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What are your unpopular opinions about health / fitness?

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  • Posts: 1,418 Member
    If it's so useless why did it work for 6 years? Two when I was originally losing the weight and 4 after I plateaued?

    Because the human body is not a static thing.
  • Posts: 8,488 Member
    JLG1986 wrote: »
    I don't think CICO tells the whole story...gasp...not a popular opinion on MFP.

    Why?
  • Posts: 6,035 Member

    Why?

    CICO is the story...
  • Posts: 5,516 Member
    SezxyStef wrote: »

    I don't remember the poster even mentioning edema...so I wouldn't even add that to the mix.

    She didn't.

    I brought it up as a possible explanation to some of the weight gain. Especially with PCOS and other hormonal issues, it may be something to ask her physician about if it hasn't been addressed already. Water weight is one way to gain more weight without eating all the excess calories (because it's water, not fat, but it's sometimes hard to tell).

    But if she doesn't have edema, or at least some water retention, then I would tend to agree that the tracking might not be 100% on for whatever reason.
  • Posts: 34,462 Member
    CSARdiver wrote: »

    This makes no sense. If a majority accept a defeatist attitude it is irrational to incorporate this attitude. This is a key and common failure in the application of statistics.

    Weight is simply an output of behavior.

    Right, and if there are life events that cause distress, food is not the solution.
  • Posts: 13,575 Member
    The idea that Size 12 is the average sized woman , so that must make it ok. (As a former size 12-14) is something I disagree with. I am currently a size 8 and know that my weight for height is actually on the high end of the healthy weight range.

    Same here. Went from a size 12 (US) to size 8 and still in the upper BMI range. I'm 5'6".

    Considering the number of women who are overweight in the US the average weight or dress size should not automatically be considered desirable.
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