Cabbage Soup Diet

Cabbage Soup Diet is a good way for people to lose 10 pounds in a week. It entails eating as much cabbage soup as you want for 7 days. Also it is very easy to prepare. Along with the cabbage soup this diet allows you to eat vegetables, fruit, and beef but not all in the same day. You are only supposed to drink water, tea, coffee, or unsweetened fruit juices. Alcohol, sodas, milk, sugar, and processed foods are strictly forbidden. It is also important to avoid fried meals while on this diet. All meals should be broiled, baked, or boiled.

The cabbage soup diet is high in fiber and low in calories. It is claimed that cabbage has special fat burning abilities. The more of this low calorie, low fat, and high fiber soup you eat the more weight you will lose. Cabbage has a high water content this is good to keep you hydrated while you diet. Because you can eat as much of this soup as you want you will not be left feeling hungry. Depending on what you like you can prepare the soup different ways and add as much of any kind of seasoning or spice you want. The cabbage soup diet is full of fruit and vegetables which are very nutritious for you. Most people who use this diet are pleased with how much weight they lose in such a short period of time.

The cabbage soup diet is also considered a detox diet so it is good for cleansing your system as well. It is a good way to remove toxins from your body periodically. This diet has several names such as the Sacred Heart Diet, the Banana Diet, TJ’s Miracle Diet, the Russian Peasant Diet, and the Mayo Clinic Diet. Although none of these claim to be the first to come up with this diet. In fact the Sacred Heart and the Mayo Clinic say they are not associated with it at all. This is a short term cleansing diet and a great way to lose a few pounds quick. Eliminating refined foods from the diet makes many people feel better.

 

 Advantages of the Cabbage Soup Diet

  • The more cabbage soup you eat the more weight you will lose.
  • Since you eat as much cabbage soup as you want you won’t be left feeling hungry.
  • Cabbage has a high water content, good for staying hydrated.
  • This diet is higher in fiber and lower in calories than others.
  • You are allowed to eat some beef.
  • It only lasts seven days.

This cabbage soup diet is a good way to kick start a weight loss program. Results although not easy they are quick, and dieter know they only have to do it for seven days. It is unhealthy to continue this diet for longer than seven continuous days. After seven days switch to a different diet or go back to normal eating habbits for at least two weeks before implementing the cabbage soup diet again.
Jillian Michaels