A few common questions, answered

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TheVirgoddess
TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Question: What should I eat for breakfast?
Answer: Food - any kind of food that fits into your goals and that satisfies you, if eating breakfast is your goal. Otherwise, you don't have to eat breakfast.

Question: What should I put into my oatmeal?
Answer: Things you like to eat that taste good in oatmeal.

Question: How should I prepare my tuna?
Answer: In the way that you prefer your tuna. With mayo or without. With salsa or without. With onions or without.

Question: I'm on my period and I want to eat chocolate??!?!
Answer: Eat chocolate if it fits into your calorie goals, and you want it. Do not eat chocolate if it doesn't fit into your calorie goals. Or do.

Question: I have terrible cramps, should I work out?
Answer: If you think you can, and you want to, you should. If you'd rather take the day off, you should.

Question: I'm going to a restaurant, what should I DO??!
Answer: Make reasonable choices that fit into your calorie goals. Or don't.

Question: I'm doing everything right, but I'm not losing weight - WHY?!
Answer: You're not actually doing everything right. You're likely not weighing your food at all and/or are overestimating your calorie burn. Step back and take an honest look at what you've been doing.

Question: Should I have a cheat day?
Answer: Sure, if you'd like. Or don't.

Question: Should I do this detox/cleanse/fad? My Aunt did it and lost like 86 pounds.
Answer: No.

Question: Is sugar making me fat?
Answer: Too much food makes you fat. You might be eating too much food with sugar, because it tastes good, but the sugar itself is not making you fat.

Question: Can I eat carbs and still lose weight?
Answer: Yes, providing you remain in a calorie deficit.

Question: When should I start lifting weights?
Answer: Yesterday.

You're all welcome.

Love,
Virgo

;)
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  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
    edited June 2015
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    Please make this a sticky MFP o:)
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
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    <3
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
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    hahaha. I love how the first two things are the things that were bothering me the other day
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,074 Member
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  • Virkati
    Virkati Posts: 679 Member
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    Totally love this!
  • jmule24
    jmule24 Posts: 1,382 Member
    edited June 2015
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    Boom!
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
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    Well, assuming that people just want to lose weight, your answers might be correct. But if the goal is to be healthy and/or have better workouts, some of the questions have more complicated answers that are correct.
  • crazyjerseygirl
    crazyjerseygirl Posts: 1,252 Member
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    *kitten* yeah.
  • Jungley
    Jungley Posts: 23 Member
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    hahah what an awesome post to read on my first visit here. Winner.
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
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    Marry me.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
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    You... I like you!

    why you no my friend...will fix

    (now she's gonna leave me hanging isn't she)
  • CJsf1t
    CJsf1t Posts: 414 Member
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    TheVirgoddess wrote: »

    Question: When should I start lifting weights?
    Answer: Yesterday.


    ;)


    ^This is awesome :smiley:
  • JohnBarth
    JohnBarth Posts: 672 Member
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    Amen! So. Blatantly. Clear!
  • jmule24
    jmule24 Posts: 1,382 Member
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    TimothyFish wrote: »
    Well, assuming that people just want to lose weight, your answers might be correct. But if the goal is to be healthy and/or have better workouts, some of the questions have more complicated answers that are correct.

    @TimothyFish : She is addressing the "Questions" that continue to appear in the forums on a more frequent basis. And in my opinion, they are all spot on as even you are trying to over complicate something so simple.

    Until individuals can get consistent with the majority of the information provided by OP, then they shouldn't be focusing in on other things. We call this "Majoring in the Minors."


  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
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    TimothyFish wrote: »
    Well, assuming that people just want to lose weight, your answers might be correct. But if the goal is to be healthy and/or have better workouts, some of the questions have more complicated answers that are correct.

    Not really.
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
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    TimothyFish wrote: »
    Well, assuming that people just want to lose weight, your answers might be correct. But if the goal is to be healthy and/or have better workouts, some of the questions have more complicated answers that are correct.

    Not one of those answers would change in any way if the goal was "be healthy" or "have better workouts" vs. losing weight.
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
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    This is a great post.

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  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
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    TimothyFish wrote: »
    Well, assuming that people just want to lose weight, your answers might be correct. But if the goal is to be healthy and/or have better workouts, some of the questions have more complicated answers that are correct.



    Unless you really want to add something along the lines of, "unless you're allergic to it," with regards to how to prepare certain foods, then here's a big fat NO.
  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
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    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »
    This is a great post.

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    Yes!
  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
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    rabbitjb wrote: »
    You... I like you!

    why you no my friend...will fix

    (now she's gonna leave me hanging isn't she)

    Of course not <3

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