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So. What's the worst weight loss myth?
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chastinasquyres wrote: »Modern definition of Myth: a widely held but false belief or idea. I believe that the biggest modern myth is that farming, food, and Pharma are working to make us healthy. America is about profit not people and the brainwashing permeates everything we eat and believe. I do not need to go into detail myself because it has been covered for generations, by far smarter people than I. All you need to do is look it up!
http://www.alternet.org/food/how-monsanto-went-selling-aspirin-controlling-our-food-supply
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHOLG1VGy0s
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2016/07/26/monsanto-gmo-subsidies.aspx
http://drhyman.com/blog/2010/10/22/the-toxic-triad-how-big-food-big-farming-and-big-pharma-spread-obesity-diabetes-and-chronic-disease-across-the-globe/
http://naturalsociety.com/8-ways-corporations-poisoning-food-water-humans-earth/
https://www.organicconsumers.org/news/monsantos-sealed-documents-reveal-truth-behind-roundups-toxicological-dangers
Yeah, lots of the conspiracy theories about Monsanto definitely are fun food myths. Great submission!18 -
Lest our rush to judgment be too hasty, it is well to bear in mind: What's good for the gander may cook the goose.
That is, a diet that turns one person into Superman/woman may turn the next into the Michelin Man....
Unless you're talking about different people needing different calorie levels, nah.1 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »chastinasquyres wrote: »Modern definition of Myth: a widely held but false belief or idea. I believe that the biggest modern myth is that farming, food, and Pharma are working to make us healthy. America is about profit not people and the brainwashing permeates everything we eat and believe. I do not need to go into detail myself because it has been covered for generations, by far smarter people than I. All you need to do is look it up!
http://www.alternet.org/food/how-monsanto-went-selling-aspirin-controlling-our-food-supplyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHOLG1VGy0s
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2016/07/26/monsanto-gmo-subsidies.aspx
http://drhyman.com/blog/2010/10/22/the-toxic-triad-how-big-food-big-farming-and-big-pharma-spread-obesity-diabetes-and-chronic-disease-across-the-globe/
http://naturalsociety.com/8-ways-corporations-poisoning-food-water-humans-earth/
https://www.organicconsumers.org/news/monsantos-sealed-documents-reveal-truth-behind-roundups-toxicological-dangers
Yeah, lots of the conspiracy theories about Monsanto definitely are fun food myths. Great submission!
Alternet.org, MercoLOLa, Hyman and Monsanto all in one post. Solid. Could we maybe somehow sneak in Taubes, Lustig and Dr. Oz to make the woo and fearmongering complete?12 -
Myth: you need to eat to lose weight
Lol that logic
Probably a good idea to eat, though, yep0 -
Tacklewasher wrote: »
You expect people to read the post before they reply? Where do you think you are?5 -
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Just come across this gem:
Moon diet: Having only liquids one day a week on the date of the full moon, new moon, first quarter, and last quarter, in order to take advantage of the moon's power to get you to gain or lose weight more rapidly on those dates.14 -
Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.5
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singingflutelady wrote: »
Lips. Lips dammit. A moment on the lips.1 -
trigden1991 wrote: »Just come across this gem:
Moon diet: Having only liquids one day a week on the date of the full moon, new moon, first quarter, and last quarter, in order to take advantage of the moon's power to get you to gain or lose weight more rapidly on those dates.
Where is the head exploding gif?????3 -
Tacklewasher wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »
Lips. Lips dammit. A moment on the lips.
Haha sorry0 -
chastinasquyres wrote: »Modern definition of Myth: a widely held but false belief or idea. I believe that the biggest modern myth is that farming, food, and Pharma are working to make us healthy. America is about profit not people and the brainwashing permeates everything we eat and believe. I do not need to go into detail myself because it has been covered for generations, by far smarter people than I. All you need to do is look it up!
http://www.alternet.org/food/how-monsanto-went-selling-aspirin-controlling-our-food-supplyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHOLG1VGy0s
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2016/07/26/monsanto-gmo-subsidies.aspx
http://drhyman.com/blog/2010/10/22/the-toxic-triad-how-big-food-big-farming-and-big-pharma-spread-obesity-diabetes-and-chronic-disease-across-the-globe/
http://naturalsociety.com/8-ways-corporations-poisoning-food-water-humans-earth/
https://www.organicconsumers.org/news/monsantos-sealed-documents-reveal-truth-behind-roundups-toxicological-dangers
Hyman and Mercola.
Yeah....seems legit.
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"You can only lose weight and maintain that loss by watching the glycemic load of food"
Had that gem thrown at me today during the coffee break. Guy was super irritated when I mentioned that I lost 30kg eating what I was eating (snickers bar during that particular conversation... pretty sure it doesn't fit into his concept of foods needed to lose weight and maintain that loss...). It was followed by a 'sugar is the devil' rant.
That snickers was really good btw... :drool:10 -
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kristikitter wrote: »
Whoever said that has an eating disorder...5 -
Weight loss myths
- Starvation mode
- Cardio is bad
- Lifting heavy (HR/LW is better than LW/HR)
- ______________ (Any food) is "bad"
- Targeted fat burning
- Protein powders, shakes, and gimmicks make HUGE improvements over normal eating
- Everyone is a special snowflake - CICO doesn't work
- Health is anything less than mind, body, and spirit all aligned
- etc...
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singingflutelady wrote: »
Ugh! my dad used to say that - a moment on the lips a lifetime on the hips. He also use to talk about thunder thighs
Weirdly I don't think my weight issues come from him. More from being around my adoptive sisters who were teeny tiny - I felt huge around them, when in reality I wasn't overweight at all.
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