I was discussing my weight loss in a group today, a group made up mostly of women, me and two other men. One of the women made a comment about men loosing weight quicker and easier than women…it bothered me for a couple of reasons.
I do not loose weight easily. And I certainly do not loose it quickly. I also don’t like being made to feel like my results arent as good because I am a guy. I went to work after this discussion and asked my fellow workers what they thought about the rate at which women loose weight and the rate that men loose, I wanted to see if their ideas were similar to the group. The girls I work with, all fit and in great shape, agreed with the women that were trying to loose their “extra pounds”. So my theory that this myth exsists only in the weight loss circles, was wrong…EVERYONE THINKS MEN LOOSE WEIGHT EASIER AND QUICKER THAN WOMEN!!! UGH!!!
I consulted the intenet websites that I trust for an investigation…Here are the results:
The rate at which human beings loose weight has been shown to differ from human to human. Men and women alike loose weight at fluctuating levels depending on their predispositon to enviroment, exercise routines, caloric intake and metabolic output. Men and women cannot acurately compare weight loss for other reasons too. One reason being, most men are physically larger in frame than women. Men and women should not compare fat loss by the number of pounds lost. They should, instead, compare weight loss by BMI (body mass index) or percentage of total body weight loss. Calculating body weight percentage will more acurately show the results of the weight loss without the disappointment that comes from finding out that a man has lost more weight than a woman in the same time period.
By the way my fat loss was just under half a pound this week…I am not discouraged for this type of loss, but I am going to try harder to loose a few more pounds in the upcoming week, The woman that made the comment lost several pounds, btwJ
Have a great night!!!!Peace!
No comments:
Post a Comment