Stupidest diet myths/tips you have ever heard.

and everyone in the world knows the "by volume " part is implied, they just want to start crap

and why ever would i want to start eating bread again on a regular basis???????????????????????

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

biggest myth if you eat low carb you wont have energy to work out.
bulls**T i have more energy when i low carb.


and why ever would i want to start eating bread again on a regular basis???????????????????????

while i agree you don't need carbs to have a good workout, i'd take it one step further and say you can have a great workout completely fasted

and why would you want to eat bread? because a freshly baked loaf of bread is awesome and is the perfect accompaniment to many dishes

"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.

Obviously you have no idea what a low carb diet is or these comments would not be stated.

A low carb lifestyle consists of eating WHOLE foods in the form of proteins, fats, vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds. Some low / controlled carb lifestyles such as Atkins you will add back in dairy, grains, legumes later as you move up the carb ladder.

Please stop with the nonsense or it will be reported, the smart alleck comments are not going to be tolerated as there are MANY of us here that are on Low Carb Lifestyle plans because we have PCOS, Diabetes, Thyroid disorders or even epilepsy.

Stop making the comments to put others down, especially when you are spouting a bunch of nonsense.

I was not clear in my original post - I was aiming that statement at super low carb and no-carb diets. I think we all struggle to find that right balance of macro nutrients that satisfies us, keeps us healthy and helps us lose. Low carb works great for a lot of people... what scares me is when people talk about eating absolutley no carbs. Or limiting carbs so low that it may as well be none.

For the record - I did not spout nonsese. I said I will not pass on an apple to sit down to a plate full of bacon. That is just something I am not going to do. I would feel ill afterwords and I am just not going to do it. I have read diets that recommended high amounts of fatty protein and forbids fruits b/c of the carbs. That has absolutley nothing to do with what you eat. I have no idea what you eat. There are a lot of people out there who think low carb means bacon instead of apples - THOSE are the people I was knocking. NOT YOU. And CERTAINLY not anyone with "PCOS, Diabetes, Thyroid disorders or even epilepsy." Good grief!

I thought this was supposed to be a thread about silly things people had heard. Passing on apples to eat bacon IS silly.

I thought this was supposed to be a thread about silly things people had heard. Passing on apples to eat bacon IS silly.

I'll pass an apple and eat a plate of bacon (well, any meat with lots of fat). It's what I do.

all of them.