Interesting article on weight loss myths

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JenniferInCt
JenniferInCt Posts: 431 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I read this and it echoes what so many of us have heard and read here. So true! Share other myths youve learned on your weight loss journey.

http://elitedaily.com/life/smarter-fitness-11-silly-health-myths-stop-falling/953650/
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  • Phoenix_Down
    Phoenix_Down Posts: 530 Member
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    Love!

    My favorite myth is that sugar makes you fat. I still giggle at the copious amounts of sugar I ate during weight loss.
  • Mrsallen6_11
    Mrsallen6_11 Posts: 416 Member
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    I know a lot of people who should read this.
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
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    I don't really agree with #1 and #9, especially when you consider them together. First, some people grain a significant amount of muscle while doing cardio. And while #9 may be true for some exercise, it isn't very true of cardio, when you consider that you can burn off a pound of fat in about 4 hours rather than the 35 hours the article suggests. For that matter, what kind of exercise only burns 100 calories in an hour?
  • Mrsallen6_11
    Mrsallen6_11 Posts: 416 Member
    edited March 2015
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    herrspoons wrote: »
    95% of the users and staff on this site for one.

    Well I wasn't planning to point any fingers lol but since we've start, some of the people I work with as well.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,150 Member
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    Excellent article, thanks for sharing!
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
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    Mrsallen6_11 wrote: »
    herrspoons wrote: »
    95% of the users and staff on this site for one.

    Well I wasn't planning to point any fingers lol but since we've start, some of the people I work with as well.

    Doing so would be against the Community Guidelines.
  • Phoenix_Down
    Phoenix_Down Posts: 530 Member
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    TimothyFish wrote: »
    I don't really agree with #1 and #9, especially when you consider them together. First, some people grain a significant amount of muscle while doing cardio. And while #9 may be true for some exercise, it isn't very true of cardio, when you consider that you can burn off a pound of fat in about 4 hours rather than the 35 hours the article suggests. For that matter, what kind of exercise only burns 100 calories in an hour?

    I'd love to meet these people and know under what circumstances these things occur
  • jkwolly
    jkwolly Posts: 3,049 Member
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    Mrsallen6_11 wrote: »
    herrspoons wrote: »
    95% of the users and staff on this site for one.

    Well I wasn't planning to point any fingers lol but since we've start, some of the people I work with as well.
    We must work with similar people.
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
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    Well that was a refreshing read!
  • Mrsallen6_11
    Mrsallen6_11 Posts: 416 Member
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    jkwolly wrote: »
    We must work with similar people.

    Do they walk around complaining that they can't lose weight but when you ask them what they're doing to try and lose weight they say "nothing".
  • JenniferInCt
    JenniferInCt Posts: 431 Member
    edited March 2015
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    Im glad you all read it!
    One ive learned
    "Myth"- low fat foods are better for your diet. Ummmm no. When I first started here, i went shopping and bought low fat everything. I was so mad when I realized that some were actually more calories! Now i just have low fat with certain foods, but usually I just let myself enjoy the real food. And Im now actually trying to increase the "fat" in my diet.
  • 3bambi3
    3bambi3 Posts: 1,650 Member
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    mamapeach910 wrote: »
    Well that was a refreshing read!

    Agreed! Although I am slightly disappointed. Now that the 'bad food' thread has died down, I was looking for a good one to sustain me through the last few hours of work.
  • Mrsallen6_11
    Mrsallen6_11 Posts: 416 Member
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    TimothyFish wrote: »
    Doing so would be against the Community Guidelines.

    Well I didn't call anyone out by name. I was just saying in general. I'm sure we ALL know someone or who needs to read this article.
  • eric_sg61
    eric_sg61 Posts: 2,925 Member
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    TimothyFish wrote: »
    I don't really agree with #1 and #9, especially when you consider them together. First, some people grain a significant amount of muscle while doing cardio. And while #9 may be true for some exercise, it isn't very true of cardio, when you consider that you can burn off a pound of fat in about 4 hours rather than the 35 hours the article suggests. For that matter, what kind of exercise only burns 100 calories in an hour?

    The body doesn't adapt to cardio by making more metabolically expensive tissue, the adaptation is to become more efficient
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,529 Member
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    JenniferInCt wrote: »
    I read this and it echoes what so many of us have heard and read here. So true! Share other myths youve learned on your weight loss journey.

    http://elitedaily.com/life/smarter-fitness-11-silly-health-myths-stop-falling/953650/
    No disagreement from me.

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  • jkwolly
    jkwolly Posts: 3,049 Member
    edited March 2015
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    Mrsallen6_11 wrote: »
    jkwolly wrote: »
    We must work with similar people.

    Do they walk around complaining that they can't lose weight but when you ask them what they're doing to try and lose weight they say "nothing".
    That or their new fad diet of the week.
  • I_Will_End_You
    I_Will_End_You Posts: 4,397 Member
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    Nice article, I think I actually agree on all counts. Rare.

    Wish I would have had it to throw around on Facebook during January. So much stupid out there...
  • judiness101
    judiness101 Posts: 119 Member
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    I'm happy they talked about the breakfast myth. I'm so tired of being lecture by my colleagues for not eating breakfast!
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
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    OK I'm going to confess to some confusion regarding the philosophies of lifting vs cardio:

    On one hand, don't do cardio as your body adapts to it so your calorie burn decreases as you get more fit.

    On the other hand, weight lifting doesn't burn many calories.

    On the gripping hand, although weights help you preserve lean muscle tissue, and muscle is metabolically more expensive than fat, most people are only going to gain a small amount of muscle, if any.

    So: cardio doesn't burn much, and lifting doesn't burn much. Can anyone untangle this?
  • captivatedlife
    captivatedlife Posts: 60 Member
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    Nice article. I agree with everything - even though I eat low carb, have breakfast every morning and do cardio (and lift weights!). There is NO best way - there's the best way for you!

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