Bad Advice?

bunchesonothing
bunchesonothing Posts: 1,015 Member
edited September 28 in Chit-Chat
Because I feel like stirring the pot a little here today...

What is some advice you read on either these forums or the internet in general about health, fitness, etc, that you just know is total bunk?

Edit: And as a note, this isn't meant to actually debate said bunk. It is to point out that you think it's bunk, and it irritates you to see it posted.

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  • foxyforce
    foxyforce Posts: 3,078 Member
    don't eat fruits at this and this and this times

    and...water gives you cancer


    and...more meat equals less weight


    and eating junk even occasionally makes you unhealthy...etc
  • laurad1406
    laurad1406 Posts: 341
    I've actually read people who say they log Diet Coke as their water intake "because it's 0 calories"!
  • eeeekie
    eeeekie Posts: 1,011 Member
    Muscle weighs more than fat
    Eat less, exercise more (to the point of starvation)
    Carbs/Starches are bad and to lose weight you shouldn't eat them
    Not eating is a good way to lose weight
    Eating late will make you gain weight
    Being a vegetarian means you're healthier
    Being thin = healthy and fit
  • dmoses
    dmoses Posts: 786 Member
    This was posted in response to a post about binge eating and how to recover:

    The best way to undo the binge eating ( only if its 1 meal) is to use a laxative ( optional) that night so all the food gets out of the system in the morning.

    REEALLY BAD ADVICE!!!
  • SassyStef
    SassyStef Posts: 413
    that processed foods are ok in moderation.......oh and my fav...'my calories are set to 1200 and I work out 6 days and week and blah blah' 'why am I not loosing weight!?!'..... followed by not to eating exercise calories!
  • foxyforce
    foxyforce Posts: 3,078 Member
    This was posted in response to a post about binge eating and how to recover:

    The best way to undo the binge eating ( only if its 1 meal) is to use a laxative ( optional) that night so all the food gets out of the system in the morning.

    REEALLY BAD ADVICE!!!

    omg, way to enhance the eating disorder lol

    andddd being a vegetarian is healther....just my opinion!
  • SassyStef
    SassyStef Posts: 413
    This was posted in response to a post about binge eating and how to recover:

    The best way to undo the binge eating ( only if its 1 meal) is to use a laxative ( optional) that night so all the food gets out of the system in the morning.

    REEALLY BAD ADVICE!!!

    OMG seriously!! That is awful advice!!
  • bzmom
    bzmom Posts: 1,332 Member
    Why bother with pill and magic tricks that do not work. Join jeny craig or weight watcher and you will see results!!!!

    right untill you run out of money and get back to eating like you use to why dont they advertise THAT!!
  • srhdwll
    srhdwll Posts: 65
    I feel like turning into the Hulk when people say you shouldn't eat fruit because it's too high in sugar.
  • strapple
    strapple Posts: 353 Member
    someone told me to stop keeping kosher because my body was craving pork????

    i dont even know what they thought that could mean LMAO
  • SassyStef
    SassyStef Posts: 413
    Muscle weighs more than fat
    Eat less, exercise more (to the point of starvation)
    Carbs/Starches are bad and to lose weight you shouldn't eat them
    Not eating is a good way to lose weight
    Eating late will make you gain weight
    Being a vegetarian means you're healthier
    Being thin = healthy and fit

    Being thin=healthy and fit.......bugs the crap out of my too!! Um hello you need muscle and stamina!!! Ever heard of 'skinny fat'

    I agree being vegetarian does NOT make you healthier :wink:
  • eeeekie
    eeeekie Posts: 1,011 Member
    This was posted in response to a post about binge eating and how to recover:

    The best way to undo the binge eating ( only if its 1 meal) is to use a laxative ( optional) that night so all the food gets out of the system in the morning.

    REEALLY BAD ADVICE!!!

    omg, way to enhance the eating disorder lol

    andddd being a vegetarian is healther....just my opinion!

    I know vegetarians that eat very unhealthily. Just because you don't consume meat, but you consume chips, cookies, cake, fried veggies...etc doesn't mean you're healthy. If you're a "healthy vegetarian" then yeah...but you have to consume the right foods, vitamins and supplements to be considered healthy.
  • Jennjenn1974
    Jennjenn1974 Posts: 350 Member
    That working out for hours on end is a good thing >.<
  • LilRedRooster
    LilRedRooster Posts: 1,421 Member
    Muscle weighs more than fat. (One pound of muscle still weighs exactly the same as one pound of fat, just like a pound of feathers weighs the same as a pound of quarters; you can't change the laws of physics there.)

    People who say that someone is in shape as long as they're thin; those two are not mutually inclusive.

    All carbohydrates are bad. (Actually, I get more annoyed at people who spout this because they heard is somewhere, but don't know the science of how your body breaks down different nutrients, so they don't actually know and can't possibly explain how they could possibly be "bad".)

    Don't eat after [insert arbitrary time here] or you'll undo everything you worked for during the day.
  • california_peach
    california_peach Posts: 1,809 Member
    People saying muscle weighs more than fat is like nails down a chalkboard to me.
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