3 day military diet- information and a rant

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  • PaleoPath4Lyfe
    PaleoPath4Lyfe Posts: 3,161 Member
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    Actually, this is a military diet. I was given this diet when I was joining the Army. It is effective, but it is difficult. However, it does work!

    As was I. I didn't even need to lose weight when I was in Basic Training and our Drill Sgt made everyone eat this way because we did have a few girls that needed to trim down a bit. He used it as team building making us all eat the same way.

    When I left Basic training I was starting to look very, very muscular eating this way.
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
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    My theory is that it was developed by the military to test tolerance for BS and willingness to obey orders.

    My favorite bit of BS is how this combination of foods has some kind of chemical magic, so don't mess with it.
  • Caprica33
    Caprica33 Posts: 42 Member
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    Note to self: Don't join military.





    Exactly!!
  • erinsueburns
    erinsueburns Posts: 865 Member
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    I was trying to lose weight so I could join the military, and this was the diet that a recruiter gave to me. He also told me about a vegetable and protein diet, that you do for a month. He said another person who was trying to enlist needed to lose weight and did that diet with exercise and lost 60lbs in a month. It was a cup of veggies and a cup of chicken for breakfast lunch and dinner. I did the 3 day diet in 2010 and I lost 8lbs but once I went off I never went back, I was real jittery and had the shakes while I was on it and didn't know how to control my hunger in-between the meals. I definitely wanna try it again now that I have better will power

    The cup of veggies cup of chicken three times per day makes an insanely lot more sense than the other random crap diet. I mean at least it is veggies and actual food instead of processed hotdog crap.
  • belgerian
    belgerian Posts: 1,059 Member
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    I was in the military and we were never told what to eat . We showed up at the mess hall and ate when it was time. And showed up for PT in the morning that was that. US ARMY 11th ACR Germany 86-90 I lost like 80lbs in 8 weeks.
  • onceuponariot
    onceuponariot Posts: 8 Member
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    I'm trying this tomorrow in conjunction with tracking on MFP. I know my sedentary maintenance calories, so I don't think I'll have a problem overeating on the off days. I'm not expecting a miracle, if it works, cool, if not, whatever.
  • mindymolson
    mindymolson Posts: 6
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    The diet is low cal, that's why it's limited to 3 days on, 4 days off. However, it works. My friend gave it a test drive & lost 6.7 lbs. That's not 10, but she also doesn't eat tuna. It wasn't water weight, because she lost size & it didnt come right back. It's not my favorite though. I usually drink Visalus shakes 2 times per day. I did this diet for 1 day, and felt sluggish.. I missed my proteins & nutrients. I'm down over 30 lbs w/my shakes. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. I lost 1 lb on that day....
  • soussen
    soussen Posts: 5 Member
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    hhmmm, thinking of trying this one
  • CharityGC
    CharityGC Posts: 499 Member
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    I think it's called "military" because it's the type of diet military members do when they are close to having to weigh in and need to lose a few pounds. I had a friend who did something similar because she was overweight by a few pounds due to having a baby.
  • branwen319
    branwen319 Posts: 1
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    I did it last month and lost 7lbs that week, kept it off, and lost an additional 3.5lbs during the month. It worked for me, and am just finishing it again today. It's challenging, but if you drink a lot of water you don't get hungry,
  • homefitnessextreme
    homefitnessextreme Posts: 6
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    I think this diet is ridiculous and you should just eat in slight caloric deficit with whole foods you all would be much better off.
  • onceuponariot
    onceuponariot Posts: 8 Member
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    I did it for two days, and lost ~3 lbs, kept it off the 4 rest days by sticking to my maintenance calories. Tomorrow starts a full cycle (I started a day late this week, so I only did 2 of 3 days so I can keep the 4 rest days), hopefully I'll see some more results.

    I did substitute, keeping in mind calories and macronutrients to make my subs as similar as possible. Two hot dogs turned into three veggie dogs, for example. I also had a snack of almonds on one of the days because I was on night shift and flippin hungry. I was pretty hungry after the lunches, compounded with the fact I had to work, I was so irritable. Hopefully I'll be back on days, so this will be easier and I can go to bed earlier.
  • LadyBirdGo
    LadyBirdGo Posts: 39 Member
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    this is hilarious. I was at the gym the other day on the treadmill and I heard two girls next to me (I'm guessing they were of high school age) talking about this "military diet" and how someone they knew was on it and that it was totally nuts. I kept thinking to myself " ah, memories of high school yo-yo diets!"
  • josiereside
    josiereside Posts: 720 Member
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    This diet has been around for probably close to 30 years... I knew it as the Hershey Medical Center 3 day diet...
  • hopestobelost
    hopestobelost Posts: 11
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    I really don't understand the passionate stance against this diet. Almost everyone that I have seen that goes on this program loses weight pretty fast. And it doesn't seem that unhealthy, its just 3 days of eating very light, and it includes protein, fruit, veggies, grains. And the next 4 days you can eat anyway you choose - and I will choose to eat healthy those days. What is so terrible about it?
  • hopestobelost
    hopestobelost Posts: 11
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    That's great!
  • onceuponariot
    onceuponariot Posts: 8 Member
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    @hopestobelost, the diet really doesn't teach people how to eat healthy, and it's so important to eat properly (not just healthy but to make sure to eat enough calories) on the off-days, that when you don't already know how to eat for maintenance, it's easy to yo-yo, which has evidence that yo-yoing is worse for your health than being overweight and maintaining. The way the diet actually works can be really good, but the way it can be used (as an intro to severe restriction, or as a quick way to lose weight but without learning healthy behaviors) can be really bad.
  • josiereside
    josiereside Posts: 720 Member
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    I think it is good for a quick fix say before an event, vacation, etc... if it works... been so many years since I did it, I don't remember if it worked or not..
  • dxtra30
    dxtra30 Posts: 498 Member
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    Seems there is mixed opinions this however I say if your eating and exercising and your losing weight it's helping you achieve what you want to do.. All diet plans have thier ups and downs IMO..
  • innerbetty
    innerbetty Posts: 59 Member
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    I've just seen this on Pinterest as well and something seems off to me about it. I'm having a really hard time accepting that a hot dog is a good nutritional choice. Sounds like a really good way to trigger binges and cravings.

    That said, I want to give it a try, because I'm the type to believe it when I see it, and it seems like a short little experiment. I know it says to not substitute but I eat little big bread which is only 55 cals/slice so I'm going to eat 2 slices so I'm not so low on calories. I'm a pretty routine person and I eat at certain times during the day so I think the most difficult part will be breaking out of my routine. Going to start on Tuesday. I think if anything it might give me the kick start I'm looking for.

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