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The most ridiculous diet tips you've ever heard?

salemxo
salemxo Posts: 96
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
The other day a girl said that losing weight has nothing to do with calories, instead it's about counting the fat content only. U wot?

Also I recently heard about a "chocolate mono diet" where you eat ONLY 200-400g of chocolate each day for one week and drink only water. Again...what?! Surely that would make you gain 394789325 pounds? Wow!

What are the most stupid diet tips/advice you've heard? I need a laugh.
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  • Mrsallen6_11
    Mrsallen6_11 Posts: 416 Member
    edited February 2015
    Diet Pills!
  • AskTracyAnnK28
    AskTracyAnnK28 Posts: 2,817 Member
    Anything that comes out of the mouth of Dr. Oz....
  • tomatoey
    tomatoey Posts: 5,446 Member
    Oh god, anything in women's magazines as long as I've been alive. Cabbage soup diet, master cleanse, etc etc etc
  • gamesandgains
    gamesandgains Posts: 640 Member
    "No carbs after 7 pm."
  • fearlessleader104
    fearlessleader104 Posts: 723 Member
    Cico
  • PoisonIvy088
    PoisonIvy088 Posts: 107
    Water fast for 7 days.
  • Debmal77
    Debmal77 Posts: 4,770 Member
    Mrsallen6_11 wrote: »
    Diet Pills!

    This and all the diets you hear on TV like Nutrisystem, Herbalife . Portion control is something we need to teach ourselves. I can't imagine eating cardboard food forever. I eat all food and treats, but make sure I'm in a calorie deficit at the end of the day. Works!
  • dfranch
    dfranch Posts: 207 Member
    Medifast
  • enterdanger
    enterdanger Posts: 2,447 Member
    I had some n00b that set up an account yesterday and needs to lose 70lbs send me a message that I would lose weight if I just cut out snacks. Now I know why people don't make their food diaries public.
  • ruggedshutter
    ruggedshutter Posts: 389 Member
    200g of milk chocolate is only around 1100 calories so most people would probably lose weight. Though they would gain little nutritional benefit.
  • marysamezz
    marysamezz Posts: 47 Member
    tracyannk28 wrote: »
    Anything that comes out of the mouth of Dr. Oz....

    AGREED!
  • viciouslitany
    viciouslitany Posts: 187 Member
    bYxfWmw.png

    here you go.
  • salemxo
    salemxo Posts: 96
    ruggedshutter wrote: »
    200g of milk chocolate is only around 1100 calories so most people would probably lose weight. Though they would gain little nutritional benefit.

    I suppose so but I honestly dread to think how awful you would feel on a diet like that. A lot of the people on the chocolate mono diet claim that you can eat an obscene amount of chocolate like 400-500g a day and still lose weight...sounds like my fantasy dream diet but so ridiculous.
  • InsanityForMe
    InsanityForMe Posts: 73 Member
    viciouslitany wrote: »
    bYxfWmw.png

    here you go.

    Thank you! Lol I thought the same thing!!
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    A calorie is not a calorie.
    You need to shrink your stomach.
    You can't help yourself, xyz forces a cycle of craving.
  • salemxo
    salemxo Posts: 96
    viciouslitany wrote: »
    bYxfWmw.png

    here you go.

    Oh dear, haha.
  • hollyrayburn
    hollyrayburn Posts: 905 Member
    Banana island.
  • lpendleton58
    lpendleton58 Posts: 285 Member
    Diet pills
    No eating after ... time at night
    Cleansing on just 300 calories for a day or days
    eating every 2 hours or having 10+ meals a day
  • KevinWhitman
    KevinWhitman Posts: 3
    I had someone tell me the other day that they lost fat while in a calorie surplus. I asked them several different questions to make sure we were talking about the same thing. This person was adamant that an energy deficit is not necessary to lose fat...
  • terar21
    terar21 Posts: 523 Member
    Eliminate carbs and meat.

    Not sure that person understood what carbs really are.....
  • jennifershoo
    jennifershoo Posts: 3,198 Member
    fearlessleader104 wrote: »
    Cico

    You know you're posting this on MFP, right?

  • arizonahiker
    arizonahiker Posts: 40 Member
    tracyannk28 wrote: »
    Anything that comes out of the mouth of Dr. Oz....

    This ^^^
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    edited February 2015
    2000 calories works for everyone
    100 grams of carbs is ideal for everyone
    eat clean to lose weight..
    paleo for weight loss and being healthier..

    I can keep going...
  • jennifershoo
    jennifershoo Posts: 3,198 Member
    Everything that comes out of Freelee and Durianrider's mouths.
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    2000 calories works for everyone
    100 grams of carbs is ideal for everyone
    eat clean to lose weight..
    paleo for weight loss and being healthier..

    I can keep going...

    Or you STARVE!

  • monkeystikx
    monkeystikx Posts: 40 Member
    At work, we have a lot of really thin Asian ladies. They claim by drinking hot water with their meals, that it melts the fat in their bodies to help stay thin.
  • shellma00
    shellma00 Posts: 1,684 Member
    edited February 2015
    Plexus and It Works..

    Especially the It Works body wrap.. I mean seriously that is ridiculous and extremely temporary considering it only lasts a day or 2

    Anything that is not sustainable really. If it is a pill, drink, or some other quick fix that the minute you give it up and go back to your old ways then you gain the weight back.. not worth it.
  • AskTracyAnnK28
    AskTracyAnnK28 Posts: 2,817 Member
    fearlessleader104 wrote: »
    Cico

    ummmm...really?

  • jennycina93
    jennycina93 Posts: 127 Member
    The 2000 calorie post that was on here a few days ago. Apparently 2000 calories is good for everyone regardless of sex or height. And you will starve if you eat below that.
  • jessupbrady
    jessupbrady Posts: 508 Member
    Mrsallen6_11 wrote: »
    Diet Pills!

    I love how they come with that disclaimer about "eating right" and getting "plenty of exercise" ...
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