Military diet
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Translation, mean people thread has begun.
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I think your definition of "works" and mine are different. In all the times this topic has been posted on these boards I've yet to find anyone who says this gave them permanent results they were happy with.7 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
Translation, mean people thread has begun.
Not fair to call me mean. I was just summing up
Oh no, the people encouraging the fad diet saying "what can it hurt I say give it a go" are never the mean ones. It's the people trying to discourage OP and others from trying silly diets that don't yield long term results and could potentially be harmful that are labeled meanies...8 -
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Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
Translation, mean people thread has begun.
Not fair to call me mean. I was just summing up
LOL, never said you were mean, I said the mean people portion of this thread started.0 -
Don't forget on your military diet to chug a whole canteen of water before bed...for no other reason than someone told you to because...hydration...or something.7
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WinoGelato wrote: »
I think your definition of "works" and mine are different. In all the times this topic has been posted on these boards I've yet to find anyone who says this gave them permanent results they were happy with.
As I said - shouldn't be used permanently - but seems ok for OP short term. I try and avoid these contentious issues nowadays - have a nice thanksgiving
You "try to avoid these contentious issues nowadays" yet you are stirring it up here and now by claiming that the people responding have "closed minds?" That doesn't make a lot of sense.
What also doesn't make a lot of sense is something that *you* might deem to be "ok for the OP short term," may actually not be, which is why people are warning the OP against trying it at all. It has everything to do with providing the OP with reasons why doing this at all is a bad idea and is completely unrelated to safe and sustainable weight loss.
Any diet plan that has to 'borrow' credibility by claiming a source that doesn't exist (in this case, the military), should be enough indication that it's one to be avoided at all costs.10 -
People have to make their own mistakes - the clever ones will learn from them. Only the elite learns from others' mistakes. You're something specialsnickerscharlie wrote: »
Personally, I don't need to have actually jumped off a cliff to know it wouldn't end well.mutesigorg wrote: »In all honesty, many new dieters think kooky diets will work. Sometimes you need to try those crazy diets and find out they don't work for yourself.
Maybe that's just me, though.
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If they live to learn from them, that is.kommodevaran wrote: »
People have to make their own mistakes - the clever ones will learn from them.snickerscharlie wrote: »
Personally, I don't need to have actually jumped off a cliff to know it wouldn't end well.mutesigorg wrote: »In all honesty, many new dieters think kooky diets will work. Sometimes you need to try those crazy diets and find out they don't work for yourself.
Maybe that's just me, though.
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kommodevaran wrote: »
People have to make their own mistakes - the clever ones will learn from them. Only the elite learns from others' mistakes. You're something specialsnickerscharlie wrote: »
Personally, I don't need to have actually jumped off a cliff to know it wouldn't end well.mutesigorg wrote: »In all honesty, many new dieters think kooky diets will work. Sometimes you need to try those crazy diets and find out they don't work for yourself.
Maybe that's just me, though.
Or as I've seen it put:
"Some people learn from others' mistakes.
Some people learn from their own mistakes.
Some people never learn."7 -
My uncle died a premature death from complications of diabetes. He ignored his doctor's advice and was on a crash diet at the time, trying to lose weight.
So fad/kooky diets can do harm, even if followed for a short time.8 -
I tried the "Military Diet" as a way to regain control of my appetite after Thanksgiving. I lost weight, and was never hungry. After the three days it was easier to stay within my macros. The diet isn't a lifestyle change but it can help you get things back under control if you don't have the strength to fast for three days.1
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GidgetPink wrote: »I tried the "Military Diet" as a way to regain control of my appetite after Thanksgiving. I lost weight, and was never hungry. After the three days it was easier to stay within my macros. The diet isn't a lifestyle change but it can help you get things back under control if you don't have the strength to fast for three days.
Strong first post. :noway:7 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Alatariel75 wrote: »To be perfectly honest with you, it is one of the silliest fad diets out. I really wonder if it was created as a joke.
It has no link whatsoever to the military, for a start - they gave it that name so it would appear legitimate.
The combination of foods is nothing special - they picked a bunch of whacky random foods to make it stand out and attract attention.
Will you lose weight? Sure, because you'll be eating very low calorie for a few days.
Will you keep it off? Only if you continue to watch what you eat.
It's been around for decades, it gets called a bunch of different names, but the 'plan' is the same.
Yeah, wonder how it got attached to the military, other than trying to fool people like the "Mayo Clinic" diet that has nothing to do with the prestigious medical establishment. We have RDs in the military who make sure that the diet is balanced for soldiers to get all of their nutritional requirements, and any soldier trying to lose weight during training is going to find it sucks even more than it should when you are sucking wind due to low energy levels.
This diet is decades old, one of it's early names was the "Cleveland Clinic diet." The people at the real Cleveland Clinic were very unhappy to have their name associated with it & finally got it removed.
My guess is someone learned the hard way to pick a name generic enough not to get sued by anyone.4 -
GidgetPink wrote: »I tried the "Military Diet" as a way to regain control of my appetite after Thanksgiving. I lost weight, and was never hungry. After the three days it was easier to stay within my macros. The diet isn't a lifestyle change but it can help you get things back under control if you don't have the strength to fast for three days.
So the only way to regain control over your eating habits is to either fast for 3 days, or do the "military diet?"6 -
CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »I dont know how it averaged out to be 1200 calories.it states its less than 1000 calories,oh wait I looked there is more than one adaptation of it. some include other meats,veggies,etc. but it claims to boost metabolism,another one claims it boosts metabolism because of certain food pairings LMAO are you kidding me?,lol yeah not happening.only thing you will lose in 3 days is maybe some water weight and possible glycogen from eating less carbs,but in 3 days I sincerely doubt it will be fat.
This, the last military diet i saw being posted here was under 500calories a day. It was thankfully removed as it should be.
There are a bunch of these so called "Military diets" and most of them (if not all of them) are just made up, unnecessary and insane. If you want a straight answer you would need to link the one you're talking about and people on MFP will surely read it and give you the information you desire.
The other thing you could do is eat normal foods you enjoy but reduce calories and you'll lose weight. No need to join another fad diet.
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mutesigorg wrote: »In all honesty, many new dieters think kooky diets will work. Sometimes you need to try those crazy diets and find out they don't work for yourself. Thank you those of you who had insightful commentary... And to the rest of you, dieting is different for everyone and this is supposed to be a place of positivity. More importantly- MY post of positivity. I appreciate the energy staying that way. Have a wonderful thanksgiving! Happy I found this place with motivated individuals and a reinforcing community.
Lol. This is one of the most articulate and well written passages I've had the pleasure to read in awhile. The slight salt to it also added a literary savoriness that really fits my holiday mood! Right on, bravo.:)1 -
The military diet food seem to me to be examples of what u can eat u dont have to eat that crap. Im doing the military diet in the sense im eating 1000 calories 3 days 1500 4 days ive done this before and lost weight.
The human body is made to take drastic changes in calorie intake and even fast so its more that reasonable biologically.0 -
The military diet food seem to me to be examples of what u can eat u dont have to eat that crap. Im doing the military diet in the sense im eating 1000 calories 3 days 1500 4 days ive done this before and lost weight.
The human body is made to take drastic changes in calorie intake and even fast so its more that reasonable biologically.
So if "u don't have to eat that crap" that the military diet encompasses and you eat other things instead, you're not actually doing the military diet. You're simply eating less than you burn in a day, which is the scientific principle (CICO) that *all* weight loss is based on. 4 -
Yes well done but thats what my comment explains. If you read it properly ive explained i just follow the calorie structure 3:4.0
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