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Heck, your average trained dietitian fails at accurate and consistent logging.Back to the OP, while it was slightly discussed, getting a food scale can be very eye opening. It is very easy to under estimate calories. In fact the average person under reports calories as much as 400 ish calories and over estimates calories burned through exercise.
For the average person on MFP, they typically fail at accurately logging and consistently logging. Ao while reducing carba is an effective strategy, i would also address the basics first.
based on what people post in here as to what dieticians are telling them to do, I would avoid all dieticians like the plague....
I don't think half of the people who say they are seeing a registered dietitian actually are. I think they are seeing a nutritionist based on the BS they spew
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Heck, your average trained dietitian fails at accurate and consistent logging.Back to the OP, while it was slightly discussed, getting a food scale can be very eye opening. It is very easy to under estimate calories. In fact the average person under reports calories as much as 400 ish calories and over estimates calories burned through exercise.
For the average person on MFP, they typically fail at accurately logging and consistently logging. Ao while reducing carba is an effective strategy, i would also address the basics first.
based on what people post in here as to what dieticians are telling them to do, I would avoid all dieticians like the plague....
A lot of people here get advice from a nutritionist - anyone here can be a nutritionist if they want to call themselves ones.
Dieticians actually have to have a certain education and pass certain testing, so there's a lower chance of them being a crank, but even then. Mercola and Dr. Oz both have medical degrees. Oz is actually an incredibly good surgeon - stopped clocks and all of that.
You have to consider people on here looking for advice probably have a selection bias - people that had good dietitian advice that they stuck to probably don't need to ask MFP for help.
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Great minds think alike.FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »
Heck, your average trained dietitian fails at accurate and consistent logging.Back to the OP, while it was slightly discussed, getting a food scale can be very eye opening. It is very easy to under estimate calories. In fact the average person under reports calories as much as 400 ish calories and over estimates calories burned through exercise.
For the average person on MFP, they typically fail at accurately logging and consistently logging. Ao while reducing carba is an effective strategy, i would also address the basics first.
based on what people post in here as to what dieticians are telling them to do, I would avoid all dieticians like the plague....
I don't think half of the people who say they are seeing a registered dietitian actually are. I think they are seeing a nutritionist based on the BS they spew
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My "favorite" Nutritionist even has a PhD, from her 3,000 word "dissertation". https://www.facebook.com/NutritarianNancy0
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My "favorite" Nutritionist even has a PhD, from her 3,000 word "dissertation". https://www.facebook.com/NutritarianNancy
Comedy gold.
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My "favorite" Nutritionist even has a PhD, from her 3,000 word "dissertation". https://www.facebook.com/NutritarianNancy
I stopped reading her page when she posted a link that vaccines cause Autism. smh. I couldn't take any more.0 -
My "favorite" Nutritionist even has a PhD, from her 3,000 word "dissertation". https://www.facebook.com/NutritarianNancy
I stopped reading her page when she posted a link that vaccines cause Autism. smh. I couldn't take any more.
She's up there with the worst of the worst. So is David Avocado Wolf.0 -
My "favorite" Nutritionist even has a PhD, from her 3,000 word "dissertation". https://www.facebook.com/NutritarianNancy
I stopped reading her page when she posted a link that vaccines cause Autism. smh. I couldn't take any more.
She's up there with the worst of the worst. So is David Avocado Wolf.
What the Heck is up with that hair???0 -
My "favorite" Nutritionist even has a PhD, from her 3,000 word "dissertation". https://www.facebook.com/NutritarianNancy
I stopped reading her page when she posted a link that vaccines cause Autism. smh. I couldn't take any more.
Then you missed out on the line about fruits and vegetables being nature's vaccines or something like that.
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PeachyCarol wrote: »My "favorite" Nutritionist even has a PhD, from her 3,000 word "dissertation". https://www.facebook.com/NutritarianNancy
I stopped reading her page when she posted a link that vaccines cause Autism. smh. I couldn't take any more.
Then you missed out on the line about fruits and vegetables being nature's vaccines or something like that.
Reminds me of when Alicia Silverstone said her son didn't need vaccinations because he ate miso soup every day.
I mean, I love me some miso . . . but I don't think it makes me immune to illness.
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PeachyCarol wrote: »My "favorite" Nutritionist even has a PhD, from her 3,000 word "dissertation". https://www.facebook.com/NutritarianNancy
I stopped reading her page when she posted a link that vaccines cause Autism. smh. I couldn't take any more.
Then you missed out on the line about fruits and vegetables being nature's vaccines or something like that.
I'm glad I missed it.
I work with the developmental disability population (mainly Autism) so when I see bunk like that I have a tendency to rage a little.0 -
mamapeach910 wrote: »Before this becomes a fight on carbs, here's a link to the group. OP, if you really are looking for like-minded folks, this is where you'll find them:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group
What I don't understand is why it always has to turn in to a fight. I don't low-carb but if someone else wants to...that's up to them.
I have a tendency to overeat carbs at the detriment of protein and fat so I try to moderate them. I aim for 100-125 grams of carbs. This as much as anything has helped me meet my goals.
I'm typing this from my phone with the voice software, so there's going to be a few grammatical errors here.
I think there are a few factors that I see happening typically on the main forms.
I hate to use labels but for purposes of explanation I will use pro low-carb and anti-low-carb.
Someone comes on the forums and ask a question about carbs or talks about going low-carb. Which first of all as an ambiguous term that does not have a well-defined number.
Then without any context at all, an anti-low-carber will show up and say "Why would you do low-carb, it's all about calories you shouldn't do low-carb"
Then, the pro low-carbers show up and start saying things about low-carb dieting that are just not true.
Then a bunch of arguing happens that gets further and further away from actually helping the original poster.
Two big issues as I see it: carbs and sugar are sort of a whipping boy of the diet industry currently. So unfortunately there are many people who believe that carbs are inherently fattening due to the diet industry and largely due to Taubes (who imo is wrong).
So then people are quick to bash the idea of low-carb dieting when the reality is it can be very effective for some people in some situations largely for satiety and adherence purposes.
I do think it's important to dispel some of the rumors about carbs being fattening so that people don't go on with the misunderstanding which could lead them to an overly restrictive diet.
But often times because people neglect that context, they end up not helping the op and a fight ensues.
This is certainly compounded by the fact that we are on a calorie counting website. And while calories are fundamentally responsible for changes in weight (yes, CICO is correct), that doesn't mean that every dieting method must involve tracking calories contrary to the group think that goes on in the forms.
Calories are responsible for driving changes in weight. Calories in also influences calories out. Energy deficits are mandatory for causing fat loss.
It's up to the individual to find a sustainable method for adhering to that energy deficit. Low carb dieting is one method that may work for some people but it's primarily the hunger blunting properties and the reduction or removal of an entire macronutrient that facilitate the energy imbalance, and thats not the mechanism proposed by some of the LCers.
The forum fighting happens because of poor context and misinformation from both sides of the carb fence.
Finally, I'm not referring to "all" people despite the language above.
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So does that mean fruits and vegetables cause Autism?PeachyCarol wrote: »My "favorite" Nutritionist even has a PhD, from her 3,000 word "dissertation". https://www.facebook.com/NutritarianNancy
I stopped reading her page when she posted a link that vaccines cause Autism. smh. I couldn't take any more.
Then you missed out on the line about fruits and vegetables being nature's vaccines or something like that.
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PeachyCarol wrote: »My "favorite" Nutritionist even has a PhD, from her 3,000 word "dissertation". https://www.facebook.com/NutritarianNancy
I stopped reading her page when she posted a link that vaccines cause Autism. smh. I couldn't take any more.
Then you missed out on the line about fruits and vegetables being nature's vaccines or something like that.
I'm glad I missed it.
I work with the developmental disability population (mainly Autism) so when I see bunk like that I have a tendency to rage a little.
I rage a lot at that stuff. My four-year-old boy is on the spectrum.0 -
Had to explain to my mom once who he was when she shared one his posts to me on FB. At least it was just a picture of some CGI baby dragon and not his nature is always right woo.My "favorite" Nutritionist even has a PhD, from her 3,000 word "dissertation". https://www.facebook.com/NutritarianNancy
I stopped reading her page when she posted a link that vaccines cause Autism. smh. I couldn't take any more.
She's up there with the worst of the worst. So is David Avocado Wolf.0 -
flyingtanuki wrote: »My "favorite" Nutritionist even has a PhD, from her 3,000 word "dissertation". https://www.facebook.com/NutritarianNancy
I stopped reading her page when she posted a link that vaccines cause Autism. smh. I couldn't take any more.
She's up there with the worst of the worst. So is David Avocado Wolf.
Check out David Guacamole Fox, who satirizes him - good for some grins.
I follow him, he's hysterical0 -
PeachyCarol wrote: »My "favorite" Nutritionist even has a PhD, from her 3,000 word "dissertation". https://www.facebook.com/NutritarianNancy
I stopped reading her page when she posted a link that vaccines cause Autism. smh. I couldn't take any more.
Then you missed out on the line about fruits and vegetables being nature's vaccines or something like that.
I'm glad I missed it.
I work with the developmental disability population (mainly Autism) so when I see bunk like that I have a tendency to rage a little.
I rage a lot at that stuff. My four-year-old boy is on the spectrum.
I creeped your profile in a totally legit non creepy way. Your son is adorable
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So does that mean fruits and vegetables cause Autism?PeachyCarol wrote: »My "favorite" Nutritionist even has a PhD, from her 3,000 word "dissertation". https://www.facebook.com/NutritarianNancy
I stopped reading her page when she posted a link that vaccines cause Autism. smh. I couldn't take any more.
Then you missed out on the line about fruits and vegetables being nature's vaccines or something like that.
Apparently...
(full disclaimer: I realize the only point of this chart is to prove correlation=/=causation. Just had it on hand and this reminded me of it.)0
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