7-Day Cleansing Diet & Miracle Soup Recipe
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Around half of it will actually stay off if you follow it with a healthy eating plan.0
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i would love to have the 3 day cleanse, too. it sounds interesting.Muff
I don't know of any actual 3 day soup cleanse. I completed the first 3 days of the 7 day cleanse as a quick detox.
Exactly what does it detox? Can you give me some names that the body gets rid of while eating this way that it doesn't through natural processes.
I will admit that I did try this back in 2006 and if bowel scouring = detox then maybe it does0 -
You should then also know that eating any food or drink doesn't "detox" the body then. It's a myth perpertrated by diet and fitness industry. No science journals of medicine support any evidence that ingestion of food or drink detoxes anything out of the body (with the exception of drugs to help remove heavy metals).
4lbs of water. Even if it was 3lbs, how much of it was actual fat? 3lbs of fat is 10,500 calories and a deficit of 3,500 calories a day ABOVE what you're also supposed to burn. So even with a 2,000 calorie deficit a day, it's still well short of 3lbs of fat.Hi Everyone,
I just completed the first 3 days of this cleanse to detox before starting insanity. I lost exactly 4 lbs doing the first 3 days with no cheating. I will probably gain a pound back today after eating normal but I am super pleased with these 3 days results.
Scale weight doesn't indicate what weight was lost, just that weight was lost.
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Hello,
If you read my previous posts in this thread you would see that I said that this is not some type of fat burning miracle diet and that its good if you want to lose some quick weight before an event or to jumpstart a healthier lifestyle. I also stated that both time I finished this cleanse for the whole 7 days I gained back a lot of the weight within a week. I did the first 3 days of this cleanse this week to detoxify before starting Insanity (along with the recommended diet plan while doing it). I am not fooled into thinking (or trying to fool anyone else) that you can lose a bunch of "real" weight on this cleanse.
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Bumping for the soup recipe. I LOVE soup 0
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Around half of it will actually stay off if you follow it with a healthy eating plan.
But you just said in your previous comments that you gained a lot of weight back after you were done with the cleanse.0 -
Detox what though? What sort of toxins will you be rid of?i would love to have the 3 day cleanse, too. it sounds interesting.Muff
I don't know of any actual 3 day soup cleanse. I completed the first 3 days of the 7 day cleanse as a quick detox.0 -
Hey everyone! I found the following 7-Day Cleansing Diet in my recipe box, and I've had it forever (about 35 years). It sounds a bit weird, but I followed this diet before, and it worked pretty well.
Would you feel safe in a 35-year old car? Would you rely on a 35-year-old fridge? Would you trust a doctor who hadn't upped his knowledge in 35 years? Why do you think this diet is a good idea 35 years hence?
It's likely to result in an unbalanced VLCD (very low calorie diet) which cannot be sustained for very long without serious health risks. For a few days, it won't hurt you. If the "placebo effect" of doing this helps you commit to a long term healthy diet (which this diet isn't), then fine. Otherwise, it's claptrap.0 -
As a nurse, I hate seeing these diets in use. The whole idea of cleansing is based on false assumptions. If you are eating right, including plenty of soluble and insoluble fiber, there is nothing to "cleanse" because you are evacuating wastes in an appropriate manner. These diets encourage a state of near starvation and for some people they cause dehydration, persistent diarrhea, abdominal pain, and of course, weight loss. Unfortunately, the weight that is lost is mostly water weight and bowel contents, both of which will come back once you begin eating normally again. The only reason most doctors give approval for them is because most people won't stick to them for more than a couple of days, so there aren't many risks.
The soup itself is fine. If you want to use the soup as a low calorie filler between meals or at the end of the day, great. If you want to go on a few days of vegan eating along with, that's fine too, just DO eat the beans and nuts that are required to keep some protein in your system so your body doesn't start breaking down muscle tissue, and some whole grains for the B vitamins and to make complete proteins from some of the vegetable sources.
Please, just eat right and exercise. Don't try risky fad diets or diet supplements.
I'm so glad to see this reply. It's exactly what I was thinking. And to those who've tried or have had success in this, please don't think I'm being critical. I've tried many fad diets myself, only to practically starve my way through - just to see a lower number on the scale. Losing weight and becoming fit is so much more than a number. Also, I've read several studies that have proven that most of these "cleanse" diets - i.e. the cabbage soup diet, the carrot juice diet, etc. - help people drop weight solely because they are ultimately eating fewer calories, not because there's any real "miracle" in eating the same soup or drinking the same juice day after day after day.0 -
Around half of it will actually stay off if you follow it with a healthy eating plan.
hmm. Or you could just do it the proper way, by creating a caloric deficit and eating the foods you love which is a sustainable way. Or go ahead and torture yourself with a nasty soup "cleanse", if you prefer lol0 -
I too have tried this soup. I did not try the diet but used the soup when's I was feeling hungry. Did the trick for me. I liked the idea of eating something that I knew was good for me. Like I said, not the diet but just the soup..0
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5 more pages. We can do this.0
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Herp Herp, Derp, Derp whats my name whats my name whats my name. I wanna lick....
sry wrong thread.0 -
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I love the soup on this, but hate the rest of the plan. But the soup is a great way to get veggies, and I love putting it on a potatoe...yum!0
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Plz help... I am on the 5 the day of the diet and so far I have lost only 4 pounds. Not cheating at all and also my calorie intake is around 550 per day. Waking for more then 10,000 per day ( I have a fitbit flex for tracking).
I am not eating soup though. Please advise what I am missing here.....0 -
Plz help... I am on the 5 the day of the diet and so far I have lost only 4 pounds. Not cheating at all and also my calorie intake is around 550 per day. Waking for more then 10,000 per day ( I have a fitbit flex for tracking).
I am not eating soup though. Please advise what I am missing here.....
Your brain. :noway:0 -
People actually do this and think the weight will stay off??!?!
this thread started in 2010 sweet lawd shoot me now :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:0 -
This soup made me so bloated and uncomfortable that by day 3 i had to have a cleansing tea to flush me out. I felt so much better after that and i lost 5 pounds. Has anyone else had this problem, and does the bloating go away eventually????0
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Plz help... I am on the 5 the day of the diet and so far I have lost only 4 pounds. Not cheating at all and also my calorie intake is around 550 per day. Waking for more then 10,000 per day ( I have a fitbit flex for tracking).
I am not eating soup though. Please advise what I am missing here.....
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Plz help... I am on the 5 the day of the diet and so far I have lost only 4 pounds. Not cheating at all and also my calorie intake is around 550 per day. Waking for more then 10,000 per day ( I have a fitbit flex for tracking).
I am not eating soup though. Please advise what I am missing here.....
What are you missing???
Proper dietary nutrition and reasonable calorie consumption? A comprehensive, sustainable plan? An understanding of the overall process of effective weight loss?
(Could someone please post the "getting started links" in this thread?)0 -
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There are no quick fixes!! It only leads to gaining more weight.0 -
This soup made me so bloated and uncomfortable that by day 3 i had to have a cleansing tea to flush me out. I felt so much better after that and i lost 5 pounds. Has anyone else had this problem, and does the bloating go away eventually????
Now you need to eat some cleansing soup to flush out the bloating caused by the cleansing tea.0 -
I am also trying a miracle cleanse. It involves vinegar and water.
I feel positively radiant and all the toxins seem to be gone. I'm not sure how much weight I've lost, but my pants feel loser.
I do, however, smell vaguely like a pickle.
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Hey everyone! I found the following 7-Day Cleansing Diet in my recipe box, and I've had it forever (about 35 years). It sounds a bit weird, but I followed this diet before, and it worked pretty well. Check with your doctor first, and then you can try it if you want. I might try it again, and see how it goes. I loved the T-J Miracle Soup! Yummy... You can just have the soup if you want, and don't worry about the rest of the diet. Take care, Laura
SEVEN-DAY CLEANSING DIET--From the Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, Washington for overweight heart patients:
This 7-day diet plan can be used as often as you like, but I would suggest possibly only doing it once a month, at the most. As a matter of fact, if followed correctly, it will clean your system of impurities and give you a feeling of well-being you never thought possible. After only 7 days of this process, you will begin to feel lighter because you will be lighter by at least 10 pounds, possibly as much as 17 pounds, and you will have an abundance of energy, as well. (I don't know if this much weight loss is really possible or if it would even be good for us to lose it this quickly; but, maybe it's because it's a "cleansing" diet. I think we do hold a lot of weight in our intestines... Yuck! I guess that's why we do cleansing diets, right???) Continue this plan for as long as you wish and feel the difference in both medical and physical disposition.
T-J MIRACLE SOUP (You eat this soup as much as you want along with the other foods for each day.):
6 large onions, 2 green peppers, 4 whole tomatoes (fresh or canned), 1 head of cabbage, 1 large stalk of celery. Season with dry onion soup mix. Cut vegetables and cover with water in a large pot. Boil for 10 minutes, cover, lower heat and simmer until the vegetables are tender. T-J Miracle Soup can be eaten at any time when you feel hungry. East as much as you wish and as often as you like. This soup will not add calories, so eat all you want. The more you eat, the more you lose... Enjoy! Yum, yum...
FIRST DAY--ALL THE FRUITS EXCEPT BANANAS: Your first day will consist of all the fruits you want except bananas. For all you melon lovers, this is the day for you. Two fruits which are lower in calories than most other fruits are watermelon and cantelope. Should you eat the melon, your chances of losing 3 pounds in the first day are great. You may also have T-J Miracle Soup today.
SECOND DAY--ALL THE VEGETABLES: Eat until you are stuffed with all the fresh (raw, steamed, or cooked) vegetables of your choice. Try to eat green, leafy vegetables, and stay away from dry beans, peas, and corn. These vegetables are good for you, but not now as you are trying to reduce your calorie intake. You may also have a large baked potato and T-J Miracle Soup today.
THIRD DAY--FRUITS AND VEGETABLES: Same as day one and day two including the T-J Miracle Soup, except for no potato.
FOURTH DAY--BANANAS: Eat as many as 8 bananas and drink as much as 8 glasses of skim milk on this day, along with T-J Miracle Soup. Bananas and skim milk blended together in a blender is very good way to enjoy this day. Bananas are high in carbohydrates and will lessen any cravings for sweets.
FIFTH DAY--BEEF AND VEGETABLES: You can have 10 to 20 ounces of beef and six tomatoes on your fifth day. Try to drink at least 8 glasses of water in order to wash away any uric acid in your body. You may also have T-J Miracle Soup today.
SIXTH DAY--BEEF AND VEGETABLES: Eat until your heart is content with beef, vegetables, and T-J Miracle Soup. No potato.
SEVENTH DAY--BROWN RICE, FRUIT, AND VEGETABLES: Enjoy brown rice, unsweetened fruit juice, vegetables, T-J Soup.
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YES!! This ^^ .... I tried it years ago thinking it was gonna help, all it did was make me gain more weight afterwards. I got sick and tired of that soup taste. Just remembering the smell makes me gag. :sick: LOL!
There are no quick fixes. I finally realized that. :drinker:0 -
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Thank you for posting- I think I will try this!0
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