The military diet plan, also known as the 3-day diet is a diet that claims, you can lose 5 pounds in 3 days.
Plus, the diet says no strenuous activity or exercise program is needed and no pills or dietary supplements are needed.
It also claims that the combination of chemically formulated foods it contains is designed to not only burn fat, but also increase metabolism to lose weight quickly.
The 3 day menu of this diet is free and is included in a little further down in this article. Not only is it free, but the meal plan itself also seems very affordable.
Nevertheless, in this case, I’m not sure if free and affordable equals a good deal.
After looking more closely at the 3-day diet menu, I had some doubts and important questions that I needed to explain.
And so, I will give my opinion on the 3-day military diet to give you more information as to whether the military diet is good for you and whether it is effective. So, let’s start!
What is the three-day diet?
This 3 day military diet claims to be a combination of low calorie foods and chemically compatible foods designed to work synergistically to start weight loss.
This plan consists of three meals a day: Breakfast, noon and Dinner. These meal plans cover duration of three days, which are followed by 4 days of normal feeding.
This diet promises that the 3 days of diet and 4 days of normal food will prevent the metabolism to slow down (we continue to lose weight after 3 days in other words). The calorie intake for day 1 is 1400 calories, day 2 is 1200 calories and day 3 has a total of 1100 calories.
At the end of the fourth day, it is said that we will lose 10 pounds for the week. Let’s look at it more closely. Below is the actual meal plan established by its author, whoever it is.
3-day diet menu
DAY 1
Breakfast
- 1 slice of toast (whole meal bread / whole wheat is recommended)
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
- 1/2 grapefruit
- 1 cup of coffee or tea (caffeinated)
Lunch
- 1 slice of bread or toast
- 1/2 cup of tuna
- 1 cup of coffee or tea (caffeinated)
Dinner
- 3 ounces of any meat
- 1 cup green beans
- 1/2 banana
- 1 small apple
- 1 cup vanilla ice cream
DAY 2
Breakfast
- 1 egg (cooked as you wish)
- 1 slice of bread or toast (whole wheat)
- 1/2 banana
Lunch
- 1 cup of cottage cheese
- 1 hard-boiled egg
- 5 crackers
Dinner
- 2 sausages hot dogs (without bread)
- 1/2 cup carrots
- 1 cup broccoli
- 1/2 banana
- 1 cup vanilla ice cream
DAY 3
Breakfast
- 1 slice of cheddar cheese
- 1 small apple
- 5 crackers
Lunch
- 1 slice of whole wheat bread or toast
- 1 egg (cooked as you like)
Dinner
- 1 cup of tuna
- 1/2 banana
- 1 cup vanilla ice cream