military diet

cristinaa201
cristinaa201 Posts: 12 Member
edited June 2015 in Health and Weight Loss
Im on the military diet !! Who else? ..... Fyi i been eating healthy for over a month & i just want to try this diet to see if it actually works.
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  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    No more fad diets for me. This so-called "military" diet has been around for decades, has seen name changes. You won't get many takers here.

    Lifestyle changes for me.....I want to keep the weight off (this time). Fad diets don't teach me anything about MY eating habits.
  • JustMe2691
    JustMe2691 Posts: 111 Member
    And what happens after the 3 days? Even if you lose weight doing this, it isn't sustainable. Plus, any weight you do lose will only be water weight. Just eat at a calorie deficit, move more, and enjoy your life while being as healthy as you can.
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I used to be....does it still look like this?

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    when I was on the military diet, we clocked in around 4,000 - 5,000 calories per day....
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    I used to be....does it still look like this?

    MRE_contents.jpg

    when I was on the military diet, we clocked in around 4,000 - 5,000 calories per day....

    MMMM Moist Towelettes ;)
  • JustMe2691
    JustMe2691 Posts: 111 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    I used to be....does it still look like this?

    MRE_contents.jpg

    when I was on the military diet, we clocked in around 4,000 - 5,000 calories per day....

    I really miss those crackers and jelly. Of course that was back when they were called c-rats.

  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    ceoverturf wrote: »
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    I used to be....does it still look like this?

    MRE_contents.jpg

    when I was on the military diet, we clocked in around 4,000 - 5,000 calories per day....

    MMMM Moist Towelettes ;)

    my favorite was the tuna and noodles because it came with a little baby Tabasco.

    I once got busted by my platoon Sgt for making cocoa in my fox hole during war games...that was a pleasant experience....and totally not worth it. To this day I detest cocoa....
  • bpetrosky
    bpetrosky Posts: 3,911 Member
    Isn't the "Military Diet" a VLCD? Doesn't the TOS ban promoting VLCDs?
  • emdeesea
    emdeesea Posts: 1,823 Member
    Oh god not again. Not YET ANOTHER military diet thread.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    bpetrosky wrote: »
    Isn't the "Military Diet" a VLCD? Doesn't the TOS ban promoting VLCDs?
    Yep. And yep. Don't worry, it won't take long for this thread to get nuked.
  • navyrigger46
    navyrigger46 Posts: 1,301 Member
    When I was in the military, a typical training day would consist of roughly 4-6000 calories minimum. How many times are you going to run the O-course to burn those calories?
  • Nanogg55
    Nanogg55 Posts: 275 Member
    How many calories in a moist towelette?
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  • BillRicks1
    BillRicks1 Posts: 473 Member
    The military diet that I remember:

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  • bpetrosky
    bpetrosky Posts: 3,911 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    I used to be....does it still look like this?

    MRE_contents.jpg

    when I was on the military diet, we clocked in around 4,000 - 5,000 calories per day....

    Did they get Trojan to create the packaging on these MREs?
  • Valrotha
    Valrotha Posts: 294 Member
    asflatasapancake wrote: »
    It seems very unnecessarily restrictive and dull. I would suggest eating all foods at a slight to moderate calorie deficit, meeting your macro/micro nutrients, exercising a bit if you like. Much more sustainable and enjoyable in my opinion.

    Yep...ditto

  • navyrigger46
    navyrigger46 Posts: 1,301 Member
    I still have MRE's from time to time, my favorite is the beef stew, also love the chili mac with jalapeno cheese, and the lemon poundcake is delicious so long as you have a full Camelbak to wash it down. Break out a case and watch the horse-trading begin, good times.

    Rigger
  • ManiacalLaugh
    ManiacalLaugh Posts: 1,048 Member
    My brother let me try the MRE with beans and rice. And it came with a candy bar.

    I could totally do that as a diet. Unfortunately, I'm not going on 20 mile runs with 40-lbs field packs, so the weight would just pile on.
  • cristinaa201
    cristinaa201 Posts: 12 Member
    JustMe2691 wrote: »
    And what happens after the 3 days? Even if you lose weight doing this, it isn't sustainable. Plus, any weight you do lose will only be water weight. Just eat at a calorie deficit, move more, and enjoy your life while being as healthy as you can.

    I been eating healthy for over a month now, but i came across this diet on YouTube ppl actually say it works. I just want to give it a try & see if its the real deal or not
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    cristinaa201 wrote: »
    JustMe2691 wrote: »
    And what happens after the 3 days? Even if you lose weight doing this, it isn't sustainable. Plus, any weight you do lose will only be water weight. Just eat at a calorie deficit, move more, and enjoy your life while being as healthy as you can.

    I been eating healthy for over a month now, but i came across this diet on YouTube ppl actually say it works. I just want to give it a try & see if its the real deal or not

    It's not
  • cristinaa201
    cristinaa201 Posts: 12 Member
    ceoverturf wrote: »
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    Damm i just wanted to know if any of yall had try it before lol
  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    cristinaa201 wrote: »
    JustMe2691 wrote: »
    And what happens after the 3 days? Even if you lose weight doing this, it isn't sustainable. Plus, any weight you do lose will only be water weight. Just eat at a calorie deficit, move more, and enjoy your life while being as healthy as you can.

    I been eating healthy for over a month now, but i came across this diet on YouTube ppl actually say it works. I just want to give it a try & see if its the real deal or not


    How is the military diet healthy tho? If you're trying to lose weight and keep it off maybe you should look into a lifestyle change.... try CICO.
  • navyrigger46
    navyrigger46 Posts: 1,301 Member
    cristinaa201 wrote: »
    JustMe2691 wrote: »
    And what happens after the 3 days? Even if you lose weight doing this, it isn't sustainable. Plus, any weight you do lose will only be water weight. Just eat at a calorie deficit, move more, and enjoy your life while being as healthy as you can.

    I been eating healthy for over a month now, but i came across this diet on YouTube ppl actually say it works. I just want to give it a try & see if its the real deal or not

    It's not, It's horse$#!^ and it's a VLCD, which makes it an especially bad idea. Besides, you don't have a lot of weight to lose. Your best course of action is to lift heavy, eat moderately, and do a little cardio if you want, but you should run from this "diet" as fast as you can. But hey, you're going to do what you want to do, if yo-yo's are your thing, then go nuts, embrace failure coated in ignorance, it's your life.

    Rigger
  • ManiacalLaugh
    ManiacalLaugh Posts: 1,048 Member
    cristinaa201 wrote: »
    JustMe2691 wrote: »
    And what happens after the 3 days? Even if you lose weight doing this, it isn't sustainable. Plus, any weight you do lose will only be water weight. Just eat at a calorie deficit, move more, and enjoy your life while being as healthy as you can.

    I been eating healthy for over a month now, but i came across this diet on YouTube ppl actually say it works. I just want to give it a try & see if its the real deal or not

    That's the thing though. People say it works because the scale goes down. The problem is the scale goes down because of water loss. If you're trying to squeeze into a dress for a special event in two days, the military diet might be effective because it's going to temporarily relieve you of some bloat. If you're trying to lose bodyfat, get healthier, and maintain whatever you lose, this won't do squat.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    navyrigger46 wrote: »
    I still have MRE's from time to time, my favorite is the beef stew, also love the chili mac with jalapeno cheese, and the lemon poundcake is delicious so long as you have a full Camelbak to wash it down. Break out a case and watch the horse-trading begin, good times.

    Rigger

    I haven't had any for awhile, but pre-kids, my wife and I used to do a lot of backpacking and I'd always bring a couple MREs.
  • betuel75
    betuel75 Posts: 776 Member
    edited June 2015
    Its take 3,500 calories to lose or gain 1 pound of fat. You would have to be in a 3,500 calorie deficit each day for three days to lose 3 pounds of fat which i seriously doubt you can do. The scale may show more weight loss but it would only be water weight and not true fat loss(getting skinnier). Also if by some miracle you did so much cardio/exercise and ate nothing and were in a 3,500 calorie deficit for 3 days and lost 3 pounds it would hardly even show...
  • RobertDupuy
    RobertDupuy Posts: 48 Member
    The diet creates a calorie deficit and works by only lasting 3 days. The passion against it is misplaced. I do not follow the military diet in particular but I vary my caloric intake to great success. Everyone is different. A diet of consuming nearly the same amount of calories each day would not work for me
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    Think how great it would be if it lasted only one day !
  • jesikalovesyou
    jesikalovesyou Posts: 172 Member
    I'm in the military. That is not how we eat and anyone in will tell you it's not a good idea.
  • thankyou4thevenom
    thankyou4thevenom Posts: 1,581 Member
    edited June 2015
    No thanks
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