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Wednesday, January 26, 2005

Cabbage Soup Diet Really Works!

I just finished a week on the cabbage soup diet. I did loose 10 pounds. I feel lighter and you know, I had no idea I would be able to eat so many vegetables. I have had the jump start that I needed. The food on the diet takes more calories to burn than they contain...negative calories. One week on the cabbage soup diet and 2 weeks off. Then I will go back on it again. Here are the details:

Cabbage Soup Recipe
  • 6 large green onions
  • 2 green peppers
  • 1 or 2 cans of tomatoes (diced or whole)
  • 3 Carrots
  • 1 Container (10 oz. or so) Mushrooms
  • 1 bunch of celery
  • half a head of cabbage
  • 1 package Lipton soup mix
  • 1 or 2 cubes of bouillon (optional)
  • 1 48oz can V8 juice (optional)
  • Season to taste with salt, pepper, parsley, curry, garlic powder, etc.

Directions:

Slice green onions, put in a pot and start to saute with cooking spray.

Cut green pepper stem end off and cut in half, take the seeds and membrane out. Cut the green-pepper into bite size pieces and add to pot.

Take the outer leafs layers off the cabbage, cut into bite size pieces, add to pot.

Clean carrots, cut into bite size pieces, and add to pot.

Slice mushrooms into thick slices, add to pot.

If you would like a spicy soup, add a small amount of curry or cayenne pepper now.

You can use beef or chicken bouillon cubes for seasonings. These have all the salt and flavors you will need.

Use about 12 cups of water (or 8 cups and the V8 juice), cover and put heat on low. Let soup cook for a long time - two hours works well. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

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Here is the day by day plan for eating on this diet.


Remember: This diet should only be followed for 7 days at a time, with at least two weeks in between.


Day One:
Fruit: Eat all of the fruit you want (except bananas). Eat only your soup and the fruit for the first day. For drinks- unsweetened teas, cranberry juice and water.

Day Two:
Vegetables: Eat until you are stuffed will all fresh, raw or cooked vegetables of your choice. Try to eat leafy green vegetables and stay away from dry beans, peas and corn. Eat all the vegetables you want along with your soup. At dinner, reward yourself with a big baked potato with butter. Do not eat fruit today.

Day Three:
Mix Days One and Two: Eat all the soup, fruits and vegetables you want. No Baked Potato.

Day Four:
Bananas and Skim Milk: Eat as many as eight bananas and drink as many glasses of skim milk as you would like on this day, along with your soup. This day is supposed to lessen your desire for sweets.

Day Five:
Beef And Tomatos: Ten to twenty ounces of beef and up to six fresh tomtoes. Drink at least 6 to 8 glasses of water this day to wash the uric acid from your body. Eat your soup at least once this day. You may eat broiled or baked chicken instead of beef (but absolutely no skin-on chicken). If you prefer, you can substitute broiled fish for the beef one one of the beef days (but not both).

Day Six:
Beef and Vegetables: Eat to your heart's content of beef and vegetables this day. You can even have 2 or 3 steaks if you like, with leafy green vegetables. No Baked Potato. Eat your soup at least once.

Day Seven:
Brown rice, unsweetened fruit juices and vegetables: Again stuff, stuff, stuff yourself. Be sure to eat your soup at least once this day.





You can chase a butterfly all over the field and never catch it. But if you sit quietly in the grass it will come and sit on your shoulder.
~~Unknown~~

Wednesday, January 12, 2005

Thought for the Day

Thought for the Day

Our elevation must be the result of self-efforts and work of our own hands.  No other human power can accomplish it.  If we but determine it shall be so, it will be so.  -----Martin R. Delany

Tuesday, January 11, 2005

Dieting

Dieting

That is the buzz word all around the office.  People are talking about joining Weight Watchers and challenging each other to weight loss duo’s.  Some have started a weight loss money pool.  Everyone puts in  $5.00 and the one who loses the most by the deadline gets the pot.  Others have just started walking at lunch as opposed to eating.  I see others refusing to order Girl Scout cookies  from the people they have been ordering them from for years.  We shall see.  At least there is companion and collectiveness in wanting to loose weight. 

On yesterday I did the Denise Austin complete workout on DVD… the fat burning one.  It was a good workout.  I feel old and  stiff today.  Breakfast was coffee and a sausage, egg and cheese biscuit from Hardees.  Lunch was a baby green salad with bacon bits and cheese.  I did have vinaigrette dressing.  I think I will get up from here and get some water.  I plan to go to the gym tonight and walk that treadmill for about 3 miles.

Monday, January 10, 2005

GMAIL

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You can chase a butterfly all over the field and never catch it. But if you sit quietly in the grass it will come and sit on your shoulder.
~~Unknown~~

Pondering...

Our elevation must be the result of self-efforts and work of our own hands. No other human power can accomplish it. If we but determine it shall be so, it will be so. -----Martin R. Delany

You can chase a butterfly all over the field and never catch it. But if you sit quietly in the grass it will come and sit on your shoulder.
~~Unknown~~

Dieting

That is the buzz word all around the office. People are talking about joining Weight Watchers and challenging each other to weight loss duo’s. Some have started a weight loss money pool. Everyone puts in $5.00 and the one who loses the most by the deadline gets the pot. Others have just started walking at lunch as opposed to eating. I see others refusing to order Girl Scout cookies from the people they have been ordering them from for years. We shall see. At least there is companion and collectiveness in wanting to loose weight.

On yesterday I did the Denise Austin complete workout on DVD… the fat burning one. It was a good workout. I feel old and stiff today. Breakfast was coffee and a sausage, egg and cheese biscuit from Hardee’s. Lunch was a baby green salad with bacon bits and cheese. I did have vinaigrette dressing. I think I will get up from here and get some water. I plan to go to the gym tonight and walk that treadmill for about 3 miles.


You can chase a butterfly all over the field and never catch it. But if you sit quietly in the grass it will come and sit on your shoulder.
~~Unknown~~

Monday, January 03, 2005

2005 is here!

Well I got on the scale and I have not gained anything. Thanks goodness. I did do an hour of Denise Austin on yesterday..the complete fat burning workout. It was a combinationof aerobics and circuit training. It was a good workout. I am feeling it right now. I only drank about 3 glasses of water. I know I will have to step that up a bit!

You can chase a butterfly all over the field and never catch it. But if you sit quietly in the grass it will come and sit on your shoulder.
~~Unknown~~