Weightloss myths!!!!

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dartany
dartany Posts: 16 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Please post weight loss myths and bust them here. We can all use the help. No one wants to jump on a bandwagon that has already crashed.
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  • dartany
    dartany Posts: 16 Member
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    When you exercise you are turning fat into muscle. Ummm soo wrong. A fat cell is always a fat cell. A muscle cell is always a muscle cell. When you lose weight you are simply reducing the amount of fat stored in the fat cell and thusly it becomes smaller.
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,224 Member
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    MYTH: You can spot reduce.

    TRUTH: It is impossible to spot reduce pure and simple. You need to get rid of fat from your whole body.
  • Rubie81
    Rubie81 Posts: 720 Member
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    Oh I like this. I have nothing to add just want to save it for some good reading later.
  • JenniferH81
    JenniferH81 Posts: 285 Member
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    How about the one always starting arguments here: muscle weighs more than fat.
  • sarahs440
    sarahs440 Posts: 405
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    The less you eat, the more you lose.
  • Angela4Health
    Angela4Health Posts: 1,319 Member
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    Interesting.
  • get_it_gone2012
    get_it_gone2012 Posts: 214
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    bump :smile:
  • get_it_gone2012
    get_it_gone2012 Posts: 214
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    Oh, and that MFP's calculations for you are the "be all end all". Not necessarily... everyone's different.
  • jltodd99
    jltodd99 Posts: 89
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    When you exercise you are turning fat into muscle. Ummm soo wrong. A fat cell is always a fat cell. A muscle cell is always a muscle cell. When you lose weight you are simply reducing the amount of fat stored in the fat cell and thusly it becomes smaller.

    Does this mean the muscle cell gets bigger when you start using it?
  • kdao
    kdao Posts: 265
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    How about the one always starting arguments here: muscle weighs more than fat.

    :happy: yes.
  • deeharley
    deeharley Posts: 1,208 Member
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    How about the one always starting arguments here: muscle weighs more than fat.

    My kids and I just discussed this one today.
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,224 Member
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    When you exercise you are turning fat into muscle. Ummm soo wrong. A fat cell is always a fat cell. A muscle cell is always a muscle cell. When you lose weight you are simply reducing the amount of fat stored in the fat cell and thusly it becomes smaller.

    Does this mean the muscle cell gets bigger when you start using it?

    Yes.
  • Angela4Health
    Angela4Health Posts: 1,319 Member
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    bump
  • elvb
    elvb Posts: 423 Member
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    bump
  • vaavamom1
    vaavamom1 Posts: 136 Member
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  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,224 Member
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    MYTH: The fat burning zone is where you should work out.

    TRUTH: http://www.active.com/triathlon/Articles/The-Myth-of-the-Fat-burning-Zone.htm
  • millerll
    millerll Posts: 873 Member
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    "You're building muscle."

    Not likely. It's VERY difficult to build muscle mass while in a calorie deficit. This is one of the reasons bodybuilders have a "bulking" phase where they eat tons of calories, lift like crazy, and get all puffy. Then they do a "cutting" phase where they cut the fat while trying to minimize muscle loss.

    Even serious lifters have trouble gaining more than a few pounds of muscle mass a year.

    However, it is true that your muscles can retain water right after you lift hard, a by-prodouct of the muscle fiber tear-down process, I believe. This can lead to temporary (small) weight gain.
  • ropedancer
    ropedancer Posts: 115
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    Myth: If women life any weights, they'll bulk up like the Hulk

    Truth: Women simply don't have the ability to naturally hulk out
  • ChristineMiller2
    ChristineMiller2 Posts: 116
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    marking for later
  • jwstew007
    jwstew007 Posts: 67
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    MYTH: The body completely shuts off one fuel source when it turns on the other.

    TRUTH:What has often been misunderstood by both exercisers and exercise instructors alike is that the body relies on both fat and carbs for energy all the time, albeit in different ratios. In fact, as you sit here reading, you may be burning about 50-60 percent fat and 50-40 percent carbohydrates

    Full Article: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/busting-the-great-myths-of-fat-burning

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