Stupidest diet myths/tips you have ever heard.
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"Try the cabbage soup diet... Youll be ripped in a week."
I have to admit, I actually did that one... SMH :blushing:
is that you will be ripped in a week , or you will be letting them rip in a week0 -
and everyone in the world knows the "by volume " part is implied, they just want to start crap
Not everyone. I am surprised she hasn't shown up on this thread with her formula.0 -
Not everyone. I am surprised she hasn't shown up on this thread with her formula.
Oh lawd....
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and why ever would i want to start eating bread again on a regular basis???????????????????????
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and why would you want to eat bread? because a freshly baked loaf of bread is awesome and is the perfect accompaniment to many dishes
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Not on the Medifast program.:flowerforyou:0
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"only carbs make you fat"
"keto diets offer a metabolic advantage"
"you have to eat breakfast"
"increased meal frequency boosts metabolism"
You are saying that multiple smaller meals doesn't keep the metabolism going?0 -
I'm going to catch hell for this, but I think any of the ultra-low or no-carb diets are joke. Are you going to lose weight? Yes. Will you have any energy to actually exercise and get in better shape? Nope. Are you going to blimp beyond your original weight once you start eating bread again? Yessir. Would you have been better off adopting sensible eating habits and an exercise plan? Indeed.
I know a lot of people swear by them (while they're on them, at least), but I've seen too many people end up weighing more and being in worse shape in the long run. No thanks. I'd rather lose 10lbs/month and actually KEEP it off.
-Nathan
biggest myth if you eat low carb you wont have energy to work out.
bulls**T i have more energy when i low carb.
and why ever would i want to start eating bread again on a regular basis???????????????????????
while i agree you don't need carbs to have a good workout, i'd take it one step further and say you can have a great workout completely fasted
and why would you want to eat bread? because a freshly baked loaf of bread is awesome and is the perfect accompaniment to many dishes
but if you only have it rarely it maintains its awesomeness, instead of just becoming a mundane part of a daily meal0 -
"only carbs make you fat"
"keto diets offer a metabolic advantage"
"you have to eat breakfast"
"increased meal frequency boosts metabolism"
You are saying that multiple smaller meals doesn't keep the metabolism going?
Nope it doesn't.0 -
you have to stop eating a X o'clock0
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and why ever would i want to start eating bread again on a regular basis???????????????????????
If you don't eat the bread, the bread will eat you?0 -
Have to agree that the overuse of the starvation equation is my least favorite myth. Tell those poor kids in third world countries that any day now they are going to turn the corner and start packing on the pounds.0
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Wasn't there a guy on here that suggested that to build muscle you didn't need to lift weights, you just needed to swim in your sweatpants?0
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"Try the cabbage soup diet... Youll be ripped in a week."
I have to admit, I actually did that one... SMH :blushing:
LOL!! I did this stupid diet too, well for one day!! I made a big pot of the nasty soup and I couldn't even eat it because it was so tasteless. Yuck!!0 -
Sorry, you lost me on page 7! :yawn: People really re-hash stuff on here, don't they??
Thanks to those who answered my HCG (or whatever the letters are) question......eeewwww, is all I have to say to that! :sick:0 -
Muscle weighs more than fat...
Seriously?
Or muscle turns into fat and vice versa (if no one has said this yet).0 -
When I was about 13 I got sent to the school nurse because I was skiving off of games lessons and was overweight. She told me to stop eating potatoes and I would lose weight. That was all the advice she gave me. I didn't even eat fried potatoes, my mum mostly boiled them to death. She told me to eat pasta or rice instead. Never mind stop eating chocolate and crisps by the bucketload, or do more sport. :noway:0
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"Starving yourself will make you like yourself more."
"It is possible to make your body lose weight by restricting the amount of calories it needs to function."
''Carbs are bad for you, especially simple carbs."0 -
I only skimmed through, but I see so many things that I agree with. I am sure it's in there somewhere, but I didn't find it, but one of my most hated myths is that---
You shouldn't lift weights to lose fat because you will "bulk up."
So many women never fully realize their potential because they are terrified that this myth just might actually come true as soon as they pick up a barbell!0 -
^^ Calorie deficit for months, lifts heavy 3 times a week. Gets in all my protein.... and no muscle gains! Im still little >.<
Did I miss something? How are all you other ladies gaining on a calorie deficit doing it...?:grumble:
I'm Fat, from your picture you do not appear to be so, so you should not be at a deficiet if you are trying to build muscle, in addition to getting enough protien. You will actually need more calories than you are using to gain muscle mass and being female you can only gain so much anyway without resorting to roids.
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Actually this is a fact.....hehe0
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Most people that do Low Carb diets to not follow them properly anyhow. They key is to put the body into ketosis, leave your carbs to under 18grams for the first two weeks. After this you are supposed to raise your carbs 2 grams a week until you stop losing weight, and then go back to where you were previously at while you were losing weight. Most people just do the no carb thing and then jump back on the carb wagon and like you said immediately blow back up to their weight before they started or even gain weight. Simple math is keep your caloric intake down, exercise, and keep your hand out of the cookie jar, unless you are just praising all the weight you have lost. If this doesnt work I have also heard a dog muzzle will do the trick.0
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"I am not going to pass on an apple and sit down to a plate full of bacon."
Yea, that is what a low carb. diet is all about. Maybe you need more carbs. For that brain you were talking about.
Obviously you have no idea what a low carb diet is or these comments would not be stated.
A low carb lifestyle consists of eating WHOLE foods in the form of proteins, fats, vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds. Some low / controlled carb lifestyles such as Atkins you will add back in dairy, grains, legumes later as you move up the carb ladder.
Please stop with the nonsense or it will be reported, the smart alleck comments are not going to be tolerated as there are MANY of us here that are on Low Carb Lifestyle plans because we have PCOS, Diabetes, Thyroid disorders or even epilepsy.
Stop making the comments to put others down, especially when you are spouting a bunch of nonsense.
I was not clear in my original post - I was aiming that statement at super low carb and no-carb diets. I think we all struggle to find that right balance of macro nutrients that satisfies us, keeps us healthy and helps us lose. Low carb works great for a lot of people... what scares me is when people talk about eating absolutley no carbs. Or limiting carbs so low that it may as well be none.
For the record - I did not spout nonsese. I said I will not pass on an apple to sit down to a plate full of bacon. That is just something I am not going to do. I would feel ill afterwords and I am just not going to do it. I have read diets that recommended high amounts of fatty protein and forbids fruits b/c of the carbs. That has absolutley nothing to do with what you eat. I have no idea what you eat. There are a lot of people out there who think low carb means bacon instead of apples - THOSE are the people I was knocking. NOT YOU. And CERTAINLY not anyone with "PCOS, Diabetes, Thyroid disorders or even epilepsy." Good grief!
I thought this was supposed to be a thread about silly things people had heard. Passing on apples to eat bacon IS silly.
I'll pass an apple and eat a plate of bacon (well, any meat with lots of fat). It's what I do.0 -
i like bacon ;-)0
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I thought this was supposed to be a thread about silly things people had heard. Passing on apples to eat bacon IS silly.
I'll pass an apple and eat a plate of bacon (well, any meat with lots of fat). It's what I do.
But along with the fat in bacon come a whole lot of sodium and nitrates. I'd stick with the apples.0 -
Ok, then I'll pass an apple and eat a huge steak. Technicalities here....point being, I'd rather eat the meat than the "natural sugar" if I'm presented with both options.0
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all of them.0
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*gets lawn chair and popcorn*
This is gonna be good...
Bwaaaa ha ha ha...love your tat btw...twisted...LOL0 -
all of them.
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