Losing weight and keeping it off is a hard struggle; naturally, most dieters are always on the lookout for fast and easy ways to lose weight. The Cabbage Soup weight loss plan is known to many dieters as a popular “fad diet” that offers an easy way to lose weight, but does it truly work? The diet plan is examined here, along with the keys to success for taking weight off permanently.
The Cabbage Soup diet requires, as the name suggests, eating cabbage soup for seven days. During this time, dieters only consume cabbage soup and a few other specific foods for weight loss. The plan is not a life plan like many other popular diet plans, and requires no long-term lifestyle changes beyond the seven days of the diet plan.
There are several different versions of the cabbage soup recipe. Most contain seasonings, cabbage and other vegetables, such as onions, bell peppers, celery, tomatoes, and mushrooms. Some dieters enjoy adding spicy flavorings to enhance the taste of the soup. Other dieters monitoring their sodium intake try to use a reduced-sodium version of the recipe. Many popular versions of the diet include healthy sources of protein, such as protein shakes and tofu to make the eating program more satisfying.
Besides the soup, there are very specific guidelines for which additional foods are allowed on each day of the diet. As a general guideline, dieters may eat cabbage soup every day, plus fruit on the first day, vegetables on day two, fruit and vegetables on the third day, bananas and skim milk on day four, beef and tomatoes on the fifth day, beef and vegetables on the sixth day, and vegetables, brown rice, and fruit juice on the final day. Dieters then go back to their normal eating habits, hopefully now weighing a few pounds less.
Does the Cabbage Soup diet truly work? Although no official research study has studied the diet conclusively, people using the Cabbage Soup diet report mixed success. For many dieters, the diet resulted in weight loss (up to ten pounds, typically less), but only temporarily, as the weight gradually came back as the individual returned to normal meal plans. Some dieters report weakness, light-headedness, and lack of focus while on the diet. Other dieters experienced no effects whatsoever, experiencing no illness, but no weight loss either.
The Cabbage Soup diet is only one of many popular diets that dieters can try. However, because this diet may not produce results, for many dieters it just adds to the frustration of being unable to lose weight. A better method of dieting does not use fad diets or short-term diet plans. It takes dedication and long-term health commitments to maintain a healthy permanent weight. This means eating right and getting plenty of exercise.
Unfortunately, many of us fight to keep up the habits necessary for weight loss. Lots of frequent dieters struggle to lose weight because of their intense cravings, uncontrollable appetites or eating habits, or a simple lack of motivation. Hypnotism for weight loss is useful for resolving these issues and providing the motivation necessary for easy weight loss.
Among the many reasons hypnotherapy is excellent as a weight loss aid is because hypnotherapy may be used for natural appetite suppression. A great number of overweight people suffer from out-of-control appetites because have a habit of “emotional eating” which gives them an unconscious drive to eat and eat even when they aren’t really hungry. Hypnotherapy helps re-program the unconscious mind to extinguish the urge to eat too much, resulting in natural appetite control without the use of pills.
Another way hypnosis therapy can work to help you lose weight is by removing the anxious thoughts that give you the desire to overeat and sap your motivation to get physically fit. The moment you start to have negative thoughts, hypnosis taps into your unconscious to naturally think positive, which causes you to become more relaxed.
Your exercise motivation can be dramatically increased through hypnotherapy and NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming). First, you identify what the most important aspects of your life are. Then you use techniques in NLP to guide you into believing that the things that are most important to you will benefit when you exercise, or placed in jeopardy if you don’t. This way, it becomes easy to stay motivated to take care of yourself and stay physically fit.
Anyone can learn NLP and weight loss hypnosis techniques from an excellent quality weight loss hypnosis CD program. The techniques in hypnosis CDs utilize the power of unconscious thoughts to help dieters end their cravings. By eliminating urges and cravings, the appetite is reduced or eliminated entirely. Hypnotherapy also keep you strongly motivated to get physically active and shed pounds.
By reprogramming your unconscious mind, hypnosis makes losing weight a natural process. It is a superb tool to keep you inspired and naturally focused on healthy habits. So before taking on another fad diet, think about a healthier approach to losing weight through exercise, eating right, keeping a positive attitude, and using hypnotherapy to reach your goals.
Alan B. Densky, CH has worked for over 30 years specializing in weight loss. He offers several ways to lose weight, including dieting CDs and hypnosis for weight loss DVD. Visit his self development CDs site for Free hypnosis downloads, videos, and newsletters.
