The joys of office broscience - misguided food/nutrition advice
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ForeverSunshine09 wrote: »shrinkingletters wrote: »Here, I made an astrology dietary restrictions for y'all:
Aries: Can only eat food they've won in a street fight.
Taurus: Can only eat animal proteins from animals that do not exceed 35mph at full speed.
Gemini: Can only eat food scavenged from self-help group craft tables.
Cancer: Can only eat food from neglected cans and boxes in the back of the very top shelf in the kitchen.
Leo: Can only eat foods that can be arranged into a self-portrait.
Virgo: Can only eat foods that can slide easily through the chute under the door.
Libra: Can only eat foods that compliment their accessories.
Scorpio: Can only eat foods that can hold their own in a staring match.
Sagittarius: Can only eat foods from countries they cannot pronounce.
Capricorn: Can only eat foods that their employer agrees to write it off a tax deduction.
Aquarius: Can only eat foods that make it through their teleportation device without fusing to a nasty housefly.
Pisces: Can only eat foods that remind them of that time their mother forgot to pick them up from soccer practice.
And me being a bad Libra not wearing accessories I can not eat today. Darn!
That won't do. You'll have to settle for food that compliments your eyes.0 -
shrinkingletters wrote: »Here, I made an astrology dietary restrictions for y'all:
Aries: Can only eat food they've won in a street fight.
Taurus: Can only eat animal proteins from animals that do not exceed 35mph at full speed.
Gemini: Can only eat food scavenged from self-help group craft tables.
Cancer: Can only eat food from neglected cans and boxes in the back of the very top shelf in the kitchen.
Leo: Can only eat foods that can be arranged into a self-portrait.
Virgo: Can only eat foods that can slide easily through the chute under the door.
Libra: Can only eat foods that compliment their accessories.
Scorpio: Can only eat foods that can hold their own in a staring match.
Sagittarius: Can only eat foods from countries they cannot pronounce.
Capricorn: Can only eat foods that their employer agrees to write off as a tax deduction.
Aquarius: Can only eat foods that make it through their teleportation device without fusing to a nasty housefly.
Pisces: Can only eat foods that remind them of that time their mother forgot to pick them up from soccer practice.
But I'm self-employed. This can't end well.0 -
shrinkingletters wrote: »Here, I made an astrology dietary restrictions for y'all:
Aries: Can only eat food they've won in a street fight.
Taurus: Can only eat animal proteins from animals that do not exceed 35mph at full speed.
Gemini: Can only eat food scavenged from self-help group craft tables.
Cancer: Can only eat food from neglected cans and boxes in the back of the very top shelf in the kitchen.
Leo: Can only eat foods that can be arranged into a self-portrait.
Virgo: Can only eat foods that can slide easily through the chute under the door.
Libra: Can only eat foods that compliment their accessories.
Scorpio: Can only eat foods that can hold their own in a staring match.
Sagittarius: Can only eat foods from countries they cannot pronounce.
Capricorn: Can only eat foods that their employer agrees to write off as a tax deduction.
Aquarius: Can only eat foods that make it through their teleportation device without fusing to a nasty housefly.
Pisces: Can only eat foods that remind them of that time their mother forgot to pick them up from soccer practice.
But I'm self-employed. This can't end well.
Oh so you're not serious about weight loss then?0 -
shrinkingletters wrote: »Here, I made an astrology dietary restrictions for y'all:
Aries: Can only eat food they've won in a street fight.
Taurus: Can only eat animal proteins from animals that do not exceed 35mph at full speed.
Gemini: Can only eat food scavenged from self-help group craft tables.
Cancer: Can only eat food from neglected cans and boxes in the back of the very top shelf in the kitchen.
Leo: Can only eat foods that can be arranged into a self-portrait.
Virgo: Can only eat foods that can slide easily through the chute under the door.
Libra: Can only eat foods that compliment their accessories.
Scorpio: Can only eat foods that can hold their own in a staring match.
Sagittarius: Can only eat foods from countries they cannot pronounce.
Capricorn: Can only eat foods that their employer agrees to write off as a tax deduction.
Aquarius: Can only eat foods that make it through their teleportation device without fusing to a nasty housefly.
Pisces: Can only eat foods that remind them of that time their mother forgot to pick them up from soccer practice.
But I'm self-employed. This can't end well.
Oh so you're not serious about weight loss then?
I'm more concerned about the potential audit0 -
I have Celiac disease. One of my coworkers told me I just haven't been "exposed enough to gluten and wheat" so I should just "eat as much as I can so my body can get used to it."
I didn't even know how to respond so I literally just stared at her and walked away...
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A colleague who (is? thinks h/she is?[keeping this generic]) allergic to a bunch of stuff, chocolate (caffeine!), soy, dairy, gluten, you name it. And this person has symptoms of some unknown problems that just can't be diagnosed. Multiple efforts/doctor visits. Gosh, no one has explanation.
All of a sudden, said person goes on a "cleanse" along with starting to use certain essential oils that are being sold through a pyramid program and rhyme with So Thera. All of a sudden, nearly every problem disappears, and proceeds to push these oils. Miracles! Oils solve some of these problems!
Now said person is going very low carb---and apparently doesn't even want to eat lettuce because....too many carbs. And the oils continue to work miracles.
Mmmrrrphhh....I have an invitation now to an essential oils "training" for pets, since I did not attend the original "training." How oils help pets.
Really?
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CarlydogsMom wrote: »A colleague who (is? thinks h/she is?[keeping this generic]) allergic to a bunch of stuff, chocolate (caffeine!), soy, dairy, gluten, you name it. And this person has symptoms of some unknown problems that just can't be diagnosed. Multiple efforts/doctor visits. Gosh, no one has explanation.
All of a sudden, said person goes on a "cleanse" along with starting to use certain essential oils that are being sold through a pyramid program and rhyme with So Thera. All of a sudden, nearly every problem disappears, and proceeds to push these oils. Miracles! Oils solve some of these problems!
Now said person is going very low carb---and apparently doesn't even want to eat lettuce because....too many carbs. And the oils continue to work miracles.
Mmmrrrphhh....I have an invitation now to an essential oils "training" for pets, since I did not attend the original "training." How oils help pets.
Really?
Are you sure that person isn't posting here?
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Dude, whatever happened to the good old cabbage soup diet? Anyone else remember that gem?What You Can Eat
Just like the name says, the bulk of this diet is fat-free cabbage soup, eaten two to three times a day with other allowed foods assigned each day. Here's what you can add:
Day 1: Fruit, except bananas
Day 2: Vegetables like leafy greens (not starchy), but no fruit
Day 3: Fruits and vegetables
Day 4: Bananas and skim milk
Day 5: Beef (or baked chicken without the skin) and tomatoes
Day 6: Beef and vegetables
Day 7: Brown rice, unsweetened fruit juices, and vegetables
There are different recipes for the soup, which is recommended every day of the diet. They all have similar ingredients, such as tomatoes, green peppers, mushrooms, onions, and bouillon.
Though, I think when I was dumb enough to do the cabbage soup diet years ago it didn't include brown rice or beef.. HMMMM... Though, that was 20 years ago plus I'm sure the VLCD affected my memory of the exact events..0 -
My cube neighbor mentioned eliminating all carbs from her diet. I tried explaining that it's an important macronutrient and that carbs are not the devil. I cannot be too harsh on her though; I subscribed to the same philosophy as her at one point in my life.0
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allaboutthecake wrote: »Seriously this thread should be in the Fun & Games cuz its SO HILARIOUS! What planet are these people from lol.
And yea....I had a friend who was eating picky stuff for "blood type" and the diet failed her. She was a little more than shocked to see I weighed less than her eating... well...just eating!
I am so IN for astrology dieting why hasn't Dr. Oz come up with this yet?
Well since it doesn't involve flirting with, sleeping with, dating, or any other questionable activity with "the person above you" - it wouldn't get much interest in Fun & Games.
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I just always get annoyed when I tell people I'm just eating a deficit and try to introduce them to MFP, and they say "yeah you're on a diet". NO I'M NOT its not a diet, it's just eating less! I don't see what's confusing about it lol. why does everything health-related have to be called a "diet".
Well to be completely technical - the food you eat on a regular basis is your diet.
Rabbits eat a diet of clover and grass. Foxes eat a diet of rabbits, mice, fish, and squirrels. Etc.
I am not on a diet but I have a healthy diet.
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I just always get annoyed when I tell people I'm just eating a deficit and try to introduce them to MFP, and they say "yeah you're on a diet". NO I'M NOT its not a diet, it's just eating less! I don't see what's confusing about it lol. why does everything health-related have to be called a "diet".
Maybe if you're getting the question a lot, rather than say you're eating less you could say that you've quit overeating.
Or he could say he's on the ELF Diet. I saw that here on MFP a while back and love it. ELF. (Eat Less Food, not Eat Will Ferrell)0 -
asflatasapancake wrote: »Can someone explain to me the weird "don't eat past 9pm" thing? I've heard that a few times and I'm feeling search engine lazy right now.
I couldn't eat past 9pm when I was younger because I'd throw up if the wind hit me wrong. My digestive system was a mess until I got my gallbladder removed. Now I regularly eat around 9 because of my schedule.
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There are quite a few women at my work on the Military diet. I looked it up and that *kitten* looks miserable. I'd rather eat what I like in reasonable or small portions than cans of tuna.
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asflatasapancake wrote: »Can someone explain to me the weird "don't eat past 9pm" thing? I've heard that a few times and I'm feeling search engine lazy right now.
For me the timing has to due with sleep. I'm an awful sleeper, so I regulate my food intake to help me keep normal sleep habits. Sounds odd, but it helps. And when I don't sleep normal, I end up being more hungry and eating more. So I subscribe to the 'don't eat past x pm', because eating past x pm makes me fat feel hungrier and I succumb to eating more calories than I should.
Not sure where it all started, but I wouldn't be surprised if that is part of it.0 -
allaboutthecake wrote: »And yea....I had a friend who was eating picky stuff for "blood type" and the diet failed her. She was a little more than shocked to see I weighed less than her eating... well...just eating!
I am so IN for astrology dieting why hasn't Dr. Oz come up with this yet?
I think I would love the astrology diet. Sounds fun. At least it would get my birthday right.
I actually had a dietitian suggest the blood type diet. She didn't stay my dietitian for very long. My favorite part was when I looked it up- according to my blood type I'm English & therefore can tolerate stuff that makes me sick, like dairy, but should avoid things like venison & similar game. My great grandfather was Nez Perce; my family has been hunting & eating deer for hundreds of years. I just laughed, it was so ridiculous. Thankfully my new dietitian understands Science a bit more.0 -
duckykissy wrote: »asflatasapancake wrote: »Can someone explain to me the weird "don't eat past 9pm" thing? I've heard that a few times and I'm feeling search engine lazy right now.
For me the timing has to due with sleep. I'm an awful sleeper, so I regulate my food intake to help me keep normal sleep habits. Sounds odd, but it helps. And when I don't sleep normal, I end up being more hungry and eating more. So I subscribe to the 'don't eat past x pm', because eating past x pm makes me fat feel hungrier and I succumb to eating more calories than I should.
Not sure where it all started, but I wouldn't be surprised if that is part of it.
It started because of a nugget of truth. When you sleep, your metabolism slows down (all of your body's systems do). People took that and decided that a slower metabolism means that you will put all of those calories on as fat. They kind of forgot the part where your digestion slows down too, and that your metabolism usually speeds up long before you wake up. Not to mention that your entire day is a series of storing energy, then using that stored energy. Only if you store more than you use over a period of time will you add fat (and that period of time is much longer than overnight).
I don't sleep well on an empty stomach so I eat. I also get acid reflux sometimes at night so I don't eat a huge meal before going to bed. That's me. YMMV
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Apart form lost for words, from what I have seen it is an actual method that is being trialled. As I recall I saw it in a documentary as being developed in Sweden.
I had to switch away as my husband became physically sick watching it :-)
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dutchandkiwi wrote: »
Apart form lost for words, from what I have seen it is an actual method that is being trialled. As I recall I saw it in a documentary as being developed in Sweden.
I had to switch away as my husband became physically sick watching it :-)
So it is bulimia without the tooth erosion?
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ILiftHeavyAcrylics wrote: »Oh jeeze, what's plexus? Another shady-azz ripoff MLM? IDK, we have people here at this place who always claim to be on some diet or other but weigh at least twice what would be healthy, and I mean literally. There's always someone really large debating the fine points of a celebrity diet with another really large person in the break room... I don't say anything. ever. I just drink my coffee and keep my snark inside my head.
Yep that about covers it. It's super spammy.
I have a Facebook friend who sells it and when she first started posting about it I messaged her to let her know that her account had been hacked. Whoops.
Ok this made me laugh. Good on you!0 -
Bashing bro science should be a sin- Its Magic you have to believe!.
This video is hilarious!!!
https://www.youtube.com/user/BroScienceLife0 -
On Scrubs there was a guy with a condition that made it so he wasn't allowed to eat meat because of something to do with his digestive tract. "It's going to eat through your colon." Was said I think.
Scrubs was a good show.0 -
This thread is gold.0
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smelius wrote:I just always get annoyed when I tell people I'm just eating a deficit and try to introduce them to MFP, and they say "yeah you're on a diet". NO I'M NOT its not a diet, it's just eating less!WakkoW wrote:rather than say you're eating less you could say that you've quit overeating.
When pressed, I tell people I'm on the E.L.M.M. diet: Eat Less, Move More.wizzybeth wrote:Or he could say he's on the ELF Diet. (Eat Less Food)
They usually don't like that answer, but it's completely accurate.
In fact, it's the only thing which works.
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krissyreminisce wrote: »There are quite a few women at my work on the Military diet. I looked it up and that *kitten* looks miserable. I'd rather eat what I like in reasonable or small portions than cans of tuna.
Yeah, that diet amuses me, since the food isn't even that nutritious and--most significant to me--most of it is stuff I find actively revolting. I'd lose a lot, for sure, but also be super depressed.0 -
Just this morning on a fluff piece of news filler they were talking with someone about essential oils and how they're
so good for the body in all sorts of ways... including "removing toxins".
Nothing specified, of course.
I'm tempted to go to the event (free, but on the other side of town) in order to ask the gal exactly what she means,
which toxins these oils remove (by putting a couple drops in a glass of water & drinking it).
Pretty sure I know what her (non-)answer would be if I did.0 -
So far at work I haven't run into any broscience, but there are several fairly overweight people.
I've had a conversation with one of them about how I've changed my life, feel _so_ much better, how much I've
lost, etc. and I tried to point him to MFP, but he isn't ready to change.
Says he prefers to sit on his couch after work ("that fits my butt") and play video games.
Hmmm... how about you & your wife go for a 15-minute walk while dinner is cooking? Talk, interact, etc.
Disappointing that he's a fairly young guy (early 20's) and could have so much more out of life.
:sigh: Not my monkey, not my circus.
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Man, some people have some really......... fun...... coworkers.
Mine aren't that bad, apart from asking me how I've lost the weight, then totally ignore what I say and insist on being miserable while continuing to gain weight. ("Oh man! Why are you eating Doritos? Aren't you on a diet? I wish I could eat Doritos!' *takes a bite out of giant cucumber they've been working on all day along with nothing other than carrot sticks and some kind of nasty-looking shake thing*)
Though I have an ex-coworker who once said 'It's really annoying being a vegetarian, because the only thing I can eat when we go out is chicken and meatballs'. No, she wasn't being ironic.0
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