Cabbage Soup Diet

Well your body isn't made to live on soup, now is it?

The weight comes right back soon as you stop, sorry to say.

You'll lose weight eating cabbage soup because it's low calorie and for no other reason. If you don't train yourself to maintain healthy eating habits and making smart decisions then you'll just gain all the weight back once you start eating "normal" again.

Most people here don't advocate "diets" so much as "life style changes". If you eat in a healthy manner that you can maintain for the rest of your life you will be healthy for the rest of your life. Unless you want to eat cabbage soup forever - then more power to ya!

I tried it a few years back and had the same experience as those mentioned above. I then RE-tried it... and the smell of the soup triggered some sort of memory in my body b/c it was like "aww h3ll no!".

Same goes for the lemonaide diet, etc. There are healthier ways to lose weight quickly (and permanently). Have you thought of going low carb or paleo??

i have tried this diet before
result are fast
watch out for kidney stone

Worse move EVER. Fad diets may work in the long run, and give you a boost if you have a lot to lose, but they are ultimately a terrible idea. i did one once, went so skinny it was scary, i looked and felt awful, then when i ate normally i put more back on. our bodies dont deserve to be treated this badly, we only get one so should treat it with respect. if you are serious about weight loss and getting healthy, try following a low fat, low calorie balanced diet and combine it with whatever physical activity you can manage, anything will help. a good place to look for healthy eating tips is closerdiets.co.uk. but the idea is your calories out should be greater than calories in, and you can use this site to help you calculate. dont look for a quick fix, but for a life style change that will lead to a happier and healthier you, with the body you deserve!!! good luck, and whatever you do, dont fall into the crappy fad diet trap. STAY ON THAT WAGON!!!

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patience is so necessary. With healthy eating and exercise you will see results, just not immediately. The only result you will see on this diet, is on the scale. And its just water weight.

A bunch of ladies I worked with 15 years ago all did that diet. Every single one of them put the weight back on as soon as they stopped, and most of them didn't last long on it. I'm sure they jumped on some other "lose weight quick" scheme soon after.

While I understand the desire to lose the weight quickly, all you're doing is setting yourself up for disappointment and failure and eventually a blow to your self esteem because you've "failed" at another diet. Give MFP a try. I mean, really give it a try. No one says you can't eat sweets while you're meeting your calorie goals. I had angel food cake and an ice cream bar yesterday and lost a few ounces from yesterday morning because I was still under my goal. It really does work if you stick with it.

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if you see results it will be because you are malnourished and severely lacking the energy your body needs to sustain itself

I would suggest a balanced diet of meat, fruits and veggies. Low in carbs and high in protein. Graze on low calories in between and don't go over your calories for the day. It will stimulate your metabolism. Anything like the cabbage diet may work for a little while, but it always comes back. Balanced and healthy eating is the only way. Anything that comes off fast won't last most likely.

I found it pretty easy to follow too, although I left out the cabbage!! :bigsmile: I think its good for a bit of a detox. Gets your body used to not having sweety things. But as everyone has said the weight is water weight and it comes back pretty quick. It's impossible to lose more than 2lbs of fat per week. So if you lose more than that its water and muscle.

Good luck :flowerforyou:

I have done the Cabbage Soup Diet off and on for more than 15 years. My weight has been like a YO YO. My problem is I like to eat, I am a chef, LOL. But as of late I have realized that I have to change my entire lifestyle if I want to lose weight and keep it off. Now I use the Soup diet to get off of a plateau or drop some extra pounds. On average I lose around 2.5 pounds a week then I will do a week of the Soup Diet and drop an extra 5 - 10 pounds in a week. (Keep in mind I am a big boy). As stated before, if you don't watch what you eat after you come off the diet you will gain it back. The trick is to change lifestyle and it will work. That is where MFP comes into play. If you watch your calories and exercise you can keep the weight off and continue to lose weight. Also for those that eat the soup and get sick of it, I have learned to blend it like a smoothie when I consume it. As they say, the more soup you eat the more you lose. Good luck, and if you need support on this I am happy to be your friend.

The soup is gross people, good luck getting tot he 5th day without throwing it back up in your bowl.