Most annoying "advice" anyone has given you?
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To take raspberry ketones - ugh if they worked NHS would give them away for free.0
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Most annoying advice:TheChrissyT wrote: »It won't matter how much weight you lose if you stay ugly on the inside. People see that eventually too. Maybe you should try some carbs, you seem grumpy.
I spend countless hours giving free advice on an individual basis... in real life. I genuinely like to help people. But I'm not a hand holder, I'm not a feel gooder, I won't rub your back after every set and tell you the iron is just being mean to you.
I'm not going to baby people that have been babied their entire lives. Grow up.
If you want my support, earn it through action, earn it through a mindset of success, and if you need help for it, ask. But thinking you can subtly insult me and not have a reaction.... well that's just annoying.
Says the guy who calls people on a forum trying to lose weight and doesn't agree with YOUR path "fat"... yeah, you're a real humanitarian.0 -
Most annoying advice - for a while I bought into the low-carb-is-the-one-true-way approach. I got better.0
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rankinsect wrote: »Most annoying advice - for a while I bought into the low-carb-is-the-one-true-way approach. I got better.
See, now THAT'S class.vinegar_husbands wrote: »Take mango pills.
Why...would you do that to a perfectly good mango.
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debrakgoogins wrote: »
Yeah, I guess certain things are "better" or "worse" depending on your blood type. I guess pork is bad for ALL blood types
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On that note, garcinia cambogia. I actually believed that and bought four bottles.vinegar_husbands wrote: »Take mango pills.
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The most annoying advice I have ever heard is that eating at night makes you gain weight. I do not believe this at all. I eat around 8:30 pm because of my schedule and am leaner now than when I used to eat earlier in the evening!0
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I hate when people try to guilt-trip me into eating only organic food, especially when they are not educated in the facts.0
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In my case, the most annoying was also the dumbest. When I said I don't eat a lot of sweet treats, sugary treats, treats with added sugar, I was told that sugar was sugar (sure, okay). When I said my body and brain don't respond to an apple and a twinkie the same, despite similar calorie content (because, perhaps, because of fiber), I was told to eat a spoonful of metamucil with the twinkie.1
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erinsaarela wrote: »I have been on MFP for years. Succeeded in 2012-2014 (5'9" was 145 pounds) and then I got pregnant and let myself go, so here I am again (185 pounds, 9 months post-partum). Anyways, I have a guy friend who is in good shape and tells me "you know it's just as easy losing weight as it is putting it on." No, I'm sorry - that isn't the case for me. It's way easier for me to get fast food for lunch than to plan my meals ahead of time and weigh my food. I told him I've been under my calorie goals too which I was proud of myself for and he said "if you want to eat something, just eat it." Which is true in a sense, but it's still hard trying to ignore all my old favorites. I just feel like he doesn't understand. Ok, I'm done ranting
The guys I usually hear spouting things like that also get to eat 2-3 times more calories than I do (because of both their size and activity levels... and probably also what they do for a job - active job vs my desk job). So of course it's easy, when a 500 calorie cut per day means the loss of one burger of many instead of the equivalent of one of my 3 meals a day.1 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »In my case, the most annoying was also the dumbest. When I said I don't eat a lot of sweet treats, sugary treats, treats with added sugar, I was told that sugar was sugar (sure, okay). When I said my body and brain don't respond to an apple and a twinkie the same, despite similar calorie content (because, perhaps, because of fiber), I was told to eat a spoonful of metamucil with the twinkie.
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Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »In my case, the most annoying was also the dumbest. When I said I don't eat a lot of sweet treats, sugary treats, treats with added sugar, I was told that sugar was sugar (sure, okay). When I said my body and brain don't respond to an apple and a twinkie the same, despite similar calorie content (because, perhaps, because of fiber), I was told to eat a spoonful of metamucil with the twinkie.
This reminds me of when WW in the USA tweaked the ProPoints calculation to reflect net carbs, with the result that the more fiber a food had, the lower the ProPoints. People were adding stupid amounts of Metamucil and Benefibre to their day, because they thought it would reduce their ProPoints intake for the day.0 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »In my case, the most annoying was also the dumbest. When I said I don't eat a lot of sweet treats, sugary treats, treats with added sugar, I was told that sugar was sugar (sure, okay). When I said my body and brain don't respond to an apple and a twinkie the same, despite similar calorie content (because, perhaps, because of fiber), I was told to eat a spoonful of metamucil with the twinkie.
This reminds me of when WW in the USA tweaked the ProPoints calculation to reflect net carbs, with the result that the more fiber a food had, the lower the ProPoints. People were adding stupid amounts of Metamucil and Benefibre to their day, because they thought it would reduce their ProPoints intake for the day.
Wow, that's pretty twisted too. Mine was on here.0 -
Gotta go with the detox/cleanse advice. Most recently from my stepmother who is almost 100 lbs overweight and has two knee replacements because of it. Kinda funny because I hit my goal in 2009 after losing around 70lbs and 6 1/2 years later I'm still within 5lbs.
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It's fantastic that you have met your goal weight. I hope to meet mine some day too. Have a very long way to go though.
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dragon_girl26 wrote: »SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage wrote: »smcrimmon84 wrote: »All the detoxes and the WRAPS. Oh, the wraps. So annoying.
It's annoying when I get people who tell me not to lose more weight because I'm not overweight anymore, even though I'm 5'6" and 180. Thanks for the advice, but I'd like to be at a healthy weight....0 -
I 100% agree. I'm at the same status. I'm 5'6" 185 and have about 30 more lbs to loose. Suddenly every one is telling me I've lost enough. I started at 260lbs so yes i have lost alot of weight but I want to be healthy not skinny. I want to get off my blood pressure medications and I'm not there yet. My goal is healthy . . .
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I am tired of people randomly asking me to join this fitness challege or that diet group. I started this by myself (with the support of my husband) and for myself. I didn't need a coach at the start and I never wanted a challenge group. So let me be or I will have to out right start erasing people on social media. I have purposely avoided posting pictures of my weight loss, because I am not doing this for the praise, and for that matter I don't want all the advice.0
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This discussion has been actually very helpful to me. I too don't like breakfast, would rather just have coffee. I need to keep count of calories and foods I eat helps, I don't want "treats" I want to be healthy and not over weight, and the detox advice..... What I wish people would say: I know it is hard work but you are eating healthy and getting healthier. Thats my goal...not size 0 jeans.0
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This discussion has been actually very helpful to me. I too don't like breakfast, would rather just have coffee. I need to keep count of calories and foods I eat helps, I don't want "treats" I want to be healthy and not over weight, and the detox advice..... What I wish people would say: I know it is hard work but you are eating healthy and getting healthier. Thats my goal...not size 0 jeans.
Oh yeah, on this note...
'Lift heavy'. Gosh. I came here to be healthy. Yeah my hips annoy me but that's my genetics and I hate lifting and apparently most people on MFP are aiming to be models, and I'm definitely not (and would never be able to fit in size 0 gym anyway. Unless it's Old Navy. Maybe).
And ditto for 'women don't bulk'. My notion of a muscular woman is clearly not the same as everyone else because most women I see who lift on here are too bulky for my taste (sure, they look great, but to each their own)... so it's definitely not something I want to do for myself in order to lose the bit of fat I have left on my hips - I like my arms and legs just fine, thank you.0 -
arditarose wrote: »arditarose wrote: »levitateme wrote: »"Women shouldn't lift heavy weights." A coworker once told me I lifted heavy because I "want to be a man."
Ugh god. So many women don't understand why I lift. Or they "worry" about me. So glad I have friends on here I can talk to.
wow....I look at you and really wish I could do exactly what you do!
Thank you
Also-you can! lol.
I have been advised to only lift 10lbs by my doctor who is a Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon. He said to just do more reps.
I have arthritis in my hands that radiates down my arms and in my back and neck also. Lumbar stenosis and radiculitis. I also compressed a vertebrae in 2014. Physio didn't seem to help. I really do want to lift and will see my doctor again this year. I'm ordering New Rules of Lifting for Women. I will talk to him about it again this year before I start any program.
I would say, given your specific medical conditions, to listen to your Ortho. Like someone else said, body weight training might be better. I'm glad you're planning on talking to him first ... sometimes medical conditions do cause the need to make exceptions. (I would be super bummed about not being able to lift, too)
Or, get another opinion from a different doctor. Doctors are not infallible and, as humans, they have their own biases, can be misinformed or behind on the latest research, or simply just make mistakes.0 -
"Choose low-fat or no-fat. Avoid sugar. But lots of starch is important in a healthy diet, and juice is good for you." - every country's official nutritional guidelines (except Brazil).0
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I was recently told that by doing this HCG drops diet plan I could reset my metabolism and detox my body.0
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This discussion has been actually very helpful to me. I too don't like breakfast, would rather just have coffee. I need to keep count of calories and foods I eat helps, I don't want "treats" I want to be healthy and not over weight, and the detox advice..... What I wish people would say: I know it is hard work but you are eating healthy and getting healthier. Thats my goal...not size 0 jeans.
Oh yeah, on this note...
'Lift heavy'. Gosh. I came here to be healthy. Yeah my hips annoy me but that's my genetics and I hate lifting and apparently most people on MFP are aiming to be models, and I'm definitely not (and would never be able to fit in size 0 gym anyway. Unless it's Old Navy. Maybe).
And ditto for 'women don't bulk'. My notion of a muscular woman is clearly not the same as everyone else because most women I see who lift on here are too bulky for my taste (sure, they look great, but to each their own)... so it's definitely not something I want to do for myself in order to lose the bit of fat I have left on my hips - I like my arms and legs just fine, thank you.
Just because you don't like muscle doesn't change the definition of bulky. It's still bad advice to tell women not to lift heavy because they'll get bulky because unless they eat tons of food, have high testosterone levels, work super hard and/ or take steroids women won't get bulky.0 -
To eat breakfast because it will boost my metabolism. What? No. I hate breakfast. I despise breakfast. I don't want to eat breakfast. Not only that, there has been no research to show it does anything to your metabolism. So leave my breakfastlessness alone!
YES! I feel the same way! I can't eat breakfast. I literally feel sick to my stomach if I eat before 9am. My sister always harps on me for not eating breakfast!0 -
And most people on here are not trying to be models1
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Actually, now that you mention it...Surprised nobody has mentioned how bad gluten is for you yet...
A couple of years ago, I was still a vegetarian eating seitan and had lost around 50lbs. Annoyingly, my in laws mentioned this to some guy they knew, and he got rather angry going on about how gluten is the devil and how I would stall and fail in my weight loss. Apparently, he dropped gluten from his diet and had lost weight. What was even more annoying is my in laws believing this and rubbing it in my face. Ugh.
I just continued to make my evil seitan (satan?) creations... And kept losing weight without having to hit up a crossroads and make a deal.
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singingflutelady wrote: »And most people on here are not trying to be models
True. Plus models are encouraged to be very thin with no muscle at all0 -
"Oh, you lost weight. You should try *insert fad du jour*, it worked for person X". I tend to tune out after word 7 0
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"Eat less move more." Thanks, captain obvious. It's so disheartening when people think truth trumps empathy. I wonder how they would have felt if their teachers in school had been so callous.
I had always been afraid to criticize people who looked better than me. Now I am a better version of me, but I still managed to keep my empathy intact. Now I know that elitists are just horrible people, they're not built up by their virtues and "better" than anyone, they're simply horrible people who've let their vices take over. We really are all the same, despite our varying appearances. Anyone who tries to argue otherwise is severely insecure.2
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