Cabbage Soup Diet?

[determined2succeed]

Has anyone tried the Cabbage Soup Diet?
I'm going to try this for ONE WEEK. Check it out!

http://www.aboutcabbagesoupdiet.com/

I read a lot of good things about it and can't wait to try it out!

[Terry]

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Are you giving up on low carb?

[Desertthorn]

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Has anyone tried the Cabbage Soup Diet?
I'm going to try this for ONE WEEK. Check it out!

http://www.aboutcabbagesoupdiet.com/

I read a lot of good things about it and can't wait to try it out!

Have you given Atkins a fair try. I don't see how you can do a low carb version, nor can I see why you would even want to try it. Where is the science
Stick with us a while longer and watch the pounds ment away.

[Finelly]

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Probably not appropriate to advertise other diets on this forum.......might want to take this to the Low Carb Other Than Atkins forum. THanks!

[ssgswife]

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Hated it hated it hated it!!!!! The soup makes you want to puke after the first day... you're starving the whole two weeks.... and then you get rewarded by losing 10 - 14 pounds .... which you IMMEDIATEY gain AT LEAST half back on your two days off. Then, if you have the iron will, you do it all over again. BUT, if you go off of it, and eat normally, healthy, you will gain what you lost over a period of a few weeks. Of all the diets I've done, Cabbage Soup is the hardest, yuckiest one out there..LOL... but make your own decision to try or not to try...this was my personal opinion.

ssgswife

[kellyf]

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In my experience the cabbage soup diet is absolutely terrible. It is a trendy fad diet and therefore not realistic. The way they suggest you eat on the cabbage soup diet is not at all something you are going to be able to do for the rest of your life. And its true you gain the weight back as soon as you start eating normally. But if you are anything like me you have to try it yourself to figure it out. Best of luck but definitely consider sticking out atkins as it is a realistic WOE.

[Cocopuff]

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(Cringes as she writes) Not to jump on the band wagon but I did that diet a couple of years ago and hated it. I was hungry all the time and that d**n soup did not help. I got so tired of cabbage....

[Finelly]

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This is NOT a topic for this forum......

[Sarah1341]

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Its not really a diet that teaches you anything. You cannot stick with it long term, as someone mentioned above, you gain back. And honestly, if I was following something like that, it would just lead to a binge of really unhealthy things. Why are you considering this diet versus sticking with Atkins a little longer? Just thinking of long term results for you.

[determined2succeed]

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i'll tell you why i considered doing the 'cabbage soup diet' - it was based on the fact that THIS diet is so strict and so un-realistic that if i ever even have one peice of bread in a single given day, for whatever reason, i gain 2 out of the 5lbs that took me 2 weeks to lose. As soon as someone STOPS doing Atkins or they "mess up" and eat more than 20 carbs in a given day, they are IMEEDIATELY punished by what they see on the scale the very next day.

Cabbage Soup Diet may be crazy/weird/yucky/un-realistic, but in my opinion, so is a lifestyle that forbids a plate of spaghetti because you know you will gain 2-3 lbs just becuase you ate it.

Are we never supposed to eat Italian food ever again, for fear of gaining it all back? I for one, have never lost more than 5lbs on this diet, no matter how long I do it for and as soon as I go off of it, I gain it all back. Not that I would eat in a bad way, but as long as carbs were part of my life, whatver weight I gruellingly lost from doing Atkins, would come right back.

I just get frustrated with this diet and am really not seeing the results. As yes, I am doing everything right. I am not going to QUIT, I'm just frustrated at the very slow/borderline halted progress and I hate the fact that if I ONE SINGLE THING I am not supposed to eat, the very next day I am reminded of it on the scale. It doesn't seem fair.

Someone can be PERFECT for ONE MONTH STRAIGHT. Then the minute they have a single thing that is forbidden, lbs come back. Just like that. It just doesn't seem right. I know so many people that have done Atkins, lost weight, and then gained it all back. If it all comes back anyway the second you start eating normal [but healthy] again, what the heck is the point?

Frustrated as Heck,
Determined2Succeed

[Brook]

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Hi determined2succeed

*All* diets are strict in their beginning phases. I'm failing to see where the cabbage soup diet is less strict than induction?!

Your perception of weight gain is off. You do *not* gain 2lbs of fat eating a single piece of bread. Any weight gain you're seeing like that is completely transient. You're reacting to what you're seeing instead of acting. A big difference.

It's impossible to gain 2lbs of fat from anything other than eating about 7,000 calories above and beyond your caloric needs. That's it. That's the only way to do it. Water weight is *not* fat gain - and we're in this to lose fat.

If you're feeling "punished" by seeing the inevitable fluctations on the scale - stay off the scale. If it messes with you to the point of sentencing yourself to something as silly as the CSD, you're continuing a cycle of self-sabotage.

This lifestyle does *not* forbid ANYTHING for the long haul, and doing some more reading on Atkins will solidify that fact for you. There are distinct differences between weight loss phases and maintenance.

Of course you can eat Italian food on occasion - but "on occasion" is the key. Going through the various phases of this plan will teach you to eat healthy and also teach you about how your body reacts to different foods, and occasional indulgences can absolutely be okay.

If you're eating bread on occasion through induction and in the first months of OWL, then you're not giving the Atkins WOL a fair shot, and saying that you can't lose weight following the program isn't a fair statement. Doing these things isn't following the program.

As long as you continue to view relearning to use food as punishment, then the cycle of self-sabotage and negative thinking will continue - regardless of what plan you try.

When you stop your "diet" and go back to eating garbage, you're bound to regain what you lost. That's why they all push lifestyle changes.

I don't know of a single program that has a huge overall success rate. Weight loss is an endeavor with a 95% failure rate in a period of 5 years - for *all* plans. That's not just Atkins. Take a look at people you work with, socialize with, etc etc. How many of us have watched people in our lives try everything from Weight Watchers to Slim Fast to Atkins to South Beach only to see them fall on their faces? The programs *all* work if you work the programs. The trick is finding a program that you can and will work diligently.

The weight doesn't come back as you go through pre-maintenance and maintenance. You don't just "start eating normally" - you work your way into learning what normal is. It's a process.

It's doable - but you have to work the programs and you have to be willing to be in it for the long haul. Cliff Notes efforts yield Cliff Notes results.

If you're open to suggestion, I'd suggest posting your menus and getting input.

Again....scales lie. 1 piece of bread does NOT equal 2lbs of fat. It just doesn't work that way, but it can certainly make us reactionary.

Hang in there. If you're still thinking that you can never have this stuff again, dig back into your book and start reading the maintenance forums. It's bound to be an eye-opener for you.

I wish you success.
~Brook

[Effie]

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Well said, Brook.

[Finelly]

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So could we PLEASE stop posting about a non-Atkins crash diet here?

[ssgswife]

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Determined... I could ramble on about not giving up, stick with it etc, etc. but I'm going to give you some different advice. If you're not happy with this WOE, and don't see yourself as being happy without things like pasta and whatnot, I would suggest that you go see your doctor and get a referral to a nutritionist. When I was pregnant with my second child, my dr. sent me to one and she helped me find a WOE that was best for me, my lifestyle, my unborn child. That's what a nutritionist is there for...not to give you a quick fix diet, not to blow smoke up your a**, but to help you help yourself in a way that YOU can live with. Some people can happily do Atkins and never look at bread, pasta, sugar again... others cannot. You need to find a way of eating that is right for YOU. I hope you find what you need, but if you think Atkins is restrictive, then don't even consider Cabbage soup... it makes atkins seem like a free-for-all buffet...LOL. I've been where you are and feel for you.... but ultimately, it is up to you as to what will make you most comfortable and happiest.

best wishes,
ssgswife

[MojosRising]

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Hi Brook! Thank God you're around to answer these anti Atkins ideas with authourity!
BTW, how are you? You are always such an inspiration to me!!