Weight loss programs for men kinda seem like a joke to a lot of women. As losing extra weight goes, men get zero sympathy from women. However because of men’s higher metabolism and muscle mass they seem to lose weight more quickly. Also they have the added advantage of not enduring the monthly hormone imbalances that women have, especially during pregnancy(which drives a lot of women to eat). Also, men don’t tend to be driven to eat when in an emotional state (maybe a cocktail or two instead). This is why, and is easy to see, that most of the biggest diet plans programs are geared to and feature women. Where are the weight loss programs for men?
Women are brought up being taught “to be thin is to be attractive”. Most diets are designed to attract women. Fresh salads, sugarless sweets, low fat foods, but where is the meat? Where is the beer? Where are the weight loss programs for men?
On the other hand, a lot of men get in to dieting later in life because of health concerns. Some of these concerns could be hypertension, type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea, or even a heart attack. All these health related issues and the want to look better are a common reasons for men to jump in to a weight loss program for men. They are much less likely to join the classic weight loss programs (like Nutrisystem, Jenny Craig, or Weight Watchers) because again, they are all geared towards women. What guy wants to show up to a “weight loss weigh in” with one of those companies and be the only guy standing there? HELLO?!
I have personally tried a few of the bigger diet and weight loss companies like Nutrisystem and Weight Watchers and can tell you that I did see some success. However they are very strict in the preparation and logging. Basically it takes a lot of time and money (usually AT LEAST 0 a month) to be a part of these programs. I seriously just couldn’t afford it anymore and decided that if I could do it with them I could do it on my own and I HAVE! They all teach the same thing “portion control”.
At first that may sound like you are going to have to cut out all the delicious things out of your diet but THIS COULD NOT BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH! I hate spending ridiculous money on someone spoon feeding me like a child. There is a simpler and MUCH MUCH cheaper way to do this and you won’t believe this, but it actually involves eating MORE food. You can see what I am talking about on my blog (link in the resource box)
