When I got come from college I went straight to the computer and 'googled' Cabbage Soup Diet. I found pro and con articles, simple versions and more detailed versions. I did find one site that I liked.
The site was owned by an American dentist and his version of the CSD was good. So I copied and then started it. A funny ending to that site is the dentist realised how many hits he was getting, the CSD was big then, so he closed it down and you had to pay to get the diet. My timing was superb.
So in the first week I lost 17 pounds. Oh yes I did. Okay, it was mostly fluid but it did give me boost. According to the instructions I then had to go off the diet for 2 days. My body really missed the way I had been eating.
In 4 months doing this way of eating I lost 54 pounds. The rest dropped off as I tried other diets. I gained weight on Weight Watchers.
As a diabetic my big problem is really day 1 and day 4 when fruit is mainly eaten. I decided to find low GI fruit to do it and see how I go. So I picked pears, apples and mangoes. The mangoes, hopefully, will be ripen by the veggie and fruit day so I can add it to salads.
So here is my version of the Cabbage Soup Diet. I know that a book has come out, 'The New Cabbage Soup Diet' which allows you dairy and other foods but I'm sticking to something that I know works.
So if you want to join me, then please let me know so we can support each other.
Basic Cabbage Fat Burning Soup Recipe
Soup
6 medium onions
2 green or red peppers
6 carrots
1 parsnip or celery root
4-6 stalks celery
3 whole tomatoes or one 28 ounce can of whole tomatoes
1 large head red or white cabbage
2 cubes Vegetarian or Chicken Bouillon
Possible seasonings: salt, pepper, garlic, Italian seasonings, curry, hot sauce, parsley, dill, soy sauce, ginger, or other dried spices, as desired.
Consider dividing the basic soup into half during preparation and seasoning each half differently to allow you a variety of taste possibilities at different meals.
Preparation:
1. Cut the vegetables in small to medium pieces place in an 8 quart pot.
2. Add the seasonings and add the water/stock almost to the top of the pot.
3. Bring to a boil and boil briskly for 10 minutes.
4. Reduce to a simmer and continue cooking until the vegetables are tender, about 30minutes.
5. Taste soup and adjust seasonings to your preference.
6. Let the soup cool and store in several containers, freezing half if you wish.
General Guidelines: the soup can be eaten anytime you are hungry. Try to eat a bowlful at each meal and as much as you like, whenever you want.
This soup will not add weight. The more you eat, the more weight you will lose.
For best results, do not substitute anything to the diet plan below. No popcorn, nor pistachios etc. If you ‘cheat’, your results will not be as pronounced. However, if you do slip up, forgive yourself, promise to do better, and immediately go back to following the plan.
Eat a big bowl of soup and think about how great you’ll look and feel at the end of the week.
Weigh yourself at the beginning of Day 1, Day 4, and Day 8.
Weigh yourself at the same time of the day (preferably in the morning before you have eaten anything) and wearing the same clothes or no clothes at all.
Record your progress on those days, but don’t worry about weighing yourself on the other days.
Concentrate on following the plan and be pleasantly surprised at the results.
Allowed drinks: Tea or coffee (unsweetened) and 6-8 glasses of water daily.
Avoid diet sodas. Positively no alcohol permitted.
Day One: Fruit Day
Eat as much as you like of any fresh fruits except bananas. No dried unpreserved or tinned fruit. Cantaloupe and watermelon are lower in calories than most fruit and are particularly good choices.
Eat only the soup and fruits.
If desired, you may have 8 ounces of apple or cranberry juice on this day only, however, it is more satisfying and less caloric to choose a fruit instead.
Day Two: Vegetable Day
Eat until you are stuffed with all the fresh, raw, or tinned veggies you like. Try to eat green leafy veggies, broccoli, spinach, kale, etc. Have a big salad for lunch and dinner, along with your soup.
Do not eat dry beans, peas, or corn.
At dinner time on this day only, reward yourself with a big jacket potato and 2 tsp butter or margarine plus, if you wish, vegetarian bacon-soy bits.
Do not eat any fruit.
Day Three: Fruit and Veggie Day
Eat all the soup, fruit, and veggies you want. However, do not eat potatoes, bananas, beans, peas, corn.
(TIP) Make a BIG bowl of salad, lettuce, and combine it with pre-washed pack of mixed greens. Then you can cut up apples and grapes and it to the bowl. Squeeze some fresh lemon juice over the apples so they won’t dis-colour. That way when you are hungry you can nibble from the bowl at any time.
If you have eaten for 3 days, as above, without cheating, you will find that you have lost 5-7 pounds.
Day 4: Banana/Peach/Pear Day
Eat up to 6 bananas or peaches or pears, and three 8z glasses of skim milk. Drink as many glasses of water you can on this day along with the soup for lunch and dinner. Bananas are high in calories and carbohydrates and so is the milk, but on this particular day your body will need the potassium and the carbs from fruit, and proteins and calcium to lessen your cravings for sweets.
(TIP)Cut up 2 bananas, put into blender, along with 4 ice cubes, and cover with skim milk. The ice cubes add an extra coldness so you won’t care what you are drinking.
Day 5:Tomato & Meat/Meat Substitute Day
Today you will consume 1-20 ounces of grilled or baked beef, skinless chicken or fish and tomatoes. The tomatoes can be tinned, juiced, or fresh. Your goal is to eat an equivalent (in whatever form) of 6 medium fresh tomatoes. Try to drink at least 6-8 glasses of water to wash away the uric acid in your body. You can broil fish.
Vegetarians may substitute 2 large Portobello mushrooms sautéed in1 tsp of butter and garlic or 6 ounces of marinated or BBQ tofu. Flavor with salt and pepper.
Eat the soup at less once this day.
(TIP) You can get mince , add the tomatoes, some lightly cooked broccoli and sort of have a pasta sauce without the pasta. Or I get a packet of Quorn cubes. Stir fry them in 2 tsp of oil, add the tomatoes, and some lightly cooked broccoli. I divide the Quorn pack into 2 for lunch and supper.
Day 6: Veggies & Meat/Meat Substitute Day
Again you will consume 10-20 ounces of beef, chicken, or fish (see above for vegetarians) and unlimited greens, leafy vegetables. Be sure to eat the soup at least once a day.
Day 7:Brown Rice &Vegetable Day
Eat up to 2 cups (16oz) of cooked brown rice, unsweetened fruit juice of any type (not cranberry) and unlimited veggies.
Be sure to have the soup at least once today.
(TIP)Make a risotto or a stir fry.
At the beginning of the 8th day, if you have not cheated on the above diet, you would have lost 10-17 pounds. If you have lost more than 15 pounds, stay off the diet for 2 full days before starting the diet again at Day 1. (When I had to go off it for the 2 days, I missed this way of eating)
General Notes: This 7 day eating plan can be used as often as you like each month. As a matter of fact, if correctly followed, it will clean your system of impurities and give you a feeling of wellbeing as never before.
This diet is fast fat burning and the secret is that you will burn more calories than you take in.
This diet DOES NOT lend itself to drinking ANY alcoholic beverages at any time because of the removal of the ft from your system.
Stay off the diet at least 24 hours before any intake of alcohol.
Because everyone’s digestive system is different, this diet will affect everyone differently.
After Day 3, you will have more energy than when you began if you did not cheat.
After being on the diet for several days, you will find your bowel movements have changed.
(TIP)Others have used a bit of bran, if you are a bit ‘bunged’ up, it does go away.
Make sure that you are drinking a lot of water, that really helps.
No fried foods or bread.
(TIP)Careful if you use an oil-free dressing. I find that the sweetener in them triggers off a craving so I use lemon juice.
Any prescribed medication will not hurt you on this diet.
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