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01-12-2011, 01:24 PM
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Lifes a Journey
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Canada
Posts: 1,707
S/C/G: 195/Ticker/170
Height: 5'5
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I don't get it...
A guy I know last week was just at 175, this week he's down to 169...How come guys can lose weight so fast by working out and here I am stuck at 164! 
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01-12-2011, 01:28 PM
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nofailingallowed
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: i live out in the middle of no where, but I love it :)
Posts: 29
S/C/G: 290/267/150
Height: 5'7"
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I knoow, its so frustrating! My boyfriend just stopped drinking soda and he lost like 10 lbs reallyyy quickly. And then theres me who is counting calories and working out and I lose like 1lb realllyyy slowly haha.
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01-12-2011, 01:32 PM
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Moderating Mama
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Woodland, CA
Posts: 11,712
S/C/G: 295/200/175
Height: 5' 8"
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How come guys can lose weight so fast by working out and here I am stuck at 164!
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Hormones, particularly testosterone, play a huge role (More testosterone = better response to exercise and faster increase in muscle mass, both of which aid in building muscle, which burns more calories). Also, women's bodies have more complex mechanisms to maintain body fat, intended biology-wise to help us keep body figures with enough fat to support a pregnancy.
Last edited by mandalinn82; 01-12-2011 at 01:41 PM.
Reason: typo
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01-12-2011, 01:39 PM
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On the way down!
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Palo Alto, Cali.
Posts: 404
S/C/G: 226/ticker/150
Height: 5'10.75
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Gah! Its the mystery of men, lucky *******s. Hahaha. I always find it interesting how on television there's always the fat guy with the super thin hot wife and three kids when its biologically a lot easier for the guy to lose weight so opposite? Silly shows and silly cultural expectations.
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01-12-2011, 02:00 PM
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Soul Cyster
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: California
Posts: 4,487
S/C/G: 235/seeticker/135
Height: 5'3"
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Men suck lol. I tell that to my hubby all the time- he just THINKS about losing weight and it happens. He's never been overweight in his LIFE and the one time he was like 10 lbs over he lost it like in 2 weeks GRR! I'm glad he doesn't have a weight problem but COME ON!
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01-12-2011, 02:04 PM
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Member
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 56
S/C/G: 170/168/120
Height: 5'5
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My boyfriend seriously eats ANYTHING he wants, he doesn't even maintain...he LOSES weight!!! His doctor even told him he needs to gain weight and asked if he has an eating disorder, no he just has an insane body!
I have to force food down this guys throat to try to gain weight and it's just not happening! Lol, so I'm forcing him to take protein substances now. 
Last edited by Kruez2; 01-12-2011 at 02:05 PM.
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01-12-2011, 02:33 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: IN
Posts: 396
S/C/G: 304/186.0/150
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Yeah so this morning I told my husband that I weighed in at 225.6 and he was like wow, I think you weigh the same as me now and he went to weigh and see and when he came back he didnt say anything. So Im like.......... how much have you lost? 12lbs! And he eats all day long and plays video games when hes not at school or doing homework! Boo. Boo, I say. But Im gonna catch that skinny freak.
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01-12-2011, 02:39 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 570
S/C/G: 129/108/108
Height: 5' 3 1/2"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kruez2
My boyfriend seriously eats ANYTHING he wants, he doesn't even maintain...he LOSES weight!!! His doctor even told him he needs to gain weight and asked if he has an eating disorder, no he just has an insane body!
I have to force food down this guys throat to try to gain weight and it's just not happening! Lol, so I'm forcing him to take protein substances now. |
Yeah, my BF is 6' and under 128 right now. He eats all the time but can't maintain his weight. Even all the added protein doesn't help.
The things is, though, it's hard to be on that side of the fence, too. He wishes he could put on weight.
Last edited by Petite Powerhouse; 01-12-2011 at 02:42 PM.
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01-12-2011, 03:36 PM
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Diet Started: 1/4/10
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 416
S/C/G: 164/ticker/99
Height: 5'0"
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At least we have 3FC though! A female dominated weight loss forum is sooooo much nicer than those co-ed ones, in my experience.
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01-12-2011, 03:44 PM
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Moderating Mama
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Woodland, CA
Posts: 11,712
S/C/G: 295/200/175
Height: 5' 8"
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We're Co-Ed here, too, and just recently started the Men's Corner so our male members would feel more accepted.
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01-12-2011, 09:23 PM
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Member
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 56
S/C/G: 170/168/120
Height: 5'5
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Petite Powerhouse
Yeah, my BF is 6' and under 128 right now. He eats all the time but can't maintain his weight. Even all the added protein doesn't help.
The things is, though, it's hard to be on that side of the fence, too. He wishes he could put on weight.
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Yeah, I see what you mean. He hasn't really gotten frustrated yet but he does get concerned about how he keeps dropping weight and he is eating all he can. Although his work is now cutting into his "eating time" now and he only eats once a day, I convince him some days to eat when he comes home and I still try to get him to take breakfast.
Maybe he will figure out something soon, probably needs another doctor visit.
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01-12-2011, 09:28 PM
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Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Savannah, GA
Posts: 38
S/C/G: 204/178.8/155
Height: 5'6"
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My guy weighs 145lbs and even at my healthy weight goal I will still weight 10lbs more than him! He thrives on carbs and starts to lose scary amounts of weight when he doesnt get enough and if I even look at an uncooked box of pasta i put on 3lbs. Life's not fair when it comes to weight loss. I still blame Eve and her darn apple!
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01-13-2011, 03:08 AM
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Not so starving student
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Orange County, CA
Posts: 192
S/C/G: 152.3/ticker/130
Height: 5'4"
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I took a weight training class in my spring semester, and there was this guy who complained about how the class was making him lose weight. "Ugh, I'm so skinny!" I wanted to pull my hair out!! Of course I imagine its more difficult for men to find support if they're trying to lose weight, but still. SO frustrating. I know women's bodies need to hold onto fat to have babies, but I don't want any babies now!
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01-13-2011, 08:27 AM
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HealthNutMommy
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: So Cal
Posts: 172
S/C/G: 170/124/125
Height: 5'3
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They have more muscle mass than we do, plus the different hormones play a part also.
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01-13-2011, 08:37 AM
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You can DOOO IT!
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Georgia
Posts: 843
S/C/G: 223/*ticker*/150
Height: 5'6"
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Ladies, I'm here to tell ya, IT DOES CATCH UP TO THEM 
Mine hit 30 last year, and I don't know what it is about 30... he has gained 20 pounds. Of course it could also be 3 regular meals a day that I make for him (although they are healthy). He was NOT happy on the scale. I weigh 40 pounds less than him, for the first time in our relationship. It feels good to be the smaller one, but I don't think it's at all healthy. So he's gonna work on it and enrolled in the new Doctor Oz program.
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