Eating fruit after 3pm? LOL

brandi712
brandi712 Posts: 407 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I don't have a question or any suggestions here but I just heard the funniest thing from a co-worker. She told us that if you eat anything containing sugar, including fruit, after 3pm, it turns straight to sugar in your body therefore nothing but fat. I have never heard such ridiculousness. As if your body's digestion can tell that it's 3:01 or before.
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  • qtgonewild
    qtgonewild Posts: 1,930 Member
    of course its not true. besides, i eat an apricot laying in bed at night every night when they are in season. mmmm.
  • pensfan1
    pensfan1 Posts: 45 Member
    Haha. That's funny. I had a coworker tell me yesterday that eating fruit causes early-onset diabetes. Guess it has NOTHING to do with being 100 lbs overweight, right?
  • brandi712
    brandi712 Posts: 407 Member
    of course its not true. besides, i eat an apricot laying in bed at night every night when they are in season. mmmm.

    I told her I eat a pc of fruit every night before bed or even *gasp* a real dessert. She told me I could and get away with it because my metabolism is just different. Ummm, ok
  • brandi712
    brandi712 Posts: 407 Member
    Haha. That's funny. I had a coworker tell me yesterday that eating fruit causes early-onset diabetes. Guess it has NOTHING to do with being 100 lbs overweight, right?

    Hey, it's got to be someone or in this case, something else's fault, right? :noway:
  • qtgonewild
    qtgonewild Posts: 1,930 Member
    lol gotta love when people put their two cents in.
  • chezjuan
    chezjuan Posts: 747 Member
    I have never heard such ridiculousness. As if your body's digestion can tell that it's 3:01 or before.

    I disagree. I ate a watch, and I know that my intestines know what time it is now. It was a digital watch so they have no excuse that they cannot read roman numerals or don't know what the big hand or little hand means. And they set the alarm for midnight so they know when to switch from one day's calories to the next.

    :bigsmile:
  • quirkytizzy
    quirkytizzy Posts: 4,052 Member
    So fruits are like Gremlins.....wonder how that works. What if you're in a plane and you're crossing time zones while you're munching down on an apple?
  • brandi712
    brandi712 Posts: 407 Member
    I have never heard such ridiculousness. As if your body's digestion can tell that it's 3:01 or before.

    I disagree. I ate a watch, and I know that my intestines know what time it is now. It was a digital watch so they have no excuse that they cannot read roman numerals or don't know what the big hand or little hand means. And they set the alarm for midnight so they know when to switch from one day's calories to the next.

    :bigsmile:

    :laugh:
  • kickivale
    kickivale Posts: 260 Member
    One of my girlfriends said the most AMAZING thing to me the other day, reminds me of your co-worker…


    She said that being a girl and eating more than 50 grams of protein a day is a terrible stupid and it's going to make me bigger…how does she know this? Well, because "she's a hygienist and being a hygienist is basically like being a doctor which basically means having gone to medical school"

    I love her spunk but jesus christ, I could not stop laughing at her after that one.
  • brandi712
    brandi712 Posts: 407 Member
    One of my girlfriends said the most AMAZING thing to me the other day, reminds me of your co-worker…


    She said that being a girl and eating more than 50 grams of protein a day is a terrible stupid and it's going to make me bigger…how does she know this? Well, because "she's a hygienist and being a hygienist is basically like being a doctor which basically means having gone to medical school"

    I love her spunk but jesus christ, I could not stop laughing at her after that one.

    This one takes the CAKE <--yes, full of sugar lol
  • TheGymGypsy
    TheGymGypsy Posts: 1,023 Member
    What happens when you travel into a different time zone?! How will I know when to stop enjoying my delicious fruit?!
  • JTick
    JTick Posts: 2,131 Member
    Clearly, sugar is the red-headed stepchild of the gremlin that steals socks from the dryer.
  • Mischievous_Rascal
    Mischievous_Rascal Posts: 1,791 Member
    I smile and nod, and send them to this site where random internet staangers can beat them into submission...
  • richardositosanchez
    richardositosanchez Posts: 260 Member
    I often find that those with all these wonderful advice tips are usually the same people who struggle to maintain their weight and have never had any real success, yet somehow they're experts. ;-)
  • sophayz
    sophayz Posts: 592 Member
    Clearly, sugar is the red-headed stepchild of the gremlin that steals socks from the dryer.

    Stop with the red-head shaming already!
  • sairanasir
    sairanasir Posts: 54 Member
    There is a craze about the 17 day diet by Dr Moreno and he states the same!! don't eat any fruit after 2:00 p.m. Everything is just a myth lol!!
  • serindipte
    serindipte Posts: 1,557 Member
    If only it were that easy! I could avoid fruit after 3.. I think I'll try it. Right after I try the "Stop eating bread!" that I was told by one wanna-be-expert. I told him, "I eat one 40 calorie piece of bread a day." He came back with, "I don't care, stop eating bread! You'll lose weight." Yeah, ok.
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    tell your coworker:
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  • shaybuggie
    shaybuggie Posts: 160 Member
    What always gets me is when someone is eating a bunch of crap, has been complaining about being overweight for years, but is the main one giving weight loss tips.

    :huh:
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    It's gone from 8pm to 7pm and jumped to 3pm? Wow. Pretty soon you wont be able to eat anything at anytime. :noway:
  • shaybuggie
    shaybuggie Posts: 160 Member
    tell your coworker:
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    BAHAHAHAHA Love this!
  • toronto_j
    toronto_j Posts: 206 Member
    I often find that those with all these wonderful advice tips are usually the same people who struggle to maintain their weight and have never had any real success, yet somehow they're experts. ;-)

    Oh yes, I notice that too. There's a woman at my work who's always giving me weight-loss and health "tips" and yet she's looking heavier than ever. I want to tell her there are no tricks!
  • eAddict
    eAddict Posts: 212 Member
    What happens when you travel into a different time zone?! How will I know when to stop enjoying my delicious fruit?!
    Lol. I was going to say this as well!
  • brandi712
    brandi712 Posts: 407 Member
    I just told her that I've lost 9.6 pounds since Jan 1st and that was with eating fruit or a real dessert after dinner every night. I think I will continue that way. lol
  • JTick
    JTick Posts: 2,131 Member
    Clearly, sugar is the red-headed stepchild of the gremlin that steals socks from the dryer.

    Stop with the red-head shaming already!

    LOL I'm a red head too!
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    Clearly, sugar is the red-headed stepchild of the gremlin that steals socks from the dryer.

    Stop with the red-head shaming already!

    LOL I'm a red head too!

    Only a ginger can call another ginger, ginger.
  • dapunks
    dapunks Posts: 245 Member
    Well that explains my problem. I have been eating my apple at 4:00pm everyday.
  • RhineDHP
    RhineDHP Posts: 1,025 Member
    LOL wut. Dear God pray you never travel out of the country.

    Cuz timezones -- body will be so confused at which 3pm is the RIGHT 3pm it will explode into sweet delicious sugary morsels! RAWR!

    ETA: And what about daylight savings time? lol
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    There's a lot of don't eat after a certain time, but do these things ever tell you the times to start back up? :laugh:
  • iwantniceabs
    iwantniceabs Posts: 357 Member
    No, it's true - seriously, you guys. No fruit after 3 pm. Also, did you know if you shake your food before you eat it, most of the calories will sink to the bottom - only eat the top half and you won't gain weight....

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