The stupidest thing you used to think...

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  • jenniferswooten
    jenniferswooten Posts: 137 Member
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    That if I "broke" my diet with something "naughty" then the day was a write off and I could just eat what I wanted and get back on it the next day.

    So many misconceptions in one sentence!

    Yep me too.
  • JanieJack
    JanieJack Posts: 3,831 Member
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    These are great!

    The stupidest thing I used to think was that if some expert said things worked "THIS way" then my body must be wrong if it didn't work the way the so-called expert said.

    For example, everyone says you should cut out red meat. Well, my body does better with beef than with chicken. People say distance runners can't stay fat. After 25+ marathons and half marathons over 6 years with no weight loss, I finally discovered that high intensity exercise works best for my body.

    When I learned to listen to my body, I became much more successful at fitness and health.
  • lbesaw
    lbesaw Posts: 267 Member
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    That I had to starve myself and suffer to lose weight.......NOT TRUE and I've never been more content.:smile::heart:
  • Justkeepswimmin
    Justkeepswimmin Posts: 777 Member
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    "I can't"
  • Paganrosemama
    Paganrosemama Posts: 86 Member
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    I used to believe that since I was paper thin and hypoglycemic through my teens and early 20's that I would be able to eat anything and everything and not have to worry about weight gain ever...
  • ChelleBalady
    ChelleBalady Posts: 204
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    That a calorie was just a calorie despite what it was. Meaning I would eat pizza, processed food and fast foods and thought it was okay as long as I stayed at my calorie out for the day. Did this most days of the week.????
  • salgalbp
    salgalbp Posts: 218 Member
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    I have so many!!!! So glad I don't think this way anymore!

    - That I was happy as a Morbidly Obese person, because hey I was smiling and I'm just a darn good person!
    - That my weight/health status was heriditary and I COULD NOT CHANGE IT because of that
    - That I'd never fall in love
    - That I'd never be thin and healthy
    - That I didn't learn well and was stupid because I was a bad test taker
    - Because I couldn't learn I'd never go to post secondary schooling
    - That MY GOD was outside of me instead of within me

    And one for fun...

    - That I was one day older than my dad because my Birthday is one day before his (04.20) :)
  • IowaJen1979
    IowaJen1979 Posts: 406 Member
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    That I could eat whatever and however much I wanted as long as I exercised. NOPE!

    It takes both (for me) - eating less and moving more. :-) Almost 30 pounds later... it's working!
  • Kimberly3013
    Kimberly3013 Posts: 78 Member
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    That I would never get old.
  • bluebuggy1970
    bluebuggy1970 Posts: 70 Member
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    When I was 5, I used to believe my stepmonster when she said the cabbage salad was made of raw onions.... now I know she is and always full of ****... Now... I believe I can actually lose weight thanks to this site...love my app!
  • nokanjaijo
    nokanjaijo Posts: 466 Member
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    Oh! I used to think that time was in a loop. So for example when we die, and our children's children die, time will eventually loop around and start over again, the dinosaurs would get to live again, get killed by a meteor, then we get to live again.
    It was when I was really little though, I used to think about stuff like that for some reason, weird :blushing:

    This might be true on a much, much, much larger scale.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclic_model
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
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    Being rich was the only thing that mattered.
  • ICarla
    ICarla Posts: 200 Member
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    That eating the same food but staying within my calorie limit will still get me to the body that I wanted, toned and defined LOL!

    I just learned actually yesterday the reason why my tummy stayed flabby after I lost weight before.

    Please share the reason!
  • rhunter325
    rhunter325 Posts: 3 Member
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    Can someone please explain catabolism to me? I do hard core cycling for one hour three days a week. Usually I get home at 830pm and then eat dinner.. should I be eating something other than that?
  • Cre8veLifeR
    Cre8veLifeR Posts: 1,062 Member
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    That California would fall into the ocean. haha - my childhood fear growing up there!
  • fit4lifeUcan2
    fit4lifeUcan2 Posts: 1,458 Member
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    That California would fall into the ocean. haha - my childhood fear growing up there!

    What?? You mean it won't? Been waiting and waiting for this to happen for over 40 years now! damn
  • BflSaberfan
    BflSaberfan Posts: 1,272
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    I used to think I'd always be a lightweight, and I'd never be able to handle my liquor.

    I use to think I was not a lightweight and could handle my liquor....stupidest thing ever.



    But back to nutrition and fitness, I honestly believed if I didn't starve myself with only eating a small salad for lunch I couldn't possibly lose weight. =/

    Oh and that I would always be thin because I was in high school. BIG mistake.
  • Southernb3lle
    Southernb3lle Posts: 862 Member
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    That eating half a plate of baked potatoes and skipping the roast was healthy because potato is a vegetable

    ^^THIS
  • ChunkieNuts
    ChunkieNuts Posts: 135 Member
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    if i eat nothing i will lose weight and i must keep my calories as low as i can....PAHLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Southernb3lle
    Southernb3lle Posts: 862 Member
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    I USED 2 THINK WEN I SAW SOMEONE WIT A FLAT BOOTIE DAT DEY SAT DOWN 2 MUCH. LOL!

    LMBO! This made me laugh out loud for real. But I also thought the same. :embarassed:

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