Today we’ll take a look at The Cabbage Soup Diet. While sounds self explanatory, its actually a lot more involved (than simply eating soup. This extreme diet lasts only seven days. Due to the drastically reduced calorie intake, it is not advised one attempt it any longer. Dieters are only allowed to eat certain, very specific combinations of foods on certain days, and of course plenty of cabbage soup.
Randal Coursey is a 21-year-old college student who tried the diet last spring.
What did you find to be the most difficult part of the diet?
I’ve attempted many diets and didn’t find the cabbage soup too hard. The most difficult day had to be the bananas and skim milk. Even though you can resort to the soup for a little variety, the bananas and milk just were not cutting it!
Did you see results? How long did they take to achieve?
I unfortunately did not have a working scale so I don’t know exactly how many pounds I lost, but I definitely saw some minor results within the week.
Did you exercise in addition to the diet?
I did the diet last year and can’t remember if I worked out for all 7 days of diet, but do believe I went to the gym a few of the days.
What happened when you went off of the diet?
When I went off the diet, I ate like I normally would (which is healthy for the most part) and I gained whatever weight I lost back.
How did you feel about the experience overall? Would you recommend the diet to others?
I wouldn’t oppose the diet, just because it’s only 7 days and worth a shot. It’s pretty low on calories, but you eat lots of fruits, veggies and lean protien, so I don’t feel like it’s that unhealthy for a short period of time.
Have you or anyone you know tried extreme calorie restriction for weight loss?
