Military Diet? Good/Bad for you? - Work?

dxtra30

I need to lose some weight and don't want to start any long diet plans or purchase any food plans (weight watchers, nutrisystem, etc) so I was doing some research about the Military Plan.. Seems a good way to lose some weight but at a quick time.. Do you think is a good plan to do? If not why wouldn't it work? Or have you tried it ? Were you successfull? I'm considering this.. Any advice good or bad would be recommended.. Thank you.

Chief_Rocka

If something is called "The ______ Diet," it sucks.

dxtra30

If something is called "The ______ Diet," it sucks.

LOL nice!

pastryari

I'm just going to copy & paste my previous reply for this type of thread:


These threads are running rampant today.

Look, most people on here have had success with maintaining a calorie deficit and putting in some old fashioned plain hard work (exercise). It works. It does. Calorie deficit = weight loss. You don't have to adhere to any other rules but that. Give it a shot, you won't be disappointed.

hotjacki85

I hate all these "plans"... maybe they work for some but not for me.... I eat normal... just not as much, not as bad, not as often and have lost over 35 lbs. So without even knowing what the plan is I would say No Good LOL but again everyone is different

dxtra30

Ah I see here.. Sorry about the "dup" thread, my apologies.. I see where this is going, eaiser for the natural way..
Gotcha makes sense.. Sorry again about duplicate topics..

MoreBean13

It's the descent of a yo-yo. When it comes back up, you will have lost a little muscle and replaced it with fat. You will end up just the teensiest bit fatter than you are now. I avoid plans designed to make me fatter.

EatClean_WashUrNuts

If you want to become fit like an enlisted service member, TRAIN and EAT like one. Being the in the military is not a short-term program. It's a lifestyle change.

Tw1zzler

I think you can get MREs by the case full at an Army/Navy store. Might be a tad better than Lean Cuisine... at least they come with cute little Tabasco bottles.

BurtHuttz

I was in the military. They worked our butts off and we ate everything and as much as we could get of it.

BurtHuttz

THIS DIET! though is guaranteed to work, no gimmicks: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/860592-success-with-tdee-20

Kath1391

Really it shouldn't be a "diet" but more of a healthy new approach to food? that's the way I feel anyway,I still get to eat chocolate but in moderation and I'm feeling tons better already

Nessiechickie

Not being rude but this was the truth for me and worked amazing....
I did the "Swearing of Fad Diets" Diet....and i have not looked back.

quirkytizzy

Generally any diet that cycles a few foods (and often very specific foods, not entire food **groups**) over a short few days is not going to do you any real good. You're not getting enough nutrients, you sure as hell aren't getting enough variety, and you won't have a back-up plan for when the allotted days are over.

It's ill advised from the start.

darkguardian419

I'm still disgusted by things like this. Putting "military" or "bootcamp" in front of something doesn't make it "bada**", "hardcore" or anything else like that.

Do you want to know a real military diet? Look at the food pyramid. Government food follows government documentation. Trust me, I'm with the government.

The best thing you can do is eat a little better (and a little less) move a bit more, and have some patience

cwolfman13

Being a former Marine, I simply don't like the fact that they advertise these as "military diets" or Marine Commando diets" or whatever...When I was in the Marines I was pretty much paid to train and ate at least 4,000 calories per day...and I'm probably estimating low.

Also...having tried a couple of "diets" in the past, I can tell you that I always had success...but never sustained success. Learning how to manage your caloric intake and understanding input/output of calories is key to sustained success in weight control. In the absence of that, most fail long term. Just my $.02.

AllTehBeers

I think you can get MREs by the case full at an Army/Navy store. Might be a tad better than Lean Cuisine... at least they come with cute little Tabasco bottles.

Or a reese cup! They handed them out like candy during the hurricane so I think there's an extra case or two hanging around here.

dsjohndrow

All the food I had in the military sucked. But if you are serious, set your goals to lose two pounds a week, buy a load of veggies, fruit and whole grains - then go run a few miles 3 times a week.

kbubp

It's simple. Stop putting garbage in your mouth. Abstain from processed foods, no soda (not even diet), limit your carb intake. Eat clean. Prepare your own meals (not from a box or frozen bag).

Then, go lift some weights and do cardio on the off days.

fleur_de_lis19

If something is called "The ______ Diet," it sucks.

This! That is all!

Maidofmer

my husband tried to help me with that. reason he was only in the military for a year