Publisher's Synopsis
The Military Diet is an extremely low-calorie diet designed to help you lose a lot of weight in a short amount of time. In a nutshell, Julie Rothenberg, RD, a licensed dietitian-nutritionist and owner of JuliENERGY nutrition in Miami, explains, "The three-day military diet markets itself to lose 10 pounds (lbs) in one week." Still, the Military Diet isn't associated with the military at all. It also doesn't follow the principles used in the actual military. In fact, as one review published in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences that examined of nutrition in the military stated, "Nutrition and the military are fundamentally entwined." Historically, a lack of a balanced diet has led to poor military performance. Instead of military-based nutritional practices, the Military Diet requires persistence when the going gets tough. There are numerous risks associated with such restrictive diets, including gaining all the weight back and then some once you're finally done with the program. If you want to lose weight quickly, you may think about the Military Diet (which has no real link to the branches of the military). Before you do, learn more about this diet. No research has proven that it can help you lose weight. The diet may make you feel hungry, tired, and grumpy because it's a low-calorie plan.The PromiseThe plan claims that you may lose up to 10 pounds in a week if you follow it. It's a very strict, low-calorie diet with some foods that seem healthy and others that don't. There are set foods to eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but that's it. There are no snacks, and there's no wiggle room about food choices based on your tastes. The diet itself only lasts for 3 days. After that, switch to a normal, healthy diet for at least 4 days. If you'd like to lose more weight, you can repeat the program as often as you'd like, as long as you take 4-day breaks every time after you do it.Never follow the diet longer than 3 days in a row.
