Its that time again. Time for Fight Back Fridays. For more info, check out Food Renegade.
Today, lets fight back against Conventional Wisdom with a little bit of humor.
“You know conventional wisdom has a hold of you when”:
… You drive 1 mile to the gym so you can run 5 miles on the treadmill.
… Your supplement drawer has more white powder than Lindsay Lohan’s purse.
… The reason your hoodia tea is not working is because you are not drinking enough or you did not spend enough money on the “good stuff”.
… Your idea of a healthy beverage is at Kiva Juice.
… You can’t leave the house without 5 tupperwares and 6 plastic baggies and a timer so you can “eat” without your body “consuming muscle”.
… Your pantry does not have one item that does not say “Fat Free” on it.
… Your food tastes like cardboard.
… You are always hungry.
… You have spent more money on acai berry supplements than your kids education.
… You can lat-pull 250 pounds but can’t do a pull up to save your life.
… You can bench 400#s but are out of breath climbing some stairs.
… Are on statins because of your bad cholesterol even though you “eat only fat free foods and don’t eat any cholesterol”.
… You force feed your children “healthy” whole wheat pasta the night before the big race or game.
… You know the name and purpose of every silly isolation machine in the gym.
… Your doctor bill is more than your grocery bill.
… Your dumbells come in colors like pink and purple.
… You don’t lift heavy because you only want to “tone”, not “bulk”.
… You only eat “lean” protien source like chicken… and you remove the skin.
… You feed the best parts of your meal to your dog… like the skin.
Add yours to the comments!
March 27th, 2009 - 8:09 am
Ha! I especially like the one about Keva Juice! It’s so true! I had to laugh at myself the other day. I was driving home from Kentucky and it was time for me to break my fast, so I stopped at a grocery store and bought a rotisserie chicken and some veggies. I then gave myself a pep talk and finally managed to make the difficult switch – I ATE THE SKIN!!! I have not eaten chicken skin since I started eating meat again about 3 years ago, but I am quickly learning that everything I knew about endurance exercise doesn’t work for general health and well being. And that skin was pretty darn tasty!
March 27th, 2009 - 8:14 am
Great post! Everything about it is so true…
March 27th, 2009 - 9:17 am
HAHAHA – that was great! I love the one about spending more money on acai berry supplements than your kids education – priceless!
John
March 27th, 2009 - 9:25 am
You’ve got a great sense of humor! I love it.
Thanks for joining in today’s Fight Back Friday’s carnival. I want to come back later and see if anyone added anything to your list.
Cheers,
KristenM
(AKA FoodRenegade)
March 27th, 2009 - 10:14 am
How about:
You train really hard so you can eat crap the rest of the day.
March 27th, 2009 - 11:32 am
A rebuttal for a couple of points:
“Your supplement drawer has more white powder than Linsay Lohan’s purse”
Aren’t you taking some creatine yourself?
“Your doctor bill is more than your grocery bill.”
Primal can’t stop Mono, nor can it reattach a severed finger.
“You force feed your children “healthy” whole wheat pasta the night before the big race or game.”
I believe this actually helps athletes more than any primal meal. Not the best thing for health and vitality but for performance it certainly gives a boost.
“You don’t lift heavy because you only want to “tone”, not “bulk”.”
A circuit workout with only 60 lbs can be quite intense, like this one:http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle_tone_strategies_/a-circuit-training-routine-that-actually-makes-sense/
“You can lat-pull 250 pounds but can’t do a pull up to save your life.
You can bench 400#s but are out of breath climbing some stairs.”
That’s an anti-bodybuilding rant, more for Rusty Moore, but seriously those guys work hard to get those numbers unlike us Primal folks who explode for an hour a week for health instead of bulk.
But really enjoyed this post though.
March 27th, 2009 - 12:00 pm
jessica,
the skin is the best tasting part!
megan,
Thanks! glad you enjoyed it.
john,
glad you enjoyed!
Foodrenegade,
Hope the rest of FBF goes great.
Dean,
Or “you do an extra hour of cardio because you ate an extra muffin this moring!” lol
JE Gonzales,
Ok debbie downer… you missed the fun nature of the post!
March 27th, 2009 - 12:04 pm
Awesome list. Here is more: You think you are big and muscular, because you weigh a lot. In reality, you are fat! <== This one comes from a girl in a clothing store I visited today. She said all guys pretend they are so big and muscular and always say the jackets don’t fit lol!
Yavor
March 27th, 2009 - 12:47 pm
So are you saying I fit into this category because I want a Pink kettlbell??? Or does that only apply to dumbbell’s and the fact that I know what a kettlebell is and how to use it disqualify me?
March 27th, 2009 - 12:50 pm
Yavor,
I love how women can notice stuff like that at the drop of a hat but us guys just refuse to see it! lol
Rayna,
A pink kettlebell is acceptable. Those things actually have a little weight to them… its th 2# dumbells i am talking about lol. BTW, been checking out your site. Nice pictures! I now see why Chris is always all about real women doing real workouts too! lol
March 27th, 2009 - 1:02 pm
I’d like to add…
You read health blogs and websites all day long, as you smoke a cigarette and eat doritos, telling yourself you’ll “start” tomorrow”
Great post SOG.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Marc
March 27th, 2009 - 1:06 pm
Marc,
I didn’t know you knew me before I went primal! lol Have a good weekend and get your computer fixed. i want to know how your poppers turned out.
March 27th, 2009 - 2:23 pm
Listen man…..here’s my Friday tip.
Jalapenos from the supermarket are not the same as jalapenos form your local farmers market!!!!! Holy sh..!!! they were super hot.
I’ll post the pics, but they were just a little bit too spicy. and I like spicy. If your jalapenos have “heat cracks” I think they might be too powerful for poppers…..
Picking up computer tomorrow morning.
Marc
March 27th, 2009 - 3:14 pm
An extremely impressive list and a phenominal use of Sarcasm. I’d like to add a few that I actually heard at the gym….
“I only have 45 minutes to workout today, so I’m gonna focus on abs”
“I like to ride the stationary bike in the mornings, it’s the only chance I get to catch up on my reading”
Great stuff
smoketheblowfish
March 27th, 2009 - 7:51 pm
How about the collection of grocery store checkout magazines with “How to lose 10 pounds in 2 weeks” strategies?
March 27th, 2009 - 9:17 pm
“These health food bars have NO FAT so you can eat as many as u want!”
March 28th, 2009 - 2:25 am
How about
“You find a package of whatevers and check the ingredients: Monosodium glutamate, potassium chloride, stabilisers, emulsifiers, quinoline yellow, flour, water, salt, benzoic acid, potassium nitrite, Butylated hydroxytoluene, Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate; Polysorbate 20 –
but no FAT so you buy them.”
*headdesk*
March 29th, 2009 - 12:06 pm
Hey, I laughed out loud on this one!
Since you seem to have some gym rats commented, please you exercise buffs, submit an entry in my exercise blog carnival this Tuesday March 31! Would love to have your input!
Kimberly
hartkeisonline.com
March 30th, 2009 - 8:18 am
Marc,
that sounds painful… AND delicious
Smoketheblowfish,
Nothing like catching up on your reading… while you are working out lol. Oh.. and abs for 45 minutes!?!?!?! Future Chiropractors nightmares of america.
Roger,
Yeah, you know CW has you when you buy one of those and expect it to work!
LM,
Lol I have actually heard that one!
Natalie,
At least they are fat free right? I am doing SOMETHING for my health… lol
Kimberly,
I have some Exercises myself.. I will go check out the carnival as soon as I can!
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May 23rd, 2009 - 10:21 am
This is an excellent article! I hope to check back for more
June 1st, 2009 - 9:30 am
Awesome info! I was honestly just thinking about something similar to this the other day so, it was almost “weird” when I ran across this. You would be surprised how many people simply have no idea when it comes to this kind of stuff. Anyway, thanks for getting this info out there and I’m sure I’m not the only one who appreciates you taking the time to post this for the masses.