cabbage soup diet

after having all the great foods in shanghai, i think i really need to slim down a little bit. I had been looking for a diet plan which will help me get into shape fast and I think the cabbage soup diet may be it! the diet is a quite strict and very low calorie. you eat mainly cabbage soup, fruit, other veg and some meat, but shouldn't stay on it for more than a week. You can lose up to 10 pounds!!

DAY 1: All fruits except bananas.

DAY 2: All vegetables, raw or cooked. This includes baked potato with a little butter.

DAY 3: Fruits and vegetables, but no potatoes or bananas.

DAY 4: Bananas and skim milk--eat as many as 8 bananas and drink as many as 8 glasses of skim milk.

DAY 5: Beef, skinless chicken, and/or fish--as much as 20 ounces, total. You can also eat 6 tomatoes. And you must drink 8 glasses of water. Don't forget at least one bowl of soup.

DAY 6: Beef, skinless chicken, or fish and vegetables. Drink 8 glasses of water and eat at least one bowl of soup.

ingredients:

• 1 medium head cabbage, chopped
• 1 bell pepper, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 large carrots, chopped
• 3 stalks celery, chopped
• 3 tomatoes, chopped
• 1 pack of mushrooms
• 1 canned tomato paste
• 8 cups water