3 Day Diet/Military Diet

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  • lakindadavis3
    lakindadavis3 Posts: 2
    Ps. You can't pig out after you quit the diet either. You have to eat responsible.
  • evelyn_gavrel
    evelyn_gavrel Posts: 1
    I just started this diet yesterday. Already I feel great!! No headaches nothing. I work in an office all day and take care of my toddler the other part of the day. SO i admit to overeating in my lifestyle. I start school next week and am taking 2 PE courses 2 times a week and i choose this diet to help start a new healthier me. It definitly helps with already having the healthy grocery items that i dont usually have in my kitchen. I wouldnt recommend this diet if you have bad selfcontrol. :D
  • frankara
    frankara Posts: 9 Member
    Why does it feel like that last couple of post were trolls
  • Greenrun99
    Greenrun99 Posts: 2,065 Member
    And that is the reason why Diet Pill's sell.. people are told they don't work, yet they still dish out $40 a month to try these pills just because someone said they work.. People want fast and quick results with little to no work...
  • Scott_2025
    Scott_2025 Posts: 201 Member
    GMO's are not toxins.
  • lebitt01
    lebitt01 Posts: 3 Member
    I'm the same way, I work out daily and eat right, around 1200 calories. I dont see anything wrong with this diet, i dont feel like im starving at the end of the day. I feel "just right" with my meals that they offer on the 3 day diet, then for the other days just continue to watch what you eat. This diet and jogging helped my mom lose 30 or 40 lbs (cant remember the exact number), and shes kept it off for 2 years so far.
  • AsianBarbie345
    AsianBarbie345 Posts: 2 Member
    My fourth day on this diet. I only lost 4 pounds. I was a bit disappointed at first but then again I had to be realistic, for 3 days, 4 pounds ain't so bad. A good reminder too that losing weight ain't easy. Even if the menu is so basic, still got to put more effort in it. Definitely recommending this diet. :smile: :smile: :smile:
  • ElliottTN
    ElliottTN Posts: 1,614 Member
    My fourth day on this diet. I only lost 4 pounds. I was a bit disappointed at first but then again I had to be realistic, for 3 days, 4 pounds ain't so bad. A good reminder too that losing weight ain't easy. Even if the menu is so basic, still got to put more effort in it. Definitely recommending this diet. :smile: :smile: :smile:

    There isn't a fourth day to this diet. After day 3 you go back to normal.
  • nytrifisoul
    nytrifisoul Posts: 499 Member
    I have done this diet and sorry to burst your bubble OP, but it does work if you follow it correctly. You may only be eating 800-1000 calories a day, but your only doing it 3 days out of the week. The other 4 days your supposed to eat 2000. It does work, and the best part is its easy to follow and is cheap.
  • ElliottTN
    ElliottTN Posts: 1,614 Member
    Hi. So check out my profile pic. I know I'm not even close to the fittest guy on here but I'm not too shabby. The 3 day military diet was a tool in my toolbox I would use once or twice a month max when I had much more weight to loose.

    It does work but you have to REALLY understand what it is. It is not a lifestyle change. It was never meant to be. It is not sustainable BUT it was not designed to be sustainable. It is just a quick sprint diet that if you have enough discipline to do can give you wonderful results.

    It does work. It actually works very well BUT you won't nail down the very high number people claim it for.

    Each time I've done it I will drop down 6-8 lbs by day 3. Day 4 you will gain a few pounds back. It is very low sodium so there is a good majority of water weight loss/gain on it.

    BUT

    If you net a loss of 3-4 pounds for a week and keep it off AFTER the fluctuations then that's pretty freaking amazing.

    Couple of tips if you do it.
    1. Stay hydrated during and after. Drink water constantly. It will help with hunger you will feel by end of day 2 and starting day 3.

    2. The day you come off. DO NOT BINGE EAT. You will want to because by day 3 your really gonna want to eat whatever and the scale will tell you that you can. Most of the weight you lost is water and when you re-hydrate your net loss will come back down. If you blow your calories like crazy then you start to undo the real results you achieved. Go back to your normal deficit with healthy food. You will actually feel fuller than usual, just don't fill it with crap foods. JUST DO NOT BINGE EAT WHEN YOU COME OFF IT.

    3. Don't do it every week. It is just not healthy for you to do it like that and you will see your results diminish if you keep hitting it back to back like that. Maybe do it twice a month max with spacing a week in there.

    4. Do not use substitutions. Stick to the food exactly. Even if you hate it. It's only 3 days. Deal with it.

    5. Don't expect to loose 8-10 lbs. You may initially loose that amount (realistically you will probably drop 4-6) Once you re-hydrate you will put half that loss back on easily. At the end of the day if you only keep half that initial loss then well...that's equivalent to what most people accomplish in a 3-4 week time span.

    6. Don't expect big results when you start hitting lower body fat percentages...the bigger you are the more net results you will see.

    7. Don't forget to come back to this thread and throw a middle finger up to all those talking crap about it.
  • nytrifisoul
    nytrifisoul Posts: 499 Member


    There isn't a fourth day to this diet. After day 3 you go back to normal.

    You go back to normal (2000cal) for 4 days, then you repeat the 3 days. You do this for as long as you want to keep losing weight. If you reach your goal weight, you can continue the 3 days the same, but up the calories on the other 4 days. Its a great way lose and maintain IMO.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    Plenty of food in boot camp, it's completely wrongly named.
  • getlost13
    getlost13 Posts: 9
    and why is it called the "military diet?"
    Because the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man was a sailor, and he could only last 3 days on this diet.
    300px-Stay-puft-marshmallow-man.jpg

    So...
  • No_Finish_Line
    No_Finish_Line Posts: 3,661 Member
    a few women at my work are doing this. Its really humorous to hear them talk about how the foods have to interact to make you lose weight or some **** lol.

    some have had very good success. It only works because of the huge calorie restrict on the diet days.

    My only real objection to it is that it doesn't teach you how to eat normally.
  • No_Finish_Line
    No_Finish_Line Posts: 3,661 Member
    Plenty of food in boot camp, it's completely wrongly named.
    oh i know, its got nothing to do with the military, no idea where that comes from
  • m6rg0
    m6rg0 Posts: 1
    can sugar be taken with coffee on the 3 day diet? also, when cooking the meat or veggie, can oil be used?

    thanks!
  • Pidgeywendy
    Pidgeywendy Posts: 32 Member
    lol Yes, it must be doing the rounds again, as someone asked me about it the other day:

    Friend - 'Have you heard of this three day diet?'

    Me - 'Yes...that's how I lost over 80lbs'

    Friend - 'WOW - really??!!!'

    Me - (walking away) 'Yeah, really....'

    :explode:
  • leesa1971
    leesa1971 Posts: 1
    OK so I did the 3 Day Military Diet,,, PERFECTLY!!!!!
    I honestly lost 1 lb????
    what the heck happened........
    Although I didnt excercise (because I was too weak and it noted that exercise not totally needed)
    I did however eat exactly what was on the plan and no more!!!
    I dont get it...
    I did however do the Cabbage Soup Diet a week prior and lost 6 lbs, so is my body freaked out???
    Also I am on Phentermine to help with appetite.
    So am I going overboard or what?
    I guess I am just so determined and desperate.....
    I lost a total of 10 lbs in the last 3 weeks which I am very proud and that is the healthy way to lose... so I am fine I just dont get it I heard people losing up to 7 lbs on the Military DIet???
    Uggggggg what a waste of time.... stupid saltine crackers and hot dogs I dont even eat that crap normally
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    OK so I did the 3 Day Military Diet,,, PERFECTLY!!!!!
    I honestly lost 1 lb????
    what the heck happened........
    Although I didnt excercise (because I was too weak and it noted that exercise not totally needed)
    I did however eat exactly what was on the plan and no more!!!
    I dont get it...
    I did however do the Cabbage Soup Diet a week prior and lost 6 lbs, so is my body freaked out???
    Also I am on Phentermine to help with appetite.
    So am I going overboard or what?
    I guess I am just so determined and desperate.....
    I lost a total of 10 lbs in the last 3 weeks which I am very proud and that is the healthy way to lose... so I am fine I just dont get it I heard people losing up to 7 lbs on the Military DIet???
    Uggggggg what a waste of time.... stupid saltine crackers and hot dogs I dont even eat that crap normally

    They're ALL a waste of time.

    Just eat at a moderate deficit. Log accurately and honestly. And be patient.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
  • _karyn_
    _karyn_ Posts: 11 Member
    This is an old post, but I came across it today. I read about this diet after seeing it pinned all over pinterest. I laughed so hard when I got to the part where it tells you to have hot dogs for dinner. HOT DOGS!

    Also you know something is fishy when one of the FAQ's on the "diet's" own website says NO YOU WON'T JUST LOSE WATER WEIGHT OR STARVE

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