Worst diet advice/misinformation that you have heard

I think the slimming world 'free foods' are funny advice. Basically they pick low calorie foods and put them on a list and say you could eat as much of this food as you like as it's zero points. I wonder if there is anyone out there eating 3000kcal worth of 'free' foods and wondering why they're putting on weight.

cee134 wrote: »

That you shouldn't eat carbs.

I hear this all the time.

Drink juice for a week and you’ll loose 20 pounds

newmeadow wrote: »

Doesn't really matter what the diet or the advice is. Any weight loss advice that doesn't address the reality of hunger during weight loss and the need for appetite management and what techniques to use to achieve that is a waste of time for people who have a lot of weight to lose.

I agree.

I have one that I made up when I was a teen. I didn't have any clue how to diet or what healthy food was because I believed that you could eat plain white bread and saltine crackers and lose weight. I mean, you could if the calories were low enough but I thought those foods just didn't really count. Boy, was I wrong.

I really enjoyed spin class when I first started losing weight. My doctor laughed at me and told me that I was wasting my time and cycling was useless in burning calories. Said I should run instead. Except the fact that my chest strap and heart rate monitor had me burning 500+ calories a class. He said this after I came in because I stopped losing weight. Turns out, I was 20+ weeks pregnant.

So, the argument that running/Zumba/Crossfit/whatever is the best workout ever and the only way to lose weight.

last night it was that carrots are a better source of carbs that white rice...why i got into that debate i'll never know

AmberGlitterSparkles wrote: »

The lemonade diet. All you have to do is drink this magical lemonade made with maple syrup and Cheyenne pepper and it magically resets you metabolism. First off it was nasty. Second, I was waiting tables at the time and nearly passed out from starving myself and only drinking this god awful lemonade in the middle of a Kentucky summer while running around like a crazy woman.

My wife still insists on drinking a hot mug of lemon water every morning, swears it makes her poop. Whatever...

A student recently told me that in order to lose weight, you should only eat between the hours of 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Anything after that is unhealthy and makes you gain weight like crazy.

DoubleUbea wrote: »

Luckily it is always between 7am and 4pm somewhere. How old was this student?

Mid-thirties.

How about swimming isn’t real exercise.

runnermom419 wrote: »

AmberGlitterSparkles wrote: »

How about swimming isn’t real exercise.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! If swimming isn't a real exercise, why do I feel like death after 2 laps?

Bann554 wrote: »

Runnermom419
Please don't stop spinning! I use to spin, but had a health issue and my Dr. told me to stop. Recently, because I've managed to lose weight and my health improved. I asked him am I limited on exercise. He said no!
Trust me. They're just learning. When I told them I lost weight on IF, all they could say was "Oh".

Thank you! I still go to class from time to time, but much prefer running outside these days and biking outdoors.

Exactly! I was talking about how I’m doing aqua jogging etc because it’s much easier on my knees and joints etc. First, they went on to tell me how it was a myth that running was bad for your knees and joints ( which may or may not be true but it certainly kills me). Then, that I was actually not doing myself any favors by playing in the pool.