What terms/phrases wind you up about losing weight?
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PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »Things like "per say" and "walla" really set my teeth on edge, but that's not only generic, but also elitist of me, so I never mention it.
("Walla" in constructs like "I started weighing food and - walla! - I finally started losing weight.)
So glad you clarified. I was worried that my first middle name was problematic somehow.
It's spelled Voila'9 -
SuzySunshine99 wrote: »OMG...I almost forgot....
"Only shop on the perimeter of the grocery store."
Ok...like everyone's grocery store is laid out the same way...and I should never buy anything from the "interior" aisles?
You're going to laugh, but actually yes. Every single grocery store here in my area of Canada IS laid out that way. If you stick to the outside, you may run into random processed/packaged foods they have stuck nearby, but there is literally NOTHING fresh on the inside. It's neat.8 -
Nicholas_39 wrote: »"Starvation mode"
Also when people claim cardio is bad for aesthetics so you should be doing weight lifting instead.
Cardio is bad for aesthetics... compare a marathoner to a judoka or gymnast3 -
ButterballBookworm wrote: »SuzySunshine99 wrote: »OMG...I almost forgot....
"Only shop on the perimeter of the grocery store."
Ok...like everyone's grocery store is laid out the same way...and I should never buy anything from the "interior" aisles?
You're going to laugh, but actually yes. Every single grocery store here in my area of Canada IS laid out that way. If you stick to the outside, you may run into random processed/packaged foods they have stuck nearby, but there is literally NOTHING fresh on the inside. It's neat.
Frozen foods, refrigerated juices and milks, cheese, yogurt, pudding, bakery, meats etc are on the outside aisles of sobeys/superstore here as well as seafood, fruits and veggies so tons of processed foods4 -
In short? Yes.Alatariel75 wrote: »I don't get why people get so butthurt when someone corrects loose to lose. Are we so delicate as a society that is better to be allowed to be wrong than be corrected and learn? I'd rather learn of a misspelling on MFP than after i put the wrong word in a presentation at work....
There have been several books on the subject since the 60's.
"Anti-Intellectualism in American Life" & "The Age of American Unreason" in particular.
Other titles that I have not read don't come to mind right now.
Simply put, it has become not only "politically correct" and socially accepted to be ignorant (and/or outright stupid) in this country, but we have turned into a culture where ignorance is actually considered to be almost a virtue.
The trends were there early on for researchers to spot.
Robert A. Heinlein alluded to the direction we were headed in the book "Starship Troopers"* which he wrote in December 1959.
He even writes {in 1959} about how there would metal detectors in schools at the end of the 20th century, how sociologists would be influencing culture / government policy, etc. Nailed it.
Interesting and enlightening -if depressing- reads.
* The crappy MOVIE version of "Starship Troopers" is NOT the book. The director of the movie (Paul Verhoeven) deliberately twisted the book to fit a political agenda or something. He turned the good guys into Neo-Nazis, for instance.
The only adaption of a book that I have seen that is worse is the butchery they performed on "The Golden Compass" (aka "Northern Lights" in the UK)
Starship Troopers was an awesome book!!!! I've read it half a dozen times. Moon is a harsh mistress is great also.3 -
Silentpadna wrote: »"The most accurate time to weigh yourself is _______"
As if you can time your fluctuations....or if somehow the scale is more accurate at a certain time.
I know I get a lot of resistance on this one....there is no "consistency" in that; there are simply too many variables....
I get this, but I also disagree. Eliminating the variables is pretty much the only way to try and be consistent. Thus, weighing myself in the morning before I have eaten/drank/done anything, and after the washroom if possible to eliminate contents that aren't actually part of my weight, is the most accurate time to weigh myself. There are of course, variables you can't change like water retention, lack of sleep or whatever, but you can try your best to get the most consistent weights through the most consistent elimination of the variables at play.8 -
dale050467 wrote: »using loose instead of lose
English speaking grammer Nazis who seem to assume that everyone who communicates in English speaks English as a first language and must therefore be perfect at it.
I corrected my mistake Herr Generaloberst.
Huh. Loose and lose. See the thing is they are two different words with two different meanings. It's nothing to do with grammar Nazism - because it isn't grammar. The opposite of loose is tight, the opposite of lose is gain. You might as well say " I want to apricot weight" because it makes as much sense.
I bolded your statement because I fail to understand why you took offence to learning something new - if English is indeed a second language for you then you now know the difference and can use either word correctly in the future. "Ich bien ein berliner" if you see what I mean?
I took offense to the need of someone to sarcastically point out something that is obviousely a simple spelling mistake. There was absolutely no lesson in that post. Also, I said English was my second language and implied that I may therefore make more mistakes than people who speak English as a first language. I did not say I was an idiot.
Once again thanks for the arrogance.
No arrogance at all on my part - and yet....you did it again. I have some advice. Q-TIP.
Quit Taking It Personally.7 -
singingflutelady wrote: »ButterballBookworm wrote: »SuzySunshine99 wrote: »OMG...I almost forgot....
"Only shop on the perimeter of the grocery store."
Ok...like everyone's grocery store is laid out the same way...and I should never buy anything from the "interior" aisles?
You're going to laugh, but actually yes. Every single grocery store here in my area of Canada IS laid out that way. If you stick to the outside, you may run into random processed/packaged foods they have stuck nearby, but there is literally NOTHING fresh on the inside. It's neat.
Frozen foods, refrigerated juices and milks, cheese, yogurt, pudding, bakery, meats etc are on the outside aisles of sobeys/superstore here as well as seafood, fruits and veggies so tons of processed foods
Yes, but they aren't saying you won't run into processed foods there. The idea is that to get the healthiest food, stay to the outside where the "unprocessed" food is. The fresh food isn't in the middle, almost ever.2 -
ButterballBookworm wrote: »SuzySunshine99 wrote: »OMG...I almost forgot....
"Only shop on the perimeter of the grocery store."
Ok...like everyone's grocery store is laid out the same way...and I should never buy anything from the "interior" aisles?
You're going to laugh, but actually yes. Every single grocery store here in my area of Canada IS laid out that way. If you stick to the outside, you may run into random processed/packaged foods they have stuck nearby, but there is literally NOTHING fresh on the inside. It's neat.
But if you want oats or beans or lentils or tea or any number of other perfectly healthy foods, they're in the "interior" aisles. I suppose if one is anti-carb, the "perimeter only" approach works but most staples are in the interior.
Besides, the cookies/candy bar aisle is immediately opposite the check-out so it's certainly "on the perimeter" (and intentionally placed to maximize purchases to placate whining children).
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Not really something that winds me up, but not sure why people have decided that certain things are a "good source of protein" when they're really not that much protein (peanut butter)11
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Admittedly when I tried to read them again in my forties (I'm 55) they seem a bit stilted - or maybe I'm just jaded ......
TANSTAFL! - Truer words were never spoken.3 -
Every supermarket I can think of in the US is laid out that way also.ButterballBookworm wrote: »You're going to laugh, but actually yes. Every single grocery store here in my area of Canada IS laid out that way. If you stick to the outside, you may run into random processed/packaged foods they have stuck nearby, but there is literally NOTHING fresh on the inside. It's neat.
It is partly for psychological reasons.
Yes, there may be some "processed" foods out the outside but it is mostly fruits, vegetables, dairy products, meats, eggs, seafood and baked goods.
The inner isles are mostly "junk foods" like boxed cereals, candy, chips, sodas, sugared drinks, etc.
There are occasional exceptions with things like canned fruits & vegetables, coffee/tea, beans, rice, baking supplies and the like in the inner isles.
But generally speaking mostly fresh, "whole", "natural" foods are on the outside isles.
The advice to shop mostly on the edges of the supermarket is sound - if overly simplistic.
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STLBADGIRL wrote: »LadyLilion wrote: »"It's not a diet it's a lifestyle change"
I wonder if in a few years people will be saying "no dessert for me, I'm lifestyling"
But it IS a lifestyle change. Going from sitting in front of the TV and eating Dairy Queen 3x a week to taking evening walks and cooking healthy food and actually paying attention to your diet (noun, not verb) while avoiding 1300 calorie desserts you freaking LOVE - takes a considerable change in your actual lifestyle - believe me. And if you go back to your former lifestyle, you gain it back.
I agree. I have been smh with may of the responses....especially on a fitness message board where we should be more forgiving and understanding. But, I'm taking it as people venting.
Hey St. Louis! You'll likely understand this - I tried Ted Drewes for the first time last week. Husband brought home two quarts. We're weighing it out into 1/2 cup servings when we eat it. Four months ago, that would have lasted maybe 4 days.
To me, stuff like that definitely qualifies as a lifestyle change. LOL!
I do get the venting about stuff though. I'm back on MFP after dumping all my efforts awhile back. I'm already tired of some of the same stuff being posted time and time again.
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This is just a thought about the discussion "muscle weighs more than fat". I believe most people know and mean that per volume unit muscle is heavier because it's denser, and that they know that one pound weighs as much as another pound. By the logic of people who consider this a wrong statement, wouldn't it also be wrong to say my husband is heavier than I am? His fat per volume unit weighs the same as mine, his muscle per volume unit weighs the same, yet due to his higher volume he weighs more.4
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No, because you are comparing specific body weights and relative mass without regard to composition.LovesDogsAndBooks wrote: »This is just a thought about the discussion "muscle weighs more than fat". I believe most people know and mean that per volume unit muscle is heavier because it's denser, and that they know that one pound weighs as much as another pound. By the logic of people who consider this a wrong statement, wouldn't it also be wrong to say my husband is heavier than I am? His fat per volume unit weighs the same as mine, his muscle per volume unit weighs the same, yet due to his higher volume he weighs more.
Referencing muscle vs fat is specific to composition.
You are leaving out the mass and weight of the skeletal system, organs and a lot more.
If you wanted to try and compare your specific lean body mass then you might have a case, depending on your body fat percentages.
That proves the point that people may not really understand what they think they are saying.
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LovesDogsAndBooks wrote: »This is just a thought about the discussion "muscle weighs more than fat". I believe most people know and mean that per volume unit muscle is heavier because it's denser, and that they know that one pound weighs as much as another pound. By the logic of people who consider this a wrong statement, wouldn't it also be wrong to say my husband is heavier than I am? His fat per volume unit weighs the same as mine, his muscle per volume unit weighs the same, yet due to his higher volume he weighs more.
Well, I have to say, that's the most convoluted leap of logic I've ever seen in relation to the "muscle weighs more than fat" phrase. Congratulations!4 -
LovesDogsAndBooks wrote: »This is just a thought about the discussion "muscle weighs more than fat". I believe most people know and mean that per volume unit muscle is heavier because it's denser, and that they know that one pound weighs as much as another pound. By the logic of people who consider this a wrong statement, wouldn't it also be wrong to say my husband is heavier than I am? His fat per volume unit weighs the same as mine, his muscle per volume unit weighs the same, yet due to his higher volume he weighs more.
Nah
If your husband gets on a scale, does the number register as higher than your weight or not?
That's it.
We can get into the weeds of if your husband has more lean mass than you or if your husband occupies more volume than you, sure.
But from a purely semantic POV, if your husband is 200 lbs and you're 150 lbs, there's nothing else to say.
He's heavier than you. He weighs more than you. That's it.
Which is why I can't stand it.
Someone can say, oh muscle is denser than fat and I have no problem.
Or muscle takes up LESS space than fat, cool.
Muscle burns more calories than fat, sure.
Muscle looks better than fat...a matter of opinion, but I'll allow it.
But muscle weighs more than fat, NO.
One oz of muscle weighs the same as an oz of fat, full stop.
Words mean thingsssss. They meannnn thingggsssssss goddamnit!! THERE ARE RULES.
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