Oh the Irony...

dare2love81
dare2love81 Posts: 928 Member
edited January 9 in Chit-Chat
When I first started logging my food and lurking in the forums, one thing that always seemed backwards to me was this:

"In order to flush out the water weight, drink more water"

Just seemed counterproductive. But, alas, it really works! :drinker:

What were some of the strange/ironic things you've all learned since you've joined MFP?

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  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    White potatoes are a processed carb
  • dsmpunk
    dsmpunk Posts: 262 Member
    People actually believe what Dr. Oz says.
  • drmerc
    drmerc Posts: 2,603 Member
    You can get fat by starving yourself
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    any one specific type of food will make you fat (i.e., eating fat will make you fat)
  • Cindy873
    Cindy873 Posts: 1,165
    One should never bring up thigh gaps on the forums.
  • KimLovesDon
    KimLovesDon Posts: 152 Member
    Chocolate is not a food group. (Sigh)
  • MassiveDelta
    MassiveDelta Posts: 3,271 Member
    Despite all of the vast information to the contrary people still believe special diets, pills, supplements, hormones, and other magic bullets will work and are great ideas.
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    Despite all of the vast information to the contrary people still believe special diets, pills, supplements, hormones, and other magic bullets will work and are great ideas.

    The magic bullet does work . . . oh, wait that's the silver bullet, never mind.
  • yo_andi
    yo_andi Posts: 2,178 Member
    Despite all of the vast information to the contrary people still believe special diets, pills, supplements, hormones, and other magic bullets will work and are great ideas.

    Hmmm, my bullet works great....

    Wait, what?
  • islandbeauty81
    islandbeauty81 Posts: 133 Member
    One should never bring up thigh gaps on the forums.

    this

    And one should never bring up eating less than 1200 calories.
  • HotCuppaJo
    HotCuppaJo Posts: 476 Member
    Despite all of the vast information to the contrary people still believe special diets, pills, supplements, hormones, and other magic bullets will work and are great ideas.

    Hmmm, my bullet works great....

    Wait, what?

    LOL....nicely done!
  • tryclyn
    tryclyn Posts: 2,414 Member
    Chocolate is not a food group. (Sigh)

    Lies! Lies, I tell ya!
  • doorki
    doorki Posts: 2,576 Member
    That it is completely up to me how people on an internet forum affect me.
  • dare2love81
    dare2love81 Posts: 928 Member
    "Loose" and "lose" can be used interchangably.
  • peacek
    peacek Posts: 211
    This is not true- "If you did not log it- you did not eat it'
  • dare2love81
    dare2love81 Posts: 928 Member
    Fruit is bad for you because it has sugar in it.
  • Cindy873
    Cindy873 Posts: 1,165
    "Loose" and "lose" can be used interchangably.

    My eyes are bleeding just reading that sentence....
  • laarae
    laarae Posts: 332 Member
    Despite all of the vast information to the contrary people still believe special diets, pills, supplements, hormones, and other magic bullets will work and are great ideas.

    This and it does not happen overnight
  • Chainbreaker
    Chainbreaker Posts: 124 Member
    Just how many people live in the middle of the bell curve and have no ability to see outside of it.
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