the "boogeymen" of MFP Threads..
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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.
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What an awesome post! Carbs are so damn tasty! Sugar too0
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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.
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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 -
OOOooooooooOOOOOOoooodirtyfoooooooOOOOOD.
dirty food monster - lurks in cupboards and dirties up food by adding sugar, carbs, and fat to it..ohhhhh noooooo!
Automatic fat gain despite calorie ingested and automatically causes death and disease. Clean eaters never die.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.
Or that icing an injury is bad for it. :glasses:0 -
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...
I don't disagree with the overall theme of your post. But it's disingenous for your to claim carbs are no big deal while at that same time clearly moderating your carb intake. 25-30% is MUCH LOWER than the average american's carb intake. And sugar is a big deal b/c it can stimulate people to eat tons of empty calories.
How much sugar outside of fruits do you typically eat on a daily basis? It can't be that much given your carb intake. And if it is, then you really have to wonder how you're getting enough fiber.0 -
And tells you that you have to eat 1 gram of protein for every pound of body weight.
Nope, that's a recommendation based on these things called randomized control trials. A bit different from broscience! Although it's supposed to be 1 gram of protein per pound of lean body mass.0 -
You forgot the Thyroid Monster!!!!0
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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...
I don't disagree with the overall theme of your post. But it's disingenous for your to claim carbs are no big deal while at that same time clearly moderating your carb intake. 25-30% is MUCH LOWER than the average american's carb intake. And sugar is a big deal b/c it can stimulate people to eat tons of empty calories.
How much sugar outside of fruits do you typically eat on a daily basis? It can't be that much given your carb intake. And if it is, then you really have to wonder how you're getting enough fiber.
I have just found that 25-30% seems to work best for me...sometimes I eat more than that...
I do not eat that much sugar, except for the occasional ice cream, cheesecake etc, but I have never had much of a "sweet tooth" but I do not "fear" eating sugar...a lot of people seem to fear that if they eat too much sugar they will gain, which is not necessarily true as you can eat sugar, be in a deficit, and lose weight...0 -
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....
I have none of those.. I have little green devils living in my closet that sew my clothes just a smidgen smaller each night...0 -
Mythical Myth Monster
Maybe my mind may melt. More magic measures mean many more misunderstood minions.0 -
TOXINS0
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And tells you that you have to eat 1 gram of protein for every pound of body weight.
Nope, that's a recommendation based on these things called randomized control trials. A bit different from broscience! Although it's supposed to be 1 gram of protein per pound of lean body mass.
AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT!
I'm not on "My Bodybuilding Pal". I'm a 45 years old woman who just wants to slim down and be more physically fit. It *IS* broscience to me because I'm not going in and getting my "lean body mass" measured.
I have to agree with the OP - sheesh... if I had to take into account EVERY LITTLE aspect of every single theory out there, I'd either be so frustrated with all the contradictions I'd give up or I wouldn't have time to earn a paycheck.0
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