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Face the facts, weight loss for woman is big business the main reason is that the diet industry exists! In most cases, getting a bit of exercising (we think walking SPOT is the best way) can solve many of the weight issues in this country.

Most people on diets are women - the social pressure on women to lose weight is huge. Yet losing weight for women is often much harder than for men.

Whilst the basic principles of weight loss are the same for both men and women, the challenges facing women to lose weight and stay slim are much greater. So, why is it that weight loss for women is such a problem?

Let's start with your body shape... Apples and Pears...

Body Shape -- Your body shape is related to body fat and muscle. Men tend to carry most of their fat around their midsection - they are 'apples'. Women around their lower body - hips, bum and thighs - they are 'pears'. "Really!", you cry, "tell me something I don't know!".

Upper body fat has a different function compared to lower body fat. Upper Body Fat exists to protect against periods of starvation. Lower body fat is there to sustain a pregnancy.

A baby requires around 500 calories a day of breast milk to develop properly. As women for most of human evolution were pregnant every year or so, all that fat came in handy!

But our bodies haven't caught up with the changes in our lifestyles. A women's body is designed to retain that body fat, it doesn't want to lose it. Without wishing to state the obvious, weight loss after pregnancy is difficult for most women and is the main reason that women cite for gaining weight.

Birth control pills cause the body to deposit and store more fat and water. Weight loss for women on the pill thus becomes more difficult. Women on the pill, particularly those prone to gaining weight need to reduce their calorie intake by around 10%, or to increase the calories burned through physical activity by 10% to maintain their pre-pill weight.

A simple daily "Walk the Dog" habit can tremendously increase your ability to keep your weight in a reasonable range.

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