Small Steps to Health

Weight and Early Puberty in Girls

January 4th, 2009 by asithi · No Comments

Tagged Child Obesity, Fat Cells, Gender Differences, Hormones, Weight, Fat Cells, fat storage, hormones, Weight Issues, women vs men

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It is common knowledge that we are getting fatter as a nation. It has long been known that overweight girls tend to mature earlier than thinner girls. But why is that the case? The answer might be in our fat cells.

The Diet Mentality - What We Hear and What We Do

June 22nd, 2008 by asithi · 3 Comments

Tagged Emotional Eating, Gender Differences, Motivation, Weight, diet, health, Motivation

Like children, sometimes what we hear and what we do when it comes to improving our health are two different things.

What we hear:
What we do:

Eat less at night.
Eat nothing at night.

Eat smaller meals.
Eat carrot sticks.

Your caloric needs will eventually decrease with weight loss.
Start counting calories and eat as little as possible as soon as you [...]

Stop Middle Age Weight Gain

June 7th, 2008 by asithi · 3 Comments

Tagged Aging Bodies, Gender Differences, Overeating, Weight, middle age, Weight Issues

I asked a co-worker once how she could be satisfy with a small microwave dinner for lunch every day, approximately 250-300 calories.  She was 53 and I was fresh out of school.  Here I was, wolfing down 400-500 calories every day and still hungry by 3pm.  She said to me : ‘When you get older, [...]

Gender Matters when it comes to Sugar Addiction

June 4th, 2008 by asithi · 9 Comments

Tagged Gender Differences, Overeating, Weight, sugar addiction, women vs men

Do you find yourself depressed, moody, erratic, volatile, forgetful, and impulsive when you do not get your sugar fix? Can you say no to a small slice of cake without eating half the cake? You just might be addicted sugar like I am. Sugar addiction is a result of low serotonin and [...]

Men’s Fat Cells and Testosterone

June 1st, 2008 by asithi · 6 Comments

Tagged Gender Differences, fat storage, Weight Issues, women vs men

Did you know that being overweight or obese decrease the amount of testosterone in a man body?  Testosterone is as important to a man as estrogen is to a woman.  This hormone that the male bodies produce gives them the physical upper hand over women by giving the males more muscle mass and less fat [...]

Disadvantages of Being a Sedentary Woman

May 27th, 2008 by asithi · 10 Comments

Tagged Aging Bodies, Gender Differences, Fitness, women vs men

According to SuperFoods HealthStyle, women feel the negative impacts of a sedentary lifestyle at last ten years before men. Women are already at a disadvantage physically because we have more body fat and less muscle mass as noted in a previous post. Now to find out that our musculoskeletal capacity age 10 years before men [...]

Differences Between the Fat Cells in Women and Men

May 21st, 2008 by asithi · 8 Comments

Tagged Gender Differences, Weight, fat storage, women vs men

Men have only 26 billion fat cells in their bodies. That sounds weird, using the word “only.” Women, on the other hand, have 35 billion fat cells in our bodies. In addition, the fat cells in a woman’s body are 5 times larger than a man’s (more room for storage!).
How dieting impact [...]

Men have an Advantage over Women when Losing Weight

January 17th, 2008 by asithi · 1 Comment

Tagged Fitness, Gender Differences

A year ago, my husband and I decided to loose lose some weight together. We ate the same meals and exercised. And you probably guess this — three months later he is down 10 pounds and I loss a measly 3 pounds. So the moral of this story? Do not try to loose lose weight [...]

Men vs. Women – Different Approaches When Trying to Lose Weight

January 16th, 2008 by asithi · No Comments

Tagged Gender Differences, Weight

We know that men are from Mars and women are from Venus. Since we are from different planets, it is no surprise for me to find that the two genders approach losing weight differently.
Mentality
When women think about loosing weight, they think about going on a diet. When men think about losing weight, they think [...]

The Merits of an All Women Gym

January 9th, 2008 by asithi · No Comments

Tagged Fitness, Gender Differences

Three years ago, I started working out on a regular basis. I joined an all women gym. This is not Curves, where they have a limited number of machines and put you through a circuit for 30 minutes. This is a small gym, but it had cardio machines, weight machines and classes. Sure it did not have the variety of 24 Hr Fitness, but you only need a few basic