Why do women get fat?

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Women as a whole are genetically predisposed to fat, in much the same way that men as a whole are genetically predisposed to muscle by comparison. From an evolutionary standpoint, hanging on to every spare Calorie makes a lot of sense, and even more so during pregnancy. Of course, the degree to which this is true varies from woman to woman.

"Emotional eating" - eating triggers the release of dopamine, one of the pleasure neurotransmitters, and carbs specifically also increase serotonin levels, so it's entirely possible to eat to feel better. This can turn into a vicious cycle when a woman is already overweight.

Someone said women are beautiful creatures; odds are most women, like most men, don't see themselves that way at all. In Medieval France, there was a group of religious eccentrics who believed the body was pure evil and that they should therefore defile it with sin - something not unlike this is probably what goes through the subconscious of fat, unhealthy, ugly, and above all emotionally fragile people. They hate themselves and therefore stay or increase their fatness, unhealthiness, and ugliness as some sort of punishment or poetic justice.

And finally, it's the same "love fatty foods and hate exercise instead of the other way around" mentality that affects pretty much everybody in today's society.
 
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Originally posted by The Bad Ass Canadian

Women aren't so inclined to get muscular because they want a feminine physic... and we like them, that way.

It takes a hell of a lot of work for a woman to get muscular. This is a bull excuse for women not to do weight training at all. They just aren't going to bulk without eating a ****load and being dedicated with their lack of testosterone and such. What's wrong with a little bulk (muscle!) on a woman anyway? My ex spent some time in the army and damn she had this strong tight little body, super tight ass, and vice grip legs from carrying around 50 lb rucksacks. And she had no bulk. Just strength. mmm.

My current gf somewhat lifts weights when she goes to the gym. I'm trying to get her to lift sensibly and not spend so much time on the yes/no machine as she calls it (thigh machine.. get it?) and do more of an overall body workout instead of trying to spot reduce. She does like 45 min of cardio 3 times a week so i'm happy enough with that.

She does do a few other things like lunges and kickbacks but.. blah.

I would dump her if she got fat. I think she knows that too. If you don't care about you then why should anyone else? I'm not gonna keep working out and having a nice body for her if she can't hold off on loving the delicious taste of butter. I quietly help out just by eating well myself (guilt her into it maybe? :p)... and taking her to walk with me... or going out to play tennis, etc. Though i'm lucky and she does a decent job taking care of herself without much encouragement.
 

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question sounds lame but it's a good one..

i dont know why they would get fat unless it was just genetics.
 

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Ok, I will offer my professional opinion on this one. I've worked with hundreds of people, mostly women, in the past few years. I myself was an overweight kid, through out high school and college I would balloon up and down in weight. The more I matured and developed my character and dealt with some my personality issues, the easier it got to loose it and keep it off.

For almost 20 years now, I have dedicated my life to figuring this old quesion, how to loose fat and gain muscle. Not ony from a physiological point of view, but from a psychological/cultural perspective. I was fat as a kid, most of my relatives are fat, and most of the people I work with or consult are very overweight. There came a point where I could not turn my back and pretend it wasn't happening. It is my absolute passion that I made it a carreer.

Women, and men too, for that matter, gain weight because they are not careful with the two main things they can control: how much they move, and how much they eat. PERIOD, END OF THE STORY. You might not have control of your genes, but you do of how much you move and what and how much you put into your pie-hole. That is it.

We are all born with some advantages towards some things and certain handicaps when it comes to others, so even if your parents were overweight, you can still decide what and how much goes into your mouth and how much you move.

When "trying" to loose weight, people refuse to look at the real issues and reasons for the weight gain. Everyone wants the quick fix, and these people are just weak emotionally, so they use the food as a drug for temporary pleasure, at the expense of their long term happiness. Yes, just as mentioned before, the way other addicts do.

When it comes to relationships, etc. To stick to the subject, I'll focus on women. The mistake men make is not seeing the common character flaws that these women have BEFORE they actually gain the weight. You see, it is not only their weight gain that is the cause of their low self-esteem, it is their low self-esteem that contributes to the weight gain. It is a vicious cycle. Usually they go together.

Naggin' her, or criticizing her will only work if she is motivated by "fear of loss", by pain. That is, if she sees what she values most slippin' from her if she doesn't do something PRONTO. Most of these women have no confidence, yet are very confortable, as there is no serious risk of loosing their man, etc. It is not until it is painful enough that she WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES to get the issue handled. This might happen once she divorces and doesn't want to remain lonely, so she must be marketable once again. Same thing goes with men who must go hunt for a new mate.

How would you like to be the husband of a fattie who couldn't get it handled when you were together. Nothing worked. Not encouraging her, not scaring her, not being serious and supportive, not anything, yet when you split, for whatever reason, not just because of her weight problem, she looses all the weight, has a make over, a surge in confidence, and decides to start living again. I work with this type of women all the time. And I am on their side and help them, but I can also picture myself in her ex's shoes.

We all have a "Boiling Point", the point where we are fed up and cannot leave the situation as it is. For some women, who are healthy physically and mentally, it might be a few pounds of weight gain that gets them motivated to improve. Others just rationalize it in their head by saying stuff like "well, I'm really not that bad (fat)", "I can always loose it", "I'm the size of the average U.S. woman" (yeah, the avg. woman in the U.S. is fat), "He should love me for the person I am, not because of my weight" (yeah, she was able to hide her weak character during the dating phase of their relationship).

For most women who are relatively attractive, a few pounds, or a lot of pounds will not put them in danger of not being able to find a man (too many AFC's, or guys who will give them attention), or to loose their current husband (too much time/money/emotions/kids, etc. invested). So there might not be enough motivation to spark the fire that will lead to change. Just like an onion, if you peel it layer by later, you will find there are many issues that are buried inside those thick walls of fat that their body has become.

So gentlemen, if you are dating a woman who is motivated by improvement, and with a "Moving Towards" attitude, then encouragement, and support will usually be enough; and consider yourself lucky. Most likely she has enough pride to care about her looks and health, and will get to work on the "baby weight" as soon as she's able to. Very few people have their act together in that sense, which is why it is very hard to find a good lifetime mate.

Better to find somebody who is least likely to have those type of problems later in the relationship. Hope you made it through this long essay; I could go on for days on this topic, but I got to get to bed. Gotta go help people fight fat tomorrow at 6am.
 

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Originally posted by penkitten
true

metabolism and our genes play the most important roles
its not all about what we eat or when we eat it
or if people are lazy
or if they have had children
Eh, I still say its lifestyle. One of my girlfriends has three children. She never gained more than 15 pounds in each pregnancy. She exercised daily and never gave into cravings. So now in her 40's, she's still wears petite/junior sizes (size two) and has a smooth, toned stomach without sags or bags.

I usually see this in women in Europe. But then again, they usually have a different lifestyle than women here in the states.
 

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Originally posted by Wyldfire
When you get married your wife is going to become bigger than a hippo...mark my word.
I agree with you Wyldfire! Seems you are an expert in marriage ;)

First, I want to acknowledge all other opinions regarding genetics, lifestyle, calories intake exercise etc
They seem correct.

But the original questions is why do _women_ get fat? not men, and not people. Were there so many fat women 50 years ago? Probably it was even hard to find one. So what happened in this last 50 years that made women SOOO fat?

It is... feminism! You are right Wyldfire: once a women get married, she doesn't need to be in shape anyone. Moreover, even single women with the help of feminist now understand that they don't have to be in shape - there are plenty of AFCs who will supplicate to any kin dof whale-shaped chicks.
50 years ago there were little to no feminism in women's mind and they understood they had to be slim in order to get a decent man. Now women think "why the heck I need a man?" and obviously they don't even consider doing somehting for men, i.e. to be more attractive: notice that obese women wear baggy bland clothes and practically little to no makeup. They don't care about men anymore... why? They have been told they had to be "individuals" and don't care about men much.
If you go to Europe, you a) won't find as much feminism in women's heads b) won't find so many obese women.

Another more subtle reason is quality of food. Do North Americans consumes the same types of food they did 50 years ago? Yes and no. Food todays is mostly almost fat fee: fat free milk, fat free (lean) meat, ham, sugarless drinks etc etc
Today I had ham for breakfast - I ate one piece, very nice... another piece.. cool... another... than another... I didn't feel I was eating anything, I could not reach that state when I feel full. The ham didn't have any fat...
The obsession with fat free food forces women to actually eat MORE calories, more food than they did before in "not fat free food" era. Why do you think food companies are so eager to provide fat free food? They know people comsume that kind in larger quantities...to actually get full.
If you go to Europe you will find that chicken has some fat and in fact has some taste. That ham is much more tasty.. and you can get full relatively fast. It is not possible anymor ein North America.

Conclusion? Women get fat because they were recently told by feminism that they can be fat and still get a guy and they were told by food industry they should consume fat free food, that in fact make them fatter.
 

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Originally posted by al77
I agree with you ********! Seems you are an expert in marriage ;)

First, I want to acknowledge all other opinions regarding genetics, lifestyle, calories intake exercise etc
They seem correct.

But the original questions is why do _women_ get fat? not men, and not people. Were there so many fat women 50 years ago? Probably it was even hard to find one. So what happened in this last 50 years that made women SOOO fat?

It is... feminism! You are right ********: once a women get married, she doesn't need to be in shape anyone. Moreover, even single women with the help of feminist now understand that they don't have to be in shape - there are plenty of AFCs who will supplicate to any kin dof whale-shaped chicks.
50 years ago there were little to no feminism in women's mind
and they understood they had to be slim in order to get a decent man. Now women think "why the heck I need a man?" and obviously they don't even consider doing somehting for men, i.e. to be more attractive: notice that obese women wear baggy bland clothes and practically little to no makeup. They don't care about men anymore... why? They have been told they had to be "individuals" and don't care about men much.
If you go to Europe, you a) won't find as much feminism in women's heads b) won't find so many obese women.

Another more subtle reason is quality of food. Do North Americans consumes the same types of food they did 50 years ago? Yes and no. Food todays is mostly almost fat fee: fat free milk, fat free (lean) meat, ham, sugarless drinks etc etc
Today I had ham for breakfast - I ate one piece, very nice... another piece.. cool... another... than another... I didn't feel I was eating anything, I could not reach that state when I feel full. The ham didn't have any fat...
The obsession with fat free food forces women to actually eat MORE calories, more food than they did before in "not fat free food" era. Why do you think food companies are so eager to provide fat free food? They know people comsume that kind in larger quantities...to actually get full.
If you go to Europe you will find that chicken has some fat and in fact has some taste. That ham is much more tasty.. and you can get full relatively fast. It is not possible anymor ein North America.

Conclusion? Women get fat because they were recently told by feminism that they can be fat and still get a guy and they were told by food industry they should consume fat free food, that in fact make them fatter.

Are we on the same page or what(I loved your post), you hit the nail on the head, this should go in the bible, its excellent.

Feminisim is destroying marriages; lives; minds and relationships!
Women, constantly make excuses for their plight; sad thing is that feminisim is counter productive, most don't realize the damage that's been done until they have spawned 4-5 or more illegitimate children with ex-convicts and players.

After all the turmoil, some; sadly just give up, and they stab themselves all over with many pains, weight gain being just one of them.

Unfortuantley women are not concerned or interested in "truth"
they are only concerned with the superfical "here and now".


Sayno'
 

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Originally posted by OzyBoy
they eat too much and don't do enough exercise?
BINGO! BINGO! WE HAVE A WINNER!

the answer to the question "why do women get fat" is the above. Seriously folks why do we complicate this thread with our long responses when the answer is so short and simple

eat too much, not enough exercise.

why do we need to complicate this thread with discussions on metabolism/genetics when you can just look out the window and see the fat, disgusting women of today marching towards mcdonalds and other fast food places like cattle going after a bucket of food?

eat too much, not enough exercise. That is the answer.
 

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Women get fat because its easier to eat junk and drive a car than it is to watch your diet and exercise regularly.

I don't think its feminism that makes women fat. The fat boom started in the 80s, due to the convenience of a sedentary lifestyle. Of course, the catch is that fat is ugly. Since people were afraid to be ugly like that, anorexia was a "scare".

Fat people used this whole Big is Beautiful attitude to protect themselves from harsh ridicule. They didn't do it to save people from anorexia or other starving disorders, like they said.

Now there are a ton of fatties, and a PC attitude of big is beautiful, and people who believe it.

What people have to start doing is just being out with it: " youre fat. get thinner"
 

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Originally posted by Joe The Homophobe
BINGO! BINGO! WE HAVE A WINNER!

the answer to the question "why do women get fat" is the above. Seriously folks why do we complicate this thread with our long responses when the answer is so short and simple

eat too much, not enough exercise.

why do we need to complicate this thread with discussions on metabolism/genetics when you can just look out the window and see the fat, disgusting women of today marching towards mcdonalds and other fast food places like cattle going after a bucket of food?

eat too much, not enough exercise. That is the answer.

You're not the only one whos' figured it out, you know. If it took you 'till you read his post to know the answer... well....

Everybody knows that, mr. obvious, the real question is why do they allow themselves to pork up? as in why do they allow themselves to not move enough and eat too much; that is where it gets more interesting.

The how's are what matters. Guys come in here asking "Why has she gained weight?" "How can I get her to loose weight", etc. without understanding why they allow to get themselves in that situation.

Sorry, the simple, they eat too much and don't excercise won't help the guy who's in need to change his predicament.
 

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In response to the feminism argument.


A better way of putting it is this:

Women get fat from poor diet and lack of excercise... They stay that way, because feminism says it's ok.
 

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I question the "gene theory".

Where were these genes a 100 or 200 years ago?

Even if there is a "fat gene", how many 250+ lb men or women lived in the 19 century? They were busy working in the field all day.

Blame it on....

Fastfood
Sedentary lifestyles
Television
Processed food in general
Laziness

Some women may also get fat to protect themselves. Life for thin women isn't easy either. You're never thin enough! Look at skeletons like Nicole Richie. If you can't win if you're thin...then just pig out on Hagaan Daz and listen to the "big is beautiful" mantra.
 

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I'm surprised no one has said this but think about the logic behind this post:

"Women are supposed to be sexy, sexual creatures"
Men are supposed to be strong, muscular creatures. But most of us aren't.
 

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for the same reason men do.

it's funny, they use marketing to bring kids in the fast food restorants (Mc'Donalds had that cloun....), and in the age where the women don't know haw to cook (in america at least) no wonder kids are fatter and fatter.

I grew up on fresh milk (from right under the caw, best milk your ever gona taste) egs and korn bread. ahhh the days.....:(
 

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Women get fat because of a combination of genes and laziness, and psycological factors. Any woman (or man) who wanted to lose the weight could if they had enough work ethic. It is harder for some people, but everyone can do it. It's like learning seduction for men.

If you are in a relationship (or married, god forbid) with a woman who's gaining weight, tell her firmly that this is a problem and that it won't be accepted in your relationship. Don't be harsh or yell at her, and do it when the weight problem starts. If you yell at her it will make it worse, but if you are too much of a b!tch to say anything about it it will get much worse. If she doesn't lose the weight, then you've gotta have some self-respect and walk. We didn't put all this work into developing our game and improving ourselves to have a woman who isn't willing to put in the same amount of effort.

-Dan
 

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They get fat because of a lack of control, a gluttonistic lifestyle of excess, and the protection of "if you love me," "it's the inner person," and "i had kids." Amongst other cool, hip, protective sayings.

Honestly, food is marketed as an EXPERIENCE, otherwise restaurants would be doomed, really. Aside from the fact that most meals/dinners themselves exceed almost 50% of the daily required calories in 1 sitting for a sedentary individual, nobody exercises for enjoyment.

It's a sick game that fitness clubs profit off of. Chili's, Applebee's, 99, McD's, etc market like crazy to pitch new meals, menus, drinks, deserts, etc. And then, to keep off the excess weight, you have to run to a gym, workout a little a bit at Curves and hopefully stay at ground-zero post kids.

Ted Nugent commented on our "EXCESSIVE GLUTTONISTIC" lifestyle and how it's killing America and healthcare. And it is. I think we know we must be at least active people, or any amount of food can pack on weight over and above what our maintenance is.

The rest is just excuses. While I'd try to be compassionate to someone's plight, it's foolish to segregate 1 person and allow them to be so condemned by depression; that pisses me off. Don't play victim when there's worse victims out there who are not complaining. We've all lost relatives...I lost most of them to cancer, diabetes, kidney/liver failure, and it's very painful to have cancer, let alone SEVERAL diseases.

I never saw them cry, ONCE! They were bed-ridden, some missing pieces of their tongue, couldn't sleep, and couldn't get up to piss on their own. And yet, here we are, shoveling food down our throats like pigs @ a trough...and we complain about the simple joys!

And the worst part is, the relatives who got cancer, inflicted it on themselves through smoking. Every SINGLE one of them. So yes, smoking kills directly or indirectly. Either through decreased lung capacity, which slows circulation and forces you to oxygen tanks and oxygen machines, OR to cancer of the lungs, which rapidly spreads throughout the body. I care not if you do it, only that you know you're nailing your own coffin, just as those that eat are inflicting obesity, higher health costs, higher food bills, less likelihood of procreation, and greater heart risk.

Most ladies I know that were obese, had a stomach stapling. They eat, minimally, but they do it. These were women who'd do weight watchers, etc and fail. And part of it was habits, part of it was not wanting to workout, and part was they weren't bad enough until kids. Then kids packed on pounds, 1 right after another, and they never got ahead.

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You can't judge a woman's future of obesity or not until AFTER college.

During high school, she lives at home, probably does less competitive hs sports, and she doesn't part as much. Food is generally controlled by what's in the fridge.

Then, during college, she gains nutritional liberty...whereby she determines her own diet, the cafeteria and late night pizza runs, OR a healthy diet with the occasional tasteful cheat meal. There she's prob. not doing sports, if she is, then you're fine, b/c she won't blow up just yet. Her partying ways will likely add at least 10lbs in her freshman year unless she's naturally thin and has a thyroid problem. Even super skinny girls gain weight. Those thicker ones' get heavy.

AFTER college, she's @ home with the parents OR on her own, so now she exercises freedom and choices completely around what she does and what she eats. She's partying, less, hopefully, so she should lose some weight.

An X of mine that was curvy prior to college, chubby when she finished (thank God we split my senior year), and now basically fat works out, but has a problem balancing that out. Now, she's prob 160-180 last time I saw a pic. If you want D's, she's your woman, but now she got rolls, too. During college, she cheered, so her tummy was flat, but not cut. It grew...

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Last piece of reasoning aside from the obvious balance of calories to output...

Women's education on working out. Most are hamsters on treadmills burning off whatever muscle they got that makes them look good! I barely see women do weights, and when they do, it's 5lb dumbbells. They won't venture near men (most of them). They do machines and they do them weakly. They still have the mistaken belief that weight of any kind packs on muscle therefore size therefore she weighs more which is what most girls care about.

Any girl, and I mean ANY girl @ my gym that lifts to get stronger week after week is DIESEL. I mean curvy, beautiful, nice arse, everything. It doesn't take that dedication to that extreme, BUT, it does take lifting MORE weight and less cardio for women to TRULY get the weight off. Do machines, but do them properly. It's a false belief that so long as women do weights, they drop fat gain muscle. No...they must do what men do, perhaps it is tougher, but they must use their muscles like we do. Just because we're men doesn't mean our muscles are diferent. They're not.

But most girls believe that lifting heavy = higher weight, bigger size. etc. Or they're afraid to, because of men being there or hurting themselves.

Some WOMAN needs to stand up on a gigantic soapbox and shout about WHY a woman needs more weight training and less running like a damn greyhound and then they'll get to their goals VERY EASILY.



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Originally posted by thederekeffect1
..."Women are supposed to be sexy, sexual creatures"
Men are supposed to be strong, muscular creatures. But most of us aren't.
That's just Minnesotans. :p
 

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because they can. AFC's fall in love with everything remotely female these days :rolleyes:
 

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why dont you just ask, why do women take dumps and piss?
Why do women get old?
 
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