What I have learned from the Message Boards...
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I was watching one of those shows about losing weight and a dietician came to a woman's house to show her how to estimate ounces of meat using measuring cups. "Just get a food scale!" I yelled, because I am a MFP boards believer.6
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I was thinking about this thread while I was pouring my Diet Dr Pepper, and it reminded me of how many people seem to think that diet pop will slow your losses due to the amount of sodium in it. These forums sure bring about a lot of misinformation. It's highly entertaining, and a little sad.5
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tinkerbellang83 wrote: »TravisJHunt wrote: »I learned that although 99% of folks on here have no biology background, everyone's an expert! From the effects of diet drinks to the usefulness of Keto, someone's always a know it all, even though they are more experienced in changing tires or cleaning houses (and I am not saying there is anything wrong with that, just it far from qualifies you to provide the definitive answer on medial advice from some website you read while clicking on links of celebrities who used to be hot). So just watch what advice you take!
The way I see it if the weight loss advice involves taking a pill, cutting out a food group or having to purchase a shake/powder/supplement then I tend to give it a body swerve.
Someone in one of my Facebook groups that I belong to invited me to a fitness challenge last week. She said it would take commitment... Well duh. But I asked her please let me know what this commitment is before I say I'm going to take part. So she sent me the requirements.
First thing was a list of foods that I could not eat or drink... Including... Alcohol, processed foods, food with added sugar... That's as far as I got and I wrote back and said nope. No thanks. I don't torture myself that way.
Then she said... But it's just a detox for 21 days to jumpstart your weight loss. And I said I don't need a jumpstart I've already lost nearly 17 pounds since Christmas eating all that crap they told me I had to cut out. No thanks LOL
That bull puckey spreads like wildfire on Facebook! She's probably just trying to share the misery
or preparing to sell you something
Reminds me of the time I ran into a relative I hadn't seen in quite some time while out shopping. The next day, lo and behold I have message from her on FB trying to sell me Rodan and Fields. FB has become one big MLM and woo-spreading platform.2 -
tinkerbellang83 wrote: »TravisJHunt wrote: »I learned that although 99% of folks on here have no biology background, everyone's an expert! From the effects of diet drinks to the usefulness of Keto, someone's always a know it all, even though they are more experienced in changing tires or cleaning houses (and I am not saying there is anything wrong with that, just it far from qualifies you to provide the definitive answer on medial advice from some website you read while clicking on links of celebrities who used to be hot). So just watch what advice you take!
The way I see it if the weight loss advice involves taking a pill, cutting out a food group or having to purchase a shake/powder/supplement then I tend to give it a body swerve.
Someone in one of my Facebook groups that I belong to invited me to a fitness challenge last week. She said it would take commitment... Well duh. But I asked her please let me know what this commitment is before I say I'm going to take part. So she sent me the requirements.
First thing was a list of foods that I could not eat or drink... Including... Alcohol, processed foods, food with added sugar... That's as far as I got and I wrote back and said nope. No thanks. I don't torture myself that way.
Then she said... But it's just a detox for 21 days to jumpstart your weight loss. And I said I don't need a jumpstart I've already lost nearly 17 pounds since Christmas eating all that crap they told me I had to cut out. No thanks LOL
That bull puckey spreads like wildfire on Facebook! She's probably just trying to share the misery
or preparing to sell you something
Reminds me of the time I ran into a relative I hadn't seen in quite some time while out shopping. The next day, lo and behold I have message from her on FB trying to sell me Rodan and Fields. FB has become one big MLM and woo-spreading platform.
I wonder what would happen if all the real people left FB and all that was left were MLM sales people. Would they create a barter system for their products to trade back and forth with each other?6 -
RaeBeeBaby wrote: »
Yeah the word detox didn't come up until I wrote back and told her no thanks... Had she said detox in the beginning I would have said no without having to see what the plan was lol1 -
Poisonedpawn78 wrote: »tinkerbellang83 wrote: »TravisJHunt wrote: »I learned that although 99% of folks on here have no biology background, everyone's an expert! From the effects of diet drinks to the usefulness of Keto, someone's always a know it all, even though they are more experienced in changing tires or cleaning houses (and I am not saying there is anything wrong with that, just it far from qualifies you to provide the definitive answer on medial advice from some website you read while clicking on links of celebrities who used to be hot). So just watch what advice you take!
The way I see it if the weight loss advice involves taking a pill, cutting out a food group or having to purchase a shake/powder/supplement then I tend to give it a body swerve.
Someone in one of my Facebook groups that I belong to invited me to a fitness challenge last week. She said it would take commitment... Well duh. But I asked her please let me know what this commitment is before I say I'm going to take part. So she sent me the requirements.
First thing was a list of foods that I could not eat or drink... Including... Alcohol, processed foods, food with added sugar... That's as far as I got and I wrote back and said nope. No thanks. I don't torture myself that way.
Then she said... But it's just a detox for 21 days to jumpstart your weight loss. And I said I don't need a jumpstart I've already lost nearly 17 pounds since Christmas eating all that crap they told me I had to cut out. No thanks LOL
That bull puckey spreads like wildfire on Facebook! She's probably just trying to share the misery
or preparing to sell you something
Reminds me of the time I ran into a relative I hadn't seen in quite some time while out shopping. The next day, lo and behold I have message from her on FB trying to sell me Rodan and Fields. FB has become one big MLM and woo-spreading platform.
I wonder what would happen if all the real people left FB and all that was left were MLM sales people. Would they create a barter system for their products to trade back and forth with each other?
:laugh: It's an amusing thought. I've never understood how anyone could think and MLM was a sustainable model anyway. If you are constantly recruiting more and more people from your social group to peddle *kitten*, won't you all just be cannibalizing the same pool of suckers...er, I mean 'customers'?4 -
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Poisonedpawn78 wrote: »tinkerbellang83 wrote: »TravisJHunt wrote: »I learned that although 99% of folks on here have no biology background, everyone's an expert! From the effects of diet drinks to the usefulness of Keto, someone's always a know it all, even though they are more experienced in changing tires or cleaning houses (and I am not saying there is anything wrong with that, just it far from qualifies you to provide the definitive answer on medial advice from some website you read while clicking on links of celebrities who used to be hot). So just watch what advice you take!
The way I see it if the weight loss advice involves taking a pill, cutting out a food group or having to purchase a shake/powder/supplement then I tend to give it a body swerve.
Someone in one of my Facebook groups that I belong to invited me to a fitness challenge last week. She said it would take commitment... Well duh. But I asked her please let me know what this commitment is before I say I'm going to take part. So she sent me the requirements.
First thing was a list of foods that I could not eat or drink... Including... Alcohol, processed foods, food with added sugar... That's as far as I got and I wrote back and said nope. No thanks. I don't torture myself that way.
Then she said... But it's just a detox for 21 days to jumpstart your weight loss. And I said I don't need a jumpstart I've already lost nearly 17 pounds since Christmas eating all that crap they told me I had to cut out. No thanks LOL
That bull puckey spreads like wildfire on Facebook! She's probably just trying to share the misery
or preparing to sell you something
Reminds me of the time I ran into a relative I hadn't seen in quite some time while out shopping. The next day, lo and behold I have message from her on FB trying to sell me Rodan and Fields. FB has become one big MLM and woo-spreading platform.
I wonder what would happen if all the real people left FB and all that was left were MLM sales people. Would they create a barter system for their products to trade back and forth with each other?
:laugh: It's an amusing thought. I've never understood how anyone could think and MLM was a sustainable model anyway. If you are constantly recruiting more and more people from your social group to peddle *kitten*, won't you all just be cannibalizing the same pool of suckers...er, I mean 'customers'?
Sadly not, most of them you can sell without ever meeting people now.
I am an Avon rep, the only reason I have kept it up is because I like the products and I now live in a country where it's no longer sold so I an in a unique position to sell enough of it to justify couriering my own order over. Back in the UK there are practically 3 reps on every street, but they can now sell online within the UK without ever having to see or speak to their customers, so if you have a different set of online friends/followers to your "team" it's pretty easy to still make money. Add to that a vulnerable group of people who are desperate to lose weight but haven't yet realised CI<CO is all you need to be doing.... well the rest is history0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »Hi Everyone,
Last week was the first time I’ve properly read through the messages boards after being on MFP for a few weeks and they are great!
Not only do you excellent advice and encouragement but its great entertainment too…I’m amazed at some of the things people ask/do/believe regarding losing weight.
I’m very much a “Cals in – Cals out, eat what makes you happy within your calorie allowance” kind of person (even my BF is starting to come round to the idea) but last week I’ve learned;- Leaky Gut Syndrome (or words to that effect, eh?),
- The SHOUTY man (made me giggle),
- Exercise wraps (sounds sweaty and smelly!),
- Good (Healthy) Food v’s Bad Food and those who eat “healthy” food they don’t particularly like (life is too short!),
- Folks who have freaked after eating a ton of pasta and can NOT understand why the scales have went up later that day,
- The amount of different diets, Keto, Paleo, Slimfast, WW, Slimming World…,
- Some people weigh themselves every single day,
- Not eating and ignoring hunger pangs is called Intermittent Fasting
- The massive grudge against carbs (starting to feel sorry for them!)
i think all of those things were in one thread :laugh:
I think it was more like 3, but in all fairness, they all start to run together after a while...
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MelanieCN77 wrote: »
Either that, or FitSticks which is very similar to the pink Drink0 -
Something I've learned. If you try to give people critical advice, ie advice that isn't 100% supportive of whatever it is they think they should be doing, then there is a good chance they will think you are a jerk and will even call you out on it. You have to decide if the occasional person you help is worth making other posters feel insulted and generally wasting your time.
I think a lot of people post on this forum to reach out for support from a community for actions that on some level they know are wrong (ie trying to lose 2 pounds a week when you have 14 pounds to lose) hoping for just a bunch of "you can do it!" and having someone actually say "you know I think that is the wrong thing to do" is just very upsetting for them.5 -
Hi Everyone,
Last week was the first time I’ve properly read through the messages boards after being on MFP for a few weeks and they are great!
Not only do you excellent advice and encouragement but its great entertainment too…I’m amazed at some of the things people ask/do/believe regarding losing weight.
I’m loving all these issues and topic being brought up…keep them coming folks and all the best with reaching your goals!
Just wanted to say I appreciate your post, OP. As a poster on one of the threads you mentioned where I felt like I was banging my head against the wall, it's encouraging to hear that *someone* benefits from the efforts others make to share what they have learned. 1 -
I love these forums. It's a great education into weight loss and completely free. The support and encouragement from everyone is also amazing and really motivating. 0
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Spliner1969 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »i think all of those things were in one thread :laugh:
If only that were true... lol
Clearly, you missed the "Unpopular Opinions" thread in the Debate forum. Pretty sure it was aaaaallllllll in there, most of it 2 or 3 times, because no one ever reads a whole thread, especially not a 358-page one.
OP, how did you miss ACV and "cleanses"?0 -
Spliner1969 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »i think all of those things were in one thread :laugh:
If only that were true... lol
Clearly, you missed the "Unpopular Opinions" thread in the Debate forum. Pretty sure it was aaaaallllllll in there, most of it 2 or 3 times, because no one ever reads a whole thread, especially not a 358-page one.
OP, how did you miss ACV and "cleanses"?
Sometimes I need to take a break from reading them as I think I might post a reply and end up getting kicked off! Detoxing is another one that grates on me..."drink this magical brew and all badness will melt away" erm only if it comes with a chocolate biscuit!1
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