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    Military Diet

    Posts: 5 Member
    edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    Those of you that have tried it. How did you do on it? I saw it while browsing pinterest and it caught my eye.

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    • Posts: 115 Member
      JC, really all that the military diet does is ask you to eat VERY low calories each day. That one tops out between 500 and 750 calories.

      That type of eating may cause some immediate weight loss but it will come back. If you want consistent loss (and to not be miserably hungry), you should consider just eating at MFP calorie recommendations
    • Posts: 15,317 Member
      It's dumb, don't do this! Pick a reasonable weight loss goal, eat this amount everyday and you will have success!
    • Posts: 5,468 Member
      edited July 2016
      It's not really that great, honestly. Horrible food choices, far too low calorie, and a waste of time since all you lose is water weight. Just stick to my fitness pal calories and aim to lose actual fat. Do something that you can stick to. It's is a fad diet.

      And, the diet isn't even endorsed by the military and has many other names such as the hotdog diet, and sacred heart diet.

      If ya want to be hangry and tired all the time, then this diet is great. :tongue: Experience.
    • Posts: 7,682 Member
      could you really eat hot dogs,eggs and a few other things day in and day out? I dont think it would even top out at 750 calories. to me that would be just as bad as starving yourself(dont recommend either). not to mention you would probably risk vitamin deficiencies and malnourishment if you did it for a long period of time
    • Posts: 17,890 Member
      Forget it. For any diet to "work", you will have to follow it for a long time. Can you do this "diet" for a long time? The answer is "no". Don't bother.
    • Posts: 6,124 Member
      There are a few simple questions worth applying to any "The (insert name) Diet" ...
      Does it provide the minimum number of calories needed for safe weight loss? If no, avoid it.
      Does it provide minimal required macro nutrients? If no, avoid it.
      Does it make unrealistic claims? If yes, avoid it.
      Does it make unsubstantiated claims of associations with organizations to gain a false sense of legitimacy? If yes, avoid it.

      The "military" diet meets every criteria to avoid based on those simple questions.
    • Posts: 18,858 Member
      I'm absolutely sure this diet was started as a joke. It has nothing whatsoever to do with the military, it contains a whacky selection of arbitrary foods with nothing to recommend them other than novelty factor and if it works, it is because you eat sweet fanny adams for 3 days.
    • Posts: 6,626 Member
      edited July 2016
      Came in here expecting to see the old "cabbage soup cut for army qualification" diet. That was hilarious, but it works just long enough to get you in. After that, basic training will fix the fat problem the rest of the way.
    • Posts: 295 Member
      It's also against mfp.rules to discuss vlcd because of the dangers associated with them
    • Posts: 143 Member
      I did it in my young-and-stupid days; I think I lost 3 pounds. I also did the Sacred Heart, and the Chocolate Diet. Lost a few pounds and several IQ points each time, gained a slower metabolism and a lot of hilarious stories about friends who were on the same type of diet at the same time.
    • Posts: 1 Member
      Oh no. I first heard about this diet from a younger cousin. As a former military member... there is no such thing as the Military Diet. The vast majority of the military people I know, myself and my husband included, would never even consider such a wacky, low calorie mix of foods to be enough to sustain you, much less if you're deployed or doing any kind of physical activity. I cannot recommend against trying this enough.
    • Posts: 6 Member
      I too was in the military and can attest to the previous comment. It's definitely not a military diet. They would never recommend the meal plan from that diet.
    • Posts: 90 Member
      this is not a military diet, I have been there, we get 2000 calories a day minimum.....life is at risk so they would not give you a *kitten* diet.
    • Posts: 9,248 Member
      Forget you ever even heard of it, it's a crash diet that has nothing to do with the military and does nothing for you in the long run.

      There are no shortcuts and no magic bullets, stick to the basics - a modest caloric deficit based on a nutritious , balanced diet.
    • Posts: 49,148 Member
      I'm trying to figure out what military this came from.

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    • Posts: 6,626 Member
      ninerbuff wrote: »
      I'm trying to figure out what military this came from.

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      If they feed their army anything like their citizens eat, maybe North Korea?
    • Posts: 303 Member
      You should check out the CICO lifestyle change.
    • Posts: 1,243 Member
      Gallowmere1984 wrote: »
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      If they feed their army anything like their citizens eat, maybe North Korea?

      They feed their army exactly like their citizens eat, as or happens.
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