Three Day Diet

Michelle_dirtracer

I'm hoping to lose 30ish pounds in three weeks

Wait, is this a joke? If so, it is a bad one.

RGv2

I've seen guys in the military try it in order to make weight but then they always fail their PT test because they are dehydrated and they are tearing apart muscles in order to provide the energy they are lacking.

I've never seen this before....

Why cut to make weight when making tape is so easy?

Mslmesq

Hello Forum Readers.

Has anyone ever heard of the three day military diet where you eat a strict schedule of foods and apparently lose 10 pounds in three days? Does anyone have an opinion on this... or have a success story? I'm on day one, and I'm just hoping for the best. Really. If all works the way it's supposed to, I'm hoping to lose 30ish pounds in three weeks and maintain that weight as well as tone up and just feel and look amazing. I've struggled with weight gain/loss for the abundance of my teen years and now my twenties. I've fluctuated a lot and I REALLY want to get to my goal and keep it there as long as possible.

So Suggestions?

First, 'if all works as it's supposed to'. I had to look up this diet because I've never heard of it. Ok, in fairness I don't know what most diets are cause I don't try fad type diets. Still, looked like you are supposed to eat some diet of fairly low calorie foods for three days and you will "lose up to 10lbs". So, that implies most people don't lose 10lbs, but lose some weight up to 10 lbs.

A goal of 10lbs in 3 days (because someone, somewhere lost that much) based on this is unrealistic. A goal of 30lbs in three weeks, presumably by doing this three times within a three week period with the anticipation that you would lose the maximum weight each time, is unreaIistic and setting yourself up for great disappointment.

With that said, if it makes you happy to lose a few pounds with a three day kick start 'diet', and then transition to a lifelong sustainable diet, fine. Set some realistic expectations though, and go for it.

Speaking of, brings me to my second point, "maintain that weight as well". Learning healthy eating is the best way to maintain. This takes most people time to get into long term habits of healthy eating. A three week diet fad plan will not accomplish this.

With all that said, you don't have that far to go. You can definitely accomplish what you want in a healthy pain free manner. Start now. You will be mostly there by Christmas and you will feel great.

Best luck to you.

No_Finish_Line

lol, your not supposed to lose 10 pounds in 3 days.

idk, i've only known one woman that does it. It worked great for her and she said it was the only eating plan she could stick too.

thought it was cool that she would always have a small amount of ice cream with dinner, even on the strict days.

My problem would be that i'd go buck wild on the free days and i wouldn't lose anything.

my major complaint about the program is the same as atkins, it doesn't really teach you how to eat like a human being an lose/maintain.

Melissa22G

I would just like to take a moment to point out the "Search" option here in the forums.

You may find it at the top right next to "Settings"

Feel free to type in "Three day military diet" and see all the wealth of knowledge and butthurt that goes with it.

Thank you,
:flowerforyou:

bethannien

thank you everyone for your input! I figured it was a weird diet and I also figured it was the water weight. I'm still going to give it a shot because I already started and I'm not a quitter, but I am also going to do what I've been doing so far... portion sizes and exercise. I try to not eat processed or fast food... It's healthier to create something close to a cheeseburger and fries at home with real ingredients.

I am not a really heavy girl. I don't know how I randomly gained ten pounds over the summer (I'm usually 130... and It must have been vacations and beer). So I don't know how this is going to go.

I thought it was strange to be called the "military" diet because my daddy was in the military and he definitely didn't eat the stuff they're telling me to eat (then again that was 25 years ago).

Regardless. Thank you again everyone. I truly appreciate the words and advice people have responded to this blog.

lol why did you even ask if you were going to do it no matter what?

I lost 60 pounds really fast a few years ago. 2 things happened. I gained it all back plus 10 lbs. And I got gallstones. Do yourself a favor and skip the so called military diet. Create a reasonable calorie deficit, exercise and BE PATIENT. I assure you, we all want to be thin and fit, like, YESTERDAY. But it doesn't happen like that.

_HeartsOnFire_

http://weightloss.about.com/od/DietMistakes/a/The-3-Day-Military-Diet-review.htm

Just a couple highlights from the article...
Will I Lose Weight on the Military Diet?

I can’t promise that you will lose weight on any diet, but if you follow The Military Diet you will probably lose a few pounds. I doubt that you’ll lose ten in the first week. So do I recommend the Military Diet? No. In fact, I would predict that if you try the diet, you will regain the weight – and maybe put on more weight in the months after dieting.

Why will the weight come back? First, because the food plan is not sustainable for most people. Very few dieters would be able to spend their lives eating grapefruit and saltines for all of eternity. And second, because some foods that you’ll get used to on the diet are very high calorie, high fat foods. For example, on day two of the diet you eat hot dogs and ice cream for dinner. If you get used to eating foods like that, you’re likely to eventually make portion size mistakes and gain weight as a result.

Loose Logic Behind the Military Diet

Much of the information about diet's website just doesn’t make sense. Because the Military Diet doesn’t actually sell anything, their claims don’t have to be backed up by any real data. Here are a few examples of the claims that don’t add up:

There are no days off. You get the idea that you this is a 3 day on/4 day off plan – which would imply that you eat a normal diet for four days during the week. But this plan actually requires you to diet all the time. Here’s what the site says about your four days “off”
“On the four days off, we recommend a diet of about 1300 – 1500 calories per day, made of up lean protein, veggies and easy on the carbs.”

I had to laugh out loud when I read this statement. Because anyone who eats a calorie controlled diet that includes the right amount of lean protein, the correct ratio of carbs and plenty of veggies doesn’t need a diet in the first place.

Michelle_dirtracer

thank you everyone for your input! I figured it was a weird diet and I also figured it was the water weight. I'm still going to give it a shot because I already started and I'm not a quitter, but I am also going to do what I've been doing so far... portion sizes and exercise. I try to not eat processed or fast food... It's healthier to create something close to a cheeseburger and fries at home with real ingredients.

I am not a really heavy girl. I don't know how I randomly gained ten pounds over the summer (I'm usually 130... and It must have been vacations and beer). So I don't know how this is going to go.

I thought it was strange to be called the "military" diet because my daddy was in the military and he definitely didn't eat the stuff they're telling me to eat (then again that was 25 years ago).

Regardless. Thank you again everyone. I truly appreciate the words and advice people have responded to this blog.

lol why did you even ask if you were going to do it no matter what?

I lost 60 pounds really fast a few years ago. 2 things happened. I gained it all back plus 10 lbs. And I got gallstones. Do yourself a favor and skip the so called military diet. Create a reasonable calorie deficit, exercise and BE PATIENT. I assure you, we all want to be thin and fit, like, YESTERDAY. But it doesn't happen like that.

I enjoy wasting my time posting on something that someone is planning on doing anyway no matter how unsafe it is.

sloth3toes

"Hey, try the twinkie and vodka diet"

Wait.... I didn't know there was a twinkie and vodka diet. I cant' drink... is there something I can substitute for the vodka that will work just as well?

emmaleejay88

Okay. I was trying to be nice and thank everyone for their input. I was generally curious about what people thought. I wasn't going to NOT do it. I wanted to know what other people GENERALLY thought. For those of you who had constructive criticism. thanks. for the *kitten* who had to make some sort of nasty remark (which I'm sure you know who you are) eff off. seriously. I assumed this is the kind of place for people who have support or ask an opinion... No need for the hostility. It's just F.ucking rude.

trogalicious

Okay. I was trying to be nice and thank everyone for their input. I was generally curious about what people thought. I wasn't going to NOT do it. I wanted to know what other people GENERALLY thought. For those of you who had constructive criticism. thanks. for the *kitten* who had to make some sort of nasty remark (which I'm sure you know who you are) eff off. seriously. I assumed this is the kind of place for people who have support or ask an opinion... No need for the hostility. It's just F.ucking rude.

think you're angry now? wait til you keep up with that ridiculously inane fad diet. You've been given GREAT information, and yet you still have to get butthurt because people are telling you to not waste your time on something that isn't going to work?

Good luck, you're gonna need it. Especially if your mantra is "I don't care if this is really... really dumb, I'mma do it anyway cause I'm no quitter."

emmaleejay88

I'm not angry, and I'm not "butt hurt." I was just saying it was rude for SOME people to say certain things. The information you gave me was great...

Not that I need to explain myself.
But I figured why not try everything. It's all trial and error with diets. Yes I get what everyone's saying, but why not lose maybe even a pound with it.

Thank you.

firstsip

Okay. I was trying to be nice and thank everyone for their input. I was generally curious about what people thought. I wasn't going to NOT do it. I wanted to know what other people GENERALLY thought. For those of you who had constructive criticism. thanks. for the *kitten* who had to make some sort of nasty remark (which I'm sure you know who you are) eff off. seriously. I assumed this is the kind of place for people who have support or ask an opinion... No need for the hostility. It's just F.ucking rude.

How disappointing. I saw your initial follow-up, and it seemed like you were intelligent and gracious enough to acknowledge lots of good input you received. Not quite sure why you decided to do a 180.

_HeartsOnFire_

Okay. I was trying to be nice and thank everyone for their input. I was generally curious about what people thought. I wasn't going to NOT do it. I wanted to know what other people GENERALLY thought. For those of you who had constructive criticism. thanks. for the *kitten* who had to make some sort of nasty remark (which I'm sure you know who you are) eff off. seriously. I assumed this is the kind of place for people who have support or ask an opinion... No need for the hostility. It's just F.ucking rude.

think you're angry now? wait til you keep up with that ridiculously inane fad diet. You've been given GREAT information, and yet you still have to get butthurt because people are telling you to not waste your time on something that isn't going to work?

Good luck, you're gonna need it. Especially if your mantra is "I don't care if this is really... really dumb, I'mma do it anyway cause I'm no quitter."

This man speaketh the truth!!!

da_bears10089

It sounds magical...

_HeartsOnFire_

It sounds magical...

I like you. I love this gif!

trogalicious

But I figured why not try everything. It's all trial and error with diets. Yes I get what everyone's saying, but why not lose maybe even a pound with it.

...because you don't have to. Trial and error? Sure.. only in the "finding out how much I need to eat to lose weight" not in the "try the X diet, then the Y diet, then the 3 day diet, then this diet."

_HeartsOnFire_

But I figured why not try everything. It's all trial and error with diets. Yes I get what everyone's saying, but why not lose maybe even a pound with it.

...because you don't have to.

Trog...stop talking logic...We're not in Kansas anymore!

PhoenixStrikes

Why can't people just take their time and lose wight the responsible way? It's so frustrating! If it was so easy to drop 10lbs no one would be over weight! I am a pretty blunt person so it's hard to say this nicely, but cut the crap diets, cut the fast fixes, start eating a healthy diet, move your little tushie around and you will lose weight! I'm sorry it's not fast enough for you but ultimately TOO BAD. I have been working my tail off since July with only 10lb loss and of course I would love for it to go faster but it ain't gonna happen! You say you aren't a quitter but you're trying to take the easy route, what's the difference?

_HeartsOnFire_

Why can't people just take their time and lose wight the responsible way? It's so frustrating! If it was so easy to drop 10lbs no one would be over weight! I am a pretty blunt person so it's hard to say this nicely, but cut the crap diets, cut the fast fixes, start eating a healthy diet, move your little tushie around and you will lose weight! I'm sorry it's not fast enough for you but ultimately TOO BAD. I have been working my tail off since July with only 10lb loss and of course I would love for it to go faster but it ain't gonna happen! You say you aren't a quitter but you're trying to take the easy route, what's the difference?

You're mean! You're being logical.