The Cabbage Soup Diet

Ahh, the famous Cabbage Soup diet. Most people interested in dieting
have certainly heard of this one. many of them have actually tried
some version of it. Since nobody has ever claimed to be the inventor
of this diet, there is no definitive cabbage soup diet, but rather a
string of versions floating around magazines and the Internet. Every
expert who tried to promote this diet has either added or replaced an
existing feature, which means that aside from that cabbage soup you
can expect to see a wide range of other foods, although nothing
spectacular.

The biggest problem with the cabbage soup diet is all the hype that
surrounds it. Some people claim that cabbage has fat burning
properties, which is nonsense. Others say that one could shed a
whooping 10 pounds in a single week on this diet, which is not true.
There's no magical ingredient in cabbage that helps weight loss. The
basic idea behind the diet is to starve yourself by drinking a lot of
cabbage soup and some water on the side. The trick is to keep your
stomach filled with cabbage soup in order to keep hunger away while
the body burns fat to maintain itself.

The early version cabbage soup diet featured nothing else than the
basic soup. Recent versions have added fruit, vegetables, skimmed
milk, lean meat or brown rice to the eating plan in order to help
people stick to it for a longer time. Dieters are not allowed any
alcohol. The only drinks allowed beside the cabbage soup are water and
unsweetened fruit juices. The soup itself is based on cabbage, onions
(or onion soup mix), tomatoes, green peppers, celery, carrots and
mushrooms. There are some variations even here, but nothing important.

Unfortunately, the cabbage soup diet is not a good idea. Many people
cannot stick to a diet that forces them to starve every day,
especially people who have to go work. Another issue is the fact that
most of the weight lost through this diet comes from water and muscle
mass, instead of fat. This means that seven days later the dieter
still has all the initial fat on and a good chance of replacing all
the lost muscle mass with even more fat. Moreover, the low calorie
intake at the core of the diet will force the body to enter starvation
mode and hang on to the existing fat for its survival. This is not a
good way to lose weight.

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