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    Worst advice you've seen on these boards

    Posts: 2,037 Member
    edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
    out with it people!

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    • Posts: 1,036 Member
      you should eat 600 calories a day and exercise for at least an hour
      hahhaaa whata joke.
    • Posts: 2,073 Member
      OP: "I gained 3 pounds in the past week. I've been strength training some."
      First responder: you gained muscle.
    • Posts: 1,314 Member
      ive seen people advocating to skip entire meals or to replace meals with diet soda/sugar free redbull. That's not healthy :(
    • Posts: 121 Member
      Girls saying their periods have stopped and people telling them not to worry that it's 'normal'
    • Posts: 395 Member
      "protein doesn't make you fat" and " fruits are natural so don't worry about the sugar". *Sigh* anything eaten over a calorie limit will turn to fat, protein or fruit. yes you can get fat from eating too much fruit. yes you can get fat from eating too much protein. so many myths. as an aside, i'm always surprised when people don't realize that vegetables are carbs. i dont see that much here on MFP but i do in the real world.
    • Posts: 1,199 Member
      Run heel-to-toe!

      no no NO NO NO!!!! Unless you wanna eff up your joints, you need to land mid-foot (or slightly forward of mid-foot).
    • Posts: 1,704 Member
      Do only cardio and lose the weight FIRST before incorporating strength training into your routine. :grumble:
    • Posts: 1,036 Member
      OP: "I gained 3 pounds in the past week. I've been strength training some."
      First responder: you gained muscle.


      HAHA YES!!
    • Posts: 945 Member
      Don't worry, you have been exercising more the past week, that extra 3lb gain this week is added muscle!

      With results like that, who needs steroids!
    • Posts: 3,280 Member
      "I'm 5'4 and my GW is 85lbs" :noway:
    • Posts: 1,036 Member
      Girls saying their periods have stopped and people telling them not to worry that it's 'normal'


      hahaaaaa LOVE this one too
    • Posts: 1,398 Member
      ive seen people advocating to skip entire meals or to replace meals with diet soda/sugar free redbull. That's not healthy :(

      where?!?!?!
    • Posts: 33,069 Member
      Don't worry, you have been exercising more the past week, that extra 3lb gain this week is added muscle!

      With results like that, who needs steroids!

      lol this one gets me as well!
    • Posts: 945 Member
      OP: "I gained 3 pounds in the past week. I've been strength training some."
      First responder: you gained muscle.

      Dang, you beat me to it!
    • Posts: 1,398 Member
      "I'm 5'4 and my GW is 85lbs" :noway:

      right?! double yoo tee eff is this?!
    • Posts: 2,037 Member
      OP: "I gained 3 pounds in the past week. I've been strength training some."
      First responder: you gained muscle.

      I love that one!
    • Posts: 680 Member
      BUMP

      These are awesome
    • Posts: 1,283 Member
      "I'm 5'4 and my GW is 85lbs" :noway:

      HAHAHAHA
      I am 5'9 and my GW is 100lbs
    • Posts: 1,170 Member
      "I'm 5'4 and my GW is 85lbs" :noway:

      So many lol
    • Posts: 227 Member
      UGGGGGHHH! Do not get me started on those people.
    • Posts: 988 Member
      it doesn't matter what you eat as long as you don't go over your calorie goal...
      does this mean I can eat a whole package of Oreos and still lose weight as long as that's all I eat all day???
    • Posts: 1,277 Member
      I saw someone post that vegetables are "negative calories."
    • Posts: 231 Member
      it doesn't matter what you eat as long as you don't go over your calorie goal...
      does this mean I can eat a whole package of Oreos and still lose weight as long as that's all I eat all day???

      http://edition.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/index.html
    • Posts: 843 Member
      I saw someone post that vegetables are "negative calories."

      I saw this one too... they must be confused with vegtables being 0 points through weight watchers maybe, but they still have calories.
    • Posts: 1,185 Member
      I saw someone post that vegetables are "negative calories."

      I saw that one too!! WTH?!
    • Posts: 3,394 Member
      Cut out <food group>
      Don't eat <x> hours before bed time
      Do <some specific exercise> to spot reduce <some specific area>
      Eat as little as possible
    • Posts: 2,037 Member
      I always like:

      "I burned 783 calories in 14 minutes on the elliptical, should I eat back those calories?"
    • Posts: 3,138 Member
      I saw someone post that vegetables are "negative calories."

      You mean they aren't?!!?!? But chocolate is still a vegetable, right?
    • Posts: 506 Member
      "I'm 5'4 and my GW is 85lbs" :noway:

      My favorite!
    • Posts: 8,281 Member
      The problem with threads like this is that many of the people who list their "worst" advice will then replace it with something equally inaccurate.

      Two of the biggest mistakes are people making absolutist statements, e.g. "HRMs are the ONLY way to accurately measure calories", "HIIT workouts are the best way to burn fat", "cardio burns muscle", "weights ALWAYS before cardio", etc, etc, and people using their personal experience as "proof".

      Oh, and any statement that begins with "My (a) trainer told me....." usually ends up very badly.
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