Crazy fad diets you've heard of

[WrenBird 11]

A lady at aqua aerobics the other day told me it's better to exercise on an empty stomach because your body takes energy from the fat in your body, rather than the calories in the food you've eaten.

I just smiled and said "wow, that's very interesting".

Have any of you heard of any strange, frightening, out-there or just plain stupid diets or weightloss techniques?

[Melissannde 41]

LOL One of the body pump leaders (she's not a trainer, just a class leader) said something to that affect the other day.. "if we hadn't eaten Breakfast we would've burned X number of extra calories". I just thought.. yeah, right.. and not eating Breakfast also keeps your metabolism on low instead of kicking it up into gear by eating.

The absurd ideas about eating/drking that abound out there are numerous.

I read somewhere recently "eating before a run could lead to appendicitis" huh??? WHERE do they come up with these theories??

[JanB23 23]

My mother used to tell me - hard boiled egg diets are good because it takes more calories to digest a boiled egg than is in the egg? I think i burned up the calories on the toilet trying to get rid of the aftermath of too many boiled eggs. Could be true i suppose!

[Melissannde 41]

OMG.. I had forgotten about the HB egg thing.

In fact, I ran across a forum where they had posted the old hb egg diet from the 50's... sounds like starvation without a band..LOL

[WrenBird 11]

LOL One of the body pump leaders (she's not a trainer, just a class leader) said something to that affect the other day.. "if we hadn't eaten breakfast we would've burned X number of extra calories". I just thought.. yeah, right.. and not eating breakfast also keeps your metabolism on low instead of kicking it up into gear by eating.

The absurd ideas about eating/drking that abound out there are numerous.

I read somewhere recently "eating before a run could lead to appendicitis" huh??? WHERE do they come up with these theories??

Too many gossip magazines, me thinks.

OMG.. I had forgotten about the HB egg thing.

In fact, I ran across a forum where they had posted the old hb egg diet from the 50's... sounds like starvation without a band..LOL

Ahahah yes. There's nothing like a 50's meal without hard boiled eggs and a cup of laxative.