The most ridiculous diet tips you've ever heard?
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nakedraygun wrote: »Breatharianism:"Breatharianism frequently involves sungazing in the dubious belief that nourishment can be gained directly from the sun's energy through the eye, even though it is not a photosynthesising organ. This is likely to be just a woo-based explanation of "energy", which has little or nothing to do with real definitions of energy as a state-function of what can perform work. As with most supposed techniques of its type, proponents claim that the arts of breatharianism take years to master - usually this sort of excuse allows proponents to ignore evidence based on people trying and failing at the technique. It clearly requires a great deal of courage and self-discipline to be able to keep a straight face while talking about staring at the sun as a viable solution of the world's starvation problems."
Woman Dies of Starvation While on an All-Sunlight Diet
"She spent a week eating and drinking nothing — not even her own saliva — while consuming only sunlight and air. She stopped for a few weeks at the behest of her children, but eventually resumed.
She was found dead in her home last winter; the cause of death was ruled to be starvation.
At least three other deaths have been attributed to the pseudoscientific practice of breatharianism since prominent advocate Ellen Greve (AKA Jasmuheen) began touting "pranic nourishment" in the 1990s."
Seattle woman stops eating and goes ‘breatharian’ for FIVE WEEKS in attempt to survive on water and light
"Plants live on light, then we eat plants," she wrote on Facebook May 3. "Are we simply not accessing our inherent ability to live on light? ... After hearing of the possibility that this might be true, I received a 'calling' from within, from the Universe, to find out if it is so.
But she also makes note on Facebook of unpleasant-sounding side effects such as weakness, throwing up bile, dizziness, and frozen hands."
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I can't believe the chocolate mono thing finally got to MFP. The thing is that people do weigh less afterwards, you just feel terrible the entire time.0
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Wookinpanub wrote: »An indian friend said that when one person loses weight it goes on another person.
funny you say that, I've lost 18 pounds since last month and my husband has GAINED 18 pounds since last month.....
LMAO!
(in all fairness its mostly water retention from a new pill but i still find it funny
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That my body needed a reboot and should do a cleanse....I'm not a computer...no reboot or cleanse needed.0
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rayrayfitz wrote: »Pasta being 'free' on Weight Watchers. My friend was on it and literally filled up every meal with a huge plate of pasta and free veggies, only pointed her sauces etc... You can guess the rest.
Pasta was never "free" on Weight Watchers. It sounds like she had it backwards, the plain veggies are free, but not the sauces or pasta.0 -
If pasta was free, I'm soooo on that diet.
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My personal favorite was from the book Skinny B*tch, where the authors said that eggs make you fat.0
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At this point, anyone who disagrees with CICO. It is the only method that works.0
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rayrayfitz wrote: »Pasta being 'free' on Weight Watchers. My friend was on it and literally filled up every meal with a huge plate of pasta and free veggies, only pointed her sauces etc... You can guess the rest.
Pasta was never "free" on Weight Watchers. It sounds like she had it backwards, the plain veggies are free, but not the sauces or pasta.
They have the points plan, then a filling plan. The filling plan kind of has pasta (whole-wheat) being free. But the part with that is you are supposed to eat for hunger, not just for fun.
I do the filling plan and still measure my pasta to be a serving because I know I could eat the **** out of pasta with veggies.
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Wookinpanub wrote: »An indian friend said that when one person loses weight it goes on another person.
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Lulzfearlessleader104 wrote: »Cico
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At a direct sales party (a company that sells cosmetics and also "health" type items) I was told by the consultant (who was trying to sell me on their "28 day detox") that I needed to cut out all these foods (wheat, dairy, alcohol, sugar, vinegar among many others) so that I could get my body "back to an alkaline state" where it would "release the toxins". If my body wasn't in an alkaline state, it would "create more fat cells that would house more toxins". Seriously.0
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pinklotus_56 wrote: »At a direct sales party (a company that sells cosmetics and also "health" type items) I was told by the consultant (who was trying to sell me on their "28 day detox") that I needed to cut out all these foods (wheat, dairy, alcohol, sugar, vinegar among many others) so that I could get my body "back to an alkaline state" where it would "release the toxins". If my body wasn't in an alkaline state, it would "create more fat cells that would house more toxins". Seriously.
Waaa?
But science...What? That...science...0 -
bingo_jenn wrote: »rayrayfitz wrote: »Pasta being 'free' on Weight Watchers. My friend was on it and literally filled up every meal with a huge plate of pasta and free veggies, only pointed her sauces etc... You can guess the rest.
Pasta was never "free" on Weight Watchers. It sounds like she had it backwards, the plain veggies are free, but not the sauces or pasta.
They have the points plan, then a filling plan. The filling plan kind of has pasta (whole-wheat) being free. But the part with that is you are supposed to eat for hunger, not just for fun. I do the filling plan and still measure my pasta to be a serving because I know I could eat the **** out of pasta with veggies.
Maybe they were on slimming world? All their pasta, rice, potatoes are all free!!
The most ridiculous diet tip i've heard was to go get colonic hydrotherapy! Of course its gonna make you lose weight (initially) after all the crap has been flushed out of you (literally) lol0 -
You can have a cheat day once a week! Yup that is gonna work out great. You run a deficit of 500 cal 6 days and over eat by 3k on the 7th and then wonder why you don't lose weight. That is the way to learn about healthy eating and good lifestyle choices.0
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Putting a tbls of butter and a tbls of coconut oil in your coffee will help with weight loss0
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hollyrayburn wrote: »Banana island.
Oh yeah.....this is absolutely the strangest one. Ugh.0 -
Amen!!! That guy is a snake oil salesman.tracyannk28 wrote: »Anything that comes out of the mouth of Dr. Oz....
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jennifershoo wrote: »Everything that comes out of Freelee and Durianrider's mouths.
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Although i do have a friend who lost 125 pounds....and she swears that she can't lose weight on anything over 700 calories per day, plus protein shakes make her fat....but not all the Chinese food that she goes and scarfs down at buffets?....
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There was once these "gastric bypass" bars! You eat them and they swell up and keep you full for hours! The list of possible side effects were as long as your arm!
Another years ago was a capsule that swelled in the stomach, main ingredient was "whale seman".
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That sunlight diet is the craziest thing I've heard.
I was personally told by a nutrition "expert" on a popular fitness site that eating an 80-calorie serving of pudding at night would be enough to derail weightloss and make me gain weight instead of lose it even at a pretty substantial deficit because insulin.0 -
sherbear702 wrote: »Maybe not a diet tip, but that HGC diet where you take a shot (or drops) and eat like 500 calories a day. WTF? No thanks. My sister in law tried it, she lasted like 3 days.
This actually works, but it's still not worth it. You can't work out a lot and your food choices are extremely limited. It's only for a month, but I still wouldn't recommend it at all. Plus if you don't know enough about nutrition you can get screwed up so much. I got from 195 to 160 doing it 2 or 3 years ago. I gained the weight back in a year though, not because of HCG, but because I was lazy and was bad at eating back then. I have gone from 204 to 165 in 10 months the natural way and though it is slower I've loved every moment of it.0 -
nickylee76 wrote: »monkeystikx wrote: »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.
HAHA I heard the opposite... Drinking ice cold water burns more calories...Uhhhhh OK?
That is actually true because your body then has to heat the water up to your core temperature to use it therefore, burning more calories. Simples.
Seriously???? Mind blown. Can you give some good sources of info for this?Someone that I know was on this "cleansing" diet. No idea what the name is. But not only was she on a restricted liquid diet, but she also had to use enemas and suppositories once (possibly twice) a day. WTH?
Gah! Reminds me of this 30 day lemon juice cleanse my brother in law tried doing... Crazy, mad, insane. *sigh*0 -
Green tea boosts your metabolism - couldn't find any scientific backing for this, though it does have many other great benefits.
I don't know what it's called but my friends are on a diet that seems really restrictive at least for me. All kinds of rules about what they can't eat or have to eat and when. I like cico personally but they're always doing these fad diets or trying appetite suppressants but the weight always comes back. I've tried to show them mfp but they're not really interested because "it seems like a lot of work."0 -
bingo_jenn wrote: »rayrayfitz wrote: »Pasta being 'free' on Weight Watchers. My friend was on it and literally filled up every meal with a huge plate of pasta and free veggies, only pointed her sauces etc... You can guess the rest.
Pasta was never "free" on Weight Watchers. It sounds like she had it backwards, the plain veggies are free, but not the sauces or pasta.
They have the points plan, then a filling plan. The filling plan kind of has pasta (whole-wheat) being free. But the part with that is you are supposed to eat for hunger, not just for fun. I do the filling plan and still measure my pasta to be a serving because I know I could eat the **** out of pasta with veggies.
Maybe they were on slimming world? All their pasta, rice, potatoes are all free!!
The most ridiculous diet tip i've heard was to go get colonic hydrotherapy! Of course its gonna make you lose weight (initially) after all the crap has been flushed out of you (literally) lol
No no..WW did it years ago. I don't know if they still do. I remember for my very brief stint there they offered both plans and my jaw literally dropped. No way I could do the filling one! I would have myself convinced whatever portion was all good lol. Not now though thank god.
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Not diet but exercise....Vibration plates. 10min = 1/2hr exercise. Hmmm0
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tracyannk28 wrote: »Anything that comes out of the mouth of Dr. Oz....
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Eat clean and you don't have to worry about calories.0
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nickylee76 wrote: »monkeystikx wrote: »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.
HAHA I heard the opposite... Drinking ice cold water burns more calories...Uhhhhh OK?
That is actually true because your body then has to heat the water up to your core temperature to use it therefore, burning more calories. Simples.
Seriously???? Mind blown. Can you give some good sources of info for this?Someone that I know was on this "cleansing" diet. No idea what the name is. But not only was she on a restricted liquid diet, but she also had to use enemas and suppositories once (possibly twice) a day. WTH?
Gah! Reminds me of this 30 day lemon juice cleanse my brother in law tried doing... Crazy, mad, insane. *sigh*
It's called thermal adaptation and it's a negligible calorie amount. You could stand outside in the cold while drinking your ice water for a double dose.0
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