3 Day Military Diet.
Dementedllama
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Has anyone tried it? I recently stumbled across it on Pinterest. It intrigued me, so I put everything in on here.
It gives you a significant amount of calories (So with no exercise, no metabolic destruction.) A lot of fat, and low carbs.
My only concern is that you only eat three times a day, where as in my experience the more often you eat, the better.
Also it says to exercise! But then, that would drop your net below 1,200. Equalling metabolic destruction.
Any thoughts, or experiences to share with me?
It gives you a significant amount of calories (So with no exercise, no metabolic destruction.) A lot of fat, and low carbs.
My only concern is that you only eat three times a day, where as in my experience the more often you eat, the better.
Also it says to exercise! But then, that would drop your net below 1,200. Equalling metabolic destruction.
Any thoughts, or experiences to share with me?
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whatever you lose in those 3 days will be gained right back once you start eating normally. Walk...no, run away.0
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I'd stick to something you can maintain longer than 3 days...sounds like it would help you lose water weight more so than anything, but I can see it coming right back on once you reincorporate carbs and eat more calories0
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It is a scam. It appears or variations of it appear under a number of important sounding names. This is no way associated in anyway with the military.
You will lose weight. You are cutting calories low.
Is it healthy? No. Is it sustainable? No.
Anything with low carbs will have you drop a lot of with quickly. The only problem it is water weight, not fat. I will return once you eat carbs again.
I looked at the numbers earlier and they seemed off. I haven't double checked it. I believe it might be lower but I could be wrong.0 -
That's what I was thinking too. ^ To both of you.
But it's not only three days. That's misleading.
It's three days on the diet, then four days of eating like you normally do. Then back to the diet another three days, and four more like normal. And this can go on as long as you want, but I read a month would be about normal.
I mean I really don't have too much weight left to lose, so I definitely would not be doing something like that long term.0 -
It is a scam. It appears or variations of it appear under a number of important sounding names. This is no way associated in anyway with the military.
You will lose weight. You are cutting calories low.
Is it healthy? No. Is it sustainable? No.
Anything with low carbs will have you drop a lot of with quickly. The only problem it is water weight, not fat. I will return once you eat carbs again.
I looked at the numbers earlier and they seemed off. I haven't double checked it. I believe it might be lower but I could be wrong.
Nah, I used to eat way way less than that (Before I learned about metabolism) and still didn't lose any weight. So if anything just nothing would happen.0 -
Never heard of the diet but netting below 1200 doesn't necessarily equal metabolic destruction, who told you that?
Last spring I had a super labour intensive job that burned between 1500-2000 cals a day. I was doing low carb at the time and struggled to eat as many calories as I was burning, let alone an extra 1200 on top of that. As a result it was not uncommon for me to net below zero.
In 2.5 months I went from 165 lbs to 135. During that time I never felt hungry, weak, ill, etc. After my job ended I adopted a normal lifestyle continuing my low carb diet (around 50 g per day) without intensive exercise. I was able to maintain my weight for 4 months until I went on a 6 week vacation and gained 15 lbs
I'm now back on low carb and noticing the weight starting to drop off again. I've never had any noticeable changes in my metabolism.
And that is my personal experience
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That looks like a miserable diet to follow. As far as any diet scheme goes, if you don't think you could sustain it forever, then I wouldn't bother with it at all.0
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No, no, no! Eating hot dogs and saltine crackers is not healthy! Don't do this for the instant gratification. It really won't work.0
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Never heard of the diet but netting below 1200 doesn't necessarily equal metabolic destruction, who told you that?
Last spring I had a super labour intensive job that burned between 1500-2000 cals a day. I was doing low carb at the time and struggled to eat as many calories as I was burning, let alone an extra 1200 on top of that. As a result it was not uncommon for me to net below zero.
In 2.5 months I went from 165 lbs to 135. During that time I never felt hungry, weak, ill, etc. After my job ended I adopted a normal lifestyle continuing my low carb diet (around 50 g per day) without intensive exercise. I was able to maintain my weight for 4 months until I went on a 6 week vacation and gained 15 lbs
I'm now back on low carb and noticing the weight starting to drop off again. I've never had any noticeable changes in my metabolism.
Everyone is different, but when I was netting 200 or less a day, I wasn't losing weight.
And that is my personal experience
Everyone is different, but when I was netting 200 or less a day, I wasn't losing weight.0 -
It is a scam. It appears or variations of it appear under a number of important sounding names. This is no way associated in anyway with the military.
You will lose weight. You are cutting calories low.
Is it healthy? No. Is it sustainable? No.
Anything with low carbs will have you drop a lot of with quickly. The only problem it is water weight, not fat. I will return once you eat carbs again.
I looked at the numbers earlier and they seemed off. I haven't double checked it. I believe it might be lower but I could be wrong.
Nah, I used to eat way way less than that (Before I learned about metabolism) and still didn't lose any weight. So if anything just nothing would happen.
Was it low carb?
Either way, the simple fact that this diet uses misleading names like the Birmingham hospital diet, military diet and cardiac diet to get people to follow is enough for me not to trust it.0 -
No, no, no! Eating hot dogs and saltine crackers is not healthy! Don't do this for the instant gratification. It really won't work.
I'm a vegetarian anyway, I would be doing one of the substitutions.
I honestly don't think it looks "miserable."
But then again I used to starve myself, so maybe now that I'm eating a lot it would be.0 -
It is a scam. It appears or variations of it appear under a number of important sounding names. This is no way associated in anyway with the military.
You will lose weight. You are cutting calories low.
Is it healthy? No. Is it sustainable? No.
Anything with low carbs will have you drop a lot of with quickly. The only problem it is water weight, not fat. I will return once you eat carbs again.
I looked at the numbers earlier and they seemed off. I haven't double checked it. I believe it might be lower but I could be wrong.
Nah, I used to eat way way less than that (Before I learned about metabolism) and still didn't lose any weight. So if anything just nothing would happen.
Was it low carb?
Either way, the simple fact that this diet uses misleading names like the Birmingham hospital diet, military diet and cardiac diet to get people to follow is enough for me not to trust it.
Netting less than 200 a day would have to be low everything. But I didn't know it was known under any other names or anything. This is why I came here for advice. ^_^0 -
It is a scam. It appears or variations of it appear under a number of important sounding names. This is no way associated in anyway with the military.
You will lose weight. You are cutting calories low.
Is it healthy? No. Is it sustainable? No.
Anything with low carbs will have you drop a lot of with quickly. The only problem it is water weight, not fat. I will return once you eat carbs again.
I looked at the numbers earlier and they seemed off. I haven't double checked it. I believe it might be lower but I could be wrong.
Nah, I used to eat way way less than that (Before I learned about metabolism) and still didn't lose any weight. So if anything just nothing would happen.
Was it low carb?
Either way, the simple fact that this diet uses misleading names like the Birmingham hospital diet, military diet and cardiac diet to get people to follow is enough for me not to trust it.
Netting less than 200 a day would have to be low everything. But I didn't know it was known under any other names or anything. This is why I came here for advice. ^_^
Not necessarily. You can eat 1000 calories with 50% carbs which would be 125 grams of carbs and burn off 800. That would net 200 and still not be low carb. MFP has the default set at 55% for carbs.
*im not bein rude just trying to explain what I mean.0 -
It's three days on the diet, then four days of eating like you normally do. Then back to the diet another three days, and four more like normal. And this can go on as long as you want, but I read a month would be about normal.
Sounds like the "spinning your wheels" diet. You already know the answer. Just keep eating real food at a moderate deficit.0 -
It is a scam. It appears or variations of it appear under a number of important sounding names. This is no way associated in anyway with the military.
You will lose weight. You are cutting calories low.
Is it healthy? No. Is it sustainable? No.
Anything with low carbs will have you drop a lot of with quickly. The only problem it is water weight, not fat. I will return once you eat carbs again.
I looked at the numbers earlier and they seemed off. I haven't double checked it. I believe it might be lower but I could be wrong.
Nah, I used to eat way way less than that (Before I learned about metabolism) and still didn't lose any weight. So if anything just nothing would happen.
Was it low carb?
Either way, the simple fact that this diet uses misleading names like the Birmingham hospital diet, military diet and cardiac diet to get people to follow is enough for me not to trust it.
Netting less than 200 a day would have to be low everything. But I didn't know it was known under any other names or anything. This is why I came here for advice. ^_^
Not necessarily. You can eat 1000 calories with 50% carbs which would be 125 grams of carbs and burn off 800. That would net 200 and still not be low carb. MFP has the default set at 55% for carbs.
*im not bein rude just trying to explain what I mean.
Understandable. I'm a firm believer of eating above BMI now though. I DO believe in metabolic destruction. Just my opinion though, and I respect yours.
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It's three days on the diet, then four days of eating like you normally do. Then back to the diet another three days, and four more like normal. And this can go on as long as you want, but I read a month would be about normal.
Sounds like the "spinning your wheels" diet. You already know the answer. Just keep eating real food at a moderate deficit.
It's "real food" on the diet. (Besides the fact that there's ice cream.) The only thing off about it would be adding exercise.
I doubt I'll do it, but it's interesting to see all the different opinions.0 -
It is a scam. It appears or variations of it appear under a number of important sounding names. This is no way associated in anyway with the military.
You will lose weight. You are cutting calories low.
Is it healthy? No. Is it sustainable? No.
Anything with low carbs will have you drop a lot of with quickly. The only problem it is water weight, not fat. I will return once you eat carbs again.
I looked at the numbers earlier and they seemed off. I haven't double checked it. I believe it might be lower but I could be wrong.
Nah, I used to eat way way less than that (Before I learned about metabolism) and still didn't lose any weight. So if anything just nothing would happen.
Was it low carb?
Either way, the simple fact that this diet uses misleading names like the Birmingham hospital diet, military diet and cardiac diet to get people to follow is enough for me not to trust it.
Netting less than 200 a day would have to be low everything. But I didn't know it was known under any other names or anything. This is why I came here for advice. ^_^
Not necessarily. You can eat 1000 calories with 50% carbs which would be 125 grams of carbs and burn off 800. That would net 200 and still not be low carb. MFP has the default set at 55% for carbs.
*im not bein rude just trying to explain what I mean.
Understandable. I'm a firm believer of eating above BMI now though. I DO believe in metabolic destruction. Just my opinion though, and I respect yours.
I also do. . My point was only that with low carb you may see a drop in weight that you may not have seen when you were netting 200. I simply meant you can net 200 and still not be low carb.0 -
I don't know the diet but if it has anything remotely to do with the military procedures, the military seldom is interested in weight loss... they are interested in lean body mass and building muscle strength and agility. I would be wary of any gimmicky plans ...0
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This is not to say that the military would not be interested in cutting body fat... yes, that area they would have an interest in doing.0
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This is not to say that the military would not be interested in cutting body fat... yes, that area they would have an interest in doing.
It doesn't necessarily have anything to do with the military. It's just what it's called. I don't really care what it's called or why. I was just curious as to people opinions and experiences with the calorie deficit part of it. 0 -
If the doctor told me I had only 4 days to live, I guess I'd give something called the 3 day diet a try.
If the doctor told me I had only 31 days to live, I guess I'd be interested in a workout called the 30 Day Shred.
If the doctor told me that I had 7 weeks to live, maybe 6 Week 6 Pack would be worth a shot.
But since right now I'm planning a living a long time, any diet or fitness plan that only lasts a few days or weeks is not something worth considering0 -
That 3 day diet has been around forever. I did it in high school...the loss is not sustainable. Just my experience. Good luck! 0
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This is how I look at it - is it something you could healthily and successfully maintain over a lifetime? If so, give it a try. If not, run the heck away from it!
Eat less. Move more. Good luck!!0 -
If you agree that approximately 3500 calories are needed to lose 1 pound*, then you only need to do the math.
10 lb = 35 000 calories deficit
what you normally eat in 3 days = 3 x 2500 calories = 7500 calories
Even if you don't eat anything, how is this going to jump up to 35 000 ?
*of FAT, that is - if you want to lose water it may work.. but where does that get you?0 -
If the doctor told me I had only 4 days to live, I guess I'd give something called the 3 day diet a try.
If the doctor told me I had only 31 days to live, I guess I'd be interested in a workout called the 30 Day Shred.
If the doctor told me that I had 7 weeks to live, maybe 6 Week 6 Pack would be worth a shot.
But since right now I'm planning a living a long time, any diet or fitness plan that only lasts a few days or weeks is not something worth considering
all the truth you need ^^^ right there.0 -
Not a fan! Everyone I know that does it ends up gaining back what they lost. Eat at a deficit and bust your butt in the gym. Diets are temporary, focus on the long term, find a healthy balance for long term lasting success.0
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If the doctor told me I had only 4 days to live
I'd stuff my face with lobster, caviar, champagne and cocaine!0 -
sounds like a gimmick0
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no. this is no good. please seek other avenues of rational weight loss.0
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I thought a military diet was just bread and water.
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