The Cabbage Soup Diet and Recipe

by Mary Anne | More from this Blogger

05 Jan 2006 02:04 PM

While I can't really condone it (and please consult your health professional before trying any weight loss plan), I must say, the Cabbage Soup Diet really works. Now while it doesn't teach you anything about changing to good eating habits or realistically sticking to a good diet plan-the cabbage soup diet can help shed those initial pounds.

This time of year, we're all trying to get back to good eating habits and kickstart our good eating plans. The Cabbage Soup diet does just that. I almost always go on the "soup" when I need to chuck the chips and get myself back on track. Cabbage Soup is great for getting back into the routine and really detoxifies your system.

The great thing about the cabbage soup is that it can be eaten at any time you feel hungry during the day, and you can eat as much as you like as often as you wish. Remember, the more you eat, the more you lose!

Ingredients:

4 Large Onions

2 Green Peppers

2 Cans Diced Tomatoes

1 can of green beans

1 can of mushrooms

1 can fat free chicken broth

1 Bunch Celery

1 Package Lipton Onion Soup Mix

1-2 Cubes of Bullion (if desired)

1 head cabbage (I buy it in a bag)

Salt and pepper to taste

Chop cabbage, onions, and celery into small pieces--cook until slightly tender. Take cabbage mix and pour tomatoes, green beans and mushrooms (with juices) into pot, add chicken broth. Stir in soup mix and bullion. Boil for 10 minutes. Reduce to simmer and continue cooking until vegetables are tender. Season to taste with salt, pepper, parsley, etc. EAT AS MUCH AS YOU WANT, WHENEVER YOU WANT, ANY TIME OF THE DAY.

Diet Plan:

• Day One: Fruit: Eat all of the fruit you want (EXCEPT BANANAS). Eat only your soup and the fruit for the first day. For drinks - unsweetened teas, cranberry juice and water.

• Day Two: Eat until you are stuffed will all fresh, raw or cooked vegetables of your choice. Try to eat leafy green vegetables. Do not eat beans, peas or corn. Eat all the vegetables you want along with your soup. At dinner, reward yourself with a big baked potato with butter. Do not eat fruit today.

• Day Three: Mix Days One and Two: Eat all the soup, fruits and vegetables you want. NO BAKED POTATO.

• Day Four: Bananas and Skim Milk: Eat as many as eight bananas and drink as many glasses of skim milk as you would like on this day, along with your soup. This day is supposed to lessen your desire for sweets.

• Day Five: Beef And Tomatoes: Ten to twenty ounces of beef and up to six fresh tomatoes. Drink at least 6 to 8 glasses of water this day to wash the uric acid from your body. Eat your soup at least once this day. You may eat broiled or baked chicken instead of beef (but absolutely no skin-on chicken). If you prefer, you can substitute broiled fish for the beef one of the beef days (but not both).

• Day Six: Beef and Vegetables: Eat to your heart's content of beef and vegetables this day. You can even have 2 or 3 steaks if you like, with leafy green vegetables. NO BAKED POTATO. Eat your soup at least once.

• Day Seven: Brown rice, unsweetened fruit juices and vegetables: Again STUFF,STUFF,STUFF yourself. Be sure to eat your soup at least once this day.

If you have stuck to the plan, by day seven, you should lose 10-17 pounds!

*Please note that Families.com does not give medical advice and you should always consult your healthcare provider before trying any diet. We can not and do not guarantee that any weight loss program mentioned in these blogs will provide you with the particular results you seek.

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