Unwarranted Advice
Options
Yaranak
Posts: 10 Member
What's the most annoying unwarranted advice that you've ever received about your diet?
Mine was today at the gym, when I mentioned that I would like to do a body analysis at the gym before my breakfast/workout. The owner said "oh no! you should always eat a snack before working out, and never eat carbohydrates after working out".
Mine was today at the gym, when I mentioned that I would like to do a body analysis at the gym before my breakfast/workout. The owner said "oh no! you should always eat a snack before working out, and never eat carbohydrates after working out".
28
Replies
-
Pretty much anything anybody says in real life, when I mention that I follow a diet and lift. About 95% of people don't have a clue as to what they're talking about!51
-
I've recently stopped eating meat, and I can't tell you how many times someone "suggests" I eat a steak. Oh, ha ha.47
-
I was told I should have 2 tbsp of black cumin oil with every meal to burn fat. That's over 700 calories a day of oil on top of everything else. Great plan!73
-
You have to eat breakfast first thing to get your metabolism firing...51
-
One day at work a colleague saw me eating a small bananna, as a late afternoon snack. It was pre logged and fitted into my daily calorie/macro allowance. This was the first time, that he had seen me eating a bananna or any afternoon snack. He said, "I thought you were meant to be on a diet", to which I replied that "I was". Before I could elaborate, he quickly butted in and said, "You'll never lose any weight, if you continue to eat banannas". Confused I asked him why, to which he replied ". You need to be careful with any fruit, but banannas are the worst. They're really unhealthy and contain nothing but sugar. It has been discovered that sugar in your diet, is the reason why people are obese. Banannas don't contain any other nutritional benefits. Eating banannas, even the odd one here or there, will prevent any weight loss"92
-
"You don't need to diet, just start working out more." If I had to work off the amount of food I want to eat I'd have to move into the gym. No thank you.65
-
newheavensearth wrote: »I was told I should have 2 tbsp of black cumin oil with every meal to burn fat. That's over 700 calories a day of oil on top of everything else. Great plan!
Oh lord, that sounds disgusting! Who comes up with this stuff??11 -
Try drinking apple cider vinegar.
Really?
49 -
newheavensearth wrote: »I was told I should have 2 tbsp of black cumin oil with every meal to burn fat. That's over 700 calories a day of oil on top of everything else. Great plan!
That's like the people who claim coconut oil helps you lose weight.39 -
Any time someone starts off thusly "Oh, no! You should never ....." when it comes to advice about food, just close your ear flaps.35
-
That I should drink my water at room temperature to burn fat.31
-
Conversely, that you should drink ice water so your body would use more energy warming it up.32
-
That you should never ever drink any water with your meals because it will dilute your stomach acid and your food won't get digested.31
-
Stationagentjules wrote: »That I should drink my water at room temperature to burn fat.Conversely, that you should drink ice water so your body would use more energy warming it up.
Both of these from the same person a few weeks apart.36 -
OHFlamingo wrote: »That you should never ever drink any water with your meals because it will dilute your stomach acid and your food won't get digested.
My grandmother got a throat abscess from that woo.8 -
OHFlamingo wrote: »That you should never ever drink any water with your meals because it will dilute your stomach acid and your food won't get digested.
Wine for the win!38 -
When I'm cornered into admitting I have celiac disease and can't eat gluten, I sometimes get enthusiastic approval from people who don't believe anyone should eat gluten. Um, no, I'm really not in your camp - if I could eat gluten sourdough bread would be at the top of my list. Go away.96
-
In the office kitchen when I'm heating up EasyMac or 2 minute noodles: "You can't eat that, you're on a diet".
To which I reply, "I can eat whatever I want if I've got the calories".52 -
Eat more and work out less in order to "save my metabolism."17
-
DUMBFOUNDED.Wendyanneroberts wrote: »One day at work a colleague saw me eating a small bananna, as a late afternoon snack. It was pre logged and fitted into my daily calorie/macro allowance. This was the first time, that he had seen me eating a bananna or any afternoon snack. He said, "I thought you were meant to be on a diet", to which I replied that "I was". Before I could elaborate, he quickly butted in and said, "You'll never lose any weight, if you continue to eat banannas". Confused I asked him why, to which he replied ". You need to be careful with any fruit, but banannas are the worst. They're really unhealthy and contain nothing but sugar. It has been discovered that sugar in your diet, is the reason why people are obese. Banannas don't contain any other nutritional benefits. Eating banannas, even the odd one here or there, will prevent any weight loss"
9
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 391.3K Introduce Yourself
- 43.4K Getting Started
- 259.6K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.6K Food and Nutrition
- 47.3K Recipes
- 232.3K Fitness and Exercise
- 387 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.4K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.5K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 152.7K Motivation and Support
- 7.8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.2K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.2K MyFitnessPal Information
- 22 News and Announcements
- 911 Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.3K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions