Many people want to lose a lot of weight in a short time. The Military Diet would ensure that you easily lose two to four kilos in three days, but if you stick to it for a week that could even be more. The diet is not very difficult to maintain because a relatively large amount of food is still allowed for a crash diet. Is the diet healthy and is the weight loss permanent?
Article layout
- Slimming
- Why should you follow this diet?
- The last four days
- Pros and cons?
- Tips
Slimming
Losing weight is not easy for most people. Hardly anyone is able to maintain a diet for a long time. Often the lost weight comes back immediately. People often say that you have to adjust your eating habits, because that gives a lasting result, sometimes no drastic measures need to be taken and you just have to lose a few kilos. Preferably in as short a time as possible. With this diet you will lose 2 to 4 kilos in three days.
Why should you follow this diet?
The Military Diet is suitable for people who want to lose a lot of weight in a short period of time, for example before a wedding or if you are going on holiday and want to have a blast for a few days. The diet requires you to consume approximately 1000 calories for three days. The diet keeps your metabolism going and gives your hormone balance a boost. The diet will make you appreciate food more and make you eat too much less often. You may gain back the weight you lost after the diet because you suddenly start eating much larger quantities. So slowly increase the amount of food after the diet.
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Day 1
Breakfast
- A cup of coffee or tea
- A slice of (spelt) bread topped with 2 tablespoons of peanut butter
- Half a grapefruit
Lunch
- A slice of (spelt) bread topped with 115 grams of tuna
- A cup of coffee or tea
Evening meal
- 150 grams of green beans
- 85 grams of meat or chicken of your choice
- An Apple
Dessert
- 220 grams of vanilla ice cream
- Half banana
Day 2
Breakfast
- A slice of (spelt) bread with a fried egg
- Half banana
Lunch:
- A baked egg
- 150 grams of cottage cheese
- Two and a half crackers
Evening meal
- 100 grams of chicken fillet
- 25 grams of carrot
- 85 grams of broccoli
Dessert
- 110 grams of vanilla ice cream
- Half banana
Day 3
Breakfast
- An Apple
- Two and a half crackers
- 2 slices of cheddar cheese
Lunch
- A slice of (spelt) bread
- A baked egg
Evening meal
- 230 grams of tuna
Dessert
- 110 grams of vanilla ice cream
- Half banana
The last four days
If you start the diet on Monday you can continue the rest of the week. The last four days you should diet less strict than at the beginning of the week, there are a few rules:
- No snacks
- Kilocalorie intake of 1500 or less per day
- Do not take portions that are too large
- What you eat should be healthy
So you can choose what you eat, as long as it is healthy and the portion is not too large.
Pros and cons?
Many people claim that these types of diets are not healthy. Due to the low calorie intake, muscle tissue is also burned in addition to fat tissue, which is not healthy. It seems that you learn bad habits and the weight you have lost can be put back on in no time. You get less energy and can exercise less, while that is important for a healthy body. In addition, it can also be difficult to maintain these types of diets and many people feel hungry. Yet there is also an advantage, which is that you will probably lose a lot of weight in a very short time. That is very nice if you are getting married and just can’t fit into the wedding dress, for example. Remind yourself that this is a short-term diet and not for permanent weight loss.
Tips
Tips for the diet:
- Drink as much water, tea and coffee as possible to give you more energy.
- Reduce the amount of food before the diet and slowly increase it again after the diet.
- Do the diet with a friend or family member. You can support each other when dieting is difficult.
- Do almost nothing during the diet because you don’t have the energy for it, for example do it on the weekend or better yet: during the holidays.
- If you have an allergy to peanut butter or egg for example, change it to something else with the same amount of calories in it.
- If you, as a man, want to follow this diet, it is a good idea that you eat 100 kilocalories more, because men have a high calorie requirement.
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