I debated whether I should call this a “trial” verses an actual “review” of the Military Diet for a couple of reasons.

First reason is because, I did cheat on a couple minor things, which makes it impossible to give a perfectly accurate review.

Second of all, I realized on the 2nd day I had forgot to take measurements! Which is a huge part of any diet review (because as we all know, it’s not all about the number on the scale!)

With that being said, I am going to relate my experience of this diet by taking you along my very first personal experience of it.

After talking to some friends, and doing lots of reading for myself, I decided to give the military diet a try. Here is what I discovered.

Why It Makes Sense

First of all, I discovered in my research, that the original military diet was not based on “low calories alone”. This really Intrigued me. I am the type that likes facts, explanations, and results. It usually takes these 3 things together to motivate me into trying something new, especially something as committing as a diet.

Here is the basics of how the military diet works .It actually combines the use of 3 scientifically proven methods to help you lose weight.

1.Low calorie

As one can tell by the menu plan, it

provides.

2. A type of intermittent fasting

3. A mixture of pre selected foods that

promote weight loss through burning

fat and boosting your metabolism.

You can read more about these methods here at themilitarydiet.com

(Link also at end of post )

What I ate

I have underlined any items that I broke the rules by eating or that were not “advised” on the substitution list provided.

Some of these items I just didn’t have on hand due to starting on a whim. Others… well I have no excuse. ????

Here is a photo of the standard diet meal plan. The website has a huge list of allowed substitutions (link at end of post) which you will notice I used regularly…

And Here is exactly what I ate over my 3 day diet plan. If this part does not Interest you then skip on down to the end for the details on “My Results”

Day 1

Breakfast-

1 cup of coffee

(I added 4oz milk/ 0cal real vanilla

extract, Splenda)

grapefruit

(didn’t have any & I forgot to drink the

substitute of 1/4t baking soda in water)

2T peanut butter

1 slice of toast

(substituted 1/2of a mini bagel)

Lunch –

1/2 cup tuna

(Added 1t. honey mustard)

1 piece of toast

1 cup of coffee

(substituted a 10cal monster energy

drink)

Dinner-

3oz any lean meat (I did ham)

1 cup of green beans

1/2 of a banana

(I substituted for same caloric value of

unsweetened apple sauce)

1 small apple

(I also substituted for unsweetened apple

sauce, this was not on substitutions for

this item, I did not have anything else)

1 cup of vanilla ice cream

(didn’t have any yet! ???? substituted for

50 cal worth low fat fruit flavored

yogurt, I could of had more ..)

Day 2

Breakfast –

1x egg

(Ate inside my tortilla)

1x slice of toast

(Substituted for one small tortilla)

1/2 of a banana

(Substituted for same caloric value of

unsweetened apple sauce)

Lunch-

1 cup cottage cheese

(Substituted for same caloric value of

cheddar cheese, ate on my crackers)

5 saltine crackers

(Had Ritz crackers, substituted 5 saltine

for 4 Ritz to match calorie value)

1 hard boiled egg

(Substituted for one cup of skim milk, ok,

so I added 2t. of sugar free chocolate

syrup. Yes, that was a no no! ????‍♀️????).

Dinner-

2 hot dogs without bun

( I substituted for same caloric value of

deli turkey w/gravy… not sure

if the gravy was a cheat even

though I included it in the calories ????‍♀️)

1 cup of broccoli

(I substituted for peas)

1/2 cup carrots

(I used 0cal spray butter to cook veggies

in)

1/2 of a banana

(Substituted for unsweetened apple

sauce once again)

1/2 cup of vanilla ice cream

(Made sure I got some tonight!)

❤️This definitely helped me along.

Day 3

Breakfast-

5 saltine crackers

(Substituted for 4 Ritz once again)

1 slice of cheddar cheese

1 small apple

(Substituted for same caloric value of

unsweetened apple sauce. This was not

on substitution list for this item)

Lunch-

1 hard boiled egg

(Substituted for 1/4 cup nuts, pistachios)

1 slice of toast

(Substituted for 1 small tortilla)

Dinner

1 cup of tuna

(Added 2T honey mustard) +40cal

1/2 banana

(Substituted for same caloric value of

unsweetened apple sauce)

1 cup of vanilla ice cream

(I did add a few of my instant coffee

granules, not sure if that is permitted or

not. But black coffee is free to drink at

all times so… I didn’t see why not.)????

My Results

The fourth morning after finishing up my 3 day diet plan, I was really regretting not taking measurements. Knowing my body, I usually loose very slow at about 1.5-2lbs a week and really benefit in seeing results through measurements.

With that aside, I hopped on the scale and found I had lost exactly 4lbs! That may not seem like a lot for a diet that claims the possibility of losing up to 10lbs….but knowing my body’s reaction to diets I was very happy with the results and I guarantee others could lose much more.

As mentioned before, I usually lose 1.5-2lbs per week by following a regular low calorie diet. So the fact that I lost 4lbs in 3 days, following this “low calorie” diet shows me that the Military Diet indeed uses more than just “low calories” to trigger weight loss. I am thoroughly convinced that there is something to their method.

My Future Plans

Do I plan to continue this diet plan?

Yes!

Due to a great change in life style this year, my past 3 favorite diet plans, all wonderful plans, have not worked so well in continuing my weight loss journey. They simply are just much harder with our traveling and ministry life.

With the 3 day military diet, I may have weeks I will have to skip, but my future goal is to continue in pursuing the 3 day diet plan as stated on the military diet.com. I will not be following the additional 1500 calorie 4 day plan but instead, eat reasonable and try to maintain on these days allowing this part of my week to be more flexible for the many wonderful dinners we are frequent guest of.

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In Closing

If you are looking for the right diet for you and are interested in any that I have mentioned, (including my past favorites) then check them out in the links below.

And always remember,

You are not a failure until you stop trying

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God Bless!

-A Simpler Life –

Related links-

What is the Best Diet? (Related Article)

http://wix.to/P8CVDQU?ref=2_cl

The military diet “how it works”

https://themilitarydiet.com/does-the-military-diet-work/

The military diet food plan

https://themilitarydiet.com/military-diet-plan/

The military diet substitutions listhttps://themilitarydiet.com/military-diet-substitutions/

Loose it weight loss app

(Free version available!)

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lose-it-calorie-counter/id297368629

Weight watchers

This is a great program for some people but I do recommend trying the above LOOSE IT program first Due to the cost of the WW Program. https://www.weightwatchers.com/us/