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Dumb advice people have given you...
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It is certainly healthier to shop the perimeter... but one can still lose weight eating processed sugary crap. My assumption about this thread is that it is about pure weight loss rather than health? Or maybe not... (btw Sabine_Stroehm, I do agree with you...it is great advice)
It is great advice, and in reality, probably easier to maintain a deficit with perimeter foods than center row foods, but yes, point taken, one can lose weight eating crap. For sure.0 -
stevencloser wrote: »
I... uh... what?
That's what I was thinking too! She spouts the biggest load of crap everyday about weight loss. I've just learned to ignore it!0 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
I think shop the perimeter is GREAT advice.
Here's what's at the perimeter (only foods touching outer walls of the building) of the store I most frequent:
- flowers
- bakery cakes and breads
- name brand breads/crumpets/English muffins
- gluten-free foods
- milk
- other dairy products (cheese, butter, margarine, yogurt)
- salt meat, pickled eggs, blood sausages (black and white, oh the choices!)
- frozen RTE meals, pizza, ice cream, frozen fruit, fish etc.
- organic dog and cat food
- ice
- log bundles
- ice melt products
It's not a bad selection, but taking into account 5 of those listed aren't for human consumption and that it's a very narrow list of allowed foods, I'll stick with keeping the centre of the store on my shopping list.0 -
Here's what's at the perimeter (only foods touching outer walls of the building) of the store I most frequent:
- flowers
- bakery cakes and breads
- name brand breads/crumpets/English muffins
- gluten-free foods
- milk
- other dairy products (cheese, butter, margarine, yogurt)
- salt meat, pickled eggs, blood sausages (black and white, oh the choices!)
- frozen RTE meals, pizza, ice cream, frozen fruit, fish etc.
- organic dog and cat food
- ice
- log bundles
- ice melt products
It's not a bad selection, but taking into account 5 of those listed aren't for human consumption and that it's a very narrow list of allowed foods, I'll stick with keeping the centre of the store on my shopping list.
okay great. My market has the vegetables, fruits, the butcher, and dairy around the perimeter.
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I have heard the no carbs thing too, by my grandmother who couldnt lose weight for the longest time until she had to alter the diet for herself and her husband when he was diagnosed with diabetes...however I'd lose alot of weight quickly too if i went from eating a 1lb bag of m&ms a day to not eating them at all...yep its the lack of carbs that made the weight loss g'ma and not the massive cutback on calories, she eats a balanced diet now but still insists its the lack of carbs that caused the loss...when I look at what she is eating now it is def not a low carb diet but it is very balanced. all in all i am proud of her for losing the weight and keeping it off for over a year
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Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
okay great. My market has the vegetables, fruits, the butcher, and dairy around the perimeter.
This is the problem with rules of thumb! The perimeter of ours also has the ice cream and bakery, bacon (yea, this processed meat thing is killing me), sodas and flowers, in addition to the expected items. It would also miss the tomato sauce, olive oil, canned tuna, all pasta, and frozen veggies.0 -
sunnybeaches105 wrote: »
This is the problem with rules of thumb! The perimeter of ours also has the ice cream and bakery, bacon (yea, this processed meat thing is killing me), sodas and flowers, in addition to the expected items. It would also miss the tomato sauce, olive oil, canned tuna, all pasta, and frozen veggies.
I've never taken the "shop the perimeter" motto to mean you can't get what you need from the middle.
Mine also has the cigarettes, I assume the motto doesn't include those either.0 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
I've never taken the "shop the perimeter" motto to mean you can't get what you need from the middle.
Mine also has the cigarettes, I assume the motto doesn't include those either.
Good point. I forgot the cigarettes! I know what you mean though and agree.0 -
Most of our stores have the beer and wine on the perimeter.0
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"Try eating clean!"
"You should try paleo..."
"You should try gluten free!"
"You should go low carb!"0 -
Here's another one I had forgotten about, fortunately it was from a different person however it's a bit personal.
"You're asexual because you're fat. If you lose weight, you'll be straight in no time!" Somehow I don't think so!
Wow, Your weight now determines your sexuality? That's got to be one of the dumbest things I have ever heard.0 -
crewbprice wrote: »You have to use a food scale to count calories well
This is actually good advice.
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It drives me insane when people tell me I need to do "gluten free" because it is so bad for me. When I ask them what gluten is, they say I don't know but it's bad for you.0
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successgal1 wrote: »Most of our stores have the beer and wine on the perimeter.
Shop the perimeter! 0 -
Cougartooth wrote: »It drives me insane when people tell me I need to do "gluten free" because it is so bad for me. When I ask them what gluten is, they say I don't know but it's bad for you.
Oh my goodness! All the time, with this suggestion. Or no sweets. Or no dairy. No ______, you name it.
I do kind of get it. When I was in high school, I thought that magic number was 1200. AND that it had to be from foods like celery and carrots. Haha It's frustrating when you know better now0 -
There is no way you can lose and maintain through a calorie deficit, you MUST USE isogenix! This is the only way to ensure permanent weight loss. Also, from the same person, the reason your children eat so much is because you feed them nutrient deficient vegetables and fruits that are non-organic!
Lets give him a round of applause! The king of woo!0 -
I was 300, 315, I dunno maybe 325 .. started seeing a personal trainer. at the time I could do about 10 minutes on an elliptical before I was wheezing like a walrus and ready to collapse. I was told that anything less than 30 minutes is "useless" and that anything under 20 minutes "doesn't even burn any calories". While this may have a nugget of truth for a super fit person, it is an incredibly stupid thing to say to a sedentary 300+lb person who is just starting out. 10 mins > 0 mins - this isn't even up for debate. Anyhow I liked the new trainer I got after that a lot better anyway.0
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Wow - love all these pieces of dumb advice - I've heard 'em too!
I'll add another category - basically any weight loss advice from someone one who hasn't gone through menopause. What works before does not always work now. And even then it's really individual. Some people really do have to rein in their carbs big-time, others are fine with them.
Recently I had a Wheat Belly fanatic get all over my business online because I didn't necessarily go along hook line and sinker with the Wheat Belly "koolaid" that she was drinking LOL! I'm glad it helped her personally and totally respected her, but she was saying that EVERYONE should go this route and if they don't they're just terribly brainwashed.0 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
I remember a time when this was more true. In my area a lot of the regular grocery stores caught on and now you do get the produce and meat and sometimes a deli but that also comes with the bakery, but we can't even always get dairy on the perimeter or anything else good. It's beer & wine, ice cream and frozen desserts, chips, cookies, processed frozen tv dinner type meals, bologna and bacon and other super high salted meats, etc. Some even have deli and fish in the center now.
I'm ok with walking aisles though because it's more movement lol.0 -
Cougartooth wrote: »
Wow, Your weight now determines your sexuality? That's got to be one of the dumbest things I have ever heard.
It certainly is! I said to him "I'm asexual now and I'll be asexual when I'm at my goal weight so I would just quit while you're ahead pal!" He didn't take it too well. Haha!0 -
Don't eat after 6pm because you won't burn any of the calories unless you exercise after eating
Never eat carbs for dinner
Always leave five hours between meals
Just have a light soup or a salad for lunch (This may work for some, but I need food that fills me up.)
If you lower your calorie intake, your weight will yo-yo as soon as you start eating more again (She obviously didn't grasp the idea of TDEE and maintaining)
And my favourite: Beer can't have a lot of calories since it's a liquid. (To be fair, he believed me when I opened MFP and showed him that he had just drunk 440 cals)0 -
coreyreichle wrote: »
This is actually good advice.
You can see my response on the previous page0 -
Wow - love all these pieces of dumb advice - I've heard 'em too!
I'll add another category - basically any weight loss advice from someone one who hasn't gone through menopause. What works before does not always work now. And even then it's really individual. Some people really do have to rein in their carbs big-time, others are fine with them.
Recently I had a Wheat Belly fanatic get all over my business online because I didn't necessarily go along hook line and sinker with the Wheat Belly "koolaid" that she was drinking LOL! I'm glad it helped her personally and totally respected her, but she was saying that EVERYONE should go this route and if they don't they're just terribly brainwashed.
Smiles. I'm with you on the menopause advice. I recently saw a 19 year old boy giving menopause diet advice. And yes, some of us really do have to reign in the carbs at menopause, and there is scientific evidence that this is necessary for some. Just as some pre-menopausal women (such as those with PCOS) may have to reign them in.
Glad you're finding what works for you. Me too.0 -
AmazonMayan wrote: »
I remember a time when this was more true. In my area a lot of the regular grocery stores caught on and now you do get the produce and meat and sometimes a deli but that also comes with the bakery, but we can't even always get dairy on the perimeter or anything else good. It's beer & wine, ice cream and frozen desserts, chips, cookies, processed frozen tv dinner type meals, bologna and bacon and other super high salted meats, etc. Some even have deli and fish in the center now.
I'm ok with walking aisles though because it's more movement lol.
Heh. I like the way you think.0 -
Just cut down on the cakes and desserts, this was from a gp! I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism a few months later.......
Needless to say I don't see that gp anymore
I should also point out I wasn't eating dessert ever and cake only on special occasions at the time.0 -
CoffeeNCardio wrote: »From random ahole at the gym: I'm a girl so I should take a dance class or something to lose weight instead of lifting...
My daughter (22) and I had this discussion at the gym this morning ... not so much for her generation (at least I thought) but when I was growing up we were always told "girls/women shouldn't lift, lifting will make women all bulky and muscle-bound." She finds that hilarious - just shakes her head and does her squats!
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PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »I'm so sick of hearing how wheat and corn cause obesity. People keep buying that Wheat Belly book and tell me what I'm doing wrong. 75 lbs down, and apparently I don't know what I'm doing.
OMG! I know, right?! 95 so far for me but countless(and pretty much CLUELESS) people continue to tell me how to do it right. I figure eventually they will realize how much smaller I am and feel pretty stupid.0 -
"You don't really have to be fat. You could wear Spanx and train your fat to compact itself."
I win
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After I losing 60 pounds: "what did you do? Cut out the McDonald's?" I don't think I've eaten from McDonald's in 20 years...0
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