What's the worst nutrition or fitness myth you've heard?

My favorites among others:
You can eat whatever you want as long as you're within youre calories. I knew somebody that claimed she could lose weight on a cake diet.

actually you can eat what you want as long you're within your calories for weight loss. I see no reason why a cake diet couldn't work, i'd prob throw in some protein shakes to get the required amount, but you could lose weight eating tons of cake

I don't know who you are, but I might love you.


I'm going to go buy some cake!

I was losing weight while eating 2 slices of cheesecake a day. As long as you're in a calorie deficit at the end of the day, you can have your cake and eat it too.

If you lost weight eating nothing but cake it would likely be muscle. Eating nothing but cake would keep your insulin ridiculously high and you're not going to be burning much fat that way.

If you lost weight eating nothing but cake it would likely be muscle. Eating nothing but cake would keep your insulin ridiculously high and you're not going to be burning much fat that way.

if you were in a caloric deficit and you were just eating cake, it isn't a matter of if, you'd lose weight. And i also said that i'd prob through in some protein shakes to get an adequate amount of protein if you wanted to go on an mostly cake diet

and insulin = not evil, you do know that protein is highly insulingenic as well, right?

Did I say insulin is evil anywhere in my comment??? Insulin has great benefits but you can't have it elevated all the time. I truly want to see somebody that needs say 1,500 calories a day eat nothing BUT cake 7 days a week and see what happens.

If you lost weight eating nothing but cake it would likely be muscle. Eating nothing but cake would keep your insulin ridiculously high and you're not going to be burning much fat that way.

if you were in a caloric deficit and you were just eating cake, it isn't a matter of if, you'd lose weight. And i also said that i'd prob through in some protein shakes to get an adequate amount of protein if you wanted to go on an mostly cake diet

and insulin = not evil, you do know that protein is highly insulingenic as well, right?

Did I say insulin is evil anywhere in my comment??? Insulin has great benefits but you can't have it elevated all the time. I truly want to see somebody that needs say 1,500 calories a day eat nothing BUT cake 7 days a week and see what happens.

if 1500 cals was a deficit for the person they'd lose weight, where would they get the energy from if they burned more then 1500?

It's not just about calories in/out, your hormones play a big part in weight loss. No doubt they would lose weight, but is it the right wait would be a great question.

If you lost weight eating nothing but cake it would likely be muscle. Eating nothing but cake would keep your insulin ridiculously high and you're not going to be burning much fat that way.

if you were in a caloric deficit and you were just eating cake, it isn't a matter of if, you'd lose weight. And i also said that i'd prob through in some protein shakes to get an adequate amount of protein if you wanted to go on an mostly cake diet

and insulin = not evil, you do know that protein is highly insulingenic as well, right?

Did I say insulin is evil anywhere in my comment??? Insulin has great benefits but you can't have it elevated all the time. I truly want to see somebody that needs say 1,500 calories a day eat nothing BUT cake 7 days a week and see what happens.

Other than the fact I would get sick and tired for eating cake after a day or two if that was ALL I ate, I am pretty sure it would still not all be muscle coming off. It would still be a combination of the two and if you did heavy strength training during that week, even more muscle would be spared. Your body would just recycle the protein is breaks down like it always does and use the protein in the cake (even though percentage wise it is a small amount but both wheat and eggs have protein in them) to spare muscle. I love cake, but would not want to have only cake. Yet, the point is you can eat your cake within your calorie budget and still lose weight. Even a piece a day.

If you lost weight eating nothing but cake it would likely be muscle. Eating nothing but cake would keep your insulin ridiculously high and you're not going to be burning much fat that way.

if you were in a caloric deficit and you were just eating cake, it isn't a matter of if, you'd lose weight. And i also said that i'd prob through in some protein shakes to get an adequate amount of protein if you wanted to go on an mostly cake diet

and insulin = not evil, you do know that protein is highly insulingenic as well, right?

Did I say insulin is evil anywhere in my comment??? Insulin has great benefits but you can't have it elevated all the time. I truly want to see somebody that needs say 1,500 calories a day eat nothing BUT cake 7 days a week and see what happens.

Other than the fact I would get sick and tired for eating cake after a day or two if that was ALL I ate, I am pretty sure it would still not all be muscle coming off. It would still be a combination of the two and if you did heavy strength training during that week, even more muscle would be spared. Your body would just recycle the protein is breaks down like it always does and use the protein in the cake (even though percentage wise it is a small amount but both wheat and eggs have protein in them) to spare muscle. I love cake, but would not want to have only cake. Yet, the point is you can eat your cake within your calorie budget and still lose weight. Even a piece a day.

K

"Can someone provide me with the list of magical mystery foods that burn fat?"

It's a short list.....tapeworms.

My favorites among others:
You can eat whatever you want as long as you're within youre calories. I knew somebody that claimed she could lose weight on a cake diet.

actually you can eat what you want as long you're within your calories for weight loss. I see no reason why a cake diet couldn't work, i'd prob throw in some protein shakes to get the required amount, but you could lose weight eating tons of cake

I don't know who you are, but I might love you.


I'm going to go buy some cake!

Love me too lol, I look like this after almost three months straight of eating 80% Taco Bell (no joke):



AND I lost 12lbs plus in the first month of eating like that lol...before which I'd been dieting over a month.

Now, before half the board tries to hang me...I don't recommend it...and even I was surprised. But, if you're doing the things you need to...including strength training and getting other macros in there as needed, you'll lose weight, and not necessarily lean weight either. My bodyfat percentage dropped during that time period as well, while critical muscle measurements, didn't.

People referring to a diet as a "fad" even though it has been around almost 40 years.

this might be my new favorite from the author of wheat belly

"In fact, given the choice of two slices of whole wheat bread or a Milky Way bar, I'd take the Milky Way bar."

ps i'd take the milky way bar too, but not because i think what products are worse then sugar

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ha haa ha!

if #1 one was supposed to be milk, it's sort of true since a calcium deficiency can hurt weight loss but not to a huge amount
#2 there are studies to show that choc milk is a pretty good pwo drink, but not sure if any research shows that it is superior to every other pwo snack, normally when talking in absolutes like best it's untrue

No, the multi million dollar advertising campaign launched by the dairy industry (which they were later sued for) said three (3) servings of dairy, not milk.

Actually, there is one (1) study that shows chocolate milk is a better recovery drink than Gatorade and Endurox. It is based on nine (9) endurance athletes.

as for #2, interesting reads, includes the study you talk about

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/research-review/milk-the-new-sports-drink-a-review-research-review.html
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/research-review/milk-as-an-effective-post-exercise-rehydration-drink.html
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/muscle-gain/an-objective-comparison-of-chocolate-milk-and-surge-recovery.html

They are interesting reads. Thank you. I don't dispute that low fat milk is a good part of a healthy diet. I think it even works well as a recovery drink. I just think it's criminal that the dairy industry mass markets these distorted claims and throws out non-committal language like "research shows..."

I've still only read one study about chocolate milk. Nine subjects. No placebo.

how do you think diary always gets included in the USDA guidelines, not like dairy is the only place to get calcium. one could make the same claim about big ag and grains.

I think grains is too broad. There are just so many, good and bad. And so many ways to eat them too. But say corn, and I'm with you.



Not like that's a big secret, though...