Decide Whether You and Your Wife or Husband Should Follow the Same Diet
Written by Peter W.L. Owen   
Wednesday, 21 October 2009 13:52
Have you ever thought that you and your husband should be on a different weight loss program? It often happens that the woman challenges the man on a Weight Loss Speed Contest. What happens then? They follow the same diet, but for some reason the man, more often than not, lose more weight than the women. Could there be an easy explanation why this happens? Take a moment to understand some of the reasons why men are "luckier" than women when it comes to losing weight.
by PeterW.L.Owen


Have you ever thought that you and your husband should be on a different weight loss program? It often happens that the woman challenges the man on a Weight Loss Speed Contest. What happens then? They follow the same diet, but for some reason the man, more often than not, lose more weight than the women. Could there be an easy explanation why this happens? Take a moment to understand some of the reasons why men are "luckier" than women when it comes to losing weight.

Men Love Protein and Women Love Carbs

Men tend to have a bigger craving for protein where women have a bigger craving for carbs. Have you ever noticed that men will have more to say about a nice tenderized steak? Women, on the other hand, will have more to say about a packet of potato chips. When you think about that you realize that carbs turn into fat far more easily than protein.

Men Have Bigger Biceps

In general, men are more muscular than women. They were simple build to do more physical tasks. The reason for that is because they have more manly hormones called testosterone. Testosterone helps with building muscles and provides better support for burning fat. Weight lifting can however help the woman to decrease her body fat percentage.

Why do women think that aerobics and spinning are the only exercises they should do? Men are not the only ones who have access to the weight training section. Most women don't know that having a good set of weight training exercises in their workout will increase the fat burning process.

It's Time for the Husband to Help Out in the Kitchen

Men are not the ones in the kitchen preparing food for their families. He's the guy coming from home after a hectic day at the office. The wife, on the other hand, has to start cooking for him and the kids. By preparing a great meal for the family she obviously has to taste the food just to make sure everything is fine.

She finds herself tasting the food more often then is needed to. The man on the other hand only eats after the food has been served. The woman probably doesn't realize how much it all adds up to.

Should Women Have a Different Diet?

I think that it's unnecessary for women to have a different weight loss plan. It's not really practical if the wife has to prepare two dishes. It takes far too much times and not only that, the diet becomes too expensive to follow through. They should take the time to consider different diets that are easy maintainable in their schedule.

When you've decided on a specific diet you should consult a fitness trainer who can help you with shaping your body. Encourage each other all the time instead of trying to beat the other. There are lots of programs out there which are specifically for men or women. I believe that you should follow the same plan. It will be better for both of you.

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