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Easy to lose weight

Why Cabbage?

The plausible reason that can be sited is the inherent LOW CALORIE property of cabbage.

Calories in Cabbage:

100g = 25 calories

Additionally it has nutritional value as well. Dark green leafy cabbage is high in vitamin C as well as iron which make it a perfect food for anyone suffering from anemia as well as pregnant women due to its high foliate content. Cabbage also contains beta-carotene and potassium. As a member of the brassica family, it also contains phyto-chemicals like glucosinolates which are proven to reduce cancer, especially lung cancer.

Claims made for the cabbage soup diet range from the ludicrous, ie. the cabbage soup itself has fat burning properties to the dubious, ie. you can lose 3 kilos in a week. The diet is often put forward as a quick way to drop pounds for a special event and most proponents advise that it only be followed for a week.

The diet commandments

Moses gave the 10 commandments; cabbage soup diet gives about 7. So there is no need to fret.

1.The diet has to be strictly followed almost religiously.

2. A minimum of 4 glasses of water per day have to be taken.

3. Keep on reminding yourself that it will last only seven days.

4. Have all the information you want handy so that referring is easy.

5.Supplement the diet with a multivitamin tablet daily.

6. Eat plenty of soup - as much as you want! Do not try to starve yourself or you'll probably cheat and break the diet.

7. Try different spices to liven up the soup and add variety.

The diet mandate

The Cabbage Soup Diet plan is very strict. The idea is to eat as much cabbage soup every day - enough to keep the stomach full. Also specific additional foods can be had on each day of the seven day diet. No alcohol is allowed and other drinks are limited to water, and unsweetened fruit juice on days when fruit is allowed.

Day 1 : Cabbage soup + as much fruit as liked, excluding bananas.
Day 2 : Cabbage soup + vegetables including 1 jacket potato with a little butter.
Day 3 : Cabbage soup + fruit and vegetables excluding potatoes and bananas.
Day 4 : Cabbage soup + up to eight bananas + as much skimmed milk as desired.
Day 5 : Cabbage soup + up to 20 ounces of beef and up to six tomatoes. (if desired substitute broiled fish for the beef )
Day 6 : Cabbage soup + as much beef (if desired substitute chicken or fish for beef) + vegetables (excluding potatoes).
Day 7 : Cabbage soup + brown rice + vegetables (excluding potatoes) + unsweetened fruit juice .

Dr.Shafique Pathan.

Posted on Friday, 13th February 2009