Three Day Military Diet?

jkal1979

That's a good one! Most MRE's have around 1250 calories per pack plus you can heat it with the enclosed ration heater at your desk (do they still have these?lol), or just put the entree pack inside your bra/blouse next to your skin and warm it up that way(laugh). Or if you want ,Nam-style C-rats just eat franks and beans, drink hot beer and smoke Marlboro's.

Eat the food cold and use the heater to make the instant coffee.

violetbluemornings

I have tried this a couple times with modifications because I am a vegetarian. It left me weak and hungry. I lost about 5 lbs. probably water weight.

Holla4mom

Some things you don't need to try to know it's a bad idea. Meth, for example, or flinging yourself headlong into cacti. Drinking bleach, walking on broken glass, trying to steal a baby bear from its mother...

Glad I wasn't drinking anything because I would have spit it out laughing.

Holla4mom

Well take it from someone who has seen this "diet" in action. This is in was in use as early as the mid-nineties and the title the author has given it makes it seem like it was a sanctioned thing. The author even admits in the first few paragraphs that "this is used to get in shape quickly, and also for new recruits" (Meaning short term loss to either make weight cutoff, or drop a few inches to beat the tape).

I can speak for both Navy and Marine Recruits having been a little heavy coming in Navy Boot, and being stationed at Parris Island 96-99ish. The basic diet regimen for recruits in my day who need loss (or gain) is eating the same chow as everyone else with a few modifications (No desserts, chicken/fish substitutes sometimes, fruits). In fact the ones who had it worse were the underweight ones (had to eat double chow, in same amount of time). With lots of PT. You should see some of the before and afters I personally witnessed there.

That being said, this diet, and variations have been around for some time. It is not in widespread use. There are certain physical standards that are adhered to, and this is usually used by people who are either on the borderline or over weight standards, and done in a "last minute panic" fashion. This never changes behavior, and these same people are usually repeating the process 6 months later for the next fitness test. It was usually combined with the fat burner of choice (in the 90's it was ephedra), which resulted in the ambulance picking up people around PRT season in V-fib.

My true diet when I was with the grunts consisted of chow hall stuff, lots of fast food,lots of adult beverages, and an insane amount of various physical activities. It was not uncommon to drink ridiculous amounts of Kool aid (cough) while writing our Mother's until midnight and get up and run 5 miles the next day. My eating habits were terrible in those days.

You will lose muscle on this diet, which saps your energy, and will destroy your long term resolve. Best not to even go down this path. You will rapidly gain weight back (homeostasis is a pain).

Now ALL that being said. I did have someone when I was stationed in Sicily lose 40 pounds eating nothing but apples in a two month period. He also lost around 60 points off his total cholesterol count. This was probably the most extreme this I had witnessed in my career.

Good luck no matter what choice you make!

Uh-oh, I anticipate a new trend on the board soon, "The Apple diet - how to lose 40 pounds in 2 months!"

paulzli

I love seeing the people that actually take this seriously.

12_oz_Curls

I really just skipped most of the things. Looked at the page, and blew it off. Having been in the military, I can tell you there is a diet to lost massive lbs. in minimum days. It involved sitting in the sauna, sweating off water weight, and doing nothing but should workouts to ensure you maximized your body/fat percentage. Basically you can lose up to 15 lbs in a week and by the end of it you are non-functional and can't even perform your basic job.

paulzli

Hmm. Good thing to know if I ever end up as Forrest Gump.

dbmata

So what are the chances the OP will update with her success?

12_oz_Curls

wait? the OP was actually somebody considering this?

coopieclan

For those of you trying or on the 3 day diet plan. I have stared a group "3 Day Diet" . Please join so that we can connect. Haters are not invited and can keep their opinions to themselves.

Fit_Chef_NE

You will never succeed with weight loss until you accept that there is no magic secret to losing weight fast. You just have to eat at a caloric deficit and wait. Then to keep it off, you have to eat at a reasonable calorie level for the rest of your life. If you don't adopt eating habits that are sustainable and realistic while losing weight, you will go back to eating too much and gain it all back.

Take the advice of the people here who have been successful. Even take a peek at what people are doing at the maintenance part of the board. They still watch calories and just eat sensibly. They don't eat whatever they want for months and then crash diet to lose weight.

I am not being a "hater". I'm sure you will lose weight in those three days and if you want to jump start your weight loss that way, that is fine. Just don't expect to be in a size 2 after a few days of miracle dieting. Doing these kinds of "diets" and then failing at losing weight in the long term is why people falsely believe that "diets don't work for me."

Diets don't work at all. Lifestyle changes do. If you can't wrap your head around changing forever, you don't want it enough yet.

Calliope610

You will never succeed with weight loss until you accept that there is no magic secret to losing weight fast. You just have to eat at a caloric deficit and wait. Then to keep it off, you have to eat at a reasonable calorie level for the rest of your life. If you don't adopt eating habits that are sustainable and realistic while losing weight, you will go back to eating too much and gain it all back.

Take the advice of the people here who have been successful. Even take a peek at what people are doing at the maintenance part of the board. They still watch calories and just eat sensibly. They don't eat whatever they want for months and then crash diet to lose weight.

I am not being a "hater". I'm sure you will lose weight in those three days and if you want to jump start your weight loss that way, that is fine. Just don't expect to be in a size 2 after a few days of miracle dieting. Doing these kinds of "diets" and then failing at losing weight in the long term is why people falsely believe that "diets don't work for me."

Diets don't work at all. Lifestyle changes do. If you can't wrap your head around changing forever, you don't want it enough yet.

But you didn't agree with the OP; therefore you ARE a hater.

joverine

Now they're slapping the word "Army" on fad diets to get people to try them?

I was in the army 7 years and never ate like that ...just saying

AllonsYtotheTardis

For those of you trying or on the 3 day diet plan. I have stared a group "3 Day Diet" . Please join so that we can connect. Haters are not invited and can keep their opinions to themselves.

Been here for 2 years, lost 8 lbs. It's clearly working well for you.

DeguelloTex

For those of you trying or on the 3 day diet plan. I have stared a group "3 Day Diet" . Please join so that we can connect. Haters are not invited and can keep their opinions to themselves.

Been here for 2 years, lost 8 lbs. It's clearly working well for you.

Started posting with praise for Dr. Oz's supplement recommendations, complained about random diets, asked whether anyone counted calories, started a "3 Day Diet" group. It's been a productive two years.

KseRz

I'm fairly sure that there is no "military" diet.

Oh there is. You eat apples that cost $143 each.

KseRz

Has anyone tried the 3 day military diet? http://blessedmommy.hubpages.com/hub/Lose-Up-To-10-Pounds-In-3-Days-On-The-3-Day-Diet

Yes. As a matter of fact, I did it so well that I lost 61 pounds in just two and a half days. I had a good coach, though...

I only lost 22lbs in boot camp. And that took 13 weeks. I must have totally did it wrong. I should probably go back through.

OKfarmgal

I love seeing the people that actually take this seriously.

Exactly, it's nothing more than a fad diet. We're looking for real life solutions that will last a lifetime.

kgeyser

My husband is active duty and he eats Talenti by the pint most nights of the week.

coopieclan

First of all just because I've been a member for 2 years doesn't mean I've only lost 8 lbs. of weight over that time. People who are not constructive should just keep their comments to themselves.

Barbellarella_

Call me a hater if you will, but this might be the stupidest sounding thing Ive ever seen.

QueenBishOTUniverse

Yea, I'm just going to stick with eating whatever the hell I want and losing weight, thanks.

coopieclan

First of all you don't know me and shouldn't assume that I would need your advise. I am very familiar with dieting and have tried enough of them to know what works and what doesn't.

The preachers should stop preaching

skittle316

If you can't do it for the rest of your life, don't start it. You will gain the weight back, it's not worth it.

skittle316

First of all just because I've been a member for 2 years doesn't mean I've only lost 8 lbs. of weight over that time. People who are not constructive should just keep their comments to themselves.

What's your problem? Why defend such an unhealthy,unrealistic way to be healthy? It shouldn't be a diet, it should be lifestyle.

Barbellarella_

First of all you don't know me and shouldn't assume that I would need your advise. I am very familiar with dieting and have tried enough of them to know what works and what doesn't.

The preachers should stop preaching

Second of all , why are you ASSUMING that we are even talking to you, you aren't even the OP.

QueenBishOTUniverse

First of all you don't know me and shouldn't assume that I would need your advise. I am very familiar with dieting and have tried enough of them to know what works and what doesn't.

The preachers should stop preaching

Second of all , why are you ASSUMING that we are even talking to you, you aren't even the OP.

Third of all, why do you have to keep trying new diets if you know what works?

Trechechus

By "military diet" do you mean reconstituted mashed potatoes and something that might have been a vegetable at one point in recent history?

AllonsYtotheTardis

First of all just because I've been a member for 2 years doesn't mean I've only lost 8 lbs. of weight over that time. People who are not constructive should just keep their comments to themselves.

People trying to convince others to try a stupid fad diet, instead of something that actually works, should just keep their comments to themselves.

RunDoozer

Hrm I remember my military diet in basic being as much food as i could shovel in my mouth in 10 mins. After that they kicked us out of the mess hall.

Oh yea and I had to run my *kitten* off and constantly do push ups. hrm.