is the mental aspect of losing and keeping weight off.

I'm really not sure that it's gender related... the speed or ease in which someone loses weight... I don't know what the actual magic reason is other than desire and willingness to work for it and stick to thier plan

These articles seem to have a few insights:

Are the sexes really different when it comes to losing weight

Weight Loss: Men vs. Women

It seems there are both physiological and psychological reasons for the difference

Women's bodies are structure to store more fat to facilitate child birth. They have higher body fat and less muscle (generally, there are exceptions). Men have more muscle which helps burn more fat.

Men might loose weight faster, but woman are less lazy and more likely to stick with it i reckon

The average male has 50% more muslce mass than the average woman. Because men are supposed to perform all the work and hard labor

I really don't think it's the muscle factor, from a genetic/existence standpoint. I've seen studies that show that for an average sized person, when adding a massive amount of muscles, the muscles alone only burn about an extra 24 calories per day. That's about a rate of dropping one extra pound every 5 months. It's not that the muscles EXIST, it's that the muscles get USED.

men do have more metabolism then a female im most cases, men naturally have larger muscle which allows us to burn more calories/ use more etc. no pun intended.

Because I've never heard a man say that he just needs some chocolate.

Lol, no one NEEDS chocolate.

Thats because we say that we need beer instead!

Anyway, of course we can lose weight easier - its all that running after the women that does it!

Read this: http://weight-loss.fitness.com/newco...lly-women.html

Also men typically have a higher metabolism than women due to the amount of muscle on their bodies. This is often due to the fact that women fear gaining muscle and becoming masculine. This causes them to do alternate workouts such as the treadmill that do not give them an increased muscle/fat ratio, thus they are stuck in a cycle of losing and gaining calories that is a nearly impossible battle to win.

Doctor Jay A. Lupus M.D.