The Military Diet

[LanceStone]

The only way I've ever really gained bad weight is drinking too much beer in the Winter. Getting rid of it was as simple as not drinking so much beer coupled with pushups/situps morning noon and night for a week. I'm sure eventually it will all catch up though.

Come take a run with me down lakeshore.. See if you can keep up, old man :flipa:

 

[nvanprooyen]

What makes it "military"?

Anyhow, ketosis is your friend. Understand how it works, and how to achieve it. Also understand that you can go to extremes with ketosis or you can go mild, and I don't suggest going to extremes without understanding how your body reacts.

I would take this a step further and say generally, if you have a lot of weight that you need to lose rapidly...the health benefits of quickly shedding that weight is worth the possible negative impacts of being in a state of ketosis. But it should not be a sustained long term thing. Everyone wants things fast, I get that. But my personal recommendation would be to this kind of plan in a sparing / short term way. Once you've achieved substantial weight loss, flipping over to a diet where you simply don't eat like an asshole (monitor kcal, macro split, eat clean) and settle into the "healthy" 1-2 pounds of fat loss per week that is typical. Not only from a physical / health perspective, but also a psychological one as well. Dieting is something IMHO is that is often seen as a short term / temporary thing. Where developing good eating habits is something that really should be a lifetime endeavor. That means it needs to be manageable over the long term.

In short....

- Use ketosis to quickly shed some weight and get yourself on a much better place physically.
- Once you're there, eat at / slightly below / slightly above maintenance (this depends on your goals)...e.g. shedding more weight, building muscle etc.
- Don't eat shitty / processed food.
- Give yourself some room to **** up...even plan "fucking up". Looking forward to cheese pizza one meal a week makes it taste better and has serious psychological benefits. If you happen to fall off the wagon a little, don't make that an excuse for a complete downward spiral. Meaning, if you eat some ice cream when you really shouldn't have...don't proceed to finish the whole half gallon because you fucked up anyways. Right back on that horse.

That's my 2 cents anyways. Not a doctor or a nutritionist. But this kind of pattern has worked well for me.

 

[Camden Cutler]

pretty small amount of food

 

[Urblock]

How many of you are their in your head?

Who knows. The wife and I workout together.An extra person in your head could be of use at times.

 

[Dogstar]

That's why no one likes you.

That's what I get for trying to help?

Fine. Be that way. You'll be thanking me when you're not getting beat up.
:flipa:

 

[Monk]

That's what I get for trying to help?

Fine. Be that way. You'll be thanking me when you're not getting beat up.
:flipa:

I've beat up twice today for prancercising. I blame you.

 

[X]

Day two of this diet BLOWS. Breakfast (poached egg on toast, half banana, coffee) was adequate...but since I can't eat cottage cheese w/out gagging, I had to substitute it...with a piece of cheese. So...lunch was a hard- boiled egg, 5 crackers, and a piece of cheese.

I've got 3 hrs before dinner, and I'm aldkjghaldfk;jadskf;lajsdf ;aj starving. ity:

 

[Monster]

Being in the military I know a lot of people who are currently into the Paleo diet... Cave man hunter gatherer shit...
They also cross fit Oaho themselves silly... and the majority of them are about as fit and ripped as you can get...
Lot's of dedication to keep it up though...

 

[X]

day three. had a piece of cheese, 5 crackers and an apple for breakfast, with coffee. Then a bottle of water...lunch is a hard-boiled egg and a piece of whole wheat toast. I have no idea what dinner is supposed to be at this point, b/c it's my father-in-law's birthday and we're taking him out to an italian restaurant, thus blowing the last 2.5 days...