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military diet

ikkinikki85
ikkinikki85 Posts: 1
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Started military diet today

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  • teagirlmedium
    teagirlmedium Posts: 679 Member
    How is it going for you so far?
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    800-1000 calories for 3 days on...........and days "off" are only 1500 calories? I hope you are female....certainly not enough for a guy.

    Why not just eat food you like and log it? That way you can learn about your actual eating habits.

    Temporary changes = temporary results.
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    NO
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,647 Member
    The military diet, by definition, is a short-term crash diet to help people lose weight quickly so they can join the military. It has nothing to do with the actual military, and it's not meant to be a lifestyle change, which is what long-term weight loss requires. I hope that you can still maintain your loss once you start eating like a normal person again. No sarcasm.
  • McKittyJane
    McKittyJane Posts: 143 Member
    Im in army jrotc, and im very high on the ht/wt percentage and im short of 85% on most physical test challenge events. Its pretty insane, im the s-3 so i log in everyone's test results and 85 on everything is ridiculously hard, if you can, youre awesome! Good luck in weight loss and fitness!
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »
    The military diet, by definition, is a short-term crash diet to help people lose weight quickly so they can join the military. It has nothing to do with the actual military, and it's not meant to be a lifestyle change, which is what long-term weight loss requires. I hope that you can still maintain your loss once you start eating like a normal person again. No sarcasm.

    The same diet is also called the *insert reputable hospital* name or Cardiac diet and is billed as a diet that patients are given to lose weight quickly before a surgery. Except that none of the hospital's who's name are used actually use it.
  • jenncornelsen
    jenncornelsen Posts: 969 Member
    Ugh military diet. I will try to refrain from being rude but this is a fad diet. Everyone I know, including those in person and my ftiends on here, either gave up or gained itall back shortly after. It is not sustainable.
  • worhipgirl777
    worhipgirl777 Posts: 1
    I did the military diet several times and have lost the weight very well. ( I also know a couple who has too) I was stuck on a number and couldn't get off and this diet jumped started the weight loss. I did it a few weeks in a row. I continued to remain on 1200 calories a day for awhile dropping more weight and feeling much better. Then....my DR. started me on 1 anxiety med and 1 anti-depression med to counteract side affects from a medication I must take for a chronic illness. Now 6 months later and 25 pounds heavier and (after anger, crying and frustration and a messed up metabolism from medication) :'( I am taking control back of my life. I had DR step me down off the new meds and i am completely off now. I will start this diet again to jump start the weight loss and continue 1200 calories a day to keep losing. This can work well for you but you have to be consistent in eating well when you are not on it...that is really the key! I wish you the best . :)
  • ProfessorPupil
    ProfessorPupil Posts: 76 Member
    Please don't do this, or any other fad diet, or any other super low calorie diet, or any other super restrictive diet.
  • holliebevineau
    holliebevineau Posts: 441 Member
    I did this diet right before weigh in time. I was in the USAF. I lost weight for the weigh in but at the time I may have only been 5 to 10 lbs over weight. I think it is a good way to kick start a diet. Its like intermittent fasting.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,800 Member
    This diet was bloody stupid when it came out in the 80's and it is bloody stupid today. I can't believe people still fall for this crap.
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