Military Diet...Advice/Thoughts

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  • meg1631
    meg1631 Posts: 9 Member
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    stevencloser wrote: »
    dsdunigan wrote: »
    I did it last year. I lost 10 lbs. then I gained them back over the weekend. Then I did the diet again the next week and lost the 10 lbs back off. Then I gained them back over the weekend.

    It is not healthy. You do lose weight, but as soon as you stop eating the exact foods it tells you to eat, you gain back what you lost.

    This. So much this.

    Yeah, I see your point. I appreciate the advice
  • meg1631
    meg1631 Posts: 9 Member
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    janejellyroll wrote: »
    meg1631 wrote: »
    Aeconry wrote: »
    Hi Meg! If you keep to it exactly for the three days you will loose 10lbs. I have done it three times. Obviously it is not a long term diet but, if you are looking for a quick fix it does work.
    Thanks for the information. I'm looking for a quick fix because what I'm doing now is only had me going back in forth between losing 2-5 pounds. Figured I'd try this for a quick 10 pound loss, then I would be 12-15 pounds down.

    I would try to identify the issue that had me gaining and losing the same weight over and over before trying a fad diet. If you take off 10 pounds in water weight, it will come back on when you resume your normal eating.

    I'm pretty sure that it's the new birth control that I'm on that's causing me to struggle this time around because I lose 40 pounds 3 or so years ago so I know that it's possible, just harder. I want to lose 15-20 pounds and came across this plan so wanted to ask about it
  • tristen_leigh
    tristen_leigh Posts: 214 Member
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    _dracarys_ wrote: »
    The military doesn't even do it.

    This.
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
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    Aeconry wrote: »
    Hi Meg! If you keep to it exactly for the three days you will loose 10lbs. I have done it three times. Obviously it is not a long term diet but, if you are looking for a quick fix it does work.

    Nobody is losing ten pounds of fat in three days. The military diet is a laughable concept of inane food combinations that has to lie about an association with the military to give itself an aura of legitimacy.
  • sanfromny
    sanfromny Posts: 770 Member
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    I did the military diet when I was trying to make weight for the Navy (my recruiter suggested it) All I can say is that yes it worked, but not sustainable. However, if you need to make weight for something like i did then that's fine but after that...Nope, never again!
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