Muscle for Life

Aside from the basic military diet meal plan and eating schedule (which we’ll go over in a moment), there’s no official military diet and the recommendations and rules vary based on who you ask. Furthermore, there’s no fitness guru claiming credit for the military diet. There’s no diet book promoting its eating principles. There’s no official website on the diet and the main argument thrown around in its favor is the rumor that Khloe Kardashian used it to lose weight . . . at some point . . . maybe. Despite this dubious track record, it’s still wildly popular, as evidenced by the 150,000 people who search for it every month online. Some of the appeal is understandable, too. Like many weight loss diets it has an attractive schtick: You only have to follow the military diet meal plan 3 days per week. You can still enjoy some normal foods while following the diet. You don’t have to follow the diet forever to lose weight. You can lose “up to 10 pounds per week.” You don’t have to exercise. What are the downside