"3 Day Military Diet" Experiment

So I was on Pinterest the other day (as I am many days) and saw the 3 Day Military Diet. It doesn't seem realistic (or healthy in terms of daily caloric/nutrient needs) and I'm sure a lot of the weight people lose is water weight. But, with that said I thought I'd give it a shot. Reading other reviews there seem to be a lot of people who have lost at least 8 pounds over the three days. I'm going on a weekend trip in a few days and haven't lost the 6lbs or so I put on over my summer vacation a few weeks ago so what the heck, I'll see how it goes.

It also says that you can do the following diet as many times as you wish to achieve desired weight as long as you take 4 days off of regular (healthy) eating before doing the diet again. The military part is that it was supposedly developed for people in the military who needed to get into shape quickly.

I have copied the following information from blessedmommy.hubpages.com.

"DAY 1:

Breakfast--1/2 Grapefruit, 1 Slice Toast, 2 Tablespoons of Peanut Butter, and Coffee or Tea

Lunch--1/2 Cup of Tuna, 1 Slice of Toast, and Coffee or Tea

Dinner--2 Slices of any type meat (About 3 ounces) 1 Cup of Green Beans, 1/2 Banana, 1 Small Apple, and 1 Cup of Vanilla Ice Cream (YUM)!!!

Tip to Try: Warm the apple and/or banana and eat them over the ice cream. Delicious!

DAY 2:

Breakfast--1 egg, 1 Slice of Toast, and 1/2 Banana

Lunch--1 Cup of Cottage Cheese (Or 1 Slice of Cheddar Cheese, 1 Hard Boiled Egg, and 5 Saltine Crackers

Dinner--2 Hot Dogs, (no buns), 1 Cup of Broccoli, 1/2 Cup of Carrots, 1/2 Banana, and 1/2 Cup of Vanilla Ice Cream

DAY 3:

Breakfast--5 Saltine Crackers, 1 Slice of Cheddar Cheese, and 1 Small Apple

Lunch-1 Hard-Boiled Egg, and 1 Slice of Toast

Dinner--1 Cup of Tuna, 1/2 of a Banana, and 1 Cup of Vanilla Ice Cream

This diet works on chemical breakdown and is proven. Do not vary or substitute any of the above foods. salt and pepper may be used, but do not use any other seasoning. diet is to be used three days at a time.

In three days you should lose 10 pounds. After three days of dieting, you can eat your normal foods, but do not over do it. After four days of normal eating, you may start back on the three day diet. You can lose up to 40 pounds in a month if this diet is followed precisely.

This is a safe diet.

REMEMBER: Do not eat/snack between any of the meals!

NOTE: Coffee or tea for the first two meals of Day 1 only. Water only from then on. Water intake is unlimited."

So I'll post again to update you all (not that anyone is reading my blog yet :) ) soon to say how it went. I'm on Day One so far and it's OK...