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  • Nanogg55
    Nanogg55 Posts: 275 Member
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    Conversation I had in January with a doctor I saw for a back injury:

    Doctor: You should lose weight.
    Me: I've lost 50 lbs over the last 8 months.
    Doctor: OK but to lose more weight you shouldn't drink coffee with creamer in it.
    Me: I don't drink coffee with creamer. I drink unsweetened herbal tea.
    Doctor: Then don't eat dairy.
    Me: I love cheese and eat small amounts of it on a daily basis; doesn't seem to have hindered my weight loss.
    Doctor: No, avoid dairy and don't eat bread either. Carbs will make you gain weight!!!
    Me: Ahhh, OK. So concerning my back injury is it Ok that I put heat on it?
    Doctor: Hard boil an egg and roll it around on your back while it's still hot. (Seriously, she said this).
    Me: I have an electric heating pad; I think I'd prefer to use that.
    Doctor: Try the egg! Then you can eat it.
    Me: I think I'd prefer a referral to a back specialist.

    Yikes. Fortunately I escaped and she did refer me to another doc. Moving to Oregon and finding a new doctor has been an interesting experience.
  • newheavensearth
    newheavensearth Posts: 870 Member
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    I know people who cut out huge amounts of high sodium foods due to high blood pressure and lost weight. Of course when you cut out any huge food group you lose weight, but they credit their weight loss to avoiding salt. Salt is calorie free and has no affect on CICO I've explained multiple times, which explains why they've gained all their weight back as soon as they discovered low sodium or no salt substitutes for these foods. They never learned portion or calorie control, but they still get really self-righteous when I check calories on labels but ignore the sodium.

    I also deal with juice detoxers, detox/weight loss tea and coffee sales women, friends who do Master Cleanse multiple times per year, Atkins devotees, and some who swear exercise makes you hungrier and you binge. I've gotten really good at smiling and nodding.
  • Forty6and2
    Forty6and2 Posts: 2,492 Member
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    "You're short, so you only have to eat 700-800 calories a day!"

    B!tch, I'm hungry and freakin' active so gimme that 1500-1700 and I'll still lose weight!
  • williams969
    williams969 Posts: 2,528 Member
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    sunnybeaches105 wrote: »
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    The list is too long, but here are the most repeated:

    - don't eat carbs
    - don't eat desserts
    - don't eat white foods
    - shop the perimeter of the store
    - can you eat that?

    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.

    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.

    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.

    Yep. And I'm in Las Vegas, so there's slot machines and booze in the perimeter of the local grocery, too. I'm on the whiskey, smokes, and pissing away the grocery money diet. Who's in?

    Seriously, yeah I like to focus on produce, fresh meats, grains, etc. Whole foods mostly, and a few convenient and indulgent treats for funzies.
  • RoseTheWarrior
    RoseTheWarrior Posts: 2,035 Member
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    Had a physiotherapist tell me last week, after having told him I lost 50 lbs with MFP and lifting weights, that lifting weights won't help me lose weight. I should only do cardio
  • melonaulait
    melonaulait Posts: 769 Member
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    My boyfriend seriously suggested that I should eat the same food every day for a year. FOR A YEAR! He said I would lose more consistently if I always ate the same food within the same calories... Sure, I probably would, but I would also be gagging at the dinner table and hating my life.

    Also, my mom believes that if I work out too much I will get bulky. I'm not quite sure I'll ever reach that elite muscular type of physique......
  • SarahxApple
    SarahxApple Posts: 166 Member
    edited February 2016
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    thewindblowsandthemoonglows wrote: »
    "don't eat bananas because they make you gain abdominal fat"... what. The physical therapist at my grandmother's senior center said this and I am so angry! Bananas also help with gout, she should be telling people TO eat bananas and other fruits, not stay away from them.

    That's always the advice in those terrible ads on pages about losing belly fat, the 5 foods you should avoid or whatever.
    lauracups wrote: »
    My mother told me with my first pregnancy "stop exercising! You're depriving the baby of oxygen! ". Wish I knew better at the time, put on 57 lbs :/

    Not weight related but my sisters MIL when she was pregnant with my niece 10/11years ago told her not to sit with her legs crossed as she was hurting the baby??????

    Weight loss related: one of my best friends, who models no weight issues, told our other best friend, overweight struggles to lose that she shouldn't have Muller Light Yoghurt for breakfast because of the sugar, she shouldn't eat carbs in the morning and fruit after 3pm - this comes from the girl who drinks Coca-Cola for breakfast. We love her very much but jeez she can be stupid.

  • LiftRunRepeat22
    LiftRunRepeat22 Posts: 25 Member
    edited February 2016
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    I was told that a diet of protein, fruits, veggies and nuts, was really unhealthy

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