Name one misconception you had which posting on MFP has cleared up.
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Spreyton22K wrote: »I learned "mean" people give the best information, words that one can actually live by and succeed with.
Before that I 'believed' that 1200 cal was all I could ever eat, strength training was not that important (boy was I wrong there), weight loss is linear and evenly predictable over the weeks ie. MFP's weight prediction should be true damn it.
What can I say I was a dumb bum.....now not so much.
We care more about helping you than your feelings. Sorry....not Sorry......
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Spreyton22K wrote: »I learned "mean" people give the best information, words that one can actually live by and succeed with.
Before that I 'believed' that 1200 cal was all I could ever eat, strength training was not that important (boy was I wrong there), weight loss is linear and evenly predictable over the weeks ie. MFP's weight prediction should be true damn it.
What can I say I was a dumb bum.....now not so much.
We care more about helping you than your feelings. Sorry....not Sorry......
This poster was actually agreeing with this, not complaining.
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That I had to eat next to nothing consisting of "rabbit food" (AKA salads) to lose weight and that the foods I love were "bad" for me.
As it turns out, there's no bad foods. Food is just food. Food has calories. Calories are a unit of energy. The human body needs calories to exist.Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »That a food scale would't help me lose weight.
Turns out it's the best health-related purchase I've ever made. $14 well spent.riderfangal wrote: »That I could only eat 1200 calories if I wanted to lose weight . Turns out I can eat about 1500 and if I move more I can eat more!!
same here
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... I know someone already mentioned it- buuuut... I eye balled a lot and thought I didn't need a food scale. I was so wrong...very very wrong. My food scale has become my best friend.0
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I thought this was a site for adults where healthy debate, frank opinion and actual science was valued
MFP sure cleared that misconception up
There are still people here who value science. Honestly, far more than I would have anticipated from a public Internet forum. By and large, the people I have met on MFP understand and value science and logic far more than most of the people with whom I interact on a daily basis.
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Spreyton22K wrote: »I learned "mean" people give the best information, words that one can actually live by and succeed with.
Before that I 'believed' that 1200 cal was all I could ever eat, strength training was not that important (boy was I wrong there), weight loss is linear and evenly predictable over the weeks ie. MFP's weight prediction should be true damn it.
What can I say I was a dumb bum.....now not so much.
We care more about helping you than your feelings. Sorry....not Sorry......
This poster was actually agreeing with this, not complaining.
Yes, correct.
Adding why we do what we do.
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That I had to eat next to nothing consisting of "rabbit food" (AKA salads) to lose weight and that the foods I love were "bad" for me.
As it turns out, there's no bad foods. Food is just food. Food has calories. Calories are a unit of energy. The human body needs calories to exist.Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »That a food scale would't help me lose weight.
Turns out it's the best health-related purchase I've ever made. $14 well spent.riderfangal wrote: »That I could only eat 1200 calories if I wanted to lose weight . Turns out I can eat about 1500 and if I move more I can eat more!!
same here
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You must eat a certain proportion of macros in order to boost metabolism into weight loss mode....No maintaining a consistent calorie deficit is most important, balancing macros is to meet nutritional needs and satiety.0
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pollypocket1021 wrote: »I thought this was a site for adults where healthy debate, frank opinion and actual science was valued
MFP sure cleared that misconception up
There are still people here who value science. Honestly, far more than I would have anticipated from a public Internet forum. By and large, the people I have met on MFP understand and value science and logic far more than most of the people with whom I interact on a daily basis.
I learned that good people will tire of posting science and logic repeatedly because the threads they could've just linked to instead have been deleted for reasons that had absolutely nothing to do with the solid science and logic that was shared there.0 -
That we're all here for the same reason.
No. The reasons are numerous.0 -
That we're all one big happy family.
No, that doesn't happen in real life either.0 -
"Just eat healthy foods and you'll lose weight. No weighing or measuring needed!"0
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That I don't have to workout in my target heart rate zone to burn fat. It's all about calories in vs. calories out. The more calories out, the more fat/weight I lose.
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Spreyton22K wrote: »I learned "mean" people give the best information, words that one can actually live by and succeed with.
Before that I 'believed' that 1200 cal was all I could ever eat, strength training was not that important (boy was I wrong there), weight loss is linear and evenly predictable over the weeks ie. MFP's weight prediction should be true damn it.
What can I say I was a dumb bum.....now not so much.
We care more about helping you than your feelings. Sorry....not Sorry......
This poster was actually agreeing with this, not complaining.
Yes, correct.
Adding why we do what we do.
And for that I thank everyone who has taken the time to impart their wisdom.
.....Adding that "mean" members aren't actually that way at all - They are just crusty and tired from repeating themselves over and over, trying to help others step away from the misconceptions like mine and others mentioned in this thread.
Another misconception - If said *insert diet/shake/detox/program/losing huuuge amounts of weight in small time frame* sounds too good to be true it is....
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I learned (or rather choose to believe) that it does not matter what time of day you take in your calories (in reference to weight loss).
I also learned that forum veterans do not necessarily know how to recognize troll/reaction posts.0 -
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That I needed to eat only crap like kale to lose weight. I'm a much nicer and happier person since I've learned to moderate my intake of amazing things, like gelato, that I love.0
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PrizePopple wrote: »That I needed to eat only crap like kale to lose weight. I'm a much nicer and happier person since I've learned to moderate my intake of amazing things, like gelato, that I love.
Hellllz to the yeah! A "diet" where I can have bacon and Tillamook ice cream in the same day, and not be cheating, is the best thing since sliced bread. (come to think of it...I could have bacon ON Tillamook ice cream)0 -
asflatasapancake wrote: »Sugar kills your father and rapes your mother. Sugar does, in fact, do neither. Also, dogs do not lay eggs.
Hilarious!!0
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