Misinformation

Carbs will make you fat.
Sugar is evil.
Eggs are bad for you.
Running is going to ruin your body.
Lifting weights is going to make you look bulky.
Working out everyday is bad for you.
"You're skinny already, you have no fat!"

Uh ---I am german and never heard german butt what does it look like?

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.

Is that true...that low weigh and more reps is less effective than high weight less reps?

Interested to see what misinformation people have been told...

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

this is the biggest misconception I fell for too, since the stupid 80's.:sick:
I"m still kinda pissed about it :blushing:

"This exercise is suitable for people of all shapes and sizes."

:laugh:
said the silly little twigget pilates instructor :laugh:

she actually came over & adjusted me & then scolded me as for not being able to hold the position....

her after my leg refused to stay at awkward angle: when I adjust you, you need to stay there
Me: :grumble:

in my head: never. coming. to. this. class. again.
:huh:

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If a woman picks up something heavy and puts it down, she will undoubtedly turn into she-hulk.

:laugh: :laugh:

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.

^^this misinformation. Carbs whether white, brown, fresh, or processed raise blood sugars. NONE of which will CAUSE diabetes. The causes for Diabetes are:

Type 1-genetics. Its autoimmune so we did nothing to cause it and there was no way to prevent it.
Type 2-You are either no longer producing enough insulin to match the food you eat (genetics), or you are no longer able to use the insulin you are producing usually more common with overweight/obesity and can sometimes be corrected with diet and exercise.

as a type 1 diabetic I hate the terms "bad carbs" (there is no such thing as a good carb, bad carb. good food bad food) "you ate too much sugar" "sugar causes diabetes"

"Muscle doesn't weigh more than fat! A pound of fat is the same as a pound of muscle!"

That's the biggest misunderstanding I see here. No duh a pound of x weighs as much as a pound of y. Absolutely no one thinks otherwise. The rest of us just have the critical thinking skills to understand that the constant is the volume.

Same people who rush in to correct your and you're....

"you should stop eating x amount of hours before bed to lose weight"
"1200 calories = weight loss"
"low carb = weight loss"
"all sugar is the devil in edible form"
" there is too much fat in nuts and nut butter"
"you NEED 100+ grams of protein per day"
"you NEED to drink protein shakes to see results"

And the ultimate lie which makes me cringe every time I hear it:

"FRUIT MAKES YOU FAT"

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.

I like to joke that my Eastern European peasant heritage has given me thick arms and legs and hips built for squatting in a field, pushing out a kid, and then keep right on plowing, lol. I'm mostly joking, but it probably does impact my *shape,* but certainly not my *size,* knowwhatimean? :drinker:

Anyway, my favorite is "starvation mode" (applied to me and my 1500 calorie/day consumption). Honey, I'm 32 years old and 5'5" and I weigh over 2 bucks. MY body isn't going to be "starving" anytime soon, lol.

*Edited for grammar, mostly. Grrr.

Actually a lof the things you all listed are correct under the right context.

Most of the statements are taken out of context...Making them misinformation.

"Potatoes are bad for you."
Why?
"Because they're white."

*facepalm*

Actually a lof the things you all listed are correct under the right context.

Most of the statements are taken out of context...Making them misinformation.

To be fair...you're right about that.
It's when these things are boiled down to the simplest sound bite, where it becomes misinformation....

Except for the part about eating too much sugar *gives* you Diabetes.
That's still facepalm worthy :laugh:

" eat breakfast within 30 minutes of waking up to kickstart your metabolism" :indifferent: