I'm actually terrified what I've seen in countless of FB groups over the past few months and by now I quit all of them. It's good to see the positivity and encouragement people give each other but whenever someone needs an advice, they just go apeshit. Like they heard something a long time ago and now they state it as a fact without actually knowing anything about the topic. Or just the classic "it worked for me, it must work for anyone". No, the body doesn't work that way. You can't even bring up science to argue them because they think you are some know-it-all and start to attack you. Toxic.
Many groups mistake dieting with anorexia. Seriously. People are posting their daily mealplan consisting of 5-800 calories with 20g of protein and people tell them to eat even less. I even saw some saying that your body doesn't need protein, wtf?? I saw some complaining about sudden hair loss and gum decay and everyone started to defend their diet immediately, it cannot be that. Sure. The only thing they changed was their diet, but it can't be.
People who just start on their diets get so many terrible advices in these groups, it's crazy. I'm so happy I started my journey on Reddit. Maybe my posts didn't get 30 replies in an hour, but way more useful than anything I read in those communities.
I was trying my best to help people out who were clearly damaging their health following some bad advices but someone always attacked me stating some bullshit with zero research to back it up. I know how it feels like when you suddenly change your lifstyle 180 and in that information-overload you don't even try to google the stuff you read, whatever someone says becomes the holy bible because you are happy if you can keep that little in mind at that time. But make sure that little comes from a valuable source.
And one last thing: before you jump into anything hardcore, like keto or OMAD, spend a few days reading tutorials and watching videos from reliable sources, and do your research. All of these extreme diets can be very much simplified but there are a lot of details that you have to pay attention on to have the right results without damaging your health. I learned it the hard way too. Suddenly losing weight doesn't mean you do it right. Hell, even cutting out sugars can cause a sudden weight loss. Many folks who start dieting are eating healthy for the first time in their life. They will drop weight eventually. It doesn't mean you are being effective with your diet, it "just works" but it can also backfire long term.
And please, please, eat your maintanance protein at least. You need it.
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