3 day military diet lose 10lbs in 3 days??
Options
Replies
-
breathless575 wrote: »I am on day one of the military diet. I'm using this to jumpstart my weight loss. As I plan on following a low calorie diet for a long period of time, I think will be okay. I mean, it's a reasonable amount of food. Not too much, not too little. I plan on working out as well. I have about 20 pounds to lose.
It's less than 1000 cals/day, how is that a reasonable amount of food? How do you think you will have energy to work out with such low calorie intake?
With 20 lbs to lose you should set up MFP to lose 0.5 or 1 lb/wk, eat about half your exercise calories back, and learn sustainable habits that will help you maintain the loss. Not look for the quickest way to lose the weight with a restrictive diet that you won't be able to sustain in the long term.
0 -
breathless575 wrote: »I am on day one of the military diet. I'm using this to jumpstart my weight loss. As I plan on following a low calorie diet for a long period of time, I think will be okay. I mean, it's a reasonable amount of food. Not too much, not too little. I plan on working out as well. I have about 20 pounds to lose.
Update us all in 10 days.
0 -
Jonestiarra2013 wrote: »Thabks for the advice yall, its very much appreciated Im just so desperate to get thus weight off
but im doing well just simply cutting my food portions in half and working out, I think I will stay away from this .
Looking at your profile, we're not too far off from eachother. I started with 110 lbs to lose at the end of January and just hit 33 lbs down this week. The best thing you can do in order to be successful is to follow the calorie recommendation MFP gives you and just let it happen. It won't come off super fast, and it doesn't need to. From my own experience with desperation, it probably won't get you anywhere. Just be happy in the moment knowing you're doing everything right.
0 -
Hey Everyone, I just started my diary today. I need/want to lose 100lbs. Scare of High blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes is fueling this fight to get healthy. Any tips will be greatly appreciated. ..thanks!0
-
I actually know a woman who used this diet for 7 months. I saw her at a church meeting only every other Saturday and watched her getting smaller and smaller. I asked her how she was doing it and two weeks later she gave me a printed copy of the diet. It DID work for her and she has kept the weight off for three years now. I wasn't able to stick to it. It's a balanced diet of food. When I put the foods into FP. I don't think there is any harm in trying anything that gets you excited to get going. FPJonestiarra2013 wrote: »Jonestiarra2013 wrote: »I just this article for a three day military diet and its where they lay out a strict diet plan with a list of foods u eat for 3 days and supposedly you lose 10lbs in 3 days I just want to know if anyone has tried it
0 -
I actually know a woman who used this diet for 7 months. I saw her at a church meeting only every other Saturday and watched her getting smaller and smaller. I asked her how she was doing it and two weeks later she gave me a printed copy of the diet. It DID work for her and she has kept the weight off for three years now. I wasn't able to stick to it. It's a balanced diet of food. When I put the foods into FP. I don't think there is any harm in trying anything that gets you excited to get going. FPJonestiarra2013 wrote: »Jonestiarra2013 wrote: »I just this article for a three day military diet and its where they lay out a strict diet plan with a list of foods u eat for 3 days and supposedly you lose 10lbs in 3 days I just want to know if anyone has tried it
Nope
one anecdotal case does not make this a suitable diet to follow
it is simply VLCD with a stupid food restriction list
trying anything is what makes people yo-yo
stop trying everything
just eat fewer calories than you burn
0 -
I actually know a woman who used this diet for 7 months. I saw her at a church meeting only every other Saturday and watched her getting smaller and smaller. I asked her how she was doing it and two weeks later she gave me a printed copy of the diet. It DID work for her and she has kept the weight off for three years now. I wasn't able to stick to it. It's a balanced diet of food. When I put the foods into FP. I don't think there is any harm in trying anything that gets you excited to get going. FPJonestiarra2013 wrote: »Jonestiarra2013 wrote: »I just this article for a three day military diet and its where they lay out a strict diet plan with a list of foods u eat for 3 days and supposedly you lose 10lbs in 3 days I just want to know if anyone has tried it
Nope
one anecdotal case does not make this a suitable diet to follow and you have no idea what your friend was doing to keep the weight off .. because she must have been using it like some kind of adapted 5:2 diet programme
it is simply VLCD with a stupid food restriction list
trying anything is what makes people yo-yo
stop trying everything
just eat fewer calories than you burn0 -
I did something like this to pass weight in the military. Except it was all salad, tuna, and water, for 7 days, not 3. I lost about 10 pounds over the course of the 7 days, but I also had to couple that with 5 mile runs daily, and 45 minutes of calisthenics daily.
It is not highly recommended, but passing weight is a really big deal in the military (You get chaptered out for failing weight and tape). It is most certainly not recommended for anything past a couple of days, let alone 7 days.0 -
breathless575 wrote: »I am on day one of the military diet. I'm using this to jumpstart my weight loss. As I plan on following a low calorie diet for a long period of time, I think will be okay. I mean, it's a reasonable amount of food. Not too much, not too little. I plan on working out as well. I have about 20 pounds to lose.
You don't have to do anything special to "jumpstart" weight loss. Just eat fewer calories than you burn.0 -
coreyreichle wrote: »I did something like this to pass weight in the military. Except it was all salad, tuna, and water, for 7 days, not 3. I lost about 10 pounds over the course of the 7 days, but I also had to couple that with 5 mile runs daily, and 45 minutes of calisthenics daily.
stripping water weight to pass weight limits is different from losing body fat though .. I think we all agree on that0 -
cyjackson30 wrote: »Hey Everyone, I just started my diary today. I need/want to lose 100lbs. Scare of High blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes is fueling this fight to get healthy. Any tips will be greatly appreciated. ..thanks!
Very easy:
* Log everything you eat, accuratley
* Log your exercise, but only eat back ~half of the MFP calc'd calories
* Stay within your macros0 -
It's absolute complete and utter drivel
An appalling manipulation of water weight through a very low calorie diet, with ridiculous food restrictions that has nothing to do with the military
Use the search function
Oh and grab a hard hat, this thread may get a bit rough
@Rabbitjb I still
you!
0 -
lilaclovebird wrote: »It's absolute complete and utter drivel
An appalling manipulation of water weight through a very low calorie diet, with ridiculous food restrictions that has nothing to do with the military
Use the search function
Oh and grab a hard hat, this thread may get a bit rough
@Rabbitjb I still you!
Right back at ya 0 -
coreyreichle wrote: »I did something like this to pass weight in the military. Except it was all salad, tuna, and water, for 7 days, not 3. I lost about 10 pounds over the course of the 7 days, but I also had to couple that with 5 mile runs daily, and 45 minutes of calisthenics daily.
It is not highly recommended, but passing weight is a really big deal in the military (You get chaptered out for failing weight and tape). It is most certainly not recommended for anything past a couple of days, let alone 7 days.
The preferred option is to actually MEET military body fat standards at all times while in service.0 -
Is this the diet where you eat hot dogs and grapefruit? For starters, from what reliable sources have told me, that's not how they eat in the military. Second, a Corey stated, the loss comes from a ridiculous amount of fitness for those who are serving and trying to make tape/weight.
Quick fixes that aren't nutritionally sound or balanced aren't the answer. Hot dogs as a main staple are high is sodium, which in itself, causes water retention. Evaluate the foods that you ARE eating. Are they overly processed? Do they loaded with sugar or carbs, so that they cause a serious spike in your blood sugar? Are you eating enough of the right foods? If you're still not sure what you should be eating, see if you can find a nutritionist or see what you can learn from RELIABLE sources instead. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
0 -
brianpperkins wrote: »coreyreichle wrote: »I did something like this to pass weight in the military. Except it was all salad, tuna, and water, for 7 days, not 3. I lost about 10 pounds over the course of the 7 days, but I also had to couple that with 5 mile runs daily, and 45 minutes of calisthenics daily.
It is not highly recommended, but passing weight is a really big deal in the military (You get chaptered out for failing weight and tape). It is most certainly not recommended for anything past a couple of days, let alone 7 days.
The preferred option is to actually MEET military body fat standards at all times while in service.
True, it's the preferred option, but sometimes a whole lotta weekends at the bars pre-deployment, or being on convalescence for 3 months makes that option go right out the window.0 -
Jonestiarra2013 wrote: »I just this article for a three day military diet and its where they lay out a strict diet plan with a list of foods u eat for 3 days and supposedly you lose 10lbs in 3 dayslilaclovebird wrote: »It's absolute complete and utter drivel
An appalling manipulation of water weight through a very low calorie diet, with ridiculous food restrictions that has nothing to do with the military
Use the search function
Oh and grab a hard hat, this thread may get a bit rough
@Rabbitjb I still you!
Right back at ya
Add me y'all! I sent you a friend request0 -
Day one is 1400 calories, day two is 1200 and day 3 is 1100. Apples, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, lean meat. I guess if someone was used to eating 3000 calories a day including a lot if junk food, fast food, soda, etc they would lose a lot of water weight and clean out their system.breathless575 wrote: »I am on day one of the military diet. I'm using this to jumpstart my weight loss. As I plan on following a low calorie diet for a long period of time, I think will be okay. I mean, it's a reasonable amount of food. Not too much, not too little. I plan on working out as well. I have about 20 pounds to lose.
It's less than 1000 cals/day, how is that a reasonable amount of food? How do you think you will have energy to work out with such low calorie intake?
With 20 lbs to lose you should set up MFP to lose 0.5 or 1 lb/wk, eat about half your exercise calories back, and learn sustainable habits that will help you maintain the loss. Not look for the quickest way to lose the weight with a restrictive diet that you won't be able to sustain in the long term.
0 -
Didn't you say in another thread that you are losing a pound a day on average? Why are you looking for a silly fad diet when what you are doing seems to be working and already giving you a higher-than-recommended weight loss?0
-
Well the hot dogs aren't lean I guess but who doesn't have a hot dog every once in a while anyways.Day one is 1400 calories, day two is 1200 and day 3 is 1100. Apples, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, lean meat. I guess if someone was used to eating 3000 calories a day including a lot if junk food, fast food, soda, etc they would lose a lot of water weight and clean out their system.breathless575 wrote: »I am on day one of the military diet. I'm using this to jumpstart my weight loss. As I plan on following a low calorie diet for a long period of time, I think will be okay. I mean, it's a reasonable amount of food. Not too much, not too little. I plan on working out as well. I have about 20 pounds to lose.
It's less than 1000 cals/day, how is that a reasonable amount of food? How do you think you will have energy to work out with such low calorie intake?
With 20 lbs to lose you should set up MFP to lose 0.5 or 1 lb/wk, eat about half your exercise calories back, and learn sustainable habits that will help you maintain the loss. Not look for the quickest way to lose the weight with a restrictive diet that you won't be able to sustain in the long term.
0
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 391.4K Introduce Yourself
- 43.5K Getting Started
- 259.7K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.6K Food and Nutrition
- 47.3K Recipes
- 232.3K Fitness and Exercise
- 390 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.4K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.5K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 152.7K Motivation and Support
- 7.8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.2K MyFitnessPal Information
- 22 News and Announcements
- 922 Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.3K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions