Hi there,

Hope you're all having a good day :-)

One quick loss diet that does work is the Cabbage soup diet. It doesn't taste nice and should only ever be used for a week or so to quickly shed some pounds before moving on to a more long-term standard calorie controled diet. It does however allow you to lose weight quickly in a very short period of time, which puts you in a better mood for fully entering a more traditional diet.

Here is a link explaining the details of the cabbage soup diet. Any thoughts on the plan???

http://www.3fatchicks.com/Diets/Diet...age_Soup_Diet/


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Hi, welcome to 3FC

I replaced your link, due to our link policy.

I've never known anyone that was happy with the cabbage soup diet and a lot of people become ill. It's a very low calorie and unbalanced fad diet.

I remember trying this in the early 80's. They called it the "Dolly Parton Diet" back then..all I remember is that my apartment smelled like cooked cabbage for weeks and that my stomach was constantly upset..so that could be one way that it works, as an internal purge.

I think it's probably great for those who have only a few pounds to lose and who love cabbage soup.

What a horrible "diet"!

The soup, I could eat, in addition to a regular, balanced diet

I did it a couple of times and did lose weight on it, but I didn't keep it all off. IMO, not worth the torture! I'm on the Sonoma Diet now, and you can lose up to 10 pounds in the first 10 days without the suffering. Much better for you and the results are similar.

If you take a pound of stew beef, and simmer it till it falls apart. Then put it in the fridge over night so you can just peel the fat off the top and THEN make the cabbage soup (no soup started or estra broth needed), it's YUMMY and much more nutritious.

Hi!

MSD, I really can relate to your idea of doing the cabbage soup diet as a "quick start" to weight loss...To be honest, I tried it several times but it never worked. Ok, I lost a few lb the FIRST time I tried it (interestingly, I lost close to nothing the next trials), but it was HORROR! I was hungry, I wasnīt able to function properly, no concentration, bad mood....And the smell!

At the moment, I am not able to eat a spoon full of that soup without feeling the urge to run to the toilet...I had (or have) bad pain in my jaws the last months and had troubles chewing. So I tried the cabbage soup as a part of a "normal" eating plan- but even then I couldnīt eat it...

Maybe itīs just me lacking discipline, but in my opinion the cabbage soup "diet" could never be a good start to a normal weight loss diet- after you finished your soups days, all you can think of is FOOD!! You will be terrible hungry! Not the best circumstances to lose weight and keep it of....

But thatīs just my opinion....

Kate