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Cabbage Soup Diet is one of the fad diets which is designed for fast weight loss and requires no long term commitment. It is designed as seven days program where dieter will have a strict meal plans with cabbage soup as the main ingredients. The program itself is not new; it was first gained popularity at 1980s due to the claim of 10 pounds weight loss per week.

This is the cabbage soup meal plan that would be followed for 7 days:

Day 1: Fruit; any fruit (no banana’s), cabbage soup, fat burner drink, healthy protein shake, and lemon water or herbal water. Day 2: Vegetable; vegetables,cabbage soup, healthy protein shake, fat burner drink, baked potato, lemon water or vegetable juice Day 3: Vegetables and Fruits; cabbage soup, fruit, vegetables, healthy protein shake, fat burner drink, lemon water or vegetable juices. Day 4: Bananas; banana, cabbage soup, dairy (low fat), healthy protein shake, lemon or herbal water. Day 5: Tomatoes and Fish: fish or chicken with tomatoes, cabbage soup, healthy protein shake, fat burner drink, lemon or herbal water. Day 6: Poultry; poultry or fish, cabbage soup, vegetables, healthy protein shake, fat burner drink, lemon water or vegetable juices. Day 7: Rice; mushroom risotto, cabbage soup, vegetables, healthy protein shake, fat burner drink, lemon water or vegetable juice

Some tips you need to remember: there is no limit to how much of the cabbage soup you can eat daily. On days 3,5,6,and 7 you can also eat as much chicken, fish, fruit, or vegetables as you want. The most common recipe for cabbage soup includes: cabbage, onions, peppers, carrots and tomatoes and whatever seasonings you prefer. While on the cabbage soup diet you cannot have any bread, alcohol or carbonated soft drinks.

The cabbage soup diet is a little misleading in that there is no scientific evidence to suggest that cabbage burns any more fat than any other type of vegetable. The reality is that people lose weight because of the excessively low calorie intake which is between 800-1,000. The diet would probably produce the same results with many other varieties of vegetable soup.

Pros

1. Fast weight loss; the dieter can expect to lose 10 to 15 pounds at the end of the program.

2. Doesn’t cost much; all the ingredients for this diet are easily found and inexpensive to buy.

3. Easy: all you have to do is follow a simple diet plan. No other life style changes are needed and it only lasts 7 days.

4. Eating more fruits and vegetables, which is always a good idea.

Cons

1. Taking in just 800-1,000 calories a day is not considered healthy unless supervised by your doctor. There is also very little protein in the program which could lead to mal-nutrition. Most doctors recommend you take in at least 1200 calories daily.

2. The diet is quite bland and boring and many people may choose not to eat it after a few days which would make there caloric intake even lower.

3. Most cabbage soup recipes are high in sodium or monosodium glutamate.

4. There is theory that the weight loss mainly comes from fluid or muscle mass, not fat loss, which will return once the dieter back to the normal eating behaviors.

5. Most cabbage soup recipes are very bland and dieters have reported feeling ill just by the smell of this bland soup after their 7 day diet is over.

6. Flatulence (farting) is a common, and unwelcome, side effect of the diet.

7. If you eat out it’s tough to follow the meal plan in a restaurant.

No matter how much we want one there is no such thing as a quick fix diet. The cabbage soup diet might help you lose some weight quickly but this is hardly a permanent, healthy weight loss solution. If you just can’t resist the idea of losing 10 pounds in a week though, at least keep these pointers in mind:

1. No kids or teenagers! This diet is for adults only.

2. This diet is only intended for 7 days. Don’t stay on it for longer than that.

3. If any health problem occurs, consult your doctor immediately.

4. Motivate yourself by remembering it’s only 7 days and at the end of that time you could be down 10 pounds or more.

5. Drink at least 5 glass of water per day.

6. Use spices and seasonings to liven up your meals and help prevent boredom.

7. Even if you dont like it, force yourself to eat plenty of soup. This diet is already low in calories and you dont want to starve yourself due to your dislike to cabbage soup.

8. Plan on staying home during your diet. The low calorie amount might make you feel weak, and you don’t want to have gas while out in public. If you absolutely have to go out, try to take some soup with you.

9. Consume food supplement tablet to complement this diet.

10. Keep track of your progress by using a daily journal.

11. Make sure to keep careful track of what foods you are supposed to eat each day.

12. Stock up. Make sure you have everything on hand for your diet before you start.

13. Drink your protein shakes. This is very important to provide your body with the protein it needs to stay strong.

If you can stay motivated and focused for the 7 day plan you can lose between 10 -15 pounds. Not bad for a weeks worth of work!

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