Stupidest diet myths/tips you have ever heard.
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"I am not going to pass on an apple and sit down to a plate full of bacon."
Yea, that is what a low carb. diet is all about. Maybe you need more carbs. For that brain you were talking about.0 -
Going to McDonalds for a salad is like going to a *kitten* for a hug.... Riiiight...
Brilliant!0 -
*gets lawn chair and popcorn*
This is gonna be good...
Do you have a chair for me? If not, I'll just sit in your lap....here, I'll hold the popcorn.
make that 2, wait..is that a lb of popcorn, cause you know, it weighs less than a lb of muscle..lol0 -
There are medical conditions where low carb diets are best.... just saying.
As a women with PCOS(look it up) I find it ridiculous when someone tells me to just each a wel balance diet...beacuse even counting my calories i will not lose weight unless i cut the carbs.
I appreciate somebody saying this. I also have PCOS and every doctor I've talked to has told me that lowering my carbs is going to help me lose weight better, and since I've done that I've lost consistently. Every other time I've tried eating better, but balancing everything out with a higher % of carbs, I don't lose consistently and sometimes not at all.
All different people do differently on different diets. What gets me are the people claiming to eat "no carbs". Or that low carb is good for everybody.0 -
People actually eat cotton balls?0
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Muscle weighs more than fat...
Seriously?
This is actually true:
Just to explain, it's about weight of the same volume:
Basically, 1 cubic metre of lead will weight more than 1 cubic metre of wood (won't you agree?).
Well, same with muscles and fat.
I get your theory but you are still confused. 1lb is 1lb no matter what the object is. Muscle DOES NOT weigh more than fat. It simply takes up less space, hense your density theory. So if you lose 10lbs of fat but gain 10lbs of muscle you will weigh the same but look smaller. No one should say that muscle weighs more than fat, the correct thing to say is that muscle takes up less space than fat.0 -
You can't build muscle on a calorie deficit.. Really? I've been eating at a calorie deficit for most of this year and I can sure as sh** lift heavier weights.. I've also lost 18 pounds.0
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I'm going to catch hell for this, but I think any of the ultra-low or no-carb diets are joke. Are you going to lose weight? Yes. Will you have any energy to actually exercise and get in better shape? Nope. Are you going to blimp beyond your original weight once you start eating bread again? Yessir. Would you have been better off adopting sensible eating habits and an exercise plan? Indeed.
I know a lot of people swear by them (while they're on them, at least), but I've seen too many people end up weighing more and being in worse shape in the long run. No thanks. I'd rather lose 10lbs/month and actually KEEP it off.
-Nathan
What happens when you stope eating "Sensible"0 -
I'm going to catch hell for this, but I think any of the ultra-low or no-carb diets are joke. Are you going to lose weight? Yes. Will you have any energy to actually exercise and get in better shape? Nope. Are you going to blimp beyond your original weight once you start eating bread again? Yessir. Would you have been better off adopting sensible eating habits and an exercise plan? Indeed.
I know a lot of people swear by them (while they're on them, at least), but I've seen too many people end up weighing more and being in worse shape in the long run. No thanks. I'd rather lose 10lbs/month and actually KEEP it off.
-Nathan
This depends entirely on your metabolism. You know how you have friends who are perfectly healthy on vegan or vegetarian diets, and friends who are perfectly healthy eating mostly meat? Some people's metabolisms process certain types of foods more efficiently than others. This is a scientific fact. For some people, low-carb is exactly what they need. For others, it's not. My doctor is the one who put me on low-carb, and it has been one of the best things that ever happened to me.
It is a myth to say that ANY diet can be applied to and will work perfectly for EVERYONE. But the benefits of low-carb diets for people with certain metabolisms (as well as both type I and II diabetics, epileptics, and PCOS sufferers) are well-documented and scientific.0 -
1. Carbs make you fat
2. "I don't want to lift weights or I'll get all bulky n *kitten*"
3. Saturated fats are the debbil.
4. Protein will make you lose weight and burn fat.
5. Make sure you eat 5-7 small meals a day every 2 hours so it boosts your metabolism.
6. Don't eat late at night or you'll turn into a Gremlin.
7. Sugar is also the debbil.
8. Fruit is bad for you cause of #7.
9. My research, science, and studies are better than your research, science and studies.
10. Joejccva71 is a horrible and mean man. He hurt my feelings today.
Oh no! I was under the assumption that eating small meals every 2-3 hours DID boost your metabolism. Crap! Why is it that nothing you ever read is true! It's so frusterating! You just burst my happy bubble LOL!0 -
I just always assumed that the "by volume" was intrinsic to the context. i.e. the point being made is that you can have 2 people, both weighing 175 pounds, and one can be in the best/ripped shape of their life and the other one can be in terrible shape.0
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Yes the HCG thing is dumb, I had to take HCG to help me get Pregnant, and not because I wanted too. Crazy0
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"I am not going to pass on an apple and sit down to a plate full of bacon."
Yea, that is what a low carb. diet is all about. Maybe you need more carbs. For that brain you were talking about.
My brains are confused... where did I say all people doing low carb eat plates of bacon and pass on apples? Your low carb diet may not be all about that. I would hope that most weren't. But there are some that do... they do pass on the fruits and the veggies and eat the plateful of steak and bacon.0 -
You WILL not succeed as well as me if you don't do everything the EXACT way I did! :P0
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It isn't wrong, it's just that people assume you are smart enough to know that of course we are talking about BY VOLUME. It's freaking obvious. Why on earth would you try to compare a pound of something to a pound of something else? That's seriously ignorant.It's one thing to say it weighs more BY VOLUME. But if it's not qualified with that statement it is flat wrong. Most people say it without including the 'by volume' part, which IS wrong.0 -
There are medical conditions where low carb diets are best.... just saying.
As a women with PCOS(look it up) I find it ridiculous when someone tells me to just each a wel balance diet...beacuse even counting my calories i will not lose weight unless i cut the carbs.
Tell them about it girl! PCOS here too.
PCOS does not automatically mean carb restriction will work. Restricting anything will work in the short term. I have PCOS, and I've done low carb, and yes, I lost weight, about 35lbs in 3 months. I was also more conscious of what I was eating in general and working out. I stopped working out, got a little laxed in what I was eating and gained back 50lbs. I've since lost those 50 again in 4 months by simply being conscious of what I'm eating in general and working out regularly. I can continue this for life; I could not continue the low carb for life, especially not when the ONLY excuse for doing so is my weight.0 -
Bump...0
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>Just to explain, it's about weight of the same volume:
>Basically, 1 cubic metre of lead will weight more than 1 cubic metre of wood (won't you agree?).
>Well, same with muscles and fat.
Yeah, by weight. Lol...0 -
1. Carbs make you fat
2. "I don't want to lift weights or I'll get all bulky n *kitten*"
3. Saturated fats are the debbil.
4. Protein will make you lose weight and burn fat.
5. Make sure you eat 5-7 small meals a day every 2 hours so it boosts your metabolism.
6. Don't eat late at night or you'll turn into a Gremlin.
7. Sugar is also the debbil.
8. Fruit is bad for you cause of #7.
9. My research, science, and studies are better than your research, science and studies.
10. Joejccva71 is a horrible and mean man. He hurt my feelings today.
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someone once told me that counting calories, portion control, healthy eating, and regular exercise would give results. eff that sheizer! i'm drinking pregnant women pee instead.0
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You can't build muscle on a calorie deficit.. Really? I've been eating at a calorie deficit for most of this year and I can sure as sh** lift heavier weights.. I've also lost 18 pounds.
you are correlating strength to increased muscle gain, which may not be the case.
and yes you can build muscle in a caloric deficit if you are;
new to lifting
coming off an extended layoff and getting back into lifting
obese0 -
You can't build muscle on a calorie deficit.. Really? I've been eating at a calorie deficit for most of this year and I can sure as sh** lift heavier weights.. I've also lost 18 pounds.
Thank you! I got ridiculed for saying the same thing, and I explained the biochemistry that makes it possible, and I even have doctor's tests to prove it. The arguer just said "I call BS; it's not possible," rather than citing any scientific data or a rational argument.
My doc has a device that accurately measures your percentages of body fat vs. water vs. muscle etc. He tests me every time I come in. In the past 7 months, I have consistently lost 6-7 lb of fat & water weight per month, and gained 1 lb of muscle per month. So you're absolutely right, and yes, I have proof that you CAN build muscle while losing weight on a calorie deficit.0 -
you cannot grow any eating at a calorie deficit!
This depends entirely on how much body fat you have, the closer you are to a healthy weight the more true that statement becomes. I've been on calorie deficit for quite some time and have grown a lot of muscle, as time goes on and I grow leaner I suspect it will get more dificult to grow muscle, but for now it's still working.0 -
>What happens when you stope eating "Sensible"
I'm not sure, is "stope" a verb?0 -
Anything about dieting is stupid. You should be changing your eating habits/lifestyle or else you'll gain it all back when you're done dieting. I think diets are stupid period.0
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"I am not going to pass on an apple and sit down to a plate full of bacon."
Yea, that is what a low carb. diet is all about. Maybe you need more carbs. For that brain you were talking about.
My brains are confused... where did I say all people doing low carb eat plates of bacon and pass on apples? Your low carb diet may not be all about that. I would hope that most weren't. But there are some that do... they do pass on the fruits and the veggies and eat the plateful of steak and bacon.
Is a foot considered low carb? lmao0 -
The number one all time stupid myth: YOU NEED CARBS FOR ENERGY.0
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Anything about dieting is stupid. You should be changing your eating habits/lifestyle or else you'll gain it all back when you're done dieting. I think diets are stupid period.
Really the only stupid thing we talk about around here are periods...just saying0 -
1. You must eat 6 meals per day or you will never lose a pound.
2. Diet pills, injections, drops, cleanses, shakes, etc. It's all part of one big potentially dangerous scam.
3. Lifting heavy will make you bulky (hear this from women a lot).
4. Muscle weighs more than fat
5. I gained 3 lbs of muscle this week.
6. Eating carbs will make you fat.0 -
You can't build muscle on a calorie deficit.. Really? I've been eating at a calorie deficit for most of this year and I can sure as sh** lift heavier weights.. I've also lost 18 pounds.
Thank you! I got ridiculed for saying the same thing, and I explained the biochemistry that makes it possible, and I even have doctor's tests to prove it. The arguer just said "I call BS; it's not possible," rather than citing any scientific data or a rational argument.
My doc has a device that accurately measures your percentages of body fat vs. water vs. muscle etc. He tests me every time I come in. In the past 7 months, I have consistently lost 6-7 lb of fat & water weight per month, and gained 1 lb of muscle per month. So you're absolutely right, and yes, I have proof that you CAN build muscle while losing weight on a calorie deficit.
you get a DEXA scan every time you go to the docs?0
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