Funny fitness misconceptions by people just starting out
missylectro
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"You still get sore? You should be used to it by now"
"(female) I don't do weight training, I don't want to have muscles like a man"
"If I drink/eat <insert product, drink or pill> I will lose weight and I won't have to count calories"
"If I workout, I don't need to eat healthy"
Do you know any?
"(female) I don't do weight training, I don't want to have muscles like a man"
"If I drink/eat <insert product, drink or pill> I will lose weight and I won't have to count calories"
"If I workout, I don't need to eat healthy"
Do you know any?
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My favorite part of these threads is when people start to disagree with quotes and then everything goes to hell in a handbasket.0
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Since we're coming up on the New Year we will see lots of these from new people
" I have found this cleanse/detox, that will kick my metabolism into overdrive and get rid of all the toxins in my system!"0 -
I tried not to put anything people would disagree with lol0
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Awwwww New year and the gym/fitness newbies. They will come with there strange plans and recipes for cheating at getting healthy, but if we tolerate them for just a few weeks they either leave or join us.
Fingers crossed they learn to join us quicker in 2015 than before-1 -
I find it weird when people tell me that potatoes are fattening. They're, what, 90 calories for 120g?
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The female who says "I don't want to get bulky" is a personal fave. Had a co-worker, 200+ lbs (as am I so no judgement here) say this to me. I wanted to say but honey, you already ARE bulky. If I'm going to be bulky anyway, muscles win every time.
Also, those who cut out an entire food group. "No carbs! No fat! No meat!" Yeah, how about a balanced diet, no deprivation!0 -
"I HAVE to eat 1200 calories per day to lose weight even though it's way too far below my BMR/TDEE, I'm working out a buttload, and I have no other health issues."0
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When I tell people I count calories and limit carbs (to a degree) and lose about 1lb a week, but they tell me it doesn't work for them. So they are special snowflakes?
Oh, and when people tell me they are going on a specific food plan to "jumpstart" weight loss and detox. Seriously? Oh, that's how it works.0 -
"You mustn't eat white food"
"Don't eat after 6pm"
"Only eat a handful of food at a time"
All the above would make me eat my arm off0 -
Spot reduction.0
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The people who claim they can't eat anywhere near 1200 calories b/c they get too full. Do they not realize they were most likely eating way above that to gain weight in the first place?0
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"If I workout, I don't need to eat healthy" - yep, this along with "...or watch my calories"
That's seriously what 90% of my friends believe, and then they don't understand why their lifestyle change fails to result in any weight loss at all. It's WONDERFUL that their workouts have other positive benefits. But when they are genuinely seeking a weight loss and don't get it, I see them either getting more frustrated over time or even giving up, which isn't good!
Also gotta love it when people claim things like the following...
"The only way I can lose weight is eating just grapefruit for breakfast and 1/2 sandwich for lunch" (quote from my mom)
"I can't lose weight if I eat breakfast" (quote from my boss)
"I got down to 220 but only eating no carbs and running 5 miles per day, it's not worth it because there's no way I can lose" (quote from my brother-in-law)
"You'll lose weight effortlessly no matter how much you eat, as long as you don't eat past 3 pm" (have heard this from multiple women)
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Any sentence that starts with the phrase, 'But (insert so-called expert here) said that you need to..." really makes me laugh. Especially if they mention Dr. Oz or Richard Simmons. I mean seriously?0
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jennycina93 wrote: »The people who claim they can't eat anywhere near 1200 calories b/c they get too full. Do they not realize they were most likely eating way above that to gain weight in the first place?
Oh, mine is people that say this. Because obviously eating too much is the only way to get fat.
You can't drink your calories. Obviously.0 -
"If I start threads about how stupid other people are, I will look really really smart and everyone will like me"-13
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TheVirgoddess wrote: »jennycina93 wrote: »The people who claim they can't eat anywhere near 1200 calories b/c they get too full. Do they not realize they were most likely eating way above that to gain weight in the first place?
Oh, mine is people that say this. Because obviously eating too much is the only way to get fat.
You can't drink your calories. Obviously.
A 12 ounce Dr Pepper has, what? 150 calories I think?
I was drinking 8-10 of those a day before I changed.
A DAY.
1,200 to 1,500 calories a day just in soda.
I wasn't eating hardly anything and wondered why I couldn't shift weight. Even if I was only eating 1,000 calories a day, I was above maintenance. It's insane how dense we can be and how much we can delude ourselves before we start logging.0 -
pincushion14 wrote: »TheVirgoddess wrote: »jennycina93 wrote: »The people who claim they can't eat anywhere near 1200 calories b/c they get too full. Do they not realize they were most likely eating way above that to gain weight in the first place?
Oh, mine is people that say this. Because obviously eating too much is the only way to get fat.
You can't drink your calories. Obviously.
A 12 ounce Dr Pepper has, what? 150 calories I think?
I was drinking 8-10 of those a day before I changed.
A DAY.
1,200 to 1,500 calories a day just in soda.
I wasn't eating hardly anything and wondered why I couldn't shift weight. Even if I was only eating 1,000 calories a day, I was above maintenance. It's insane how dense we can be and how much we can delude ourselves before we start logging.
Me too. Well, I was about 6 Dr. Peppers a day, and about 5 huge sugary coffees a day. So I never overate, but I was certainly over any reasonable calorie intake.0 -
The "jump-starters" and the "detoxers" are the most mis-informed people0
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"internet forums are a good place to learn about fitness"
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"Muscle weighs more than fat." I hate when people say that. Since when does 5lbs not equal 5lbs? Weight is not same as density.0
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"weight is not same as density"
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My sweet boyfriend dosen't believe in calories and keeps telling me, but its all protein, its ok. Or, (as with pork rinds) It's just fat and protein, its good for you.
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40andFindingFitness wrote: »"Muscle weighs more than fat." I hate when people say that. Since when does 5lbs not equal 5lbs? Weight is not same as density.
Semantics. The point of "muscle weighs more than fat" isn't that "a pound isn't a pound." That would be ridiculous. The point is that it doesn't take as much muscle (by volume) to make a pound as it does fat.
Trying to argue that muscle doesn't weigh more than fat is overcomplicating the issue. No one would pitch a fit if I said iron weighs more than jello.
Of course, a pound of water and a pound of whipped cream weigh the same but a gallon of water and a gallon of whipped cream do not. Likewise, a square inch of muscle is heavier than a square inch of fat.
And yes, weight and density are not the same. Nor are density and mass the same. Nor are mass and volume the same. However, density does determine the amount of mass in a given volume which determines the weight of the object/material. Thus weight is dependent on density.0 -
jennycina93 wrote: »The people who claim they can't eat anywhere near 1200 calories b/c they get too full. Do they not realize they were most likely eating way above that to gain weight in the first place?
This is definitely one of my favorites.
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I know a guy who decided he needed to lose about 30 pounds. He's the type guy who's convinced he knows all about fitness and health and that he's actually in great shape despite being overweight and sedentary because 25 years ago he worked out all the time.
He tells me he's going to lose the weight by cutting back on his night eating. The only thing he's going to eat after 8pm is popcorn and milk.
Ok, if that works for you and gets your overall calories into a deficit then more power to you. But it's not like you're fat because you weren't awake to digest the cookies you ate. If you eat 4,000 calories up until 8pm and don't do some serious calorie burning exercise you are not going to lose any weight. Sorry.
Anyway, we're out one night and stop at a McDonald's which is connected to a gas station. Since it's about 10pm he can't eat the McD's.
So as I'm sitting down with my food he comes in from the gas station with a half gallon of chocolate milk. I ask him what's up with the milk and he reminds me that he doesn't eat at night anymore because the night snacks were making him fat so it's only popcorn and milk at night now.
I kept my peace and ate my 520 calorie quarter pounder while he drank all 1,600 calories of his half gallon of chocolate milk.0 -
"If I work out, I don't need to eat healthy"
THIS!!! I had a coworker who decided to join a gym earlier this year (approx. 5'7" 220lb female). Her idea of a workout was walking on a treadmill at a "window shopping" pace for maybe 30-40mins 2-3x per week. And no weight training because she "didn't want to get all muscular like a guy" and don't even get me started on her diet. Let's just say donuts, cheetos and energy drinks were her staples. Needless to say, she didn't get results and quit shortly after. I would have loved to offer her advice but she would get very defensive.
Also the people who believe in miracle pills. Same coworker mentioned above experimented with many diet pills including Hydroxycut which she frequently mixed with caffeine pills and energy drinks. Again, no improvement in what she ate or physical activity.0 -
Everything I know about fitness its a misconception0
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seltzermint wrote: »"The only way I can lose weight is eating just grapefruit for breakfast and 1/2 sandwich for lunch" (quote from my mom)
"I can't lose weight if I eat breakfast" (quote from my boss)
"You'll lose weight effortlessly no matter how much you eat, as long as you don't eat past 3 pm" (have heard this from multiple women)
Jebus, yup, my mom too (except for her it's coffee instead of grapefruit), on all these, actually. I don't know if there's any hope for a conversion after 50 + years of bad advice (cabbage soup diet, hot water with lemon in the morning diet, etc etc etc).
Hands up, all you with moms like this.0
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