The Three Day "Military" Diet Review

I have not been very crafty lately, but I have been on a health kick....... again. I won't go into detail about why or how, but if you are wondering how that all came about go click here.
Anyway, with that being said, I have decided to try some different "diets." I usually don't diet or maybe I do, but I try to call it "life style changes" to make myself feel better, but overall, I do not think I have ever tried any "gimmick" type diets; however, this military diet was way too tempting.
First off, you can find the article with the diet plan for FREE. I followed the diet off of this blog. I followed it precisely and even tried to get the healthiest options of all of the foods listed. I stuck with fresh vegetables and all natural ice cream. The hot dogs were made of chicken and I got all natural peanut butter.
Secondly, this diet is all over Pinterest. If you go to Pinterest now and go to the categories of "Popular" or "Health and Fitness," you will most likely find a pin about this diet. It is everywhere, which makes it hard not to consider, so I considered.
And last, the reason this diet was so tempting is because the foods are healthy and I don't mind eating any of the items that were listed.

My three days on the diet:

Day 1 was not bad, but (and I expressed this on my other blog as well) all of the tuna on day one was hard. I chose to eat tuna for lunch and supper just because it was easy, but tuna with nothing on it, but a "small" amount of mustard is hard to choke down (especially in the portion sizes listed for this diet), even if you love tuna. The great thing about day 1 was that it is the only day you can have caffeine. At the end of the day, I was not hungry and I felt great.

Day 2 was probably the easiest aside from the mid-day headache, which was just my body's way of saying, "Hey, where did the caffeine go?"

Day 3 was the most difficult. It is actually less than 800 calories for the day with no caffeine. I was shaky by the end of day 3.

Some important notes, I had made a life style change the week before, slowly cutting down on caffeine and calorie intake. I also started working out and I worked out 45 minutes to an hour each day while on this diet. I drank a minimum of 32 ounces of water per day everyday that I was on this diet. I did exactly what was outlined on the blog that I linked, except I think I ate less tuna than outlined, because that is a lot of tuna. I used a little mustard, less than a tablespoon, the entire three days and that is all I added.

I weighed every morning and night and even during day 1, I weighed less by the end of the day than I did at the beginning of the day. I lost two pounds per day for a total of six pounds. Now, before you get all excited and decide to try this diet, please read on!

Even though I was super excited about losing six pounds in three days, I knew that there was a possibility that some of that weight would show back up on my scale. This diet boasts that you could lose up to ten pounds in three days and lose forty pounds in one month. Let's just be real here. That is NOT going to happen. It also suggests you can go back to eating whatever on your four days off the diet as long as you "don't get carried away." A week before I started this diet, I was already limiting my calories and working out and when I went off of this diet, I continued to limit my calories and work out and yet, the scale did change back. I gained two pounds back within the next two days, so I really only lost four. I would suggest reading WebMD's post about this diet, which explains why that happened. Some of the weight you lose is actually from fluid, not fat.

This diet, in my opinion, and I am not a nutritionist or dietitian, is o-kay. If you need something to get you motivated to stop drinking caffeine or watch your eating habits, then this might be a great way to start. I also have read that the combinations of food (while they are not metabolism/ fat burning like they claim) may actually act like a diuretic, which can help with fluid retention, high blood pressure, and an overall cleanse for your body. That is not a bad thing, but I think the main point is to remember this isn't some miracle diet that will solve all your problems or make your fat disappear. It is just a "jump start" plan in my opinion and a pretty good one, but don't plan on eating junk food for four days and following this diet for three and seeing any results, because that will not happen.

Thanks for reading and I hope this helps you make an educated decision about the Three Day Military Diet that is all over Pinterest.



*** Lee Ann***