I survived!  I’m a proud graduate of The 3-Day Military Diet.  So how much did I lose in total?  Would I do it again?  I’ll recap at the bottom of this post but first let’s look at my final deats on my eats.

The third day is by far the lowest calorie day on The Military Diet.  As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been tracking my Weight Watchers points along with this diet just to see how far under points I came in for the day.  The first day, I was 8 under.  The second day I was right on track but that includes my extra margarita. Yesterday, I was a full 15 points under my target.

Just an FYI, because I had to work on Day 3, I redistributed the foods in a different way throughout the day.  I stuck to everything on the list but I had them in different combinations.

For breakfast I drank my standard 2 cups of coffee with a splash of cream.  I also fried an egg and had a slice of toast.

Lunch was 1/2 cup of chicken, 5 saltines, and an apple.

I added a snack after school of half a cucumber.

Dinner was a hard-boiled egg and a 1/2 cup of chicken.

Dessert was a cup of vanilla ice cream and half a banana.

I actually was not that hungry today which is hard to believe because the menu is fairly sparse.

Day 3 Weight Loss: Gained 1 lb.  I got so many readings on my scale this morning but I’m going to stick with this one.

Total Weight Loss for 3 Days: 3 lbs.

Overall Thoughts and Recap:  Obviously I expected to lose much more than 3 lbs. in 3 days so I was a little disappointed with my overall experience.  Waking up to a one pound gain after barely eating the day before is also mind-boggling.

I have to remind you that I did make a few tweaks to the diet here and there to make it a tad more liveable.  I may have had more success had I not included a couple things here and there (all of which I noted in my daily reports).

On the plus side, I am in  a much better place with my eating, my hunger levels have decreased significantly, I’m more focused, I feel better, I lost my Spring Break weight, and I am excited to be able to choose my own foods and count points as I continue my Weight Watchers journey.

I feel that I did get a lot out of this diet even if the scale did not reflect that.  Would I do it again?  Hmmm.  That’s a tough call to make.  I certainly will not follow this diet weekly or even monthly but I would certainly use it as a tool to get back on track.

Question of the day:  Have you ever followed a fad diet?  What were your results?

My second day is checked off and I’m eager to cross the finish line.  No complaints on Day 2 of The Military 3-Day Diet.  I woke up feeling rested and ready to tackle another day.

Like Day 1, I started the day with a couple cups of coffee with a splash of Almond Joy creamer.  There is no mention of coffee on the website for day 2 or day 3 but I did have it.  I can’t be held responsible for what might happen if I go without coffee in the morning!

A bit later for breakfast I ate a fried egg (using Pam) and a slice of bread.  You’re also allowed a half of a banana which provided a nice touch of sweetness.

Lunch rolled around and I plated a cup of low fat cottage cheese, a couple plain rice cakes (substitution for saltines), and a hard boiled egg.  I added a little hot sauce to this all white meal.  Salt and pepper are also okay.

****CHEAT AHEAD**** We went down to Channelside to catch the Carnival Legend for sail away.  It’s something we like to do every now and then to build excitement for our cruise.  I enjoyed a margarita from Wet Willie’s while we watched the cruise depart.

Dinner was awesome!  We grilled up Nathan’s All Beef Hot Dogs (so good!), steamed broccoli (1 cup), and crunched raw carrots (half cup).  This was such a yummy meal!

For dessert (my favorite part of the diet), I ate half a cup of vanilla ice cream and half a banana (chopped).  Yum!

DAY 2 WEIGHT LOSS:  -2 LBS.TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS:  -4 LBS

I’m a soldier!  Day One of the 3-Day Military Diet is successfully behind me and I survived my first part of “boot camp.”

I have to say, it wasn’t as horrible as you might expect.  I felt hungry a couple times throughout the day and I wouldn’t say I achieved a “full” feeling at any point but it certainly wasn’t torture.

I began the morning with 2 cups of Keurig-brewed coffee and a little Almond Joy-flavored creamer (1 tsp. per cup).  The creamer is not on the plan but I refuse to drink black coffee so I made a small concession.  I skipped my usual Splenda though.

A couple hours later I ate 1 slice of bread with 2 tbsp. of creamy peanut butter and a clementine (should be a grapefruit but we didn’t have any and I couldn’t get to the store yet).

Lunch consisted of half a cup of chicken layered on a piece of bread.  The diet officially calls for tuna, but chicken (I used canned chicken breast) is an approved substitution.  I added a touch of light mayo and a dash of salt and pepper to jazz it up (mayo is not legal).  Instead of the hit of caffeine called for with another cup of coffee/tea, I drank a small can of Sugar Free RedBull over ice (approved substitution).

Around 4 p.m. I was starving so I borrowed my apple from dinner and ate it a little early.  I also took my massive vitamin pack around then and guzzled about 3 cups of water (it takes a lot to get all the pills down!).

Next, I worked out for 20 minutes on the elliptical–good energy and the apple was enough to satisfy me.

Dinner was 3 ounces of chicken (I just ate a piece of the honey mustard chicken I was already making or my family), a cup of green beans (a splash of olive oil and garlic salt), half a banana, and a cup of vanilla ice cream (yum!).  Dinner was quite satisfying!

As 8 p.m. approached, I definitely could have gone for a snack but I persevered and opted for (more) water.   I kept my mind off the hunger by getting all of my grading and lesson planning completed (yeah–no work for me to do today!) and read a little.

Overall Thoughts: I actually felt great today.  I had a lot of energy, felt focused, and got a ton accomplished.  Not having to think about what I was going to eat and talk myself out of bad choices was a relief.  I even went grocery shopping and bought tons of off limit foods without being tempted to indulge.

When I added up the Weight Watchers points out of curiosity, today was only 6 points under my daily points.  That was really surprising because when you glance at the menu, there’s not much to it.  It made me realize how easy it is to go over points with just a few bad choices during the day.  Granted, I did add a few things to the menu (coffee cream, mayo, olive oil, and the chicken topping) but the diet itself was not difficult.

Day One Weight Loss: -2 POUNDS!!  I am now half a pound under my lowest Weight Watchers weigh-in (before Spring Break).  If I can lose another pound and a half, I will begin a new decade on the scale–one I haven’t seen for 3 years (at least!).