The New Cabbage Soup Diet May Work For Some

 

Original cabbage soup diet was difficult to stick to—people became bored and discouraged with it. The new cabbage soup diet is much more tolerable. Along with the basic ingredients—variety is added to each day of the diet and dairy products are allowed. The banning of diary products from the old cabbage soup diet was one of the major drawbacks for some dieters. The basic ingredients in a week’s worth of soup are ½ head of cabbage, a bunch of celery, 6 chopped scallions, 3 carrots, a 10oz package of mushrooms, 2 bell peppers (any color), 1 package of Lipton onion soup, 1 ½ cups of brown rice, 48 oz of tomato or V8 juice (low sodium) and 1 bullion cube (beef or chicken) added to 8 cups of water. Along with this basic recipe, you can add fruits, vegetables, 1 cup of low fat yogurt or skim mild, tomatoes, and grilled fish or chicken. The diet, which you can find easily on the internet (google search) will instruct you on what exactly can be eaten on which day. The variety makes this new cabbage soup diet recipe easy to follow.

Note that the cabbage soup diet is still not a healthy balance of everything you need, so it is a smart idea to take vitamins while you are on this diet. No alcohol or carbonated beverages are allowed on this diet, but you can drink water and unsweetened cranberry or other fruit juice. With the cabbage soup diet being more flexible that it was before, more folks are taking an interest in it.

The new cabbage soup diet is to be used for short term, quick weight loss only unless you encounter desperate measures. Now, we know that you can lose 10 to 15 lbs in one week—which is unhealthily fast. Also, a lot of the weight is said to be water weight loss. I guess weight loss of any kind is acceptable for a special occasion. You may want to impress someone at your class reunion, at your job interview, or any other situation where appearance and weight matters a great deal.

So, let’s get back to the desperate measures I mentioned earlier—something that would cause you to need to stay on this diet for more than a week and gradually work your way back into a healthy diet. I know of a case where someone stayed on the diet for six weeks—but this was an alternative to starvation. Any amount of any food is a good alternative to eating absolutely nothing. This is indeed a very extenuating circumstance. The new cabbage soup diet should normally not last for more than one week. The initial weight loss will be a huge jump start if you are confident that you can stay with the diet. It is a good idea if you can get a friend who may be having the same problem to venture into this diet with you. Remember that you still need exercise while you are dieting. This will help the process along and help you to feel better. Although, thus far, there is no hospital or clinic that recommends the new cabbage soup diet, it is starting to become more popular and more accepted now. Take care of yourself and if you experience any medical effects like dizziness, confusion, or weakness while on the diet, do consult your doctor.