3 day Military Diet?

3 day military diet ... I think that was the first week of bootcamp where they worked us out 20 hours a day and let us eat for 3 minutes at a time

O...MG... So this!^^^^
I remember those days back in Air Force boot camp. We had to drink 3 8oz glasses of water with every meal. I'm positive that's where my hatred of water stems from.

3 Day military diet... are you eating MREs?

My daughter's army cadet friends referred to these as Meals Ready for Ethiopians.... Don't think they were terribly impressed with the food.

I tried this to help me because normally when I workout and eat healthy I dont lose as much as others who weigh more than me which is very discouraging. If we are doing the same workout and eating the same foods why are they losing 6 lbs to my .05lbs.

Because their bigger bodies need more calories to exist *and* burn more calories doing the same exercises. It is just basic science.

At a 13x, you should only be losing about half a pound a week, if you actually need to lose anything at all. You will probably still be at your goal before the heavier people.

There is nothing healthy about this diet. People have been known to pass out. One should only be so restricted under medical supervision, and any doctor who prescribes a starvation diet with hot dogs should be reported to the appropriate supervising board.

3 day military diet ... I think that was the first week of bootcamp where they worked us out 20 hours a day and let us eat for 3 minutes at a time

O...MG... So this!^^^^
I remember those days back in Air Force boot camp. We had to drink 3 8oz glasses of water with every meal. I'm positive that's where my hatred of water stems from.

Why did you have to drink that much water with your meal?

O...MG... So this!^^^^
I remember those days back in Air Force boot camp. We had to drink 3 8oz glasses of water with every meal. I'm positive that's where my hatred of water stems from.

I remember on day 15 standing in formation and some rainbow nearby, when asked by a TI where he thought this was, said "boot camp sir." Bad move. Not as bad as screwing up your reporting statement though. :laugh:

Why did you have to drink that much water with your meal?

Because people don't drink enough and pass out.

Okay I have again completed the three day military diet and I am going to be very honest about how it went my second time around. First of all it was not as easy the second time around as it was first time. I think stress and other factors had a big thing to do with it. The diet suggests that you workout while on it however due to LIFE I only worked out one day while on this diet. Also let me say that although I completed it I did not SUCCESSFULLY complete it meaning on day three of the diet I was so hungry that when I got off of work instead of eating what the diet said I was suppose to eat for dinner since I was not at home and I was starving I crashed and burned what I ate was (being completely honest) two fiber one bars, two packages of chocolate chip mini muffins and 6 buffalo hot and spicy wings with ranch...I know that is not what the diet called for but I was hungry and that is what was around at the time. So I was not very excited about getting on the scale today as I did not successfully complete the diet. Before starting the diet my weight was 135.8 after this diet my weight is 133.6. I have lost weight however I feel that it would have been the same even if I had completed dinner correctly for day three. Since the first time I completed it I only lost two pounds.

What I want to know is who in the SAM HELL thought up this bullsh!%!!!! I was in the Marine Corps for 5 yrs and heard some crazy ways to pass a weigh in, but this was never one of them!!! I have heard before to rub down you middle area with A&D ointment and wrap yourself with saran wrap. I've heard people going to the gym right before they are supposed to get taped (measured) and working out their necks, because the bigger your neck, the less your body fat % will be (which is actually true for the USMC body composition program.) But never this crap. I hate to say it, but every Marine is a Fat Kid at heart (and I mean that with the love), we just PT it all off! This crap is CRAZY!!!!

A doctor thought this up. it isn't a "Military diet" it just somehow got coined that bc people were doing it to make weight to get accepted into the military. People do it to lose for surgery. I think it is called the Cleveland diet. IT can't hurt her to cut calories a few days a week. She is still going to be around 1000 calories for the day. And it is only three days. That won't kill her or hurt her. It is 22 pts on Weight Watchers. She is eating lean meats, veggies and fruits. The only thing that is questionable is that she is having hot dogs and ice cream a couple times. . .big deal.

BTW, when you have the ice cream and apple day - bake the apple, sprinkle with cinnamon and top with the ice cream. Can you say, "pie alamode?" yum.

BTW, I am also starting a three diet diet similar to this today. I expect to lose about 6 - 9 lbs. This is the only way that works for me, if I am healthy the rest of the week and eat normal, I should maintain most of it. I'll do another one next week.

I'm not concerned with honest feedback just wasn't expecting the attitudes that came with some of them. Again I didn't know it was considered a fad diet.

The "smartass" comments are generally from people who are tired of answering the same question over and over again and can't stop from being critical. I hope you don't get too offended by it. It tends to happen a lot in the forums with topics like this. Other "beating a dead horse" topics include:

-Detox/Master Cleanse
-1200 calories a day
-Paleo/vegan/vegetarian lifestyle
- is under 1000 too little

the list of the exact same topics being brought up in the forums again and again goes on..

"This diet works on chemical breakdown and is proven. Do not vary or substitute any of the above foods"

A chemical breakdown of what? You can not render fat from your body they way you would from a fatty pork roast. (ick)

Otherwise, it looks like any other low cal diet out there.. just higher in carbs that most that are floating around.

You can too render fat away from the body....hop in my smoker/grill! It works! True story!

What was that old classic saying......"A pound of flesh"

yeah.

I'm sorry for anyone who reads about a clueless fad diet on Pinterest and spends any more than 3 seconds considering it.

The only Military diet is the one when you are IN the military during boot camp. Then you are required to choose one food from each food group at every meal. This is then followed by copious amounts of Physical Training (sometimes extra if the platoon is being punished for something) in between meals. Don't forget to add in the fact that you required to run everywhere you go. Repeat this daily for 8-11 weeks and you are guaranteed to loose weight and tone up. Trust me, I know. Been there done that, got the uniform to prove it.

That said, quit trying to take a shortcut and do it the right way.

^^^this^^^

I just finished the 3 day Military Diet. Lost 7 lbs in 3 days this time and last time 9 lbs. It is a great starter but if you dont stick to just the food for those 3 days you will not loose as much!:bigsmile:

3 day military diet ... I think that was the first week of bootcamp where they worked us out 20 hours a day and let us eat for 3 minutes at a time

O...MG... So this!^^^^
I remember those days back in Air Force boot camp. We had to drink 3 8oz glasses of water with every meal. I'm positive that's where my hatred of water stems from.

Why did you have to drink that much water with your meal?

Mainly because I was going through Basic Training in San Antonio, Texas during March-May. It's hot & the TI's didn't want us passing out from dehydration. Also, those of us on the "Chunky Monkey" program (which included me) had to watch everything we ate because we couldn't go past a certain weight depending on our height and age. So, drinking those 3 glasses of water before each meal helped fill us up and we didn't each as much solid food.

This thread again? How stupid are people?

This same question was asked on 23 May from someone else who saw it on Pinterest. Here is the link to that thread...where basically the same answers were given...but they had more gifs and pics

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/997486-military-3-day-diet