7-Day Diet Weight Loss Cabbage Soup - Divas Can Cook

• ~TIPS~
• Jazz it up by adding lots of spices, herbs and a variety of veggies.
• This makes enough for about 3 days.
• Keeps well in the fridge for about 3 day.

I?m going to Disneyland next week and decided that I didn?t want to take my muffin top with me, especially since I have this cute form fitting top that I want to wear so bad WITHOUT SPANKS!! When I need to lose my gut or 10 pounds quickly I turn to 3 diets that never lets me down; my smoothie diet, The 17 Day Diet (review coming soon) and my newest love, the 7-day diet!!

I know some people HATE these kinda diets but I love them! They work well for me and the weight stays off as long as you eat a healthy, balance diet afterwards. I never do though since I mainly use these diets for quick weight loss for an event, the week before Thanksgiving, or ?to jumpstart my spring dieting before swimsuit season.

OK so let?s talk about the 7-day diet!! It?s an old diet that has been around for YEARS and revised over and over again. You are likely to find several different version online. ?Lately these 7-day diets have become really popular. Even Dr. Oz has one. I first read about it on Justin and Ashley?s blog (she answers a lot of questions about this diet so if you have them, check out her FAQS section) I think this diet is a great cleanse because I always feel so refreshed and clean inside and out afterwards.

I NEVER thought I?d like this soup, but it?s so good!

On the 7-day diet you follow a certain eating plan everyday. Along with eating these specific foods you are allowed to have cabbage soup aka wonder soup aka weight loss soup aka miracle soup aka weight watcher soup whenever you?d like. ?This is what drew me to the 7-day diet because I love that I can eat this soup in unlimited quantities. I HATE being hungry and I will not stick to any kind of diet if I?m hungry. Point. Blank. Period. Don?t forget you MUST drink 8 glasses of water each day. My results vary if I slack on water, but 8-10 pounds is what I usually lose.

Now about this weight loss Cabbage Soup (Wonder Soup), the website (my7daydiet.com) says you should boil the vegetables in water, uh?no ma?am!! I?ve always used chicken broth or vegetable broth with seasoned canned tomatoes and it has never hindered my weight loss. There is NO WAY I would be eating this soup everyday if I made it according to the recipe on the site. Yuck! ?Throughout the diet I also use salt, pepper, lots of herbs & seasonings, olive oil, and a tad of butter. I also add 0-5 calorie flavorings to my water to make sure I get in all my water. These changes have never affected my results.

So here is a brief overview of the diet plan. ?Get more details on my7daydiet.com

Day 1- Eat nothing but fruit today (except for bananas) and as much of the diet cabbage soup as you?d like. I like to eat baked cinnamon apples in the morning, a large fruit salad and cabbage soup for lunch, and cabbage soup and a melon salad for dinner. I snack on fruit throughout the day, usually frozen berries, grapes and watermelon.

Day 2- Eat nothing but vegetables (except corn or other starchy veggies). However, you do get to start the day with a baked potato. You will LOVE having this baked potato trust me! I never thought I?d be so happy to eat a baked potato in the morning! I put a tad bit of salt and butter (I cheat) on the potato along with some broccoli and tomatoes. For lunch I do the cabbage soup and salad sprinkle with salt, pepper and olive oil. This is actually pretty good. For dinner I do mashed cauliflower topped with a stir fry.

Day 3- ?Today you eat fruits AND veggies (except bananas, corn and other starchy veggies) You also don?t get a potato today, sucks! I just do a repeat of day one and two for my foods.

Day 4- Today you eat only bananas and milk/yogurt. This is the DUMBEST day by far. I hate it. You can only have bananas and milk. I eat bananas, rice milk, almond milk and yogurts and of course the miracle soup. It?s not that difficult, but if you hate bananas I feel sorry for you boo.

Day 5- ?Today eat only tomatoes (6-8) and protein like fish, turkey and chicken. I had no problems with this day since I love meat and was happy to get it! I had wonder ?soup for breakfast and added extra tomatoes since I don?t like tomatoes plain that much. For lunch I had grilled chicken topped with tomatoes seasoned with salt, basil, pepper. For dinner I had more wonder soup, but I add ground seasoned turkey to it. Very filling. I got tired of the soup on this day.

Day 6- ?Today it?s protein and veggies- Unlike yesterday you can have other veggies besides tomatoes. I had a salad for breakfast seasoned with olive oil, spices, salt and pepper. For lunch I had a stir-fry with chicken, spices and veggies (so good) for lunch I had a spaghetti squash with pasta sauce and ground turkey. I think spaghetti squash is off limits but I had to have it! (it didn?t effect my weight loss) Today was so yummy! lol

Day 7- ?Today it?s just fruits, vegetables, and juices. Booo!!! I hated this day because I wanted more meat, but I was glad it was the last day. The scale says I?m 7 pounds lighter this morning so that was great to see. I feel clean inside. I?m hungry today though. REALLY HUNGRY!

Day 8- 10lbs down this morning and I can see it!!

Watch me make this Weight Loss Cabbage Soup Recipe (Wonder Soup) from start to finish!

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7-Day Diet Weight Loss Soup (Wonder Soup)

Author:?Divas Can Cook

Recipe type:?Soup

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• ? head of cabbage, chopped
• 1 cup celery, diced
• 1 cup white or yellow onion, diced
• 1 cup carrots, diced
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 2-3 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 14 oz can basil, oregano, garlic diced tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon basil
• ? teaspoon red pepper flakes
• few shakes of black pepper
• ? teaspoon salt (optional)

1. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
2. Add celery, onions, bell peppers, and carrots.
3. Saute until slightly tender.
4. Stir in garlic.
5. Pour in chicken broth.
6. Stir in tomatoes and cabbage.
7. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat.
8. Cook until cabbage is tender.
9. Stir in oregano, basil, red pepper flakes, black pepper and salt (if using)
10. Taste broth and adjust seasoning if needed.
11. Serve and enjoy!

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Source: http://divascancook.com/2012/10/wonder-soup-recipe-weight-loss-soup-7-day-diet-cabbage-soup.html

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