Military diet
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@kimny72 I was not speaking about the first few recommendations against the diet. I read and appreciated those. I received some unrelated comments as well as several unnecessarily negative inboxes all from this thread. Those who gave useful information about the diet and why it doesn't work I definitely appreciated. As I mentioned, I was skeptical about it as well. Anyways, for those who messaged me about results: after completing the diet, I lost 1.5 kg which is just a little over 3 pounds. As @alatariel75 said it was probably because of the calories (lol). Anyways it's no where near the 10 the diet boats but I was surprised regardless! I had no idea I could eat ice cream every night, not feel hungry, and lose weight. I also do pole and I wonder if not dancing would have affected my results0
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mutesigorg wrote: »@kimny72 I was not speaking about the first few recommendations against the diet. I read and appreciated those. I received some unrelated comments as well as several unnecessarily negative inboxes all from this thread. Those who gave useful information about the diet and why it doesn't work I definitely appreciated. As I mentioned, I was skeptical about it as well. Anyways, for those who messaged me about results: after completing the diet, I lost 1.5 kg which is just a little over 3 pounds. As @alatariel75 said it was probably because of the calories (lol). Anyways it's no where near the 10 the diet boats but I was surprised regardless! I had no idea I could eat ice cream every night, not feel hungry, and lose weight. I also do pole and I wonder if not dancing would have affected my results
You did this for 3 days and lost 3 lbs? That's likely mostly water weight and not true fat loss, sorry to be the one to break it to you.
And yes, it's absolutely possible to eat ice cream every night and lose weight, only without having to do an extremely restrictive, low cal diet filled with arbitrary food choices to do it. Many of the successful people on MFP, myself included, eat all the foods we enjoy in the context of an overall balanced diet, lose weight and keep it off BECAUSE we aren't engaging in fad diets but taking off the weight slowly and in a sustainable fashion. I eat something sweet like ice cream or chocolate every day, lost >30 lbs and am currently maintaining.11 -
Ive done it a few times with results like 3-5lbs loss but it doesnt last. I switched out the ice cream for plain greek yogurt and tried to continue eating similar amounts for a few days. Not fun or worth it0
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I was in the military. That wasn't our diet.27
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So you spent 3 days eating food you wouldn't have normally eaten and lost 3 lbs which is inside normal weight fluctuations and is probably water weight. Ummm, congrats?
I ate oatmeal, English muffins, yogurt, ice cream, chicken, rice, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, soy milk, string cheese, pizza, blueberry muffins, pasta, pumpkin, bananas, Taco Bell, eggs, butter, dark chocolate, coffee, diet soda, tea, salmon, Triscuits, and peanut butter since Sunday and I'm down 2 lbs. I guess I should give it a name, blog about it, post it all over FB and Twitter and see what happens. Maybe 6 months from now people will be posting on MFP about the "As of Yet Unnamed Diet"!10 -
Elphaba1313 wrote: »I was in the military. That wasn't our diet.
To hear my grandfather talk, the military diet was a lot of SOS.3 -
Is a detox a stupid waste of money - yeah! - will it make you unhealthy - no!
Untrue! Some 'detox' diets or supplements are definitely dangerous - either because they're so low calorie, they lack basic nutrients or (in the cases of supplements) contain dangerous ingredients. Diet supplements tend to be unregulated so you have no idea what you're consuming. In the case of the 'military diet', if you did it long term you'd probably get sick. Huge lack of many nutrients.6 -
Personally, I don't need to have actually jumped off a cliff to know it wouldn't end well.mutesigorg wrote: »In all honesty, many new dieters think kooky diets will work. Sometimes you need to try those crazy diets and find out they don't work for yourself.
Maybe that's just me, though.
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Alatariel75 wrote: »To be perfectly honest with you, it is one of the silliest fad diets out. I really wonder if it was created as a joke.
It has no link whatsoever to the military, for a start - they gave it that name so it would appear legitimate.
The combination of foods is nothing special - they picked a bunch of whacky random foods to make it stand out and attract attention.
Will you lose weight? Sure, because you'll be eating very low calorie for a few days.
Will you keep it off? Only if you continue to watch what you eat.
It's been around for decades, it gets called a bunch of different names, but the 'plan' is the same.
Yeah, wonder how it got attached to the military, other than trying to fool people like the "Mayo Clinic" diet that has nothing to do with the prestigious medical establishment. We have RDs in the military who make sure that the diet is balanced for soldiers to get all of their nutritional requirements, and any soldier trying to lose weight during training is going to find it sucks even more than it should when you are sucking wind due to low energy levels.
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MarziPanda95 wrote: »Is a detox a stupid waste of money - yeah! - will it make you unhealthy - no!
Untrue! Some 'detox' diets or supplements are definitely dangerous - either because they're so low calorie, they lack basic nutrients or (in the cases of supplements) contain dangerous ingredients. Diet supplements tend to be unregulated so you have no idea what you're consuming. In the case of the 'military diet', if you did it long term you'd probably get sick. Huge lack of many nutrients.
Very true, supplements have been known to be adulterated with unlisted chemicals and may be dangerous in and of themselves (e.g. heavy metals above safe levels) or maybe allergens such as wheat, dairy, or shell fish. They are often found lacking ingredients they claim or the ingredients are listed in an order that violates labeling laws. It's really a crap shoot.1 -
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Translation, mean people thread has begun.
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I think your definition of "works" and mine are different. In all the times this topic has been posted on these boards I've yet to find anyone who says this gave them permanent results they were happy with.7 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
Translation, mean people thread has begun.
Not fair to call me mean. I was just summing up
Oh no, the people encouraging the fad diet saying "what can it hurt I say give it a go" are never the mean ones. It's the people trying to discourage OP and others from trying silly diets that don't yield long term results and could potentially be harmful that are labeled meanies...8 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
Translation, mean people thread has begun.
Not fair to call me mean. I was just summing up
LOL, never said you were mean, I said the mean people portion of this thread started.0 -
Don't forget on your military diet to chug a whole canteen of water before bed...for no other reason than someone told you to because...hydration...or something.7
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WinoGelato wrote: »
I think your definition of "works" and mine are different. In all the times this topic has been posted on these boards I've yet to find anyone who says this gave them permanent results they were happy with.
As I said - shouldn't be used permanently - but seems ok for OP short term. I try and avoid these contentious issues nowadays - have a nice thanksgiving
You "try to avoid these contentious issues nowadays" yet you are stirring it up here and now by claiming that the people responding have "closed minds?" That doesn't make a lot of sense.
What also doesn't make a lot of sense is something that *you* might deem to be "ok for the OP short term," may actually not be, which is why people are warning the OP against trying it at all. It has everything to do with providing the OP with reasons why doing this at all is a bad idea and is completely unrelated to safe and sustainable weight loss.
Any diet plan that has to 'borrow' credibility by claiming a source that doesn't exist (in this case, the military), should be enough indication that it's one to be avoided at all costs.10 -
People have to make their own mistakes - the clever ones will learn from them. Only the elite learns from others' mistakes. You're something specialsnickerscharlie wrote: »
Personally, I don't need to have actually jumped off a cliff to know it wouldn't end well.mutesigorg wrote: »In all honesty, many new dieters think kooky diets will work. Sometimes you need to try those crazy diets and find out they don't work for yourself.
Maybe that's just me, though.
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