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The most ridiculous diet tips you've ever heard?

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  • Posts: 5,481 Member
    1. Anything with the word diet in it.
    2. VLCD.
    3. Magic diet pills.
    4. Wraps.
    5. Juicing.
    6. Cleanses/Detoxes.
    7. Clean eating.
    8. Sugar addiction.
    9. Sugar is evil.
    10. Low carbs.
    11. Meal replacements drinks/bars.
    12. Eating after a certain time.
    13. HCG.
    14. Dr. Oz.
    15. Muscle weighs more then fat.
    16. Cardio is bad for you.
    17. Cauliflower replacement and ohhhh just cauliflower in itself.
    18. Anything that replaces ice cream, it's ice cream or it's nothing!!! ;)
    19. Starvation mode.
    20. Anybody who disagrees with me. :smiley:
  • Posts: 6,597 Member
    writerkat wrote: »
    "The fat MELTED" away. I just hate when I hear that.
    Me too!! I always have a mental picture of it oozing out of my pores and trickling down into a pool around my feet.

    "Burn fat" also irritates me, but not as much. Have also seen "torch fat".
  • Posts: 72 Member
    I still can't convince my mother in law that fat is not evil. When she goes on a "diet", they stock up on "low fat" precessed foods, like Snackwell cookies. Not that one can't occasionally enjoy a cookie, but eating more cookies than you normally would because they are "low fat", seems to defeat the purpose.
  • Posts: 13,575 Member
    Wendy98 wrote: »
    I still can't convince my mother in law that fat is not evil. When she goes on a "diet", they stock up on "low fat" precessed foods, like Snackwell cookies. Not that one can't occasionally enjoy a cookie, but eating more cookies than you normally would because they are "low fat", seems to defeat the purpose.

    This reminds me of a Seinfeld rerun I saw recently where they were eating what they thought was non-fat frozen yogurt. Everyone kept saying "eat all you want, it's non-fat".
  • Posts: 138 Member
    AshZie wrote: »

    This too. My coworker admittedly lives off of McDonald's meals for dinner most nights (sometimes breakfast, too) and she spends a large amount of money on monthly doctor visits & medications for health problems related to her weight, but she "cannot afford" to eat healthier. I almost guarantee I spend half of what she does.

    I used to be one of those people but I completely agree that fast food is soooo much more expensive. For me and my bf to get 1 meal at just about any fast food restaurant it costs about 15-20 dollars a meal. Buying food to make at home, which tastes better anyways, usually costs 10 dollars a meal on average unless it's a larger meal. Half the price and sometimes less even
  • Posts: 578 Member
    start smoking and diet patches (OMG)
  • Posts: 190 Member
    I just saw this one posted on my Facebook feed. This quack doctor is pushing his "protein shake" that will "force your body into burning fat effortlessly" (which is a crock of ****). SMH, another Dr. Snake Oil.
    http://www.getrealmealgf.com/k/real-meal/how-to-find-the-best-protein-powder
  • Posts: 7 Member
    Stress raises cortisol and cortisol increases belly fat. Relacore reduces cortisol, you need Relacore.

    Lol
  • Posts: 198
    the stupidest diet advice I have ever heard is "start smoking cigarettes"
  • Posts: 127 Member
    natant88 wrote: »
    Stress raises cortisol and cortisol increases belly fat. Relacore reduces cortisol, you need Relacore.

    Lol
    Lmfaoooo THIS!!!!
  • Posts: 121 Member
    Some hippie diet about drinking lemon juice with honey and pepper for a week.
  • Posts: 60 Member
    Someone told me that the first 5-10 pounds I lose, is just water weight. After that is fat being burned.
  • Posts: 1,938 Member
    Someone told me that the first 5-10 pounds I lose, is just water weight. After that is fat being burned.

    That....that's kind of true. Sort of.

    Most people lose a TON the first week or so...mostly water. Loss should slow down to a healthy rate after that, because fat loss will be much slower. For example, I lost 5 pounds the first week, then about .75 per week after that. Which is pretty standard.
  • Posts: 60 Member
    EWJLang wrote: »

    That....that's kind of true. Sort of.

    Most people lose a TON the first week or so...mostly water. Loss should slow down to a healthy rate after that, because fat loss will be much slower. For example, I lost 5 pounds the first week, then about .75 per week after that. Which is pretty standard.

    That might be true for most people. I lost about 1 pound the first week. After that was 1-2 pounds. I kept the pounds off for a few months. I thought water weight "loss" is suppose to creep back?
  • Posts: 80 Member
    writerkat wrote: »
    Come on people, there is a miracle diet in Woman's World every single week, don't you read???

    usually there is a triple layer chocolate cake recipe in the same issue!
  • Posts: 57 Member
    The dumbest I've heard this week are:
    1. Magnets on your toes
    2. Wrap stomach in kelp
    3. Eat whatever you want and use Alli to remove all traces of fat from your food
    4. Eat a calorie surplus but just restrict carbs
    5. Use a waist trainer to compress fat and train stomach to look smaller all the time

  • Posts: 104 Member
    Someone once told me that if you eat dairy with your food then the food won't absorb as well and you'll lose weight. I...no...who has been telling you that stuff...just...no...
    A gluten-free diet for losing weight is semi-stupid. On one hand, yeah, you can't eat regular cakes and cookies (but gluten-free options are still available.) On the other hand, when it comes to people who actually need to go gluten free, a lot of celiacs actually GAIN weight, because their villi and microvilli heals up and they are properly absorbing all the nutrients.
  • Posts: 18,748 Member
    OH, I was looking for this thread the other day! Last weekend, a girlfriend of a friend told me in ALL dead seriousness that if you have a 'few' drinks its bad for weight loss, but if you get absolutely tanked, your body flushes everything else out to deal with the alcohol so you get a free pass on all the calories you ate that day. Her reasoning for this is waking up 2kg lighter after a drinking binge. HELLO, DEHYDRATION!?!?!

    I was flabbergasted.
  • Posts: 5,646 Member
    OH, I was looking for this thread the other day! Last weekend, a girlfriend of a friend told me in ALL dead seriousness that if you have a 'few' drinks its bad for weight loss, but if you get absolutely tanked, your body flushes everything else out to deal with the alcohol so you get a free pass on all the calories you ate that day. Her reasoning for this is waking up 2kg lighter after a drinking binge. HELLO, DEHYDRATION!?!?!

    I was flabbergasted.

    Why don't we have a rolling laugh smiley??
  • Posts: 850 Member
    Superfoods.

    Ok, maybe not the worst advice. Just the most obnoxious.
  • Posts: 850 Member
    "It's impossible to count calories" - Gary Taubes.
  • Posts: 3,944 Member
    Did you guys see that *kitten* talking about the marshmallow peep diet the other day? What a dipshit!
  • Posts: 180 Member
    Just today on FB I read that a glass of red wine = an hour at the gym.
  • Posts: 1,899 Member
    Phenphen.... Back when it was still legal. I friend of mine took it, lost 100lbs in like 3 months and also looked like he was on his death bed.

  • Posts: 61 Member
    I'm 5'8" went to a place like weight watchers, can't remember the name. They told me my ideal weight was112lbs. I think they were Nazis
  • Posts: 61 Member
    the stupidest diet advice I have ever heard is "start smoking cigarettes"
    My aunt said this once...she said "why can't fat people just start smoking cigarettes so they'd lose weight?" Yeah, she weighs about 90 pounds and smokes like a chimney. I smoked in my teens and 20's and it never helped me to lose any weight.
  • Posts: 229 Member
    edited March 2015
    I've definitely heard the whole "shrink your stomach" spiel from the father. I've heard that spending more time chewing supposedly leads to you feeling more full. It didn't do anything for me. I doubt there's any truth to it.

    that's one doctor i would not take advice from

    I can't stand Dr. Oz. Not only is he a scam artist quack, but his show is meant to appeal to the lowest common denominator. I feel dumber every time I see him on TV (my parents occasionally watch him).
  • Posts: 1,941 Member
    My aunt said this once...she said "why can't fat people just start smoking cigarettes so they'd lose weight?" Yeah, she weighs about 90 pounds and smokes like a chimney. I smoked in my teens and 20's and it never helped me to lose any weight.

    In my weaker moments I have considered becoming a smoker so I could quit binge eating. However every time I smoke I get a bad case of diarrhea. So I never could do it long enough to make it a habit.
  • Posts: 1,913 Member
    I've definitely heard the whole "shrink your stomach" spiel from the father. I've heard that spending more time chewing supposedly leads to you feeling more full. It didn't do anything for me. I doubt there's any truth to it.
    I can't stand Dr. Oz. Not only is he a scam artist quack, but his show is meant to appeal to the lowest common denominator. I feel dumber every time I see him on TV (my parents occasionally watch him).



    I hate the "chew more slowly" advice. Once food is chewed more than 8-10xs it turns into a mushy, gluey glop. Yuck! Though maybe if I forced myself to chew it to that stage, I would just eat less to avoid it, lol!
  • Posts: 125 Member
    That my stomach will shrink if I eat lower calorie foods. I'm currently inhaling six cups of spinach. Takes up a hearty amount of room, don't expect any shrinkage anytime soon.
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