CABBAGE SOUP DIET

this does not sound like a solid long term plan

I don't think it's a good idea. You already know that you'll mostly lose water weight. How is it motivating to lose it and then gain it back again? Also, why restrict your overall nutrition? There's nothing special about the diet, it is just a way of creating an extreme calorie deficit. That's not really a good idea, especially with only 30lbs or so to lose.

You don't need to "kick start" weight loss - just start it. Start eating at a moderate calorie deficit, and you will see results. They won't be overnight or dramatic, but to be honest, that's a good thing. I think it's the dramatic loss of water weight that is so enticing to some people, and so conducive to yo-yo dieting. Just eat normal food, not too much of it, and get some exercise. Keep doing that. You don't have to do some crazy regime to get results. Treat your body well, it's the only one you've got. :flowerforyou:

Im a soup addict and lose plenty of weight by eating healthy. Make a nice pan of soup for your lunches. Eat a good breakfast of cereal or porridge with fruit and skimmed milk. Have a good healthy eve meal with a nice bit of lean meat and loads of veggies. Spuce it up. Drink plenty of water and you will lose weight! And carry on enjoying soup the healthy way. Good luck hun x

Theres loads of inspiration and support on here. I make huge vats of soup every week but eat other stuff r
too xx

Hmmm...thoughts....I'm thinking about a calorie deficit with real food that you normally eat, exercise, and this is going to be the tough part for most people...but...wait for it...some..... patience.

Doing something like this because you want to "quick jumpstart" isn't the best way to look at weight loss. Do something you can maintain and wait for the results. The problem most people have is they have a "I want it NOW!" attitude which gets them frustrated and they give up.

My coworkers did it a few months ago. I think one of them lost 15lbs but in the four months since has put on that and more. She was cranky and miserable the whole time she was on it.

I make that cabbage soup and eat it when I feel the NEED to eat, but shouldn't. I figure it is beter than failing with junk food. I would never eat JUST the soup though. Your body would be starving!

there is a strict regime you follow, so it is not just soup I can't remember because it was a LONG time back, like 6 years for me, but you eat regular food too, it is just specific foods.

I LOVE cabbage soup. I can it raw, broiled, baked, spiced, you name it. But I could not eat it as a main supplement. Not filling and extremely lacking full nutrition.

Not sustainable and in the end, it'd be a way to turn me off one of my favorite foods. I think I'd cry.

I would lose weight on this because its so disgusting that I would eat nothing.

I have never done the cabbage soup diet, but I do make cabbage soup because I LIKE it. I made a pot of it on Friday - the day I started here - use to belong to a similiar site, but like this one better. I use it for lunch at home. I don't think its ever been a "jump start" for me, nor would I try it. Just like the grapefruit diet - I eat grapefruit on occasion because I LIKE it.