Funniest/Most Useless weight loss myth you've heard

Hmmmmm...anything white is bad for you...sugar, salt, flour, milk.

Spicy food makes you eat less and lose weight.

Carbs after 1 pm are bad. Bad, bad, bad.

Drink vinegar and water.

Muscle and fat weigh the same.

Muscle and fat DO weigh the same.. a lb is a lb, it's the volume that is different, not the weight!

Pound for pound, I weigh the same as a squirrel.

Don't eat fat
Don't eat carbs
Don't eat anything non-vegetarian
Don't count calories
HGC works
Soy is healthy
Eat what Jesus ate and you'll lose weight
Eat what the Cavemen ate and you'll lose weight
Eat only "__________"

What's funny is the majority of the people on here sending out "myths" are actually sending out half-truths that should be explained further, have their physiology explained. The other remaining few are trolling out anti-advice....but everyone is upset over crunches!? Seriously folks, THIS is why you're over weight. Books, hard work and dedication is what works. Not griping on a forum over how "correct" you are. GAL

"Dairy makes you gain weight, so you shouldn't eat dairy."

Yes, sadly I've actually heard this.

i wonder what his bf% is?

What's funny is the majority of the people on here sending out "myths" are actually sending out half-truths that should be explained further, have their physiology explained. The other remaining few are trolling out anti-advice....but everyone is upset over crunches!? Seriously folks, THIS is why you're over weight. Books, hard work and dedication is what works. Not griping on a forum over how "correct" you are. GAL

Most of the myths I stated are typically stated as if they are universal and apply to everyone and either don't apply to my body or my thought process sees the statement as not making sense. For example, most people do need to lift weights to maintain lean mass, I do not and have 3 body density results to back it up. Likewise, saying sugars and protein are good for everyone post workout ignores the person with diabetes and kidney disease.

I could have mentioned "only eat cabbage soup for a year and you'll be fit and healthy" but thought I'd come from the opposite direction than what works for no-one (or only for a select few).

If you don't eat right after you lift, your muscle will atrophy.

You must eat breakfast or your muscles will use themselves for fuel

If you don't eat 6 meals a day, your muscles will shrink and use themselves for fuel

All of this is true to a certain degree which depends on the amount of physical strain placed on your body. Nice arms, your biceps are HUGE BTW....So that HAS to be a myth, right?

Opposum Soup

next theyll be telling me that you dont pronounce the "O" in Opossum....pft

Science wins over opinion any day

"Diet soda is bad for you. Causes cancer and you will have 3-headed babies."


I swear, anyone touches my Diet Pepsi and there will be bloodshed.

Bro, do you even Vegan?

of course you cant eat a cake then do one crunch and expect your stomach to be flat

Personally, I like to take a bite of cake between each crunch/sit up. It keeps me motivated. :laugh:

I know people who had gotten staples put in the little curled part in your ear. Supposedly that helps control your appetite so you lose weight. I'm not talking uneducated people either, these are nurses and nurse practitioners that were having this done!

My mom actually had this done and she is a member of Mensa!! Weird thing about it is, where she went they offered a staple to help control your appetite and one to quit smoking, her appetite didn't change but from that day on she never smoked another cigarette. lol

Gatorade will "replenish electrolytes" after hard workouts. Says the Gatorade marketing department. All those tailored pre- and post-workout grocery items are totally unnecessary, expensive, and wasteful (in terms of packaging). Need quick energy? Eat peanut butter, honey, and fruit. Need hydration? Try water. Sheesh.

I ran 25 miles yesterday. I needed the electrolytes to put the fluid into my muscles and organs for replenishing my body. Water would just slosh around in my stomach and possibly cause dilutional hyponatremia. (If i drink too much-but thats rare) I cant eat peanut butter or fruit during a run so Gatorade is great for that l. And actually during very hot weather it is essential and water not as effective.
But i get your point water and the real thing is good! - You can make your own electrolyte solution but its yukky!!

You, my dear, are likely the exception to the rule (and an impressive athlete!). It's a good clarification: distance runners and other athletes on that level certainly require different nutrition management tools. But on a daily basis, even with a "hard" workout at the gym, like an hour-long body pump class, most of us get what we need from the foods and water we consume. We don't need targeted nutrients like electrolytes.

The vast majority of us don't need anything that specialized, or expensive, to work out and rebuild in a healthy manner. Right?

If you don't eat right after you lift, your muscle will atrophy.

You must eat breakfast or your muscles will use themselves for fuel

If you don't eat 6 meals a day, your muscles will shrink and use themselves for fuel

All of this is true to a certain degree which depends on the amount of physical strain placed on your body. Nice arms, your biceps are HUGE BTW....So that HAS to be a myth, right?

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I am just saying I IF and have found more muscle definition but maybe due to the lowering of fat, feel better, and have more energy than ever. I only eat from 3pm-8pm everyday and I workout at 4:30am.

Gatorade will "replenish electrolytes" after hard workouts. Says the Gatorade marketing department. All those tailored pre- and post-workout grocery items are totally unnecessary, expensive, and wasteful (in terms of packaging). Need quick energy? Eat peanut butter, honey, and fruit. Need hydration? Try water. Sheesh.

I ran 25 miles yesterday. I needed the electrolytes to put the fluid into my muscles and organs for replenishing my body. Water would just slosh around in my stomach and possibly cause dilutional hyponatremia. (If i drink too much-but thats rare) I cant eat peanut butter or fruit during a run so Gatorade is great for that l. And actually during very hot weather it is essential and water not as effective.
But i get your point water and the real thing is good! - You can make your own electrolyte solution but its yukky!!

You, my dear, are likely the exception to the rule (and an impressive athlete!). It's a good clarification: distance runners and other athletes on that level certainly require different nutrition management tools. But on a daily basis, even with a "hard" workout at the gym, like an hour-long body pump class, most of us get what we need from the foods and water we consume. We don't need targeted nutrients like electrolytes.

The vast majority of us don't need anything that specialized, or expensive, to work out and rebuild in a healthy manner. Right?

1 hour (ish) is usually the threshold for me. Once I get to 1.5 hours, I think about something a little salty before or after and probably a banana (sodium and potassium). Once I get over 2 hours, I do a sports drink or gel in the middle (I can't really eat). I have gotten hyponatremic myself, and it was from too much water, not enough electrolytes. Can you get enough from food, yes, if you are a distance runner/triathlete and have an iron tummy, food is a great way to do this. However, many of us find Gatorade or similar helpful. For those who "must" have it every 10 min during a 40 min run though, yes, it's silly.