Cabbage Soup Diet?

destinimac

I know it's not a diet, but a cleanse that should only be followed for a week, but I've decided to try it to jumpstart my new healthy lifestyle. Anyone ever tried it?

PRMinx

Please don't. It's not a healthy or sustainable way to lose weight. Also, the body does not need a cleanse. It will work just fine on its own. Just eat at a deficit and you will lose weight.

4legsRbetterthan2

sounds like yuck to me

are you lacking a liver and kindeys?

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Lina_mas

Did it when I was younger and knew less - I still cringe at the sight of cabbage now. It’s a quick fix but you will gain it back plus some when you are done. There are better alternatives that have long term results.

dopeysmelly

Sounds both boring and revolting. What's wrong with real food and variety?

ladymiseryali

I have a recipe for a tomato and cabbage soup. HOWEVER, it's foolish and stupid to do the "diet" of only eating that for a week. You have organs that already cleanse your insides. If you urinate and defecate on at least a weekly basis, you're cleansing.

Don't be foolish please.

juggernaut1974

I like cabbage/vegetable soup.

But It's not necessary to "cleanse" "jumpstart" or any of that nonsense.

If you find you like cabbage soup/vegetable soup, by all means make a pot and enjoy it for a couple meals and/or freeze some for later.

But please don't think you need to eat it all the time every meal in order to accomplish healthy diet goals.

ladymiseryali

I like cabbage/vegetable soup.

But It's not necessary to "cleanse" "jumpstart" or any of that nonsense.

If you find you like cabbage soup/vegetable soup, by all means make a pot and enjoy it for a couple meals and/or freeze some for later.

But please don't think you need to eat it all the time every meal in order to accomplish healthy diet goals.

Also, after a while, your pee may start to smell really bad. My hubby hated the last time I made cabbage soup and I didn't even eat it for a week straight. lol

NettaB25

I love the cabbage soup my mother makes (she uses ground turkey), but I wouldn't punish myself by eating it for a week straight.

BlueBombers

No, never

Slacker16

I know it's not a diet, but a cleanse that should only be followed for a week, but I've decided to try it to jumpstart my new healthy lifestyle. Anyone ever tried it?

Yes I have.
I don't recommend it, but I suspect that won't stop you.
Still have nightmares about "vegetable day".

Also, very low calorie diets are frowned upon around here.

ruthejp13

I've always been a person who automatically discounted crazy diets. I've never been a yo-yo dieter. Granted, my weight has gone up and down but its been rather slowly. Whenever I diet I look strictly at nutrition. So one winter I was looking for recipes and came across the cabbage soup diet. Although the DIET part is stupid the recipe is AWESOME. It has just about every nutrient you need with practically no calories and lots of fiber. I added turkey for the protein. In winter I'd go weeks eating it every day for breakfast and lunch and having a normal dinner.

Eat the soup. Make sure you get your protein. Don't starve yourself.

dbmata

I used to use it as a method to make weight when I was younger and had a combat tournament coming up.

Give it a try, you'll find out whether or not it's good for you or not. I don't think the comments in this thread really are going to stop you afterall.

Just realize, it's not sustainable, and not really good for you.

TeaBea

I know it's not a diet, but a cleanse that should only be followed for a week, but I've decided to try it to jumpstart my new healthy lifestyle. Anyone ever tried it?

The words healthy lifestyle refer to permanent changes like........... "I'm going to exercise regularly" or "I'm going to eat more vegetables." These are my lifestyle changes.

Cleanses & fad diets (from the 1970's) are not lifestyle changes. This diet used to be called the Dolly Parton Diet......now it's transformed into a cleanse?

Tried this in the 70's....yuck....just yuck.