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CABBAGE SOUP
This easy-to-follow plan is designed to jumpstart your diet.
Eat as much cabbage soup as you desire for seven days and lose 10 to 15 pounds. The recipe varies slightly, but basically includes a variety of low-calorie vegetables such as cabbage, onions and tomatoes, flavored with bouillon, onion soup mix and tomato juice. Each day of the seven-day program has specific foods that must be eaten, including potatoes, fruit juice, many vegetables, and on one day, beef.

Upside
. You'll lose weight quickly and can eat as much as you want of the prescribed foods.

Downside
. Many people who have tried this diet report feeling light-headed and weak, and notice a decrease in ability to concentrate. The diet is too low in complex carbohydrates, protein, vitamins and minerals to continue for an extended period of time.

Duration
One week

Checklist
Restaurants:
No way can you find a place that serves that much cabbage!

Alcohol:
No

Caffeine:
Encouraged to drink coffee or tea along with the soup

Need to buy special foods:
Be sure to lay in a huge supply of cabbage

Family friendly:
No

Okay for vegetarians:
Cabbage soup is vegetarian, but on some days you are encouraged to eat 10 to 20 ounces of beef