Anybody else jump kicking diet w/ cabbage soup?

tifsimmons91

Just wondering if anyone else starting their new year weight loss journeys with the cabbage soup diet? I just feel like it's a great way to jump start my diet and help me get on track

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld

Your not kick starting anything, your just falling for a gimmick.

Christine_72

I've made the cabbage soup before, it's surprisingly tasty. I didnt follow the diet though, like bananas one day, meat on another. I just replaced higher calorie dinners and lunches with the cabbage soup 3-4 times a week. Admittedly, after i finished the pot I was sick and tired of the soup, i definitely could not eat it everyday.

tifsimmons91

Well I don't plan on actually eating cabbage soup for all 3 meals, just dinner each night for a few days to clean my system.

Christine_72

tifsimmons91 wrote: »

Well I don't plan on actually eating cabbage soup for all 3 meals, just dinner each night for a few days to clean my system.

It wont do anything to clean your system, other than it might make you poop more. But having it for dinner each night is a fine plan.

Ready2Rock206

I would rather start my new year with healthy habits I can continue through the whole year. With that said I have been making a lot of veggie soup and incorporate it into a well rounded diet.

crzycatlady1

tifsimmons91 wrote: »

Well I don't plan on actually eating cabbage soup for all 3 meals, just dinner each night for a few days to clean my system.

What are you trying to clean your system from and how is cabbage going to achomplish that?

The only thing you need to do to lose weight is eat at the correct calorie deficit for your weight goals. No need to make it any more complicated than that

H_Ock12

I ADORE the cabbage soup that is used in that diet....I've never followed the diet, but my grandfather did and the soup was available in a crock pot on my grandparents table for the taking of anyone who wanted it. I'm pretty sure I ate more of it than he did and to this day, I can still eat numerous bowls if I don't contain myself.

cnbbnc

If I ate all that cabbage no one would want to be anywhere near me.

Hmmmm..... Suddenly it doesn't sound too terrible.

Chef_Barbell

That's not how any of this works.

rosebarnalice

When I've been off track for several days (like after travelling or the holidays. . ) I "reboot" five or six times a year with a day or two of what I call "infinite soup."

The two main ingredients are a large can of diced tomatoes and half a head of napa cabbage . . . but not because they have any magical properties. It's just a high-fiber and low-calorie combination that I really LIKE!

So yesterday I started with a can of tomatoes and the leftovers from New Years pork-n-cabbage, some onion and veggie stock.

The "infinite" part is that as the day(s) go on, when I scoop out a serving, I then replace the volume with some other low-calorie high-fiber veggie and some water and spices.

Yesterday it was mushrooms and curry powder once, a few carrot sticks and red pepper strips leftover from the new years eve crudite the next time, and some kale ribs from making kale chips near the the end of the day.

This morning, I added another can of tomatoes, a few dried chiles, celery bases and frills leftover from chopping up some celery sticks, the remains of a bag of salad spinach that was getting limp, a dollop of miso paste, and more curry powder.

While it's true that a couple of very low calorie days helps balance out several high-calorie celebration days, I also like the psychological aspects of feeling oh-so-gosh-darned-virtuous! Really helps me "reboot" a mindset of mindful and thoughtful food choices.

Treece68

tifsimmons91 wrote: »

Well I don't plan on actually eating cabbage soup for all 3 meals, just dinner each night for a few days to clean my system.

And make you crop dust everywhere you go.

LenGray

I love cabbage anything, but had no idea that someone had crafted a diet around it. Seems weird, to be honest, and not really sustainable? That said, I'm always looking for a new cabbage soup recipe if anyone wants to share lol

Treece68

I like a home made veggie soup after I get glutenated. Full of nutrients but easy on my belly/body that is in so much pain.

cerise_noir

Oh......hell no.

I did the cabbage soup diet when I was 18 years old. Did it for 5 days. I am 35 (in 12 days) and still cannot look at any cabbage soup.

It is unnecessary.
It makes one hangry
It can cause dizziness
And.....blech!

To kick start weight loss, you don't need to be miserable. Trust me on this one...that soup undoubtedly will cause you to be a miserable hangry tooting lonely gasbag...

tifsimmons91 wrote: »

Well I don't plan on actually eating cabbage soup for all 3 meals, just dinner each night for a few days to clean my system.

Our systems do not need to be cleaned out. We have a digestive system for this purpose. If you have heard that the body will store feces, it is absolutely not true at all, and is made up by companies selling detox systems which contain clay in their tablets to fool those who purchased the product into thinking that they indeed were full of crap. It is simply not how the body works. We also have great detoxing organs, and if they don't work, hospitalization would be the best thing to do.

It is absolutely not necessary to eat this soup, trust me. It is, indeed a fad diet, just like the hotdog diet or Military diet. Just weigh your food and stick to your deficit. your body will thank you.

TeaBea

bpperk wrote: »

It is a fad diet that fails to instill healthy, sustainable eating habits and does nothing to "jump start" a diet. Getting on track requires nothing more than knowing what you're eating (tracking ... something MFP is made for) and staying within a sensible caloric deficit.

This is a GREAT first post!

This ridiculous cabbage soup diet has been around for decades.....yet people still continue to be overweight. It's not filling, and it's not healthy. Just log regular food & learn about YOUR own eating habits.

TeaBea

LenGray wrote: »

I love cabbage anything, but had no idea that someone had crafted a diet around it. Seems weird, to be honest, and not really sustainable? That said, I'm always looking for a new cabbage soup recipe if anyone wants to share lol

It is weird......veggies one day....fruit the next......very low protein.

You don't want this recipe. At least in it's original (1980's Dolly Parton Diet) form. Back in the day many diets were very low fat.

Basically take a packet of Lipton Onion soup mix, canned or stewed tomatoes, chopped celery, chopped peppers, chopped onions and chopped cabbage.....add water. I had a co-worker who used this diet several times......she never seemed to keep the weight off.

Christine_72

LenGray wrote: »

I love cabbage anything, but had no idea that someone had crafted a diet around it. Seems weird, to be honest, and not really sustainable? That said, I'm always looking for a new cabbage soup recipe if anyone wants to share lol

I used this recipe. Ignore the stupid title, as there is nothing "Fat burning" about it, it's just low calorie and pretty filling.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/13116/cabbage-fat-burning-soup/

LenGray

@TeaBea That recipe...sounds pretty terrible. I definitely couldn't do low protein either, since I do a lot of strength training. I'm glad that the only 'diet' I've ever done is counting calories on MFP

@Christine_72 Thanks for the recipe! I'll have to give it a try. Cabbage is down to .39 at the market and I'm a huge fan of allrecipes stuff

Tacklewasher

Can't stand cabbage so no idea why I would want it in a soup.....

salemnye

I like cabbage in my soup. It's a cheap ingredient. In fact it's in my soup tonight Yay vegetarian soups