Bad advice?

shaf238

I overhear in my office people being given bad advice when starting their fitness journeys.

For example, someone was told to lose weight she had to cut out carbs. There was no medical reason for it. Just cut out carbs and the weight will all fall off

What's the worst advice you've received? Or heard about?

elsie6hickman

That you *need* to take supplements.

jgdsf73

That I have to drink at least 1/2 my weight in ounces of water each day. I honestly don't know if there is truth to this or not, I just know it's not going to happen.

emmies_123

Combo of "cut out this food group" (all sweets and/or carbs) or "you need to sign up for a gym then"

Also saw multiple co-workers in the past trying fad diets/cleanses. Never ended well for them, but they would be damned if they listened to me and my slow but steady approach.

cmriverside

I just think life would be easier if we all talked less.

I spend most of my day trying to tune out these kinds of conversations.

DoubleUbea

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10679403/worst-diet-advice-misinformation-that-you-have-heard/p1

jemhh

You cannot lose weight if you eat more than one serving of strawberries per day.

shaf238

DoubleUbea wrote: »

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10679403/worst-diet-advice-misinformation-that-you-have-heard/p1

Mods close this thread then...

DoubleUbea

Nah, you will get different users posting interesting things.

dragonghost

Worst experience // advice going to a registered nurse dietitian an the lady not taking into account my exercise or how active i am.

The real sad part is how much damage she will due giving that type of advice to others.

LKArgh

There was a hilarious discussion in the office a while ago, about a guy on a "fitness" diet prescribed by his "trainer" where breakfast consists of a smoothie every morning, containing a combination of fresh fruit and a boiled egg. His "trainer" had somehow convinced him there are some magical special properties in adding the boiled egg in the smoothie instead of just eating the egg separately or adding an uncooked egg in his smoothie.

kimny72

I have been maintaining a healthy weight for @ 2 years now, and I regularly have overweight coworkers, family, and friends telling me I will end up gaining it back if I don't cut out "carbs and sugar" as much as possible. I'm also routinely scolded for drinking diet soda - "You know that just makes you more hungry, right?"

I went to one of those "painting parties" where everyone copies a painting, and sat with a very large woman who had just had gastric bypass surgery. She spent the whole night pontificating on the evils of sugar and how it's making us all fat and how I should really switch to low carb or else I would end up overweight like she did. Obviously she didn't know me, so didn't know my history

RunStart34

I just got grief on how my diet needs to be more restrictive in not eating any sugar, soda, chocolates, bread, pizza. I've lost close to 50lbs and ive been in maintenance since Dec 17. I have done the CICO and works. So i can have anything as long as i have enough calories for it. However, i mention that I am going back to lose the last 10lbs and now everyone (family and friends) have to keep pointing out don't eat this and mocking me that I won't be losing the last 10lbs. I mean.... come one, Have I yet to prove myself once again????

belladamjc

xhuerax wrote: »

now everyone (family and friends) have to keep pointing out don't eat this and mocking me that I won't be losing the last 10lbs. I mean.... come one, Have I yet to prove myself once again????

There's nothing like the lack of faith of those people who 'think' they know you!!

estherdragonbat

To eat for my blood type.

workinonit1956

jemhh wrote: »

You cannot lose weight if you eat more than one serving of strawberries per day.

That’s it, I’m doomed!

leonadixon

shaf238 wrote: »

I overhear in my office people being given bad advice when starting their fitness journeys.

For example, someone was told to lose weight she had to cut out carbs. There was no medical reason for it. Just cut out carbs and the weight will all fall off

What's the worst advice you've received? Or heard about?

My doctor actually told me this yesterday. "The only way you are going to lose weight is to cut out all carbs". Seriously. Yes, a medical doctor in the U.S.

All I could do is just look at her.

Crochetluvr

I don't ever want to hear the words "starvation mode" ever again.

SuzySunshine99

In my office, the general thought is that if a food is considered "healthy", you can eat as much of it as you want. I heard someone the other day advising a co-worker to snack on as many almonds as she wants and she won't gain weight because they are "healthy". Another woman was recommending those huge protein cookies as an alternative to a bag of chips to help lose weight. Protein aside....bag of chips was 120 calories and "healthy" cookie was 400 calories.

amusedmonkey

I heard this one today. I was buying some stuff at the corner store today and picked up a Snickers. The guy who works there has been watching me shrink, and we're friendly. He always asks me about weight loss stuff because he's obese. He asked me if it was my cheat day today. I said, no, I don't do cheat days. He said "If you eat candy on diet days you won't lose weight, and you absolutely should have cheat days or your metabolism will slow down. I want what's best for you, if you want to eat this candy bar it's best if you make today a cheat day".

pinuplove

This is going to sound silly, but the concept of cheat meals/days. I had no idea how easy it was for me to undo 6 days worth of deficit in one day. I'm fine with balancing my calories weekly so that I can splurge a bit on the weekends, but I HAVE to do the math, not just eat with abandon.