Misinformation

patrickfish7
patrickfish7 Posts: 190 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Interested to see what misinformation people have been told...

personally my favourite is fat makes you fat. So wrong...:laugh:
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  • j6o4
    j6o4 Posts: 871 Member
    Eating carbs before bed will make you fat.
    Post workout shake with simple carbs within 30mins after you're done training or you'll lose all your gains.
    White carbs are bad for you.
    Low weights high reps to get toned.
  • JcMey3r
    JcMey3r Posts: 431 Member
    eat very little food to lose weight.

    One I hear all the time that relate to women is that if you lift you get bulky and so many women still think that.
  • icklistpiklist
    icklistpiklist Posts: 64 Member
    Exercise causes fat to turn into muscle

    Often combined with

    Muscle weighs more than fat
  • SuperCrsa
    SuperCrsa Posts: 790 Member
    eat very little food to lose weight.

    Used to believe this! Previously believed lose weight you have to starve and be hungry.
    Oh and girls do cardio to lose, NOT weights or you will be bulky!

    Yay to learning new things!! :drinker:
  • tbrain1989
    tbrain1989 Posts: 280 Member
    Exercise causes fat to turn into muscle

    Often combined with

    Muscle weighs more than fat

    Muscle does weigh more then fat? that is a fact...its denser?
  • gigglesinthesun
    gigglesinthesun Posts: 860 Member
    you can't overeat on vegetables ...
  • ElusivePete
    ElusivePete Posts: 50 Member
    "This exercise is suitable for people of all shapes and sizes."
  • carlywifeybrown
    carlywifeybrown Posts: 42 Member
    You shouldn't eat after 6pm.

    Women lifting weights will make them bulk (I am proof this is not the case and I am a 6ft tall woman, and my body shape and frame keeps getting smaller the more I lift!)

    The only way to lose weight is to eat salads.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    My fav..."don't lift weights you will get bulky"...

    Old ones I have a hard time getting past...."Low fat is the key"...

    Other ones

    eat 6 small meals
    carbs are evil
    sugar is evil
    I must have a slow metabolism
    VLCD
    I can't lose weight because...(insert reason here as long as it's not because I burn more calories then I take in)
    I gained weight cause I quit smoking
    My BC made me gain weight not because I am eating more

    There is a gamit of misinformation I have heard but it's early and I am still drinking my first coffee...

    edit for spelling...blah
  • icklistpiklist
    icklistpiklist Posts: 64 Member
    Tbrain1989 I do hope you are being sarcastic.

    A 1lb of fat weighs exactly the same as a 1lb of muscle.

    You are right in saying muscle is denser, so a 1lb of muscle has a smaller volume than a 1lb of fat in the same way that a 1lb of chicken has a smaller volume than a 1lb of lettuce. But a 1lb is still a 1lb no matter what you are weighing.
  • RaineyLaney
    RaineyLaney Posts: 605 Member
    Interested to see what misinformation people have been told...

    personally my favourite is fat makes you fat. So wrong...:laugh:

    ^^^^ this and that refined sugar (the white stuff) is what makes you diabetic... SOOOOOOO WRONG, it is the bad carbs that raise a diabetic's blood sugars.
  • chimanlifts1
    chimanlifts1 Posts: 23
    You want misinformation? Spend a few seconds in the recent posts section and you'll come across it right away. :wink:
  • candiceh3
    candiceh3 Posts: 379 Member
    Don't eat carbs after 3 pm.
  • lucan07
    lucan07 Posts: 509
    Only weights if you want to keep LBM

    Cardio burns LBM

    Starvation mode when used in connection with diet!
  • peachcats
    peachcats Posts: 99
    anything pertaining to meal timing
    spot weight reduction
    "toning" up
    starvation mode
    it's possible to turn fat into muscle
  • Mutant13
    Mutant13 Posts: 2,485 Member
    'Not suitable for human consumption'

    ''Removal of this tag may lead to prosecution'

    'You shouldn't put peanut butter on bacon'
  • SkinnyWannabeGal
    SkinnyWannabeGal Posts: 143 Member
    "You're fat because you like salmon and avocados."

    I hear this one from family all the time. C'mon now, 1 serving of salmon 3x a week and some avocado on my salads won't kill me. Sheesh. Gotta have my omega 3s!
  • RaineyLaney
    RaineyLaney Posts: 605 Member
    'Not suitable for human consumption'

    ''Removal of this tag may lead to prosecution'

    'You shouldn't put peanut butter on bacon'

    Humm, PB on bacon, never heard this before.. gonna have to try that one. LOL
  • realmeryl16
    realmeryl16 Posts: 17 Member
    I was under the impression that when people say muscle weighs more than fat, it means for example, a square-inch of muscle is heavier than a square-inch of fat.

    Of course 1lb of fat weighs the same as 1lb of muscle, but are they of the same size?

    I notice people make this mistake when it comes to muscle weighing more than fat...
  • jeffd247
    jeffd247 Posts: 319 Member
    Interested to see what misinformation people have been told...

    personally my favourite is fat makes you fat. So wrong...:laugh:


    Fat doesn't make you fat... duh! The government does!!!!!!
  • ekz13
    ekz13 Posts: 725 Member
    "don't worry, I'll still respect you in the morning.."

    "check's in the mail"

    "it's only a cold sore"

    :noway:
  • Koldnomore
    Koldnomore Posts: 1,613 Member
    Exercise causes fat to turn into muscle

    Often combined with

    Muscle weighs more than fat

    Muscle does weigh more then fat? that is a fact...its denser?

    Ermm, 1 pound of muscle weighs ONE pound, 1 pound of fat weighs ONE pound.. One pound of feathers, bricks, cake, pie or buttons weighs ONE POUND. So no.. Muscle does not weigh more than fat.

    Now if you are discussing VOLUME that is different. An equal volume of muscle takes up less space than an equal amount of fat thus giving the appearance of being smaller at a higher weight.
  • littleburgy
    littleburgy Posts: 570 Member
    Generalizations about nationalities and physique -- i.e. people that say they have:
    "Russian metabolism"
    "Greek hips"
    "German butt"
    etc.

    Not to say that people don't have some regional characteristics or diet that can be a contribution (some nations have heavier weight average than others) but particularly Americans that will attribute their 1/8th Greek heritage to the fact that they have big hips or like to eat.
  • LiminalAscendance
    LiminalAscendance Posts: 489 Member
    Tbrain1989 I do hope you are being sarcastic.

    A 1lb of fat weighs exactly the same as a 1lb of muscle.

    You are right in saying muscle is denser, so a 1lb of muscle has a smaller volume than a 1lb of fat in the same way that a 1lb of chicken has a smaller volume than a 1lb of lettuce. But a 1lb is still a 1lb no matter what you are weighing.

    Note that nowhere was it stated that "1lb of muscle weighs more than 1lb of fat," so I'm not really sure what you're trying to refute here. Most reasonable people understand that the statement "muscle weighs more than fat" is referring to its density.

    I don't know why this "debate" still surprises me, however, given the fact that there are many here that constantly refer to "loosing" weight.
  • DamePiglet
    DamePiglet Posts: 3,730 Member

    I don't know why this "debate" still surprises me, however, given the fact that there are many here that constantly refer to "loosing" weight.
    Ha!
    Maybe because their clothes are "loser" :wink:
  • lknjohnson
    lknjohnson Posts: 351 Member
    CLEAN EATING ALWAYS CONTRIBUTE TO WEIGHT LOSS.....

    which can be true however you can over eat when eating clean as well....
  • mortuseon
    mortuseon Posts: 579 Member
    Tbrain1989 I do hope you are being sarcastic.

    A 1lb of fat weighs exactly the same as a 1lb of muscle.

    You are right in saying muscle is denser, so a 1lb of muscle has a smaller volume than a 1lb of fat in the same way that a 1lb of chicken has a smaller volume than a 1lb of lettuce. But a 1lb is still a 1lb no matter what you are weighing.

    'Muscle weighs more than fat' in the same way that the same volume will have differing weights i.e. the muscle will weigh more. I don't think this is a myth, just a bit of a misunderstanding? Or maybe I'm being an idiot.
  • lsorci919
    lsorci919 Posts: 772 Member
    'Not suitable for human consumption'

    ''Removal of this tag may lead to prosecution'

    'You shouldn't put peanut butter on bacon'
    "don't worry, I'll still respect you in the morning.."

    "check's in the mail"

    "it's only a cold sore"

    :noway:

    These :drinker:
  • 81Katz
    81Katz Posts: 7,074 Member
    Muscle weighs more than fat.

    Your food instantly turns to fat if you eat too late at night.

    Weight lifting will make you pack on POUNDS and POUNDS of near instant muscle and you'll end up looking like a body builder ... despite being at a calorie deficit.
  • lauren3101
    lauren3101 Posts: 1,853 Member
    If a woman picks up something heavy and puts it down, she will undoubtedly turn into she-hulk.

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