Dieting WTFs?

droogievesch
droogievesch Posts: 202
in Health and Weight Loss
Okay, so we've all heard at least one, "If you do X for Y days you can lose Z pounds!" Normally these type of "quick fix diets" make me go, "WTF?" I'd love to hear all the zany diets you've come across by so called "diet experts".
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  • droogievesch
    droogievesch Posts: 202
    No one? I know for one I got a chuckle out of the "If you eat 10,000 calories a day in fat you won't gain weight!"
  • wookiemouse
    wookiemouse Posts: 290 Member
    I love the workout commercials that promise a 6 pack in 6 weeks. Sure, you'll have washboard abs, they're just under 3" of fat so you'll never see them! Kind of defeats the purpose.
  • loneworg
    loneworg Posts: 342 Member
    I been seing a lot of "insulin is da devil" threads...atleast theyy pass the time at work lol
  • droogievesch
    droogievesch Posts: 202
    I actually was on Pinterest today, and my friend had pinned something about "lose your belly fat" so I checked out the pin (because how else do you waste hours a day on Pinterest?). Turns out Dr. Oz's recommendation to lose belly fat was to SKIP BREAKFAST and only eat lunch and dinner.
  • loneworg
    loneworg Posts: 342 Member
    I actually was on Pinterest today, and my friend had pinned something about "lose your belly fat" so I checked out the pin (because how else do you waste hours a day on Pinterest?). Turns out Dr. Oz's recommendation to lose belly fat was to SKIP BREAKFAST and only eat lunch and dinner.
    That's funny cause I remeber him saying to eat breakfest...what a quak lol
  • kmuree
    kmuree Posts: 283 Member
    I actually was on Pinterest today, and my friend had pinned something about "lose your belly fat" so I checked out the pin (because how else do you waste hours a day on Pinterest?). Turns out Dr. Oz's recommendation to lose belly fat was to SKIP BREAKFAST and only eat lunch and dinner.
    That's funny cause I remeber him saying to eat breakfest...what a quak lol

    I remember him saying the same thing! :laugh:

    What about all this talk about magical acai berry pills that will "melt the fat away"?! :huh:
  • jerbear1962
    jerbear1962 Posts: 1,157 Member
    From years ago there was a Grapefruit and Cottage Cheese diet...sure you lost weight...but you gained back twice as fast after going off it.
  • droogievesch
    droogievesch Posts: 202
    A lot of my friends are doing the cabbage soup diet. All you can eat cabbage soup *whoo hoo!* It's too bad though that so many people are looking for a quick and easy solution, and when it doesn't work they become severely discouraged and decide they can't lose weight.

    I won't lie though, when they come out with a "Eat as much chocolate cake and cheesecake as you want" type of diet I'll probably jump on that band wagon!
  • LoraF83
    LoraF83 Posts: 15,694 Member
    HCG drops - I actually had a relative suggest those to me. She has lost 60lbs taking those drops and eating next to nothing.

    I told her no thanks, that I'd rather exercise and eat less and she said "Ohh, I hate exercise. Why would you want to get sweaty like that?" :noway:

    Yeah, you go ahead and enjoy those 500 calories that you eat today. I'll be over here enjoying my food and running for miles :bigsmile:
  • seamonkey789
    seamonkey789 Posts: 233
    Both someone on my facebook and someone in my neighborhood are raving about some plexus slim thing. Neighbor has huge decal taking up the back of her car where you can buy it from her and facebook friend makes several posts a day about how it can change your life and you can lose tons of weight, cure diabeties, and all kinds of ailments by not changing what you eat nor working out
  • HorseWithNoName27
    HorseWithNoName27 Posts: 188 Member
    God, if I hear another Paleo/Atkins/HFLC zealot rave about how you can eat 5,000 + calories of animal protein and dark leafy greens and NEVER gain weight, I'll eat my hat.

    I'm not wearing a hat. :laugh:
  • Arredondo145
    Arredondo145 Posts: 50 Member
    We have a boutique in town that recommends slimming wraps. All you have to do is grease down and wrap yourself in plastic wrap a few times a week and ta-da you're skinny!
  • sigma54
    sigma54 Posts: 28 Member
    According to a Dr Oz website, potassium is an essential enzyme???? "Potassium is an essential enzyme for the body's growth and maintenance tasked with managing the normal water balance between cells..."

    Had to re-read it a few times to make sure I was reading it right... Not really sure if I would believe anything on that site given that potassium is an element and not made of protein!
  • mcarter99
    mcarter99 Posts: 1,666 Member
    To be honest, I've never seen more dieting WTF's than right here. "Not losing weight? Eat more!"
  • almostatgoalweight
    almostatgoalweight Posts: 234 Member
    To be honest, I've never seen more dieting WTF's than right here. "Not losing weight? Eat more!"

    Haha. I was too chicken to post this.
  • TheArmadillo
    TheArmadillo Posts: 299 Member
    Saw one recently at a fair that said you can lose 15lb in a week by drinking aloe vera (cactus juice).
    Um...my mum used to make me drink that stuff as a kid for a while (she always had a new 'miracle' thing can't remember what this was supposed to do now). It was disgusting - probably one of the most vile things I had ever tasted.

    I rather weigh the extra 15lb I think even if I believed it would work.:laugh:
  • Dethea
    Dethea Posts: 247 Member
    Saw one recently at a fair that said you can lose 15lb in a week by drinking aloe vera (cactus juice).
    Um...my mum used to make me drink that stuff as a kid for a while (she always had a new 'miracle' thing can't remember what this was supposed to do now). It was disgusting - probably one of the most vile things I had ever tasted.

    I rather weigh the extra 15lb I think even if I believed it would work.:laugh:

    My friend made me try this aloe vera drink a few weeks ago! It was actually kind of good, once you got over the floating aloe bits.
  • slepygrl
    slepygrl Posts: 249 Member
    I actually was on Pinterest today, and my friend had pinned something about "lose your belly fat" so I checked out the pin (because how else do you waste hours a day on Pinterest?). Turns out Dr. Oz's recommendation to lose belly fat was to SKIP BREAKFAST and only eat lunch and dinner.

    Dr. Oz says to eat breakfast. He says it in almost EVERY show. I <3 Dr.Oz!
  • chocolateandvodka
    chocolateandvodka Posts: 1,850 Member
    To be honest, I've never seen more dieting WTF's than right here. "Not losing weight? Eat more!"

    Haha. I was too chicken to post this.

    this one is my favorite. sure, for some it might work because they're probably getting there allotted calories in only one or two meals. all that's needed is to break up the calories into several servings. same result. i know if *I* eat more than 1300 cals per day guess what happens? I gain. But i can survive and be healthy on a minimum of 800 cals/day. Yeah. 800. And i weigh a HELL of a lot more than some of my counterparts on here.
  • dxwatson2
    dxwatson2 Posts: 69 Member
    A lot of my friends are doing the cabbage soup diet. All you can eat cabbage soup *whoo hoo!* It's too bad though that so many people are looking for a quick and easy solution, and when it doesn't work they become severely discouraged and decide they can't lose weight.

    I won't lie -- I tried the "cabbage soup diet." The true secret behind this is that after about the third day the smell alone nauseates you and you lose all appetite. ;)
  • jcmartin0313
    jcmartin0313 Posts: 574 Member
    I heard if you take cold shower and poop alot for 7.25 days you will lose weight!
  • tanith88
    tanith88 Posts: 5
    Saw one recently at a fair that said you can lose 15lb in a week by drinking aloe vera (cactus juice).
    Um...my mum used to make me drink that stuff as a kid for a while (she always had a new 'miracle' thing can't remember what this was supposed to do now). It was disgusting - probably one of the most vile things I had ever tasted.

    I rather weigh the extra 15lb I think even if I believed it would work.:laugh:

    I do drink aloe vera juice every morning - it's a great colon/gut cleanser and I've found that if my stomach is feeling off a good shot of it in water really helps. Yes, when I started drinking it I was gagging but I actually got used to the flavour and even crave it sometimes! I do tend to forget that it is rather disgusting to most people and have offered to let people occasionally try mine when they've asked and failed to warn them that the taste is rather 'acquired' haha
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    To be honest, I've never seen more dieting WTF's than right here. "Not losing weight? Eat more!"

    So true. I eat 1500 cals a day and was told I should eat more. WTF?! I gained (I was nearly 12 stone at one point) eating 1700 cals a day over 5 years. I know what my maintenance is.
  • jankris
    jankris Posts: 1
    The summer before entering my Jr hear of High school...I lived on unsweetened ice tea and granola bars....lost weight...had energy...but I was 16 not 54! LOL
  • futuremalestripper
    futuremalestripper Posts: 467 Member
    To be honest, I've never seen more dieting WTF's than right here. "Not losing weight? Eat more!"

    I'd say the biggest "wtf's" are the people who bash some diets that actually work.
    If you look through the forums, at least one person is bashing every diet that exists
    or saying that every concept is a lie or myth. It happens all over on here.
    Sure, some of them are bad or b.s, but there is quite a few that are true and work.
    Just because you don't understand it, doesn't mean it's a lie.
  • healthymission92
    healthymission92 Posts: 157
    The special K diet, were you eat 2 bowls of special k instead of 2 meals then you can eat any meal what so ever for the evening. By far the stupidest and lack of nutrition!
  • cobracars
    cobracars Posts: 949 Member
    I do drink aloe vera juice every morning - it's a great colon/gut cleanser

    So why don't they prescribe it before a colonoscopy?
  • ZeroWoIf
    ZeroWoIf Posts: 588 Member
    Saw one recently at a fair that said you can lose 15lb in a week by drinking aloe vera (cactus juice).
    Um...my mum used to make me drink that stuff as a kid for a while (she always had a new 'miracle' thing can't remember what this was supposed to do now). It was disgusting - probably one of the most vile things I had ever tasted.

    I rather weigh the extra 15lb I think even if I believed it would work.:laugh:

    My friend made me try this aloe vera drink a few weeks ago! It was actually kind of good, once you got over the floating aloe bits.

    I wish I could say the same when I had aloe vera a year or two ago. It felt like I was drinking bengay in a drink form.
  • ZeroWoIf
    ZeroWoIf Posts: 588 Member
    The special K diet, were you eat 2 bowls of special k instead of 2 meals then you can eat any meal what so ever for the evening. By far the stupidest and lack of nutrition!

    Problem with cereal is that is mostly processed. There is something about processed food and weight loss that just don't go at times.
  • Weaz66
    Weaz66 Posts: 1,846 Member
    I always liked the infommercials that promise a guaranted weight loss in "X" amount of days, and in small print put....."in addition to drinking a glass of water before each meal, exercise plan and dietary restrictions".........DUH, doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why the person would lose weight.

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