the "boogeymen" of MFP Threads..
ndj1979
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Since we are getting close to Halloween, I thought that I would break down some of the "boogeyman" of the MFP thread family...
The number one boogeyman of our threads would have to be sugar. Sugar creeps into your house at midnight, and coverts all your muscle into fat....bahahahahah... I swear it feels like I have seen about five thousand threads devoted to sugar in some form or not. My particularly favorite read is the statement that fruit sugar is good, but all other sugar is bad; or one I heard recently "I avoid sugar like the flu, but I love honey..." hmmm doesn't honey have sugar in it? Anyway, the point is that we, you, me, us, did not get fat on sugar; we got fat by overeating a bunch of food. If you eat in a calorie deficit you can lose weight and eat sugar.
Weighing in at number two, we have everyones favorite under the bed bogeyman...carbs. yes, yes, I know that carbs are sugar, but this is another that seems to scare the bejesus out of people. I see all kinds of stuff about "low carb", "no carb", carbs make me fat, if I cut out carbs will I lose more weight , or carbs make me eat more, hence I get fat and on, and on, and on....As long as you eat in a calorie deficit, and hit your carb macro for the day, you can eat carbs and lose weight. I eat about 25-30% carbs....This assumes no underlying medical condition...
Number three would be the guy that hides in the closet all night....fat. Oh yes the scary fat monster, will make you gain body fat, lose muscle mass and do all kinds of terrible things to you. Again, if you eat in calorie deficit and have your fat macro around 30-35% you will lose weight and be fine...
Number four - although this one seems to be getting banished - is the dreaded Starvation Mode Monster...if you don't eat 24 times a day, every hour, the starvation mode monster will make your metabolism shut down and lead to an immediate increase in weight. You can eat one meal, three meals, six meals, or 24 meals a day and it will have no impact on metabolism..so eat when you are hungry and let the chips fall where they may...
I am sure I left some off so feel free to add, comment, and post away....
The number one boogeyman of our threads would have to be sugar. Sugar creeps into your house at midnight, and coverts all your muscle into fat....bahahahahah... I swear it feels like I have seen about five thousand threads devoted to sugar in some form or not. My particularly favorite read is the statement that fruit sugar is good, but all other sugar is bad; or one I heard recently "I avoid sugar like the flu, but I love honey..." hmmm doesn't honey have sugar in it? Anyway, the point is that we, you, me, us, did not get fat on sugar; we got fat by overeating a bunch of food. If you eat in a calorie deficit you can lose weight and eat sugar.
Weighing in at number two, we have everyones favorite under the bed bogeyman...carbs. yes, yes, I know that carbs are sugar, but this is another that seems to scare the bejesus out of people. I see all kinds of stuff about "low carb", "no carb", carbs make me fat, if I cut out carbs will I lose more weight , or carbs make me eat more, hence I get fat and on, and on, and on....As long as you eat in a calorie deficit, and hit your carb macro for the day, you can eat carbs and lose weight. I eat about 25-30% carbs....This assumes no underlying medical condition...
Number three would be the guy that hides in the closet all night....fat. Oh yes the scary fat monster, will make you gain body fat, lose muscle mass and do all kinds of terrible things to you. Again, if you eat in calorie deficit and have your fat macro around 30-35% you will lose weight and be fine...
Number four - although this one seems to be getting banished - is the dreaded Starvation Mode Monster...if you don't eat 24 times a day, every hour, the starvation mode monster will make your metabolism shut down and lead to an immediate increase in weight. You can eat one meal, three meals, six meals, or 24 meals a day and it will have no impact on metabolism..so eat when you are hungry and let the chips fall where they may...
I am sure I left some off so feel free to add, comment, and post away....
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Hahaha, love it!0
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Woot! I love sugar. And carbs. And fat. Sugar is a carb, so I love it doubly so. Anything with carbs, fat, and sugar is my friend. I also will sometimes (3-4 times per week) eat under 1000 calories. I'm not too concerned.0
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If sugar and carbs are bad, then I'm a doomed man. To get to my macros for the day, I just ate a bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios + Life Cereal + chocolate milk + maple syrup.
I'm like a damn elf....0 -
Priceless.
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Woot! I love sugar. And carbs. And fat. Sugar is a carb, so I love it doubly so. Anything with carbs, fat, and sugar is my friend. I also will sometimes (3-4 times per week) eat under 1000 calories. I'm not too concerned.
so you have banished the boogeymen???0 -
If sugar and carbs are bad, then I'm a doomed man. To get to my macros for the day, I just ate a bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios + Life Cereal + chocolate milk + maple syrup.
I'm like a damn elf....
I just had rice and vegetables for dinner...oh nooo and it was after 7pm..I am doomed, doomed i tell you ...!0 -
The TOM monster. He looks like Tom from MySpace and he sabotages your weight loss efforts for 2 days a month by shoving chocolate and potato chips down your throat and hides your running sneakers.0
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The TOM monster. He looks like Tom from MySpace and he sabotages your weight loss efforts for 2 days a month by shoving chocolate and potato chips down your throat and hides your running sneakers.
that guy hides in the fridge, right?0 -
anti-boogey man? In a "recent posts" list there was 4 topics about people asking if they can eat between 600-1000 cals per day. :huh: :huh: :huh: Or maybe we could call that the adaptive thermogenesis boogey man
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The TOM monster. He looks like Tom from MySpace and he sabotages your weight loss efforts for 2 days a month by shoving chocolate and potato chips down your throat and hides your running sneakers.
:laugh: best time to throw down with weights! :laugh:0 -
anti-boogey man? In a "recent posts" list there was 4 topics about people asking if they can eat between 600-1000 cals per day. :huh: :huh: :huh: Or maybe we could call that the adaptive thermogenesis boogey man
i would call those the "scarecrows" of MFP!0 -
This is by far my favorite post !! Absolutely hollarious!!! Love it!! Bahahahhhaaa0
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If sugar and carbs are bad, then I'm a doomed man. To get to my macros for the day, I just ate a bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios + Life Cereal + chocolate milk + maple syrup.
I'm like a damn elf....
Haha@ elf0 -
This is by far my favorite post !! Absolutely hollarious!!! Love it!! Bahahahhhaaa
I live to entertain...0 -
the acronys are spookaliciou!!!!. too damn many to learn, and I deal with a ton of
acronyms being in social work!!0 -
How 'bout the broscience bogeyman? :bigsmile:0
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How 'bout the broscience bogeyman? :bigsmile:
damn, I forgot about that....I might have to edit original post...LOL0 -
That was really funny. MODERATION....I should get that tattooed on my face. 0
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The Bulky Monster. She terrorizes unsuspecting victims who wander outside doing mundane things like talking walks or hanging laundry on clotheslines. She creeps up on them and injects them with "swole" venom from her fangs and now they look like men forever and ever amen.0
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Since we are getting close to Halloween, I thought that I would break down some of the "boogeyman" of the MFP thread family...
The number one boogeyman of our threads would have to be sugar. Sugar creeps into your house at midnight, and coverts all your muscle into fat....bahahahahah... I swear it feels like I have seen about five thousand threads devoted to sugar in some form or not. My particularly favorite read is the statement that fruit sugar is good, but all other sugar is bad; or one I heard recently "I avoid sugar like the flu, but I love honey..." hmmm doesn't honey have sugar in it? Anyway, the point is that we, you, me, us, did not get fat on sugar; we got fat by overeating a bunch of food. If you eat in a calorie deficit you can lose weight and eat sugar.
Weighing in at number two, we have everyones favorite under the bed bogeyman...carbs. yes, yes, I know that carbs are sugar, but this is another that seems to scare the bejesus out of people. I see all kinds of stuff about "low carb", "no carb", carbs make me fat, if I cut out carbs will I lose more weight , or carbs make me eat more, hence I get fat and on, and on, and on....As long as you eat in a calorie deficit, and hit your carb macro for the day, you can eat carbs and lose weight. I eat about 25-30% carbs....This assumes no underlying medical condition...
Number three would be the guy that hides in the closet all night....fat. Oh yes the scary fat monster, will make you gain body fat, lose muscle mass and do all kinds of terrible things to you. Again, if you eat in calorie deficit and have your fat macro around 30-35% you will lose weight and be fine...
Number four - although this one seems to be getting banished - is the dreaded Starvation Mode Monster...if you don't eat 24 times a day, every hour, the starvation mode monster will make your metabolism shut down and lead to an immediate increase in weight. You can eat one meal, three meals, six meals, or 24 meals a day and it will have no impact on metabolism..so eat when you are hungry and let the chips fall where they may...
I am sure I left some off so feel free to add, comment, and post away....
Hmmm, none of those things scare me!0 -
Ha! I eat boogeymen for breakfast !!!0
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The Bulky Monster. She terrorizes unsuspecting victims who wander outside doing mundane things like talking walks or hanging laundry on clotheslines. She creeps up on them and injects them with "swole" venom from her fangs and now they look like men forever and ever amen.
This.0 -
What an awesome post! Carbs are so damn tasty! Sugar too
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Thank you for posting this, it seems like every time I am doing good with this weight loss thing I get that junk in my head, make unreasonable goals and start messing up. You are right it's not these things listed but the ginormous portions we eat and the crap foods we put in our bodies all the time everyday. Just look around at the restaurants we eat in and the portions they give us! I went out to eat with my son last weekend, when I was done and got a plate to take my "leftovers" in, it made a full dinner for my husband. He didn't even know I did not buy him and extra plate! It really put it into perspective.0
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I would applaud this post but my arms are too sore.0
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the broscience monster - he lurks in the shadow of gyms everywhere giving anecdotal evidence as if it were backed up by real science...like you have to eat six small meals a day to stoke the metabolic fire .....scary stuff...0
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OOOooooooooOOOOOOoooodirtyfoooooooOOOOOD.0
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The Bulky Monster. She terrorizes unsuspecting victims who wander outside doing mundane things like talking walks or hanging laundry on clotheslines. She creeps up on them and injects them with "swole" venom from her fangs and now they look like men forever and ever amen.
This.
hahahahahaha +10 -
OOOooooooooOOOOOOoooodirtyfoooooooOOOOOD.
dirty food monster - lurks in cupboards and dirties up food by adding sugar, carbs, and fat to it..ohhhhh noooooo!0 -
the broscience monster - he lurks in the shadow of gyms everywhere giving anecdotal evidence as if it were backed up by real science...like you have to eat six small meals a day to stoke the metabolic fire .....scary stuff...
And tells you that you have to eat 1 gram of protein for every pound of body weight.0
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