“Make sure you eat a WHOLE avocado then your body will start burning fat!” and other silly things!

bigfatguy13088

You need to lift more weights instead of doing cardio. FAT turns into MUSCLE

deannalfisher

jennismagic wrote: »

janejellyroll wrote: »

jennismagic wrote: »

lulalacroix wrote: »

Don't eat after 6 pm.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
Sauces don't have any calories.

My favorite:. Diet soda causes weight gain.

While the 6:00 p.m. thing is bunk, you really should give your body a break and not eat anything 2-3 before you go to bed.

This is only necessary if you're prone to heartburn or find that you sleep better if you don't eat right before bed. For the rest of us, it's unnecessary. Our body doesn't need a pre-bed "break" from food, we're capable of digesting and processing food all night long.

It actually interferes with weight loss, so no, it's not "unnecessary": https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-why-you-should-never-eat-right-before-bed.

Someone will point to having success while eating right before bed as anecdotal evidence that it doesn't cause a problem, but what they won't realize is that it probably hindered them and many others at some point.

if the author had actually cited research aside from one study - i would take this more seriously

was on a video chat with my dietician last night (PhD type) and that was one of the questions asked - he talked about the recent research that indicates late evening snack can:
a) if higher in protein - help with muscle synthesis, repair
b) if carb-ish - help to sleep better though a slight insulin spike which gets you into deep sleep quicker

jennybearlv

I was shopping with a relative who pointed out that she was buying light brown sugar because it had fewer calories.

rheddmobile

deannalfisher wrote: »

jennismagic wrote: »

janejellyroll wrote: »

jennismagic wrote: »

lulalacroix wrote: »

Don't eat after 6 pm.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
Sauces don't have any calories.

My favorite:. Diet soda causes weight gain.

While the 6:00 p.m. thing is bunk, you really should give your body a break and not eat anything 2-3 before you go to bed.

This is only necessary if you're prone to heartburn or find that you sleep better if you don't eat right before bed. For the rest of us, it's unnecessary. Our body doesn't need a pre-bed "break" from food, we're capable of digesting and processing food all night long.

It actually interferes with weight loss, so no, it's not "unnecessary": https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-why-you-should-never-eat-right-before-bed.

Someone will point to having success while eating right before bed as anecdotal evidence that it doesn't cause a problem, but what they won't realize is that it probably hindered them and many others at some point.

if the author had actually cited research aside from one study - i would take this more seriously

was on a video chat with my dietician last night (PhD type) and that was one of the questions asked - he talked about the recent research that indicates late evening snack can:
a) if higher in protein - help with muscle synthesis, repair
b) if carb-ish - help to sleep better though a slight insulin spike which gets you into deep sleep quicker

In addition, if you are a type 2 diabetic who suffers from the dawn phenomenon - waking up with elevated blood glucose which drops after the first meal - eating a small carby snack at bedtime can lower fasting blood glucose.

lemurcat12

jennybearlv wrote: »

I was shopping with a relative who pointed out that she was buying light brown sugar because it had fewer calories.

I always find it so funny that people think brown sugar is "less processed" and better for you than white sugar, vs. just having some different uses.

My favorite thing along those lines was someone (not anyone still here) at MFP who referred to sweet potatoes as unprocessed and white potatoes as processed. She seemed to actually believe that white potatoes are refined sweet potatoes.

Related to that, the idea that sweet potato fries are good for a diet, and regular fries are bad, when they probably have similar calories and are similarly nutrient dense.

crabbybrianna

lemurcat12 wrote: »

jennybearlv wrote: »

I was shopping with a relative who pointed out that she was buying light brown sugar because it had fewer calories.

I always find it so funny that people think brown sugar is "less processed" and better for you than white sugar, vs. just having some different uses.

My favorite thing along those lines was someone (not anyone still here) at MFP who referred to sweet potatoes as unprocessed and white potatoes as processed. She seemed to actually believe that white potatoes are refined sweet potatoes.

Related to that, the idea that sweet potato fries are good for a diet, and regular fries are bad, when they probably have similar calories and are similarly nutrient dense.

I’ve heard the same thing with eggs. People will buy brown eggs because they think they’re somehow healthier than white eggs.

newheavensearth

crabbybrianna wrote: »

lemurcat12 wrote: »

jennybearlv wrote: »

I was shopping with a relative who pointed out that she was buying light brown sugar because it had fewer calories.

I always find it so funny that people think brown sugar is "less processed" and better for you than white sugar, vs. just having some different uses.

My favorite thing along those lines was someone (not anyone still here) at MFP who referred to sweet potatoes as unprocessed and white potatoes as processed. She seemed to actually believe that white potatoes are refined sweet potatoes.

Related to that, the idea that sweet potato fries are good for a diet, and regular fries are bad, when they probably have similar calories and are similarly nutrient dense.

I’ve heard the same thing with eggs. People will buy brown eggs because they think they’re somehow healthier than white eggs.

Same with brown sugar. Sugar is still sugar.
Also using molasses is somehow less caloric.

fuzzylop72

jennismagic wrote: »

It actually interferes with weight loss, so no, it's not "unnecessary": https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-why-you-should-never-eat-right-before-bed.

Someone will point to having success while eating right before bed as anecdotal evidence that it doesn't cause a problem, but what they won't realize is that it probably hindered them and many others at some point.

https://examine.com/nutrition/does-eating-at-night-make-it-more-likely-to-gain-weight/ summarizes the science pretty well, and doesn't really support that conclusion. At very best, one can say the data is inconclusive, and it doesn't seem to make much of a difference either way.

DmaMfz

Just put hot sauce on everything. The lbs will fall off.

KrazyKrissyy

fr33sia12 wrote: »

The worst are people who publish books, or have YouTube channels, or consider themselves knowledgeable so people actually believe them. A well known you tuber with a book who is supposed to be a nutritionist said "you shouldn't eat late at night as your body doesn't digest the food and it sits in your stomach rotting" like your digestion knows what time of day it is.

This is actually partially true if you have Gastroparesis or Colonic Inertia.

Moxie42

All said by family members or friends...

"People can't lose weight by swimming. I'm sure of it because I know a lot of fat people who swim."

"It's not about what you eat or how much- it's about not eating after 7pm."

"I love the Master Cleanse! I mean, if you do it you should take a couple days off work because you'll be in the bathroom the whole time, but it really works!"

"Just the tiniest bit of sugar makes me gain weight instantly."

"Losing weight has nothing to do with calories. You just need to work out."