yea the first 4 pounds I thought were pretty normal but then the other 3 came off a few days later for a total of 7 that week I was surprised.

There is a cabbage soup diet or some call it the sacred heart diet which every claims as a fad diet. It's a hard diet to stick with. Most that have been on it say it comes right back when you get on solid foods. If you pull up one of those they have recipes attached to them.

mine is just some onion, cabbage, stewed tomatoes, some kind of Mrs dash. I use the Mrs dash because cabbage is bland and it's too easy to put in a pound of salt trying to make it taste good lol.

Every one says cabbage soup is reverse calories but I don't know If I really believe in reverse calories. So I use it for a meal replacement;kinda like how the slim-fast and programs like that work.

The whole pot of soup is about 400 calories and there are bound to be some vitamins and such that come through the soup. The only thing is if you don't like cabbage it won't be easy for you.

If you don't like cabbage, you could have a soup for a meal they are normally pretty good calorie wise. You just really need to watch the sodium, they are really packed with it.

I just find i'm less hungry with the lower end of calories that if I get them higher.

Warning:::::: the soup really seems to flush out your kindneys lol.

Well it's another good day. I go back to work next Monday and I really need to get out of the house lol. Well the truth is that I am just sitting down to breakfast at 5pm. I guess that happens when you sleep late. yesterday I think I had more shrimp and fish than I should have but it was good.

Menu

Breakfast- sleep

Lunch- sleep

Snack- soup

Dinner- 2 catfish fillets baked with lemon and black pepper and 2 jalapeños just to make things interesting lol. baked potato with butter and sour cream.

Drinks- water, tea, sugar free mocha latte, grapefruit juice.
snack-soup

Congrats on the 7 pounds.

Cabbage soup doesn't sound too bad. Of course if that is all you are supposed to eat it might not be that great. I'm with ya on the steak. I won't eat fish and lately chicken has been tasting funny. I guess it's my midwestern upbringing. Give me a steak anytime and I am happy. Pork not so much. As Ron White says: I didn't climb to the top of the food chain to eat carrots.

You are doing great. I just wanted to stop by and say hello and keep up the good work.

hey there.....

Yea for every meal it would get old quick. I'm mixing it with normal foods just to cut back calories. With soup for two meals I could pretty much have what ever I want for a meal(well, within reason lol.) I think the cabbage diet started off as a fad diet but it seems to be a healthy addition to my weight loss. I get my veggies every day so I just have to work in some dairy and meat and the occational grain.

Now the steak; I see a nice 2-3" porterhouse in my near future lol.

Interesting idea using the soup in moderation. I'll have to see how it goes before I'd ever commit to doing that kind of thing.

My appetite seems to stay in high gear and The soups tend to keep me from feeling starved. As many veggies as I'm eating, I'm thinking of planting a garden lol. When the cardiologist told me to lose at least 50 pounds quick I figured this was the best and safest way. I don't think I could do it long term but as a kick start It's fine. Cabbage soup as every meal........ ain't gonna happen...I'm too much of a foodie lol.

We today has been a good day other than sleeping off and on all day. It has me wondering if antibiotics make you sleepy??? Any way I have only had breakfast so far. Between running from the doctor to the optometrist and groceries, I just ran out of time. I'm planning dinner but so far just in the planning stages lol. I am having a donut craving out of this world. Thinking three chocolate filled donuts with a glass of milk would take the place of........................ well maybe not lol. I still haven't had any cokes or even diet cokes. So all and all everything is still going well.

HAHAHA!!!@ the donuts and NO....."snacks the hand"Congrats on 7lbs
so far that is 1 hell of a start and a BIG motivation booster to.
My mom was just complaining today on how her antibiotics are tearing her
stomach up and she has been taking a heck of alot of naps so I am thinking yes.Stick to your plan it is working for ya and not feeling starved,you can't
beat that.Have a gr8 day Tammy

yea no donuts but mannnnnnnnnn...............

Feeling off so just not hungry.


Breakfast- 2 scrambled eggs, provolone cheese, and a chunk of sausage wrapped in a whole wheat wrap.

Lunch- sleep

Dinner- Bowl of spaghetti with meat sauce. (I'll leave out the details but I didn't keep it in.)

Snack- banana, peanut butter and raisins wrapped in a whole wheat wrap.

Snack- soup

(update)Snack- piece of grilled catfish with about a cup of rice a roni.

Drinks- water, milk, grapefruit juice

so is this diet thing working? have you been loosing much ?

yea so far..... Total of 7 pounds lost last week and I haven't weighed this week. I'm gonna weigh in the morning to see if there is any change but my official weigh day isn't until Sunday.

Ok I couldn't wait..... I went in and weighed tonight. Now down to 375 so thats 4 more pounds so a total of 11. I'm expecting good news when I do my weigh in on Friday Saturday or sunday.......... I may choose Saturday morning because I normally go get something to eat on Saturday nights. So thats a yes the diet is working and I'll be glad when this first 50 pounds is gone because I still want those damn chocolate donuts lol....

OMG! thats fantastic news! wow wow wow!!!! im so excited for you!

Maybe thats what i oughtta do to loose the last few hehehe

yea it's really coming off. I hope it continues for awhile. My doctor seems happy with it all. I have always heard not to lose weight very fast but I guess with the chest issues and all it's ok. I'm sure it will level off soon but I hope it decides to wait until I get into the lower 300's.

I'm not sure your cardiologist would approve...

Find a healthy replacement for those chocolate donuts...