pseudo science and weight loss BS
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Bananas make you fat
Oh good Lord, do not even joke about bananas. Those things can kill you.0 -
Anything "Dr." Oz says.....!0
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That is the one thing i can honestly say i HATE......BEETS! YUCK!~ Those purple pickled ones...NASTY!!!!! I've tried to like them or see if my tastes have changed on them, but NOPE, still YUCK!! lol
OMG, I seriously love pickled beets (and hard boiled eggs pickled with beets), beet salad, roasted beets, cold beets, hot beets, BEETS!
but NOT Estonian Rossolye. NASTY.
Edit: my husband just made this worse (when I asked him how to spell rossolye). He said "MMMM Granny used to put hotdogs in it too". blech, wretch, ugh.0 -
Aspartame is a huge conspiracy in which the FDA were paid off to turn a blind eye to the fact that it gives you cancer and causes you to gain weight.
Actually, this is what we're talking about. This is pseudo-science and fear mongering. Aspartame has helped millions (if not billions) of diabetics control their blood sugar while still enjoying semi-regular food. It's also helped people like me lose weight by switching from regular to diet soda.
I know it's pseudo-science and fear mongering. This post is a list of things that the contributors consider pseudo-science.
Sorry... i'm such a moron. it's one of my pet peeves... duh... duh... post about things that are fake... duh... :flowerforyou:
ETA: I "deleted" the original reply post, but will leave this up as a reminder of my stupidity0 -
"Everybody's different"
Grow a third freaking leg and turn purple and I might accept that.
Personally the one that gets me is people believing their metabolism can stop.0 -
You need to drink 8 glasses of water a day0
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that wrapping your *kitten* in saran wrap (hot pants) will help you spot reduce
Pretty much anything that an otc weight loss pill touts (the bottle says taking 8 of these a day along with a healthy diet and exercise program . . . a-hem, that bares repeating: along with a healthy diet and exercise program)
That if you [run, lift, something] your uterus will fall out . . . mine's sits up there where it belongs just fine and dandy, thank you very much0 -
Haaa, when I was young, I was told that if you ate grapefruit in the morning with our breakfast that it would burn fat!!! ;-D0
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Here are some more that I've heard:
Coffee will stall your weightloss, because your body will use the caffeine before using your calories. (It's a stimulant, not calories)
Peanuts are unhealthy and will make you fat, but almonds are healthy and have 'better fat' and will make you lose weight. (If you eat both does that mean you will maintain?)
Beer will make you have a beer belly. (You mean visceral fat?)
There's no way to detect visceral fat. (Uhhh... I got nothin.)
Colon cleansing and enemas are healthy and should be done often for weightloss. (Man, what kind of pr0n have you been looking at?)0 -
Anything "Dr." Oz says.....!
UGH yes. My mom LOVES him, and every few weeks I hear about a new groundbreaking medical discovery. Like how we are all infested with parasites and don't know it.
I hate how completely saturated media is with this bull**** and fear mongering... can you blame people for being sucked in when they are constantly being told they might have some undiagnosed ailment that can easily be fixed to instantly improve their lives? I'll admit, sometimes when I'm feeling *off* (sleepy, irritable, gassy, whatever!) or when my weight loss is stalling, I'll do a Google search and find myself nearly convinced I need to buy some crazy juice detox/cleanse and increase my calories to 1800, or decrease them to 1200, or start some intense vitamin regimen, or cut out dairy because the cavemen didn't have cows. Or whatever.
It's at this point that I force myself to step away from the computer, slap myself in the face, remind myself I am NOT a caveman and that millions of years of evolution have made me an incredibly efficient disease-fighting machine.. and if I simply take good care of my body, it will take good care of me.0 -
That you absolutely will NOT lose weight if you're still eating junk food, even if you're under your calorie goal.
If that were true than I'd still be 185lbs!0 -
Anything "Dr." Oz says.....!
UGH yes. My mom LOVES him, and every few weeks I hear about a new groundbreaking medical discovery. Like how we are all infested with parasites and don't know it.
I hate how completely saturated media is with this bull**** and fear mongering... can you blame people for being sucked in when they are constantly being told they might have some undiagnosed ailment that can easily be fixed to instantly improve their lives? I'll admit, sometimes when I'm feeling *off* (sleepy, irritable, gassy, whatever!) or when my weight loss is stalling, I'll do a Google search and find myself nearly convinced I need to buy some crazy juice detox/cleanse and increase my calories to 1800, or decrease them to 1200, or start some intense vitamin regimen, or cut out dairy because the cavemen didn't have cows. Or whatever.
It's at this point that I force myself to step away from the computer, slap myself in the face, remind myself I am NOT a caveman and that millions of years of evolution have made me an incredibly efficient disease-fighting machine.. and if I simply take good care of my body, it will take good care of me.
I made a coworker mad the other day because I told her the only reason Dr. Oz was on TV was because he couldn't cut it as a real doc. LOL :drinker:0 -
Anything "Dr." Oz says.....!
Thank You!! Dr. Oz is a quack and should be banned from giving any kind of nutritional or well being advice!!0 -
That is the one thing i can honestly say i HATE......BEETS! YUCK!~ Those purple pickled ones...NASTY!!!!! I've tried to like them or see if my tastes have changed on them, but NOPE, still YUCK!! lolI've got a friend that thinks if he buys the most expensive protein shakes and power bars, he can build muscle without lifting heavy. He's a 6' 2" 145 lb mountain of muscle. Don't dare tell him he might be wrong though. He made his boyfriend some grilled beets for dinner recently and he puked it all up. His words were, 'it must have been too healthy for him'. I couldn't help myself and busted out laughing. Man, I don't care how healthy beets are, they're still nasty.
I hate beets too but they are really good for you so I will juice them and hide them with better flavors. HAHA!0 -
CARBS ARE EVIL0
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That is the one thing i can honestly say i HATE......BEETS! YUCK!~ Those purple pickled ones...NASTY!!!!! I've tried to like them or see if my tastes have changed on them, but NOPE, still YUCK!! lolI've got a friend that thinks if he buys the most expensive protein shakes and power bars, he can build muscle without lifting heavy. He's a 6' 2" 145 lb mountain of muscle. Don't dare tell him he might be wrong though. He made his boyfriend some grilled beets for dinner recently and he puked it all up. His words were, 'it must have been too healthy for him'. I couldn't help myself and busted out laughing. Man, I don't care how healthy beets are, they're still nasty.
I hate beets too but they are really good for you so I will juice them and hide them with better flavors. HAHA!
I'm allergic to beets. No idea what they taste like and I'm glad I'm not missing out!0 -
that wrapping your *kitten* in saran wrap (hot pants) will help you spot reduce
Pretty much anything that an otc weight loss pill touts (the bottle says taking 8 of these a day along with a healthy diet and exercise program . . . a-hem, that bares repeating: along with a healthy diet and exercise program)
That if you [run, lift, something] your uterus will fall out . . . mine's sits up there where it belongs just fine and dandy, thank you very much
HAHA! No kidding, wouldn't we all be skinny, heck I think Saran Wrap is only like 1.98...all these years and I could have saved myself 1,000's0 -
Reminds me of another one I've heard.Anything "Dr." Oz says.....!
UGH yes. My mom LOVES him, and every few weeks I hear about a new groundbreaking medical discovery. Like how we are all infested with parasites and don't know it.
I hate how completely saturated media is with this bull**** and fear mongering... can you blame people for being sucked in when they are constantly being told they might have some undiagnosed ailment that can easily be fixed to instantly improve their lives? I'll admit, sometimes when I'm feeling *off* (sleepy, irritable, gassy, whatever!) or when my weight loss is stalling, I'll do a Google search and find myself nearly convinced I need to buy some crazy juice detox/cleanse and increase my calories to 1800, or decrease them to 1200, or start some intense vitamin regimen, or cut out dairy because the cavemen didn't have cows. Or whatever.
It's at this point that I force myself to step away from the computer, slap myself in the face, remind myself I am NOT a caveman and that millions of years of evolution have made me an incredibly efficient disease-fighting machine.. and if I simply take good care of my body, it will take good care of me.
I made a coworker mad the other day because I told her the only reason Dr. Oz was on TV was because he couldn't cut it as a real doc. LOL :drinker:
Unless you're a doctor, you can't question dr. Oz. I guess we shouldn't question dr. Mengele either.0 -
"Exercise gives you a natural high."
Yeah, that's great. Thanks for the chemicals. But that doesn't mean busting my *kitten* on an elliptical machine is my idea of a fan-friggin-tastic time.0 -
Reminds me of another one I've heard.
Unless you're a doctor, you can't question dr. Oz. I guess we shouldn't question dr. Mengele either.
On a forum post here, I was calling some of the nutritional information and general strategies presented on "The Biggest Loser" as being silly and/or unnecessary. Someone who was a tryout for the show then raked me over the coals saying that if I'm not on the show, how could I know whether or not it's good info.
LOL.
LOL.
Well, lets see maybe it's because I have a TELEVISION?0 -
Detoxing stuff like cleanses, body wraps, pills etc... um, excuse me, I poop and it's free. Have you heard of it?0
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If women lift weights they will get a 'man chest'0
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Oh, and of course Starvation Mode™. Which defies the laws of thermodynamics, but nobody seems to care.0
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You can burn 16 cals/minute with Shake Weights0
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Bananas make you fat
Oh good Lord, do not even joke about bananas. Those things can kill you.
true story. They're dangerous:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piWCBOsJr-w 0 -
the only "natural high" I get after exercising, is that I'm so happy it's over!0
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The Shake Weight will bring all the boys to your yard...
...Oh, wait...that may be true.0 -
The first time I heard about how certain "blood types" cant't eat this or that food. I was thinking that it sounds really dumb.
Who thinks of that stuff. Your body needs healthy food and exercise no matter what blood type you are. And just because you are b+ or whatever doesn't mean you should stuff your face with red meat....0 -
How flippantly the 1st law of Thermodynamics is thrown around on here as the absolute reason everything should function exactly the same for everyone. Apparently the 2nd law of thermodynamics (Entropy, anyone?) is irrelevant. And yes, I'm ready for the firestorm should it come.0
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@saraht131, @Sidesteal, right on point. These are great. I haven't read the thread all the way through, but the seemingly ubiquitous belief that you can spot reduce fat has always been a favorite of mine.0
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