Cabbage Soup Diet- The Seven Days is not that Hard if You Know the Tricks | Lifestyle

Cabbage Soup Diet- The Seven Days is not that Hard if You Know the Tricks

by StefanVincent

Losing 10 pounds a week can be very enticing for a lot of people. That could explain the popularity of many fad diets such as the cabbage soup diet. This diet has been around for over 2 decades and promises you can lose 10 pounds a week by following this strict meal plan for 7 days eating mostly cabbage soup.

This is the cabbage soup meal plan that would be followed for 7 days:

Day 1: Fruit; any fruit except banana, protein shake, fat burner drink, lemon water or herbal water and of course, cabbage soup Day 2: Vegetables; vegetables, cabbage soup, protein shake, fat burner drink, lemon water or vegetable juice, baked potato Day3: Fruit and Vegetables; fruit, cabbage soup, vegetables, protein shake, fat burner drink, lemon water or vegetable juice. Day 4: Bananas; cabbage soup, low fat dairy product, banana, protein shake, water with lemon or herbal flavoring. Day 5: Fish and Tomatoes; cabbage soup, poultry or fish with tomatoes, protein shake, fat burner drink, water with lemon or herbal flavoring. Day 6: Poultry; chicken or fish, cabbage soup, vegetables, protein shake, fat burner drink, lemon water or vegetable juices. Day 7: Rice: mushroom risotto, cabbage soup, vegetables, fat burner drink, protein shake, lemon water or vegetable juices.

You can eat as much cabbage soup as you want during any given day. On days 3, 5, 6 and 7 you can eat as much fruit, fish, vegetables and chicken as you want. The cabbage soup recipe is simple and consists of: cabbage, peppers, onions, carrots, tomatoes and any seasonings you want to add. Please keep in mind that you cannot have: alcohol, carbonated drinks, or bread.

Despite the fact that the diet is centered around cabbage soup there isn't any evidence to suggest that cabbage burns more fat than any other vegetable. The real reason people lose weight on this diet is due to the extremely low daily calorie intake, between 800-1,000. The soup is just the 'main course' and the diet would probably work the same way with many other types of vegetable soups as the center piece.

Pros

1. Lose weight fast; most people will lose between 10 -15 pounds over the 7 days of the cabbage soup diet.

2. No expensive ingredients; in fact, it's very cheap.

3. Simple; you don't have to exercise or change anything else, just eat what's listed on the diet plan for only 7 days.

4. Encourage the dieter to eat more fruit and vegetables.

Cons

1. The diet is very low calorie and considered unhealthy. The cabbage soup itself contains very little protein and the dieter usually will suffer lack of proper nutrition. It is not recommended to consume less than 1200 calories per day unless it is advised by a doctor.

2. Eating this fairly bland soup almost exclusively for a week will get really boring which might make you want to skip meals and lowering your already dangerously low calorie intake.

3. High levels of sodium or MSG contained in the soup recipe could lead to long term health issues.

4. There is theory that the weight loss mainly comes from fluid or muscle mass, not fat loss, which will return once the dieter back to the normal eating behaviors.

5. Many dieters have reported feeling sick just by the smell of cabbage soup after going through the 7 day diet. And they are turned off by the blandness of the soup.

6. Flatulence (farting) is a common, and unwelcome, side effect of the diet.

7. If you eat out it's tough to follow the meal plan in a restaurant.

No matter how much we want one there is no such thing as a quick fix diet. The cabbage soup diet might help you lose some weight quickly but this is hardly a permanent, healthy weight loss solution. If you just can't resist the idea of losing 10 pounds in a week though, at least keep these pointers in mind:

1. This diet is for adult, it is not suitable for children and adolescents.

2. Only go on this diet a week at a time, do not try to prolong it.

3. Talk to your doctor about any health concerns.

4. Motivate yourself by remembering it's only 7 days and at the end of that time you could be down 10 pounds or more.

5. Stay hydrated. Drink at least 5 glasses of water every day.

6. Try different variety of spices and seasoning to minimize boredom from eating cabbage soup continuously.

7. Even if you dont like it, force yourself to eat plenty of soup. This diet is already low in calories and you dont want to starve yourself due to your dislike to cabbage soup.

8. Try to keep stay at home, you will probably too weak from the low calorie foods and to gassy from mass quantities of cabbage. If you are away from home, carry your cabbage soup with you.

9. Consume food supplement tablet to complement this diet.

10. Keep track of your progress by using a daily journal.

11. Keep track of what you're supposed to be eating everyday, write it down on a chart if you have to.

12. Keep steady supply of the ingredients, fruits, and vegetables in your refrigerator.

13. Consume protein shake to avoid lack of protein.

Follow the plan carefully and stay motivated and you can lose up to 10 pounds in a week. That's a great start for anyone!

DISCLAIMER: This article is provided as information only and is not to be taken as financial advice.

Using a fad diet for long period is a bad idea. Use the guide from Diets That Work to help you choose the best from a list of selected weight loss program to continue your weight loss process.