August 26, 2008
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Nowadays everyone seems to suffer from a weight problem. In the quest to lose excess weight, we will try all sorts of diets. Sometimes we in our over zealous pursuit for the perfect diet, we lose sight of what is important, our health or our weight.
A fast and healthy way to lose weight is with the cabbage soup diet. A low fat and high fiber diet that accelerates the loss of weight while eating a healthy diet. For it to be most effective, it is suggested that you follow the cabbage soup diet for only seven days. For maximum results you should drink a lot of water and follow the diet’s routine exactly.
While on the cabbage soup diet it is recommended that you take a vitamin supplement and you should eat as much soup as you can and as often as you want. Keeping your stomach full is the key to the success of this diet; if you don’t eat enough of the soup, you might be tempted to eat something else.
The cabbage soup diet usually contains cabbage, onion and tomatoes and helps to burn fat due to the high fiber content. To make your soup more scrumptious you can add bell peppers, celery, salt, pepper, garlic powder or any other spices of your choice. You can also add light chicken stock or vegetable broth. This seven day diet includes: - Cabbage soup and fruits except banana on the first day. Tea without sugar should be taken.
The second day of the cabbage soup diet you can also have vegetables but no dry beans or corn; you may also have a baked potato in which you can spice up. On the 3rd day add fruits and vegetables along with the soup.
On the third day of your cabbage soup diet you can have fruits, vegetables and soup. On the fourth day you can have banana and milk and not to forget the cabbage soup. The fifth day would include tomatoes, meat or fish and the soup. On the sixth day you can have soup, meat and lots of green leafy vegetables.
On the last day of your cabbage soup diet you can have soup, rice, fruit juice and vegetables. During you diet you can?t have bread, alcohol, carbonated beverages or even diet soda. What you can have is black coffee, black tea, unsweetened fruit juice, cranberry juice and skimmed milk. By following this diet you can easily loose 10 to 15 pounds in a week.
The healthiest way to do this diet is to follow it for a week and then take a minimum break of one week and if you wish you can start your diet again. The cabbage soup diet is surely a successful and quick way to loose the unwanted fat.
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