Military diet

Have I tried it? No.
Does it work? If you are in caloric deficit, anything will work.

More to the point, is it necessary? No. Is it a smart idea? No. Restriction diets, and fad diets are rarely a good idea, both health wise, and weight loss wise. You will likely put any weight you lost right back on. In addition, weight lost is likely water weight.

If you want to lose weight, eat at a caloric deficit. If you want to lose weight healthily, eat a variety of food with a reasonable caloric deficit. If you want to keep the weight off, understand that this is a lifestyle change, and ensure that the 'diet' you are on is sustainable.

Let's just think about it for a second.

Each pound of fat is made up of approximately 3500 calories. So ten pounds is 35,000 calories.

Let's say the average sedentary person's TDEE (total daily energy expenditure) is 2000 calories. To lose ten pounds in 3 days, you'd have to eat around -9666 calories per day.

Sound impossible? Then it is!

Note: when switching to a new diet, especially one low in carbohydrates, you can lose a lot of water weight quickly. This is not fat loss though, and only temporary.

It's not even a diet the military condones. And the weight you lose will immediately come back.

I tried it and lost 7 pounds on it and didn't gain it back. I read it's called the military diet because it takes discipline. You are eating very little each day which is why you lose a lot of weight on it. I only did it once just to try it but I later realized it's just a caloric deficit. I personally don't like it and prefer to count my calories. I might do it again in the future if I have an event and need to lose some pounds quick.

igarcia13 wrote: »

I read it's called the military diet because it takes discipline.

It's called the military diet to try and scam people into thinking it's legit. It's complete BS and our military isn't stupid enough to do this nonsense.

What? No cabbage soup?????