Military Diet??
sydneyrester
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I've thought about trying the military diet on multiple occasions. Has anyone tried it and does the weight stay off?
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No and no. Also pretty sure it is one of the forbidden topics around here.7
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Had to look it up, since I've never heard of it. Looks like a low cal meal plan. The "meals" seem to do okay on veggies/protein, but there really isn't much to it and it doesn't seem like it's adapted to an individuals caloric needs. So basically, you'll be in a calorie deficit for 3 days...and once you're done, unless you adjust your activity/calorie intake level for the long term, you'll likely gain whatever you lost back.3
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sydneyrester wrote: »I've thought about trying the military diet on multiple occasions. Has anyone tried it and does the weight stay off?
So why haven't you ever done it?2 -
No, it's silly.
How about using MFP as intended. Lots of successful here that have done just this.10 -
Nope. Hot dogs, saltines and ice cream? I swear someone's toddler made it up and they posted it as a joke. It is a crash diet worth zero nutritional value. Not something to take seriously.10
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The whole food combination thing is woo. This diet has been around for decades, it keeps getting renamed. It's very low calories 3 days at a time. Nothing special.2
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It's made up -- there's nothing special about the food choices and they are unappealing to me, and I've never been attracted to diets that require a particular menu.
It's low cal, so you lose based on that.1 -
I tired it. Didn't lose the 10lbs or so that some people claim to lose. Longest 3 days of my life (can't even stand the smell of hot dogs) only thing I got out of it was, I actually enjoy cottage cheese.
Just stick with a calorie deficiency plan. You'll get the same results with eating foods you like.1 -
Nope!0
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I tired it. Didn't lose the 10lbs or so that some people claim to lose. Longest 3 days of my life (can't even stand the smell of hot dogs) only thing I got out of it was, I actually enjoy cottage cheese.
Just stick with a calorie deficiency plan. You'll get the same results with eating foods you like.
One of my favorite snacks is cottage cheese and Doritos.
Being at a calorie deficit for three days is going to make you lose water weight. Try eating a at a resonable calorie deficit for a few months and adjust your macros so you don't feel hungry all the time. You don't need some special diet to lose weight you just need to make small sustainable changes over time.1 -
I don't think you'd lose very much living on MREs.9
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FreyasRebirth wrote: »I don't think you'd lose very much living on MREs.
But I do like the chilli mre0 -
It's a silly, nonsensical Pintrest diet with no connection to the Military.2
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I've tried it weight did stay off but I only lost 2lbs on it. The food was terriable. Especially eating tuna alone...without anything was just bad1
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I agree, the tuna is the worst. *shudders* I plan on exchanging that for chicken next time.
I also thought the 2 TBsp of peanut butter was too much for one piece of toast.
Lost 4lb though. I'll see what I weigh on Tuesday (that'll end the week, including the 4 'normal' 1500 calorie days that everyone seems to forget about).1 -
What do people think the combination of food achieves? It's completely arbitrary. You'd lose exactly the same amount of weight eating the same amount of calories in any combination of food.7
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Y'all to judgmental on this thread!!2
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makes me shake my head with disbelief as to why someone would want to eat like this and why they keep repeating the same thing over and over. pure insanity I tell you. I cant see starving myself for 3 days just to lose a few lbs that could be mostly water.I think I will stick to eating at a regular deficit and eating the foods I like and losing that way.2
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