Military diet

AmillB
AmillB Posts: 30 Member
edited November 15 in Health and Weight Loss
has anyone tried it and if so how was it?

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  • fish2find
    fish2find Posts: 221 Member
    I know Ive read a few posts on this. Reception has been aweful. Real military folks call BS, folks that have done it sound angry about it. I cant say Ive read one post that made me want to research it for myself. You can search some of the old posts too.
  • Noelv1976
    Noelv1976 Posts: 18,948 Member
    Me Army----me don't eat military diet because there is no such thing. Believe it or not, trainees at basic and Advanced Individual training eat three healthy, square meals a day. Nothing fancy, just real food.
  • AmillB
    AmillB Posts: 30 Member
    Yeah my fiancé is in the military as well I know it's not an actual "military diet" however that's what it's called lol but ppl do seem angry
  • jkwolly
    jkwolly Posts: 3,049 Member
    AmillB wrote: »
    Yeah my fiancé is in the military as well I know it's not an actual "military diet" however that's what it's called lol but ppl do seem angry
    Do you understand why?

    Calories in vs. calories out.

    Eat in moderation the things you like.
  • Noelv1976
    Noelv1976 Posts: 18,948 Member
    I know for a while there back in 2012-2013 they tried serving extremely healthy stuff in Fort Gordon to curb the rise in obesity among soldiers. They eliminated fried foods such as burgers and fries. Even stopped with the Friday's steak and shrimp! Certain chow halls still served the usual stuff, but not all of them. After a while the experiment failed. Probably because it cost too much to make sweet potato fries and quiche lol
  • PeachyPlum
    PeachyPlum Posts: 1,243 Member
    Noelv1976 wrote: »
    I know for a while there back in 2012-2013 they tried serving extremely healthy stuff in Fort Gordon to curb the rise in obesity among soldiers. They eliminated fried foods such as burgers and fries. Even stopped with the Friday's steak and shrimp! Certain chow halls still served the usual stuff, but not all of them. After a while the experiment failed. Probably because it cost too much to make sweet potato fries and quiche lol

    And also because the guys quit going to the chow hall and started spending their paychecks at the burger joint in the bowling alley :lol:
  • ShellyBell999
    ShellyBell999 Posts: 1,482 Member
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  • Noelv1976
    Noelv1976 Posts: 18,948 Member
    PeachyPlum wrote: »
    Noelv1976 wrote: »
    I know for a while there back in 2012-2013 they tried serving extremely healthy stuff in Fort Gordon to curb the rise in obesity among soldiers. They eliminated fried foods such as burgers and fries. Even stopped with the Friday's steak and shrimp! Certain chow halls still served the usual stuff, but not all of them. After a while the experiment failed. Probably because it cost too much to make sweet potato fries and quiche lol

    And also because the guys quit going to the chow hall and started spending their paychecks at the burger joint in the bowling alley :lol:

    Yes! You know what I'm talking about. Was sad that a lot of these kids would actually have their buddies who were on Swing shift order chinese for lunch. It got pretty bad
  • PeachyPlum
    PeachyPlum Posts: 1,243 Member
    Noelv1976 wrote: »
    PeachyPlum wrote: »
    Noelv1976 wrote: »
    I know for a while there back in 2012-2013 they tried serving extremely healthy stuff in Fort Gordon to curb the rise in obesity among soldiers. They eliminated fried foods such as burgers and fries. Even stopped with the Friday's steak and shrimp! Certain chow halls still served the usual stuff, but not all of them. After a while the experiment failed. Probably because it cost too much to make sweet potato fries and quiche lol

    And also because the guys quit going to the chow hall and started spending their paychecks at the burger joint in the bowling alley :lol:

    Yes! You know what I'm talking about. Was sad that a lot of these kids would actually have their buddies who were on Swing shift order chinese for lunch. It got pretty bad

    Two words: Taco Rice

    Swing and Mid shift sends a delegate with a shopping list to the 24 hour burger joint out in town. It's right outside the main gate, and if you drive by at 4 am you'll see a line at the drive thru.
  • leahkite
    leahkite Posts: 47 Member
    My coworker did. Epic fail. Basically fasting then maintence eating. It's not maintainable.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Dumbest diet I've ever come across. There's at least one thread a day on this topic.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/jgnatca/view/the-military-diet-has-nothing-to-do-with-the-military-738342
  • StaciMarie1974
    StaciMarie1974 Posts: 4,138 Member
    A friend's son did basic training last summer. Lost ~20 pounds. Not because of the 'diet' but because he was very active. Basic training isn't exactly spring break in Panama City...
  • mskinner1091
    mskinner1091 Posts: 180 Member
    I did it. Twice. Gained the weight back both times. Shocker. No, don't do it.
  • eisterunicorn
    eisterunicorn Posts: 158 Member
    In the military... Lol I've never heard of this "military diet" thing... unless you're talking about eating at the military dining facility three times a day hahaha.
  • kaseyr1505
    kaseyr1505 Posts: 624 Member
    From what I've noticed, the "military diet" consists of chow hall food, Taco Bell and alcohol.

    Go for it.
  • HeySwoleSister
    HeySwoleSister Posts: 1,938 Member
    To be fair, one might be able to lose some weight if one decided to eat nothing but MREs. Mostly because they are reportedly completely nasty.
  • LifeInTheBikeLane
    LifeInTheBikeLane Posts: 345 Member
    My love was in the Marines for 5 years. He lost a lot of weight but only because he was treking through the desert daily and they rarely slept anywhere near a place that served food, they got to eat MREs and crap they brought along. When he was on US soil he ate fast food more often then not. He says the military diet is a bunch of BS, regardless of if it is just "called that".
  • eisterunicorn
    eisterunicorn Posts: 158 Member
    EWJLang wrote: »
    To be fair, one might be able to lose some weight if one decided to eat nothing but MREs. Mostly because they are reportedly completely nasty.

    They're actually PACKED with calories and many are quite delicious lol.. I would def gain weight.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,341 Member
    I firmly believe that someone made this diet up as a joke to see how many people they could sucker with a stupid, restrictive "diet" with bizarre food choices. To this day, they still log into Pintrest and amaze themselves.
  • AKNMHunt
    AKNMHunt Posts: 168 Member
    EWJLang wrote: »
    To be fair, one might be able to lose some weight if one decided to eat nothing but MREs. Mostly because they are reportedly completely nasty.

    They're actually PACKED with calories and many are quite delicious lol.. I would def gain weight.

    Oooh the bread. I gave anything for that bread. And the cookies. And the lasagna. And the penne. Oh and the chicken.

    Mmmmmmm
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