Q: Men and weight

[Aphrodisiac]

I know most women worry about their weight, some think they need to lose while others think they need to gain. There is always talk about improving one's weight and of course all those endless diets ... the majority are targeted at women.

I was just wondering , do you men worry about your weight?

When you put on a couple of lbs, do you freak out and make it a mission to lose that weight fast ... or do you just let things go as they will ...

When you put on a pair of jeans and they don't zip up , do you not think twice about it and go and buy another pair of jeans in a bigger size ... or do you make it your mission to lose the weight and fit back into those jeans.

So how about it ... what you do you men think ?

 

[LordMagicMan]

Yes because then I cant fit into my jeans and I'm too cheap to buy new ones

 

[Bob_Bytchin]

While I am concerned about extra pounds, I don't make it an immediate mission to lose the extra pounds just so I can fit into my jeans. Instead, I just adjust my lifestyle slightly, and lose the weight over a period of time. For instance, instead of starving myself for a week, I just cut back a little on my meals for a month or so. Lose the weight gradually.

** Men rushing out to buy jeans/pants when they put on extra pounds is equaled by women rushing out to buy a new pair of shoes every time they change their nail polish.

 

[Aphrodisiac]

** Men rushing out to buy jeans/pants when they put on extra pounds is equaled by women rushing out to buy a new pair of shoes every time they change their nail polish.

Yeah, I know what you mean ...

Some how a man going out to buy a new pair of jeans ... I am not seeing it...

 

[Guru]

 

[takingchances42]

I don't personally know any guys who are worried by two pounds, or five pounds. Twenty pounds? Sure, we think about it and sometimes even do something about it.

Since our pants are generally worn looser than women's, gaining three or four pounds and not being able to zip up those pants is usually not a problem.

I did gradually lose some weight this spring and summer, eating a healthier diet and keeping up the daily exercise. Going out and buying my first pair of 32 inch waist jeans in years, and having them fit comfortably on me with room was to spare, did in fact feel very good, and was part of my motivation process...

(If I were a woman, I guess I would be buying 29 inch waist jeans, and squeezing into them on good days, and having trouble getting the zipper up on bad days? )

 

[Orwell84]

Here's my two cents. Yes I do pay attention to it, but believe I am less worried about it than many women I know. If I think I need to lose a pound or two, I will approach it by watching what I eat, and trying to get more exercise. I wouldn't even consider diet drugs, or surgery.

I wouldn't really go out to buy new clothes, but I do pay attention to what I wear. I would more likely check my closet or my drawers and try to select something that looks good on me, and that I look good in.

One final thought, I have nothing against thin people who are really fit, but get annoyed because the media promotes the idea that we should all be that way. As a result, many of us are overly self conscious, and have negative body images when we look at ourselves in the mirror. It shouldn't be that way. There's nothing wrong with being a regular person in a regular body. We can't all be twenty year old Venuses/Adonises, after all.

 

[Backyard sweaty]

I am very weight aware when it comes to me. I don't actually "diet" but I do cut back on certain things (beer is bottled weight gain for me). My willingness to cut back on somethings and cut others out from my diet is more of an indication of my hatred for shopping I think.

 

[Xander]

I am aware of my weight, though for me its not the conventional way.
I have to look out that I dont loose too much. I am one of those people that would welcome an 15 extra pound on this skinny body.

Ya know, to have an overactive metabolism is NOT always a blessing.

 

[capricious_chic]

This is a great thread... I don't think most people realize that the way society has shifted.. Men are now under the same pressures that women have been to look good.. There are many more magazines and such geared toward the "image" men should strive for.. to be more desirable, more wanted, more socially acceptable.. etc... In this day and age, the percentage of men that are anorexic and bulimic have risen to an astonishing degree.
Women rarely think of men in this position.. yet the evidence is that they are more and more so. Yet another example of unrealistic pressure set upon individuals by society. Magazines, TV, and movies would have us believe the most important aspect about the other gender would be aesthetics. Sadly, more and more people buy into it.. albeit usually subconciously. Give me a good portly man with a great heart any day as opposed to one with a hard body that is just a jackass....lol

Just my two cents.

 

[Guest]

i gain and lose weight all the time, it mainly depends on how much predisone i am taking, so i have 2 sizes of pants so if the first dont fit i get the larger ones, not a good deal necessiarly but it is just the way it is ,my weight will vary 20 to 25 lbs over the course of the year but i am usually only 20 lbs heavier than i was when i graduated from high school!!!

 

[SINthysist]

Nope. I only worry about how I feel.

 

[sunstruck]

Just a note, but men rarely have to go out and buy new jeans when they gain weight. In fact, most men can still fit into jeans they wore in college. Their bellies just hang further and further over the top.

 

[freescorfr]

I'm as bad as many women on this one. There was a time when I really made huge efforts and reached a target weight - I felt awful. Up and down, I found dieting stressful.
Now I work more on how I feel overall - and how many stairs I can climb without panting.
One thing I did notice was that as soon as my wife left me and we separated, I stopped eating sweets and chocolate. I have felt no urge to since.

I found a picture of me thin just about to be thrown out, only last Monday. Since I've posted recent non-thin ones, here it is - about 8 years ago.

 

[patient1]

I've weighed the same for 25 years. The rare 5lb. change leaves me feeling either sluggish or weak. I don't buy new clothes. It usually seems as if most of it is added or subtracted from my face

 

[hambry176]

at 6' tall and only wieghing at 150 i don't worry about it i'm always trying to gain but just can't

 

[Backyard sweaty]

Like a brick

From CC:

Men are now under the same pressures that women have been to look good.. There are many more magazines and such geared toward the "image" men should strive for.. to be more desirable, more wanted, more socially acceptable.. etc...

I realize this may not be the popular thing to say but...it's about time. It has been embarassing to look at some of the men's bodies that these guys parade around with no shame what so ever. I for one like the fact that there is more pressure being placed on men to shape up.

And ya don't have to be an "ass" just cuz ya finally got a decent body either.

 

[CoolidgEffect]

Its not so much total weight as much as weight distribution. For some reason over the years the weight has moved lower from upper body to mid.

Working on moving it back up so its just my shirt that hangs over my belt. But I am not supper dedicated to this and I don't see it as a huge problem. Too many other things to really worry about.

 

[takingchances42]

Just a note, but men rarely have to go out and buy new jeans when they gain weight. In fact, most men can still fit into jeans they wore in college. Their bellies just hang further and further over the top.

LOL, good image...

How many years after college are you talking about? I know very few men who can still fit into the 28 or 30 inch waist jeans that we wore in college...

 

[Orwell84]

LOL, good image...

How many years after college are you talking about? I know very few men who can still fit into the 28 or 30 inch waist jeans that we wore in college...

I can honestly say that I'm the same weight today as I was in college, and that I still wear the same 30 inch waist that I wore in high school (and that was 25 years ago). The problem is that the weight is not as well distributed today as it was then.

 

[sufisaint]

I do not weigh myself often but yes i do monitor it. But I also workout almost everyday, run and lift three times a week plus do martial arts. I also try to watch what i eat now...ten years ago i could eat whatever i wanted in what ever quanity and it never changed my weight. Now i find it will. I am 5'10 and 205lbs but last time i was tested (health fair) had 6% body fat. More than anything i do monitor how much I can lift, as long as I stay strong that what matters. Same with running... But overall its not for how i look but how excercising makes me feel..which is always good. Endorphins have been my savior.....

 

[JerseyBoy]

Due to a recent shoulder injury my weight has crept up slightly do to forced inactivity. Even 5 pounds I can feel a loss of spring in my step...and I hate it, five pounds feels like fifty. Its not how i look, its how i feel.

another week or so and im back in action baby!

 

[Chocolatehunter]

At a heigth of only 5ft7inches my weight stays at about 137pounds, ( 135 with no clothes/shoes), 28-29 inch waist and 33inch length. Most women I know would tell me I was too thin that I needed to gain some weight, that I had a no a$$. They would also tell me to hold still that I was always bouncing around like a rabid hampster, never sitting still, and that was why I was "thin".
Well last year when the wife and I finally split, I gained 8 pounds and suddenly all my women freinds were checking my a$$ and telling me how good I looked. As much as I enjoy hearing this, I dont enjoy the extra weight.
I'm going back to my hyperactive ways and running/blading that extra mile so that I can get back into my 28s without straining the zipper.
Yeah, some men do adjust their weight when they get out of shape.
Nothing worse than a dicky-do!! Where your belly sticks out futher than your dick do!

Do women prefur a man who looks great being a little over weight or a man who looks good being at his "normal" weight?

Chocolatehunter

 

[horny_giraffe]

Let me tell you, I totally freaked when I went to the store and found out that I had get--not the 33/34s pants (US) that I had when I was a teenager, not the the 34/34s that I'd grown accustomed to, lately--but 36/34! I was like, WTF? I instantly vowed to skip deserts and I've been watching my weight carefully ever since.

Now I'm slim enough, but flabby since I haven't been working out like I should. So that's next. Either that or go out dancing three times a week.

It's a slippery slope. First thing you know, you end up like my once "skinny" friend who looks like friggin' well Santa Claus, now. Not me, no way.

 

[perks]

men worry about their hair, like women worry about their weight.