Too many calories can get in the way of weight loss.

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  • l3rob
    l3rob Posts: 28 Member
    I read on another thread that different color vegetables are good for different systems in your body. It's sounds real smart so it must be true. If I eat all white stuff I'll be ok right? Cos I 'member from science class that white light is really a mixture of all the colors, & my science teacher was real smart too, 'specially when he used to do those puppet shows for me in the janitor's closet.

    Wait, what was the question?

    OMg, I just spit on my computer screen from laughing so hard.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Maybe...

    I'm skeptical.

    Ooh, but I can lose fat without losing weight! ha HA! What now?!

    Wait.

    You mean that there's a difference between fat loss and weight loss.

    Shut up...

    Saying shut up is not nice...the Kindergardeners of MFP will report you!

    Oh, I see the issue here. You are mistaking me for someone nice *shudder*

    And they can go ahead and report...my *kitten*.

    Yeah, I said it. Someone had to say it.

    My *kitten*!

    *giggle* He said '*kitten*' *giggle*
  • sgthaggard
    sgthaggard Posts: 581 Member
    how many calories do i need to eat to turn my fat into muscle? or do i need an alchemist?
    Alchemists only work for metals. For turning fat into muscle (or water into wine) you need a certified messiah. You can look for one in your Yellow Pages.

    It's true, I read it in a fitness magazine.
  • CountryMom03
    CountryMom03 Posts: 258 Member
    While I agree with the principle of that statement, it is pretty general and not really helpful. Numbers are specific and would tell the tale better. When overweight or obese people need to lose weight - a temporary state of affairs IF they focus and keep discipline and slight deprivation for the period of time to get the excess off - they need to cut calories AND carbs and stay within a narrow range for their height. Once the excess is off, they can begin to slowly, slowly and consciously, consciously add back a few calories and carbs every week until they are at their maintenance level.

    -Debra
    Another myth! Thank you for your contribution.

    Myth??...Funny because thousands of people have successfully lost weight doing it this way and was successful at keeping it off!;) :flowerforyou:

    Oh, I doubt anyone would deny that it would work. It is certainly one approach which can get very good results.

    However, it is not the only plan which will work or may not even be the most suitable plan depending on the individuals particular strengths or weakness (especially psychological rather than physiological.)

    If you look at the heart of the matter the only thing physiologically that is needed is a suitable calorie deficit and dietary adherence (consistency, patience and time). Not carb cutting or any arbitrary restricting of any other macronutrient.

    The psychological component (which is a big part of dieting for many people) is where it starts getting tricky...

    I agree with you here!:) Totally agree. It just gets under my skin when people call a certain way to lose weight a myth or say that it doesnt work. There are many paths to weight lose, and many ways! Some methods work for some whereas it wouldnt work for another person. You just have to find the way that works for you, your body and your life. Just because one method doesnt work for me, Im not going to go out and say that this method doesnt work or is a myth because thats not true. Its dodnt work for ME, therefor as long as its a healthy way I will support any and all methods regardless of if it worked for me.

    ~Carrie~
  • ImKindOfABigDeal40
    ImKindOfABigDeal40 Posts: 807 Member

    BTW I believe weight loss only works if you ask a leprechaun to dance around you three times while chanting "ye can't have me lucky charms"

    Do you have a spare leprechaun I can borrow?
    Well people are always after their lucky charms. All that running around burns calories you know?
  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
    While I agree with the principle of that statement, it is pretty general and not really helpful. Numbers are specific and would tell the tale better. When overweight or obese people need to lose weight - a temporary state of affairs IF they focus and keep discipline and slight deprivation for the period of time to get the excess off - they need to cut calories AND carbs and stay within a narrow range for their height. Once the excess is off, they can begin to slowly, slowly and consciously, consciously add back a few calories and carbs every week until they are at their maintenance level.

    -Debra
    Another myth! Thank you for your contribution.


    Myth??...Funny because thousands of people have successfully lost weight doing it this way and was successful at keeping it off!;) :flowerforyou:

    Le grands heartfelt French accented sigh....

    Besides...everyone knows all ya need is a low crab diet prescribed by a leprechaun wizard.
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    I agree with you here!:) Totally agree. It just gets under my skin when people call a certain way to lose weight a myth or say that it doesnt work. There are many paths to weight lose, and many ways! Some methods work for some whereas it wouldnt work for another person. You just have to find the way that works for you, your body and your life. Just because one method doesnt work for me, Im not going to go out and say that this method doesnt work or is a myth because thats not true. Its dodnt work for ME, therefor as long as its a healthy way I will support any and all methods regardless of if it worked for me.

    ~Carrie~
    I stated it was a myth because the person I quoted said you need to eat low carb - which IS a myth :)
  • FitasBarbie
    FitasBarbie Posts: 141 Member
    2 words: BACON DONUT :love: :laugh: :smooched:

    -thread closed-
  • ImKindOfABigDeal40
    ImKindOfABigDeal40 Posts: 807 Member
    2 words: BACON DONUT :love: :laugh: :smooched:

    -thread closed-

    I love you!
  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
    2 words: BACON DONUT :love: :laugh: :smooched:

    -thread closed-

    I love you!

    I love her too. And bacon.
  • CountryMom03
    CountryMom03 Posts: 258 Member
    I agree with you here!:) Totally agree. It just gets under my skin when people call a certain way to lose weight a myth or say that it doesnt work. There are many paths to weight lose, and many ways! Some methods work for some whereas it wouldnt work for another person. You just have to find the way that works for you, your body and your life. Just because one method doesnt work for me, Im not going to go out and say that this method doesnt work or is a myth because thats not true. Its dodnt work for ME, therefor as long as its a healthy way I will support any and all methods regardless of if it worked for me.

    ~Carrie~
    I stated it was a myth because the person I quoted said you need to eat low carb - which IS a myth :)

    Then instead of just saying..."Thats a Myth" and not saying anything else, you should have said, True that does work for many, but thats not the only way that works, theres many others that work also, you just have to find out which one works for your body.

    ~Carrie~
  • Oishii
    Oishii Posts: 2,675 Member
    This is all so complicated. So do I eat my exercise calories back or not?

    I think he is saying that if you gain back a pound of fat, you could have put on a pound of muscle, and would weigh less.

    Oooh so that burger I ate didn't make we retain water, I just gained a pound of muscle. I think I'm getting the hang of this thing.

    Burger IS muscle, cow muscle, so of course it converts straight into human muscle :smh:
  • chocolateandvodka
    chocolateandvodka Posts: 1,850 Member
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  • ImKindOfABigDeal40
    ImKindOfABigDeal40 Posts: 807 Member
    This is all so complicated. So do I eat my exercise calories back or not?

    I think he is saying that if you gain back a pound of fat, you could have put on a pound of muscle, and would weigh less.

    Oooh so that burger I ate didn't make we retain water, I just gained a pound of muscle. I think I'm getting the hang of this thing.

    Burger IS muscle, cow muscle, so of course it converts straight into human muscle :smh:
    I heard that every time a cow is slaughtered to make burgers/convert to human muscle, an angel gets its wings.
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    I agree with you here!:) Totally agree. It just gets under my skin when people call a certain way to lose weight a myth or say that it doesnt work. There are many paths to weight lose, and many ways! Some methods work for some whereas it wouldnt work for another person. You just have to find the way that works for you, your body and your life. Just because one method doesnt work for me, Im not going to go out and say that this method doesnt work or is a myth because thats not true. Its dodnt work for ME, therefor as long as its a healthy way I will support any and all methods regardless of if it worked for me.

    ~Carrie~
    I stated it was a myth because the person I quoted said you need to eat low carb - which IS a myth :)

    Then instead of just saying..."Thats a Myth" and not saying anything else, you should have said, True that does work for many, but thats not the only way that works, theres many others that work also, you just have to find out which one works for your body.

    ~Carrie~
    Or people could stop looking for reasons to be offended :smile:
  • amandavictoria80
    amandavictoria80 Posts: 734 Member
    This is all so complicated. So do I eat my exercise calories back or not?

    My opinion is NO!
  • wk9t
    wk9t Posts: 237 Member
    You can eat all the veggies you want ... but you MUST eat a whole grapefruit and drink a diet pop just before bed. Then the calories don't count. ;-)
  • girlnamedlee
    girlnamedlee Posts: 96 Member
    I agree with you here!:) Totally agree. It just gets under my skin when people call a certain way to lose weight a myth or say that it doesnt work. There are many paths to weight lose, and many ways! Some methods work for some whereas it wouldnt work for another person. You just have to find the way that works for you, your body and your life. Just because one method doesnt work for me, Im not going to go out and say that this method doesnt work or is a myth because thats not true. Its dodnt work for ME, therefor as long as its a healthy way I will support any and all methods regardless of if it worked for me.

    ~Carrie~
    I stated it was a myth because the person I quoted said you need to eat low carb - which IS a myth :)

    Then instead of just saying..."Thats a Myth" and not saying anything else, you should have said, True that does work for many, but thats not the only way that works, theres many others that work also, you just have to find out which one works for your body.

    ~Carrie~
    Or people could stop looking for reasons to be offended :smile:

    If only people grasped the irony of preaching your own "truth" on a parody thread then getting offended because it doesn't stop being a parody thread.

    And you should never eat back exercise calories, ever ever, unless you are standing on your head in a dark room in front of a congregation of disgruntled leprechauns & even then the only suitable food would be chia covered grass fed free range turkeys from the mountains of Vahalla, cooked to the precise internal temperature of 170 degrees.
  • LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo
    LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo Posts: 3,634 Member
    how many calories do i need to eat to turn my fat into muscle? or do i need an alchemist?

    you need a fairy godmother to do that
  • Oishii
    Oishii Posts: 2,675 Member
    too much oxygen is actually bad for you

    I think it was just a typo... What was meant was:

    You can't have too much sex or orgasms.

    [Apologies for joining thread too late]
  • Oishii
    Oishii Posts: 2,675 Member
    This is all so complicated. So do I eat my exercise calories back or not?

    I think he is saying that if you gain back a pound of fat, you could have put on a pound of muscle, and would weigh less.

    Oooh so that burger I ate didn't make we retain water, I just gained a pound of muscle. I think I'm getting the hang of this thing.

    Burger IS muscle, cow muscle, so of course it converts straight into human muscle :smh:
    I heard that every time a cow is slaughtered to make burgers/convert to human muscle, an angel gets its wings.

    As long as the cows don't get the wings. I do not want that kind of pat on the head!
  • Jgasmic
    Jgasmic Posts: 219 Member
    I don't know any of you but I love all of you. There's nothing like waking up to a whole bunch of sarcasm. :heart: :love: :heart: :love:
  • sdevan45
    sdevan45 Posts: 74 Member
    Doesn't anyone on this forum know that dark chocolate contains the one molecule in the universe that does not obey the laws of physics and is made up of anti-calories. Jeesh!!
  • Oishii
    Oishii Posts: 2,675 Member
    Doesn't anyone on this forum know that dark chocolate contains the one molecule in the universe that does not obey the laws of physics and is made up of anti-calories. Jeesh!!

    That's it! Anti-oxidants! Stop you rusting! Give you buns of steel... Where's that alchemist gone?
  • MNchick
    MNchick Posts: 371 Member
    I added Raspberry Keytones and HCG to my Body by Vi shake...

    I can't wait to look like a model by next weekend!
  • Phoenix59
    Phoenix59 Posts: 364 Member
    I don't know any of you but I love all of you. There's nothing like waking up to a whole bunch of sarcasm. :heart: :love: :heart: :love:

    This!^^^^

    I've been laughing so hard reading this thread, but I can't seem to find how to log into my exercise!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • ImKindOfABigDeal40
    ImKindOfABigDeal40 Posts: 807 Member
    I added Raspberry Keytones and HCG to my Body by Vi shake...

    I can't wait to look like a model by next weekend!

    Well in order for that to happen, a virgin has to be sacrificed on top of a volcano to appease the weight loss gods.
  • I just have to say thank you to all of you funny people on MFP. I just had surgery this week and was having a crappy day but then I came across this thread, LMAO! So, thanks :)
  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
    Still giggling here...I love you guys! Except for the sarcasm-challenged among us. Here...eat a leprechaun. With keytones. And crabs.
  • l3rob
    l3rob Posts: 28 Member
    ***waves hand***.....these aren't the droids you're looking for