damn the male metabolism

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/magazine/18exercise-t.html?pagewanted=all:  

In practical terms, the results are scientific proof that life is unfair. Female bodies, inspired almost certainly “by a biological need to maintain energy stores for reproduction,” Braun says, fight hard to hold on to every ounce of fat. Exercise for many women (and for some men) increases the desire to eat.

i love it when scientists confirm something i've always suspected, even when it's a bit of downer.  in better news, the overall crux of the article is that while you can't lose much weight with just exercise, you can protect weight loss from dieting through regular activity.