3 day military diet- information and a rant

This to me also seems super unhealthy! I just started my weight loss journey, but would never try something like this just to try and drop a bunch of weight in a ridiculous amount of time!

I just finished the first round of the 3 day diet and lost 5.6 lbs. I don't know how it works so well, but it does and I didn't follow it exactly. I continued to drink green tea every day and added some coconut oil to cook the chicken and I also used it with the tuna warmed with a bit of mustard. I exercised the first day only. Today I joined this again to eat on track the next 4 days, then I plan to do it again. I think 3 days of low caloric intake is infinately better than what I was eating! And the quick results keep you going. You can do anything for 3 days to achieve these results, I'm a believer. You never know what will work for you until you try.

It's only 3 days, try it and then tell us what you think. I did it and lost 5.6 lbs first three days I just stared my 4 days of healthy eating and then I'm doing it again, it works so far.
And it would take me a month to lose that!

Various versions of this have been around for ages under different names. the US Ski team diet, the Military diet, Mayo Diet, etc.

It's another stupid diet for stupid people. Nothing new there

It's another stupid diet for stupid people. Nothing new there

guess I am just stupid..

I actually tried it lost 5lbs but that was without exercising.

that's pretty awesome, so if you followed this for two months, and no exercise, you'd lose 40 POUNDS. seems worth it to me. Afterall you only diet 3 days, then back to regular the other 4. Once I'm 40 pounds less I'd be at my goal weight!!! I'm so doing this!!!!

As you will see in other posts this is a two-steps-forward-one-step-back diet - some of the weight lost is water weight, so it will go back on when you eat normally, reducing the initial weight loss. Calories in, calories out... this simply gives you a calorie deficit over the entire week. Which means 5lb a week weight loss that stays off simply isn't going to happen.

Far easier, and less stressful, to just moderate calories to a sensible amount every day (and not eating rubbish like hotdogs).

As much as some people want to try the Military Diet, there are a couple of food items here and there that just don’t appeal or can’t be eaten because of dietary limitations. The following substitution list for all the foods on the Military Diet can be used to create a gluten free, lactose free and vegetarian version of the Military Diet. If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to drop us a line…


Grapefruit Substitute:

Some people can’t eat grapefruit because it interferes with medication. Other people just don’t like the taste. Do not substitute orange for grapefruit. To get the same Military Diet benefits as grapefruit, put 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda in a glass of water and drink it.
Peanut Butter Substitute:

Peanut ButterIf you have a peanut allergy or just don’t like peanut butter, you can substitute the same amount of almond butter, pumpkin butter, soy butter, sunflower seed butter, hummus or bean dip. Two tablespoons of plain sunflower seeds also work.
Bread Substitute:

In place of bread, you can eat 1/8 cup of sunflower seeds, 1/2 cup of whole grain cereal, 1/2 high protein bar, 1/4 cup of yogurt with 1/2 teaspoon of flax seeds or 5 ounces of a meal replacement shake. You can also use one tortilla or two rice cakes instead of bread.
Coffee Substitute:
Green tea Military Diet

Green tea is a great coffee substitute

A regular cup of coffee has about 100 mgs of caffeine, give or take. Instead of coffee or tea, you can drink Sugar Free Red Bull (76 mgs of caffiene) or Green Tea. Sugar Free Hot Chocolate also contains small amounts of caffeine. Excederin Extra Strength has 65 mgs of caffiene per pill if you happen to have a headache. Any other sources of caffeine have too many calories for the Military Diet.
Tuna Substitute:

A few people on the Military Diet say they don’t like ‘plain tuna’ out of the can. The best substitute for canned tuna is a piece of grilled sushi grade tuna, the same size as 1/2 or 1 cup serving of canned tuna. Other substitutes for tuna include cottage cheese, chicken, tofu, almonds or peanuts.
Green Bean Substitute:

If you can’t eat green beans for any reason, substitute the same amount of lettuce, tomatoes, spinach or any other green vegetable.
Meat Substitute:

Military Diet meatIf you’re vegetarian, you can use lentils, beans, tofu or portobello mushrooms as meat alternatives.
Banana Substitute:

For one whole banana, substitute 2 kiwis, 1 cup of papaya or 2 apricots on the Military Diet. Plums, grapes and apple sauce also work.
Carrot Substitute:

Squash, parsnip, beets, celery and bell pepper can all be substituted for carrots.
Broccoli Substitute:

If you’re substituting out broccoli on the Military Diet, try and use a green or greenish vegetable like cauliflower, spinach, brussel sprouts or asparagus.
Cheddar Cheese Substitute:

For the serving of cheddar cheese in the Military Diet, you can use 2 eggs, 1 cup of cottage cheese or two ounce of ham as a replacement. Other non dairy, vegetarian cheese substitutes with calcium include soy cheese, soy milk, cabbage and tofu.
Hot Dog Substitute:
Tofu on the Military Diet

Versatile tofu can be prepared many ways…

Typical hot dogs are not a great nutritional choice, especially if the hot dogs contain nitrates. Military Diet substitutes for hot dogs include turkey dogs, soy dogs, tofu dogs, bratwurst,luncheon meat, deli meat or baloney. For vegetarians, you can also substitute beans, lentils, or portobello mushrooms.
Egg Substitute:

On the Military Diet, you can substitute eggs for a cup of milk, one chicken wing, 1/4 cup of seeds or nuts, or 2 slices of bacon.
Apple Substitute:

Instead of apples, try plums, peaches, grapes, zucchini, pears or dried apricots.
Cottage Cheese substitute:

PLAIN Greek yogurt, low fat ricotta cheese, cheddar cheese, eggs, or ham. Tofu is a non dairy substitute with similar nutrients.
Vanilla ice cream:

The vanilla ice cream in the Military Diet can be substituted for 1 cup of fruit flavoured yogurt or apple juice. A good non dairy substitute is strawberry, vanilla or banana flavoured almond milk. Do not substitute chocolate almond milk.
Saltine crackers:

Rice CakesRice cakes are a perfect substitute for saltine crackers. If you substitute saltine crackers for any other cracker, like gluten free, make sure you’re eating a similar amount of calories. Each saltine cracker has 13 calories.

Oh, please do elaborate on the biochemistry of hot dogs!

Oh, please do elaborate on the biochemistry of hot dogs!

:laugh:

I had a friend that done this. She used it as a 'detox'. She said it would be a week to two week thing, to 'reset' her metabolism. She then said she would go and do it properly afterwards, e.g. gym, healthy eating. Put it this way - she hasn't told me anything else since the day she finished this 'military' diet.

It's less about decreased calories and more about chemical reactions and metabolism boosting foods. The foods in the combinations listed change the way your body metabolizes them. That is why it doesn't work well if you substitute or mix it up. I lost alot of weight doing this. For a month I did the diet every week Wednesday-Friday. Then I went nuts on the weekend. I didn't work out and I lost and kept off 11 lbs that month... At least I kept it off til Thanksgiving/Christmas. Lol.

I do believe if I had not doubled the ice cream portions and had eaten reasonably on my off days and combined with excercise I may have triple my weight loss.

This has got to be a troll post! If not, I have studied human biology at university and can assure you that there is absolutely nothing about the combination of food that creates any kind of miraculous chemical reaction. Calories in, calories out. Simple.

I don't are what you studied at university. Going to school doesn't make you smarter. All you do is memorize information they give you. Food combinations is a well known and proven form of diet (not the kind to lose weight but the kind to maintain health) and sure the foods in this military diet aren't the healthiest... But it's all in what you choose. You can find nitrite and nitrate free hotdogs made from shoulder roast. A healthy easy form of beef. You can find all natural ice cream.

The fact is it works. Your university may not have taught you how it works but that doesn't mean it doesn't.

down 4 from yesterday's (day 1) weigh in... I do believe that most if not all of that was water weight from my high sodium/booze filled weekend.

It's less about decreased calories and more about chemical reactions and metabolism boosting foods. The foods in the combinations listed change the way your body metabolizes them. That is why it doesn't work well if you substitute or mix it up. I lost alot of weight doing this. For a month I did the diet every week Wednesday-Friday. Then I went nuts on the weekend. I didn't work out and I lost and kept off 11 lbs that month... At least I kept it off til Thanksgiving/Christmas. Lol.

I do believe if I had not doubled the ice cream portions and had eaten reasonably on my off days and combined with excercise I may have triple my weight loss.

This has got to be a troll post! If not, I have studied human biology at university and can assure you that there is absolutely nothing about the combination of food that creates any kind of miraculous chemical reaction. Calories in, calories out. Simple.

I don't are what you studied at university. Going to school doesn't make you smarter. All you do is memorize information they give you. Food combinations is a well known and proven form of diet (not the kind to lose weight but the kind to maintain health) and sure the foods in this military diet aren't the healthiest... But it's all in what you choose. You can find nitrite and nitrate free hotdogs made from shoulder roast. A healthy easy form of beef. You can find all natural ice cream.

The fact is it works. Your university may not have taught you how it works but that doesn't mean it doesn't.

Eh?

So you would rather take the word of people passing 'diet' sheets around the Internet making false claims over proven scientific fact (since that is what tends to be taught at universities)? Go ahead... and please do report back in 12 months time to tell us how you have got on.

So here are m results: Day 1 of diet: 153 (again, like I said earlier, I had a high sodium/booze filled weekend). Day 2 down to 149. Day 3 147.8, and today 146.8. The real test of the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of this diet will show itself over the next several days. I will continue to report my daily weights for a bit to see how the scale fluctuates. I anticipate it will creep up but hopefully I got at least a true 2 or so pound loss after doing this... however, not holding my breath!