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So. What's the worst weight loss myth?
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Oh, current pet peeve, since it seems to be gaining prevalence, the idea that we get fat by eating foods our bodies "cannot process" or that making your metabolism "more efficient" would help weight loss. I suppose the second is a misuse of language pet peeve more than a myth pet peeve.
Also, old one, but "must eat lots of mini meals to keep the metabolism running" or "skip breakfast and your body thinks you are starving."7 -
singingflutelady wrote: »Your GI system needs occasional breaks from eating solid food, your body doesn't digest food at night, your metabolism stops at night, you have to reset your metabolism in order to lose weight
That would throw me off. It takes me 6 months to reset a new electronic device I'd be screwed.5 -
chocolate_owl wrote: »-Carbs are bad
-You must eat breakfast/small meals
-Sugar is the devil
-You must eat a certain way or you won't lose weight/calories don't matter
-You have to detox
-Use this wrap/waist trainer/laxative disguised as a miracle pill to lose 5 lbs instantly and shape your figure
-Every MLM scheme
-Women shouldn't lift weights
Weirdly enough, the starvation mode one doesn't bother me so much. It's stupid, but IMO it's not as damaging or derailing as those others are. My biggest pet peeve though? All this nonsense with diet soda and cancer and insulin and toxins. IDK why, but it drives me up the wall.
If sugar is indeed not the devil, then what pray tell is in devil's food cake, hmmm?
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Seriously!!? I know from sorting through some of the lit that it can affect your teeth and wreak some other havoc, but I didn't realize people were dying from it. There used to have some crazy ACV threads going about a year ago, back before 'Nam, but I don't think there's been a good one recently. There were worms coming out of people's noses and EVERYTHING. Good times. [/quote]
What about these worms?4 -
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singingflutelady wrote: »Your GI system needs occasional breaks from eating solid food, your body doesn't digest food at night, your metabolism stops at night, you have to reset your metabolism in order to lose weight
That would throw me off. It takes me 6 months to reset a new electronic device I'd be screwed.
I absolutely hate it when my metabolism forces the new update on me before I am ready. Usually screws up digestion for at least a few things, and of course sometimes you do have to reboot.29 -
That if you do handstands for 30 mins a day you love handles dissapear
I have never heard that in my life! People come up with the craziest thing omg.
Mine would have to be that ItWorks supplements and other products are needed to lose weight even though most of the people selling it who have lost a bunch of weight didn't start using the product until after their weight loss success. Give me a break.5 -
NeuronsNeuronsNeurons wrote: »Carb and sugar addictions are real, trigger foods are real, eating disorders are real. Dietary religions are not.
Eating disorders a myth? Really?
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lemurcat12 wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »Your GI system needs occasional breaks from eating solid food, your body doesn't digest food at night, your metabolism stops at night, you have to reset your metabolism in order to lose weight
That would throw me off. It takes me 6 months to reset a new electronic device I'd be screwed.
I absolutely hate it when my metabolism forces the new update on me before I am ready. Usually screws up digestion for at least a few things, and of course sometimes you do have to reboot.
How do you get rid of the "Java has a new update" notification? I keep rubbing my eyes to get rid of it, BUT IT IS STILL THERE.7 -
Adding protein to everything means you can eat as much of it as you like..... protein cookies, protein brownies, protein flapjack, protein mug cake..etc etc....
Oh and "sugar-free" recipes that use dates, fruit, maple syrup or honey instead!!21 -
Muscle weighs more than fat. Yes- a pound of feathers takes up more space than a pound of lead, but a pound is a pound is a pound.16
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dramaqueen45 wrote: »Muscle weighs more than fat. Yes- a pound of feathers takes up more space than a pound of lead, but a pound is a pound is a pound.
The same amount of space taken up by lead weighs more than the same amount of space taken up by feathers.17 -
dramaqueen45 wrote: »Muscle weighs more than fat. Yes- a pound of feathers takes up more space than a pound of lead, but a pound is a pound is a pound.
I don't think that's a myth so much as people not communicating well; I can't imagine anyone really thinks a pound somehow does not equal a pound.14 -
Tacklewasher wrote: »My vote is starvation mode. But there are so many good myths out there that are a hinderance to healthy weight loss that it might be fun to put them all in one place, argue about them and decide which is the worst of all.
I don't buy into starvation mode per se, but it is a fact fat loss will stall during extended periods of deficit. Nothing a calculated refeed won't fix.
My favorite myth is that you need to avoid certain foods. Watch me stay shredded eating cheeseburgers and pizza.7 -
peaceout_aly wrote: »Weight lifting makes you bulky or manly (and the idea that as soon as you start lifting you're gonna get a veiny, striated muscle body)
I wish it were that easy, right???0 -
Seriously!!? I know from sorting through some of the lit that it can affect your teeth and wreak some other havoc, but I didn't realize people were dying from it. There used to have some crazy ACV threads going about a year ago, back before 'Nam, but I don't think there's been a good one recently. There were worms coming out of people's noses and EVERYTHING. Good times.
What about these worms?[/quote]
Apparently people can get worms through their digestive system, and said worms can even crawl into and fall out through their nose, and if I remember correctly, ACV (or something) can help you manage your worm problem, that you and your children get from your cats. Or some such. It was from when I first joined the forums, and I am still a little traumatized, so please excuse me as I curl up under my desk.
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chocolate_owl wrote: »-Carbs are bad
-You must eat breakfast/small meals
-Sugar is the devil
-You must eat a certain way or you won't lose weight/calories don't matter
-You have to detox
-Use this wrap/waist trainer/laxative disguised as a miracle pill to lose 5 lbs instantly and shape your figure
-Every MLM scheme
-Women shouldn't lift weights
Weirdly enough, the starvation mode one doesn't bother me so much. It's stupid, but IMO it's not as damaging or derailing as those others are. My biggest pet peeve though? All this nonsense with diet soda and cancer and insulin and toxins. IDK why, but it drives me up the wall.
If sugar is indeed not the devil, then what pray tell is in devil's food cake, hmmm?
Ahhh...but is sugar not also in angel food cake???
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My favourite myth is that cardio makes you fat and lifting makes you lose weight. Of course, that's why world's strongest man Brian Shaw weighs 197kg, while Olympic 5,000m and 10,000m champion Mo Farah weighs 60kg.6
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cahubbard6421 wrote: »Losing weight will make you happy.
OMG, so much this!!
I'd never heard most of these 'myths' before joining this site, but this right here ^ is a huge one I think.
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dramaqueen45 wrote: »Muscle weighs more than fat. Yes- a pound of feathers takes up more space than a pound of lead, but a pound is a pound is a pound.
I don't think that's a myth so much as people not communicating well; I can't imagine anyone really thinks a pound somehow does not equal a pound.
That's very generous of you. Muscle weighs more than fat = muscle is denser than fat. They mean exactly the same thing and neither expression is in the least bit ambiguous. I tend to stick to the latter, but only because I know some bonehead will take issue with me if I say the former. The astonishing thing is that so many people seem to think that another person doesn't understand that a pound is a pound!11 -
Bananas are bad for weight loss8
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Any thing you buy that promises to jump start, kick start, cleanse, detox.
People who are convinced they are full of toxins.9 -
Sugar is addictive, like cocaine.
Blood type diet.13 -
Anything that doesn't follow the basic science of consuming fewer calories than one burns. The rest is a personal choice and each individual has to find what works for them.3
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* Starvation mode
* lifting makes girls bulky
* don't lift until you've lost a little weight
* don't run/walk if you're too fat
* The pasta diet everyone was doing 17 years ago (at least everyone in Iceland)
* The Cambridge soup diet where you eat 415 calories per day!!3 -
French_Peasant wrote: »chocolate_owl wrote: »-Carbs are bad
-You must eat breakfast/small meals
-Sugar is the devil
-You must eat a certain way or you won't lose weight/calories don't matter
-You have to detox
-Use this wrap/waist trainer/laxative disguised as a miracle pill to lose 5 lbs instantly and shape your figure
-Every MLM scheme
-Women shouldn't lift weights
Weirdly enough, the starvation mode one doesn't bother me so much. It's stupid, but IMO it's not as damaging or derailing as those others are. My biggest pet peeve though? All this nonsense with diet soda and cancer and insulin and toxins. IDK why, but it drives me up the wall.
If sugar is indeed not the devil, then what pray tell is in devil's food cake, hmmm?
Ahhh...but is sugar not also in angel food cake???
For many years...I've been living a lie.
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def. the sugar and carbs being the reason people are fat! that's so dumb!1
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Workouts that claim to "blast belly fat"!! like you can choose where the fat disappears from!
Any kind of diet plan that sells "meal replacement" bars/shakes etc. What's wrong with real food??
Juicing.11 -
Muscle does weigh more than fat. When comparing materials for density, you weigh the same amount of volume. So a liter of muscle would weigh more than a liter of fat. It makes NO sense to weigh a pound of some versus a pound of something to check it's weight.dramaqueen45 wrote: »Muscle weighs more than fat. Yes- a pound of feathers takes up more space than a pound of lead, but a pound is a pound is a pound.
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Doing squats will ruin your knees. To add, if you do them WRONG, yes.
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