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    • Posts: 28,439 Member
      Jonesuna64 wrote: »
      I was working out and some young guy who looked like he might have just started to work out (no muscle definition or mass, but had gloves a weight belt and every other "device" imaginable) came up to me and said "You shouldn't curl like that, you wont get the max benefit" I looked him up and down and said "Son if I wanted to look like you, I would work out like you" Put my headphones back in and continued to curl................the wrong way apparently

      :D:D:D
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      Jonesuna64 wrote: »
      I was working out and some young guy who looked like he might have just started to work out (no muscle definition or mass, but had gloves a weight belt and every other "device" imaginable) came up to me and said "You shouldn't curl like that, you wont get the max benefit" I looked him up and down and said "Son if I wanted to look like you, I would work out like you" Put my headphones back in and continued to curl................the wrong way apparently

      I love it when they watch YouTube videos and think they know everything. I actually told a young man at my gym to stop doing that because he was squatting in a way that looked like he was going to tip over. I made a couple of suggestions and within 60 secs he had improved.
    • Posts: 7,460 Member
      estherdragonbat wrote: »
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      The last time I did WW was about 5 years ago, but starchy vegetables and avocados were not zero points. Carrots and onions were zero points raw but acquired points when cooked.

      The last time I did WW was probably over 30 years ago. We were told to limit fruit because it's just sugar, and if you don't like fruit, just substitute a candy bar, cause it's just sugar, too. So it's all the same.
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      corinasue1143 wrote: »
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      The last time I did WW was probably over 30 years ago. We were told to limit fruit because it's just sugar, and if you don't like fruit, just substitute a candy bar, cause it's just sugar, too. So it's all the same.

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      YosemiteSlamAK wrote: »
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      I was told to drink it with ice because it makes our body warm it up, which burns more calories.
      YosemiteSlamAK wrote: »
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      You should drink a glass of water before your meal, so you feel full faster.

      And I was told to drink hot coffee or tea with meals, it keeps everything more liquid so you digest it faster.
    • Posts: 38,442 MFP Moderator
      CarvedTones wrote: »
      Uh oh; I am calling out another poster - people who tell me I can increase muscle mass while losing weight. With some very limited exceptions, that ain't happening...

      https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10611633/gaining-muscle-in-a-deficit#latest
      You mean like this?
    • Posts: 2,340 Member
      edited November 2017
      psuLemon wrote: »
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      https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10611633/gaining-muscle-in-a-deficit#latest
      You mean like this?

      Exactly like that. I love that - "Based on research" - without a reference to what studies.

      EDIT - note that I said "with some very limited exceptions" - there have been examples of it with specific age range and body conditions before the diet and exercise.
    • Posts: 38,442 MFP Moderator
      CarvedTones wrote: »
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      Exactly like that. I love that - "Based on research" - without a reference to what studies.

      Look again. I linked the article which has references.
    • Posts: 2,340 Member
      psuLemon wrote: »
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      Look again. I linked the article which has references.

      I followed a few links. "strength increased" on the first bunch. then there is one with a gain in soft tissue LBM. You would think if one of the studies actually shows an increase in muscle it would be one of the first links. You can absolutely increase strength while losing. I became a pretty fair runner, completing my first half marathon 10 months after being unable to jog a mile without stopping. My legs were stronger. I also lost 62# during those 10 months. But I didn't have more muscle mass in the legs; I actually had a little less.
    • Posts: 1,583 Member
      Rebecca0224 wrote: »
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      Both of these from the same person a few weeks apart.

      With that ice water response my first thought would be great then strip naked and go into a walk in freezer. that should burn alot of calories there. bwhahahahahahaha
    • Posts: 38,442 MFP Moderator
      CarvedTones wrote: »
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      I followed a few links. "strength increased" on the first bunch. then there is one with a gain in soft tissue LBM. You would think if one of the studies actually shows an increase in muscle it would be one of the first links. You can absolutely increase strength while losing. I became a pretty fair runner, completing my first half marathon 10 months after being unable to jog a mile without stopping. My legs were stronger. I also lost 62# during those 10 months. But I didn't have more muscle mass in the legs; I actually had a little less.

      Running doesnt build muscle, it builds endurance. If you go pick up some weights and follow a progressive overload program, that can change.
    • Posts: 1,208 Member
      edited November 2017
      Anything I have.... my same foods I eat I don’t like an interference in that
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      pogiguy05 wrote: »
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      With that ice water response my first thought would be great then strip naked and go into a walk in freezer. that should burn alot of calories there. bwhahahahahahaha

      That's actually a thing. Like a tanning booth but a freezer to help you lose weight :#
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      ogtmama wrote: »
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      That's actually a thing. Like a tanning booth but a freezer to help you lose weight :#

      Its called cryotherapy, tried it once, almost passed out after only about 30 seconds. Had read that it was good for recovery as well as fat loss. Now I just take a shot of cold water in the shower after a tough training day.
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      dym1 wrote: »
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      Its called cryotherapy, tried it once, almost passed out after only about 30 seconds. Had read that it was good for recovery as well as fat loss. Now I just take a shot of cold water in the shower after a tough training day.

      Ugh, I've seen pros in ice baths. Made me glad that I've chosen a profession that has minimal physical requirements XD
    • Posts: 37 Member
      I've been told that cutting carbs is the only way to lose weight and they count for more calories then what they are. My mom lost a lot of weight on a low carb diet but ended up needing her gallbladder removed and she blames the diet. So if I don't eat a carb with a meal she worries I'm low carb. Nope just didn't want the roll with the meal.

      My husband told some of his coworkers and one is a baseball coach and he said it was okay if I didnt lose much weight because I'm a woman who has had 2 kids. Thank you. When the babies pop out your fat cells never deflate. I've only lost over 20 lbs after 2 kids.
    • Posts: 77 Member
      edited November 2017
      Most of the woo I hear comes from my mother sadly. Her elderly doctor convinced her that I gained weight a few years ago because I started taking fish oil supplements. It definitely wasn't due to stress and overeating. I guess she confused it with the spoonfuls of fish oil that were given to weak children in the past. She said that I would lose weight instantly if I dropped the fish oil supplement.
    • Posts: 485 Member
      pogiguy05 wrote: »
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      With that ice water response my first thought would be great then strip naked and go into a walk in freezer. that should burn alot of calories there. bwhahahahahahaha

      shivering burns lots of calories because of fast muscle contractions

      whether anyone would want to do it deliberately for weightloss is another thing altogether

      Cryotherapy for recovery from injury & exercise is proven science
    • Posts: 141 Member
      "As long as you always fast for five hours between meals, you can eat as much as you like because it'll make you lose weight in your sleep."

      I wish.
    • Posts: 11 Member
      My sister, telling me that I should have bariatric surgery, because she had it.

      (Only had 55-60 lbs to lose, no discomfort in my body, and no health conditions. Hadn’t seriously tried losing weight for years, until nine weeks ago. Down 10 lbs so far.)
    • Posts: 3,012 Member
      I have a friend who is always giving me advise, mainly from ww but also Dr Oz & random tips. She used to be in ww years ago but gained it all back
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      Yaranak wrote: »
      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". :#

      LOL love it, it's silly but i would not take it as offence because I don't think it was meant like that. For most people that is good advice but for people that do OMAD or IF for Whatever reason they are doing it is not that relevant. But it depends on the eating window and If you eat your meal or meals before your workout or at the end of the day. As far as annoy I really don't let people get under my skin about my diet or at lest i don't sense I pretty much look up the science behind what i am doing and test it myself. People are going to find something to complain about and a lot of it has been drilled into them from doctors to commercials to stars, ect. What used to bother me was the whole "your going to die and all if you don't eat carbs". (I am referring to the simple carbs not the fiber carbs, fiber carbs are important for your little gut buddies.) Just trust how you feel when it comes to your diet if nothing is wrong there isn't much to improve, if something is wrong you have something to improve.
    • Posts: 1,120 Member
      "You eat so healthy you don't need to watch calories" - Friend eating a whole avocado alongside a full lunch of probably 1000+ calories
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