Cabbage Soup Diet
The very definition of an ill-advised fad diet.
BACKGROUND
Look up the definition of fad diet and you’ll see a picture illustrating the Cabbage Soup Diet. It should not be followed as a long-term eating plan, as it is dangerously low in calories and could do more harm than good. It is possible to lose 10 pounds in a week when you stick to this uber-low calorie plan.
The Cabbage Soup Diet does offer fast weight loss, but it is completely lacking in nutrition, flavor and variety. You'll consume mostly soups of cabbage, onion, celery, carrots, tomatoes and mushrooms. Nutritionists argue that the pounds shed are more likely attributed to the dramatic and dangerous loss in calories and not the proposed fat-burning power found in the cabbage. This diet deprives your body of essential nutrients and has been correlated to difficulty concentrating, feeling light-headed and weak.
PRO
- You will lose weight
CON
- Unhealthy
- Dangerously caloric intake
- Primarily losing water weight
- Will regain lost weight if don't stick to healthy eating and exercise following completion
- Does not promote exercise; would be too weak to do so
DIET and NUTRITION
The one-week Cabbage Soup Diet relies on this simple plan:
Day One All-you-can-eat soup and fruit (no bananas). Consume plenty of water, cranberry juice and unsweetened tea.
Day Two Consume all the soup and vegetables you like (no beans, peas or corn). Have a buttered baked potato with dinner. No fruit today.
Day Three Eat all the soup, fruits and vegetables you like, nothing else.
Day Four Eat your soup, no more than eight bananas and all the skim milk you want.
Day Five Have at least one serving of soup today. You can also have 10-20 ounces of skinless chicken or beef and no more than six tomatoes. Drink plenty of water.
Day Six Eat plenty of vegetables and your servings of beef. Today is the day you can go a bit overboard with the meat (2 steaks if you like) - just make sure to add salad and vegetables. Stay away from the carbs - no fries, potatoes, etc.
Day Seven Have at least one serving of soup. Only eat brown rice, vegetables and unsweetened fruit juice.
EXERCISE
No recommendations are made. Given the severely low calories you'll be consuming, you likely won't have the strength for physical activity.
CONCLUSION
For rapid weight loss as a jump-start to a more healthy eating plan, the Cabbage Soup Diet could possibly be a solution. However, fasting or liquid diets like Cabbage Soup promising dramatic weight loss results in only a week are typically only helping you shed water weight. This weight will creep right back on once you stop the diet and continue with previous poor eating habits. Finishing the Cabbage Soup Diet and beginning a healthy eating and exercise regimen is the best advice anyone following this unhealthy approach can receive. Be sure to speak with your physician before beginning.
Common Misspellings
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Related Diets: Juice Diet, Maple Syrup Diet, Grapefruit Solution, 21 Pounds in 21 Days, Martha's Vineyard Diet
Wikipedia
The Cabbage soup diet is a radical weight loss diet designed around heavy consumption of a low-calorie cabbage soup over the time of seven days. It is generally considered a fad diet, in that it is designed for short-term weight-loss and requires no long-term commitment. It has inspired several copy-cats based around similar principles.
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i am going to start this diet in a couple of days and would like to know if you can add more vegetables to the soup like zucchini, squash and asparagus or will it mess up the diet????
Well today is my second day and i lost 3 lb, also I have a question is egg plant a vegetable? Also can you eat salad on veggie day?
If you read the book Good Calories, Bad Calories, it tells you that your body holds onto a lot more water to process carbohydrates and sugars. When you stop eating processed carbs and sugar - like on this diet - the first thing your body does is shed all that extra water. The same thing happens on Atkins, South Beach, etc which are very similar to this in the types of food allowed. So - that's why they tell you that it's mostly water weight and bloating that you lose in the first week on this diet.
hi all , I am Libby I am 30 yrs 5'9 178lb I am starting diet tomorrow I would like to weight 145, but I am always gassy is that a problem?
I'm lost by Seth's comment, did someone here sy this as a bad diet or did I read it wrong? I have been off the diet for almost 3 weeks, I'm going on it again on Monday, hope I can drop as much as I did the first time around! Good luck everyone! :)
seth,i was wondering if you kept the 30lbs off so far and how long has it been?thanks!!
wow i read about this diet and u guys really motivated me . i'll start this diet as soon as i buy the ingredients.i'm about 165 lbs and 5'4 , i wanna lose 20 pounds , i hope it works
Hi, Just started day 7. Lost 10lbs so far. Walked everyday for 1 hour approx 4 miles. No diziness, no side effects.Even the dog looks thinner with extra execise.Going to continue for 1 more week then stick to low cal diet. Brilliant for training the mind and with instant results it keeps you focused and wanting to keep the pounds falling off.
Hi Toni, I dont think Vinegar would hurt the diet - vinegar & spices usually contain zero calories - what you don't want to do on this diet is eat more calories than the diet contains itself. is why they are precise on what foods to eat EACH day.
I did this diet for 2 weeks and lost 30 lbs. If this diet is so bad why do doctors put open heart patients on it a week before surgery. Guess this site doesn't consider stuff like that.
im on day 2 of the diet, i had some green bean, cucumber, onion and tomato salad + lettuce for luch but i feel abit guilty coz it had quite abit of vinegar and some spices. would that kill the diet?
Today is day SEVEN - BROWN RICE and VEGETABLES Day AND is also The last day of the diet - This morning, April 1st - I weighed 106 - that brings my total weight loss to 6 pounds - but you are suppose to weigh out on the morning of the 8th day - I will post those results tomorrow - I hope to have lost at least 4 more by tomorrow...
Wow! I am so glad there are so many positive comments about this diet. I remember trying this back when I was in high school and I did lose weight. I don't understand why it is considered so "unhealthy" and therefore not recommended. I think eating fruits and vegetables (like this diet follows), is a better diet than fast food and processed food. It is not like we are going to eat the cabbage soup diet forever, it is just a kick start to eating healthier IMHA . Also there is this popular misconception that you can't get enough protein in your diet from fruits, grains and vegetables and that is just not true. So anyway here I go for a little touch up on my figure and I am excited about it. My cauldron is bubbling as I type this. Wish me luck!
Was browsing through the net and found this link, i am gonna try this out from tomorrow. WIll it help reduce my waist?
Hello i am starting the diet tomorrow!! Hope i lose enough to stay healthy!!
These comments are truely inspirational. Thanks guys!! Today is day one! I made my soup its pretty good. I added garlic salt and goya seasoning (0 calories) Im serious about this and will leave a comment every day to tell you guys my progress. Today, 132.4lbs. I want to get down to 115-120. Wish me luck!!
to mary, i believe your saying that this diet can work if your at say 53 kgs? which is around 125 lbs..? because if so, i'm going to give this diet a kick however im not sure if il be able to do it without being too noticeable, does anyone have any idea how i can avoid my mum in the kitchen?.. she wont even allow scales in the house if that gives you any indication where she stands in this area.... yours truly, xoxo
I love this diet. I do it about once every two months to cleanse my body of toxins, force myself to stop eating junk foods, and lose 6-9 pounds. Then, I start eating junk food again after about four weeks. (If only I could stop doing that!) The diet is monotonous, but the good thing about it is after the fourth day I'm not very hungry. Banana and skim milk day is the best, Even if you only eat four bananas, they strectch pretty far as smoothies combined with the skim milk and ice. I do get heaadaches on the second and third morning, but find I can avoid these if I drink a lot of water and take a couple of Aleves the night before. Definitely force yourself to exercise at least a half hour a day. You will feel so much better, and its a great habit to start doing this. Good luck. S
I started on this diet yesterday, March 26, 2008 and I already LOST 4 POUNDS in ONE day! - gotta admit - I have NOT experienced having a LightHead or loss of Energy - in fact i play soccer and never felt MORE energy in my life - did not even get winded. Hopefully by day 7 - I would have lost a total of at least 12 pounds - my goal is to reach 100 pounds :) don't give up - I even cheated and ate 4 pieces of wheat thins and added 1 tbs of creamer to my coffee....
Ive been on this diet for only 2 days and Ive cheated a bit. I ate a healthy granola bar the first night, 2 bites of a wendys chicken sammy and today I had a few bites of meatloaf. Im also not eating more than 2-3 bowls of soup a day.. Should I eat it if Im not hungry?? I know I need to follow the diet, I have no willpower!
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