What is the daftest weight related thing someone has ever said to you?
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Not directed at me, but women used to be barred from competing in the ski jump for fear that it would weaken the muscles holding their uterus in place and the uterus would 'wander.'
Maybe they were worried about prolapse. Woman lands a great jump but her uterus falls out, not good for viewers lol0 -
singingflutelady wrote: »I want to ask all the acv thread starters where they are getting their info from. Just curious
I saw an ad for it on facebook.1 -
itsthehumidity wrote: »That calories in, calories out is all there is to weight loss. I don't consider calories at all and I've lost a great deal of weight. It required a few weird tricks, but now I'm as thin as I've ever been, and doctors hate me.
Iseewhatyoudidthere9 -
They did a study while back, it is due to the Industrial Revolution, in part.Very true... Darwin's Law isn't what it used to be.
Medical advances are also a big reason.
We are no longer skimming off the gene pool fast enough.
In fact "dumb" people (IQ 99 or lower, IQ 100 is average intelligence) are out-breeding people of above average intelligence (IQ 101+) at a rate of about 3 to 1.
"Survival of the fittest" roughly means "Survival of the form that will leave the most copies of itself in successive generations."
So, we have that to look forward to.
A related study points the the number of C-Section births passing on the genes for a small birth canal that would have previously killed the baby and/or mother in childbirth.1 -
The evaluation was not for quacks, per se.amusedmonkey wrote: »That's not how I would evaluate a quack
That was for whether or not you should give someone's fitness advice preferential treatment.
Skepticism and spotting quacks in general is a different discussion.
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itsthehumidity wrote: »That calories in, calories out is all there is to weight loss. I don't consider calories at all and I've lost a great deal of weight. It required a few weird tricks, but now I'm as thin as I've ever been, and doctors hate me.
I see what you did there 4 -
itsthehumidity wrote: »That calories in, calories out is all there is to weight loss. I don't consider calories at all and I've lost a great deal of weight. It required a few weird tricks, but now I'm as thin as I've ever been, and doctors hate me.
Please tell me that you forgot to hold up your sarcasm sign.5 -
Not directed at me, but women used to be barred from competing in the ski jump for fear that it would weaken the muscles holding their uterus in place and the uterus would 'wander.'
I believe this used to be thought about any form of exertion. It was believed the wandering womb would send the woman insane. This is what the word "hysteria" means (note the similarity to "hysterectomy")5 -
A girl at work is constantly saying she can lose weight just by cutting out fats. She's done this for 2yrs and not lost anything. She says it doesn't matter about calories.
My mom watches calories (but I'm pretty sure not portion sizes) and calories on packages. Her main focus these days seems to be fat. No matter how much I try and tell her it's the calories and she shouldn't worry unless her dr told her to avoid some form of fat(s). She also claims using a food scale is too confusing. Oh momma, I love you.
Sounds like my family and sodium. They were all severely obese and told to cut out high sodium foods to control high blood pressure. Perfect sense. So when they cut out the chips, cold cuts, fast foods, processed meats, etc they lost weight. So they concluded sodium caused their obesity, not their poor earing habits. But when they found the low sodium substitutes for these and added them back to their diet, guess what? That gained the weight back. I've suggested portion control and calories but "that doesn't work, it's the sodium." Gotta love 'em. At least they still watch their sodium.9 -
Sugar is a carcinogen obviously because superfoods need an opposite. OF COURSE.10
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Not directed at me, but women used to be barred from competing in the ski jump for fear that it would weaken the muscles holding their uterus in place and the uterus would 'wander.'
I actually had a family member tell me that she couldn't run because she had had a baby and if she ran her uterus would fall out. I just smiled and changed the subject.10 -
lulalacroix wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »I want to ask all the acv thread starters where they are getting their info from. Just curious
I saw an ad for it on facebook.
Was it Bragg's?0 -
Ya' know, they take small study from almost 25 years ago, that no one followed up on or validated (that I am aware of) and suddenly "sugar is a carcinogen".VintageFeline wrote: »Sugar is a carcinogen obviously because superfoods need an opposite. OF COURSE.
The study demonstrated that OBESITY lead to higher cancer rates, by the way.
But it is easier to blame the sugar than to take responsibility for one's health and fitness I guess.
It also makes for better headlines if you don't want to offend your gentle readers...
*sigh*
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spiriteagle99 wrote: »Not directed at me, but women used to be barred from competing in the ski jump for fear that it would weaken the muscles holding their uterus in place and the uterus would 'wander.'
I actually had a family member tell me that she couldn't run because she had had a baby and if she ran her uterus would fall out. I just smiled and changed the subject.
In fairness, prolapse is a real thing. The solution is pelvic floor exercises, not avoiding all exercise.9 -
I use Bragg's ACV to wash my hair. Keeps the pH balanced out.GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »Was it Bragg's?
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I use Bragg's ACV to wash my hair. Keeps the pH balanced out.GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »Was it Bragg's?
And look at the stunning results. Your profile picture speaks to the efficacy!
In all seriousness, I assume you have hair now? I do know a vinegar rinse is good for hair. A lot of people swear by it.4 -
GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »
I use Bragg's ACV to wash my hair. Keeps the pH balanced out.GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »Was it Bragg's?
And look at the stunning results. Your profile speaks to the efficacy! 3 -
I used to do a vinegar rinse back when I started dyeing my hair "unnatural" colours that wash out rapidly. Allegedly it set the colour better. Lies. At least for me.3
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I keep my hair really short (as in no-guard beard clippers) in the winter.GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »In all seriousness, I assume you have hair now? I do know a vinegar rinse is good for hair. A lot of people swear by it.
I often use ACV on my scalp when I shower; it seems to help with dry skin, razor burn and the like.
Some people might not like the exhilarating sensation it you get the vinegar in a cut...
I am not sure what good it might do for people with considerably more hair but I seem to notice a difference in my scalp if I don't use it.
I went to ACV because it was cheaper and more simple than all kinds of after-shave and skin conditioning concoctions that head-shaving guys usually end up trying.
Head gloss? Head polish? Head lube?
People seeing it on the bathroom counter...
You can't make this stuff up.
post hoc ergo propter hoc
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VintageFeline wrote: »I used to do a vinegar rinse back when I started dyeing my hair "unnatural" colours that wash out rapidly. Allegedly it set the colour better. Lies. At least for me.
I dyed my hair funky colors for about ten years. I gave up on vinegar helping after about 6 months. It didn't work for me either.0
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