Subject: RE: Weight loss - young vs old, men vs women Yes, they "just" have to eat less but think about it... take a woman with a BMR of 1200 (yes, they exisit ) who works at a desk job. ALL her weight loss is based on activity since she can't really cut back on food further. Now take a muscular man with a BMR of 2500. That's 1300 calories difference or about 3+ hours worth of exercise the woman might have to do just to get to the mans "burn" before he even gets out of bed and does any exercise.
This is why people say harder. It's not un-doable, but it takes more time for some people. For example: formerly obese people tend to have a slightly lower BMRs then never obese people... hence one of the reasons (besides behavioral ) it's harder for them to keep off weight.
I think there ARE people who make excuses but it doesn't mean they aren't right it might be slightly more challenging, but nearly all of us can lose weight given the right balance of in/out calories.
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