Cabbage soup diet

raelo88
raelo88 Posts: 8 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I've been thinking about trying the cabbage soup diet for a week. Have any of you tried it and what kind of success did you have?

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  • init2fitit
    init2fitit Posts: 168 Member
    That sounds gross and probably better explained as a lack of variety.
    Just eat at a deficit and your weight will sort itself out.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    Buy charcoal underwear.

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  • Ljoysh
    Ljoysh Posts: 1
    i used the cabbage soup diet for a year and loved it......you always have high-water content nutrition in you that burns your fat. i always had a fresh watermelon cut up in the refrigerator as well as a huge pot of the soup. i made the soup with V-8 juice and never got sick of it. Glad you mentioned the diet as I may make a pot of soup again. It has now been 20 some years and I NEED it.
  • notdieting
    notdieting Posts: 116 Member
    I did it, lost a ton of weight and then put it on IMMEDIATELY. Usually after the latest fad diet, there was at least a period of grace before the weight came back but with that one, it really was instant.....I lost 10lb in a week and then put on the same 10lb back on a week later....then added another ten pound in the following three weeks for good measure!

    Of all the daft diets I have done over the years, that was the most disgusting and the quickest re-gain. It also left me with a lasting gag reaction to the smell of boiled cabbage! :laugh:
  • beachlover317
    beachlover317 Posts: 2,848 Member
    i used the cabbage soup diet for a year and loved it......you always have high-water content nutrition in you that burns your fat. i always had a fresh watermelon cut up in the refrigerator as well as a huge pot of the soup. i made the soup with V-8 juice and never got sick of it. Glad you mentioned the diet as I may make a pot of soup again. It has now been 20 some years and I NEED it.

    Foods, "high water content" or not do not burn fat.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,973 Member
    i used the cabbage soup diet for a year and loved it......you always have high-water content nutrition in you that burns your fat. i always had a fresh watermelon cut up in the refrigerator as well as a huge pot of the soup. i made the soup with V-8 juice and never got sick of it. Glad you mentioned the diet as I may make a pot of soup again. It has now been 20 some years and I NEED it.
    You burn fat from calorie deficit which what this diet is, albeit extreme IMO.

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  • DawnOBRN
    DawnOBRN Posts: 290 Member
    Eat REAL food and stay within your calorie allowance per MFP suggestions and the weight will come off.
    Patience :tongue:
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    Helped me bulk up to a nice +365lbs because I was so damn hungry afterwards
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    No. Just eat food. Proper amounts of just real food. Stop hunting for "diets" and just eat food. Not even "diet" food, just honest to goodness food. Food that you ENJOY eating... just CONTROL your intake.

    Some magic crap-your-pants-soup diet isn't going to last. You'll just wind up hungry and farting a lot.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    What you save from getting other food you spend in toilet paper. Best of luck!!
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    No just no.
  • Musikelektronik
    Musikelektronik Posts: 739 Member
    Some magic crap-your-pants-soup diet isn't going to last. You'll just wind up hungry and farting a lot.

    In for "crap-your-pants soup."
  • BeachIron
    BeachIron Posts: 6,490 Member
    Do you really like cabbage or something?

    I've tried the beer and pizza diet before. Worked well actually. It just took a lot of working out.
  • Hauntinglyfit
    Hauntinglyfit Posts: 5,537 Member
    I have a friend who tried this. By the 3rd day she had to force it down. She also had lots of dizzy spells while doing it. She lost a bit of weight, gained it all back right after. Not worth it.
  • ThickMcRunFast
    ThickMcRunFast Posts: 22,511 Member
    better stock up

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  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    NO.
  • JavaJuno
    JavaJuno Posts: 9 Member
    My mother tried this back in her twenties and lost a substantial amount of weight - till she quit. I began trying it last April and was miserable on it. Absolutely horrible to eat nothing but cabbage soup all day - and there are so many variations of this diet, none of them very good. Of course, I was promptly ordered to quit the diet after my mother found out, thankfully. :) You really only lose water weight on this diet, and it's easy to gain it back when you leave the diet. And the reason it "works" is because cabbage soup is around 30-50 calories a cup I believe, so... eat only that all day and you've got yourself a huge, unhealthy calories deficient.
  • Mother_Superior
    Mother_Superior Posts: 1,624 Member
    Much better use for cabbage:
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  • rosemiller11
    rosemiller11 Posts: 224 Member
    I wouldn't advise it but what do I know...
    (for future reference, any mention on this site about starting a "fad" diet is likely to get you a LOT of flack from most people). Most people are on here cuz they've tried fad diets for years, and know that they are never a long-term fix. So the people on here are not that forgiving when it comes to giving fad diets a chance. I'm not trying be harsh, just givin you a heads-up if you haven't been here long.
  • Hezzietiger1
    Hezzietiger1 Posts: 1,256 Member
    You are kidding right?
  • Iron_Lotus
    Iron_Lotus Posts: 2,295 Member
    Oy!
  • Rastamann
    Rastamann Posts: 139 Member
    I'm going to the beer and donut topic. That one sounds a lot tastier.
  • VeganLexi
    VeganLexi Posts: 960 Member
    Enjoy farting like there's no tomorrow...
  • ladybuggprincess99
    ladybuggprincess99 Posts: 142 Member
    I've been thinking about trying the cabbage soup diet for a week. Have any of you tried it and what kind of success did you have?

    Which version?

    I have a friend who does this "cleanse" for 10 days, all while eating the cabbage soup (The GM diet, i think?) All I remember about the days is she eats veggies all day one day, fruits all day one day... Bananas and yogurt day.... Chicken and tomatoes day.... Something like that. Anyway, she loves how it makes her feel, she loses 10ish pounds each time and she says it gives her more motivation and focus. She does it twice a year.

    Personally, I just hate cabbage. :)
  • Musikelektronik
    Musikelektronik Posts: 739 Member
    :laugh: Please, we need more responses here. I just know someone is dying to comment on the dreaded "cabbage-soup diet"! :laugh:
  • TitaniaEcks
    TitaniaEcks Posts: 351 Member
    I've been thinking about trying the cabbage soup diet for a week. Have any of you tried it and what kind of success did you have?
    LOLOLOLOLOLOL

    I'm going to assume you're pulling our leg! The cabbage soup diet is a baloney gimmick from almost a century ago... The only reason it makes you lose weight is because it's so low-calorie... You could do the same by eating broccoli or grapefruit all day... There's nothing magical about cabbage soup, so why would you torture yourself with it, lolol??
  • DebbieLyn63
    DebbieLyn63 Posts: 2,654 Member
    Its just a low calorie vegetable soup that fills you up with water and fiber content. No different than eating a salad and drinking water with it. The big problem is that you are missing protein and healthy fats in your diet, if that is all you are eating. So add some boiled eggs or chicken to the soup, and have some nuts on the side and you will be fine! I happen to like veggie soup with cabbage, so I make it occasionally even if I am not trying to lose weight.
    Nothing magical about it. You lose weight if that is all you eat, because you are eating so few calories.
  • ladymiseryali
    ladymiseryali Posts: 2,555 Member
    That snake-oil bullplopper diet is STILL around? Wow.....that makes me feel old. :huh:
  • riccilynne
    riccilynne Posts: 1 Member
    I actually didn't do it as a diet, but used it to supplement my own diet when I was just starving for something. Anything! So I freezed a lot of it and keep it handy whenever I'm feening for a snack. So I never did it as a primary means to lose weight, but it's pretty tasty once you add paprika, red pepper and a whole lot of garlic. Got my fiber and my spicy food all in one.
  • devil_in_a_blue_dress
    devil_in_a_blue_dress Posts: 5,214 Member
    The soup is a useful tool on days when you have nearly maxed out your calories before dinner and don't want to work out or just go over for the day.

    Aside from that, it's useless long term. You will lose, be miserable, and gain it all back with 2 days after you stop, thus increasing your misery.

    Just don't.

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