I don't like cabbage, but I love this diet!
Written: Jun 24 '00
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Pros: So far I have lost 4lbs
Cons: somewhat repetitous
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| smh32775's Full Review: Cabbage Soup Diet |
When I first heard about the Cabbage Soup Diet I thought, gross! I hate cabbage and the thought of having to eat it for 7 days straight was disgusting. After hearing about the specifics of both the soup and the diet from a friend I decided to give it a try.
I had a baby 7 months ago and although I have lost all of my pregnancy weight, I am still trying to lose a bit more. A friend who also had a baby several months ago started the diet with me as a support.
The Cabbage Soup Diet is advertised as a "crash diet" meaning you lose a lot of weight very quickly (or so they say). The diet lasts 7 days. After 7 days you are to take a week off and then can resume the diet again. It does not only consist of the soup, but also various items each day. Although it is called Cabbage Soup, it was more like vegetable soup to me.
I have been on the Cabbage Soup Diet now for 3 days. It was hard the past 2 days. I was hungry a lot, but now my body has adjusted to the diminished amount of food and I am getting used to the way this diet works. I weighed myself tonight and I have already lost 4lbs!
Here is how the diet works. The main staple of this diet is the soup. You make the soup yourself, but there is a recipe that you follow. I got the recipe out of Women's World magazine last month. The items needed for the soup are:
Head of cabbage
celery stalks (a few)
1 onion..red or white doesn't matter
1 can tomatoes (crushed preferred)
Scallions, chopped
you are able to add any vegetable you want except for potatoes.
Fat Free Beef Broth
I added garlic powder, salt and pepper to mine to give it some flavor. The soup cooks for 45 minutes as the broth thickens.
Here is your daily allowance of food:
Day1
As much cabbage soup as you would like, as much fruit as you would like but NO bananas..bananas slow your metabolism
Day2
As much cabbage soup as you would like, as much vegetables as you would like except for corn, peas and green beans. You must eat 1 baked potato with butter only.
Day3
As much cabbage soup as you would like, as much vegetables as you would like but NO potatoes
Day 4
As much cabbage soup as you would like, up to 3 bananas and up to 3 glasses of skim milk(8oz glasses)
Day 5
As much cabbage soup as you would like, up to 20% of any kind of beef
Day6
As much cabbage soup as you would like, as much baked chicken, fish OR beef as you would like
Day 7
As much cabbage soup as you would like, as many vegetables (no peas, corn or green beans) and fruit (no bananas) as you would like
It's that simple. Although I have only gone through 3 days so far, the diet has gone smoothly for me.
There are some drawbacks and side effects to this diet. It is repetitious, its hard only eating soup all day long. It does give you gas and some stomach upset. Being as it lasts only 7 days, I am willing to stick with it and see what happens.
Thus far, I would recommend this diet to those who want to lose weight in a short amount of time. Exercise is a requirement while doing this diet, otherwise all the weight lost will quickly come back once your 7 days are over.
Recommended:
Yes
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