Does The
Sacred Heart Soup Diet Really Work?
By
Simon Forsyth
Perhaps the hardest part
for anybody beginning a diet is that everyone wants
to see results very quickly. It is all too easy to
become impatient and want the 'quick fix'. But like
anything in life, nothing worthwhile is generally
easy. This also applies to weight loss. After all,
if losing weight were easy, NOBODY would be
overweight!
However, there ARE
certain diets that can jump start your weight loss
goals. And this is where the Sacred Heart soup diet
comes in. The Sacred Heart Soup Diet is a diet that
has actually been going around for many years. The
diet was supposedly thought to come straight from
the cardiology department at the Sacred Heart
Memorial Hospital in America. It was allegedly used
for very obese heart patients. However, like most of
these diets - this is nothing but an urban myth. The
Sacred Heart Soup Diet has been called a number of
different names. For example: the Spokane Heart
Diet, the Cleveland Clinic Diet, Sacred Heart
Memorial Hospital Diet and the Miami Heart Institute
Diet.
Low Calories
The diet doesn’t offer
many calories but because it fills you up, you are
less tempted to eat anything else and indulge
yourself in 'naughty' foods! The soup acts as
filler, making sure that the dieter does not get
hunger pangs or the feeling of starvation. Due to
the low number of calories that you are eating, a
dieter following the Sacred Heart Soup Diet may
experience a few side effects. These can range from
feeling a little weak or lightheadedness, but
generally most people won't feel too bad and its
very easy to stick with because you know it will
only last for a short time. The diet should only be
followed for a week - it's not meant to be taken as
a continuous diet and there should certainly be
breaks between using it. But as a fast weight loss
program it’s unrivalled. Losing weight, like
anything else worthwhile in life, takes discipline
and perseverance.
I am not going to lie to
you like so many others and promise you that it is
easy. It’s not. But neither is it a monumental
mountain to climb – if you apply the right diet
program and adopt a positive attitude to your goal.
Here is a recipe for the diet. Sacred Heart Soup
Diet Recipe Ingredients: 1 or 2 cans of stewed
tomatoes 3 plus large green onions 1 large can of
beef broth (no fat) 1 pkg. Lipton Soup mix (chicken
noodle) 1 bunch of celery 2 cans green beans 2 lbs.
Carrots 2 Green Peppers Making the soup Season with
parsley, salt, pepper curry, if desired, or
bouillon, or even a dash of Worcestershire sauce.
Cut the vegetables into small to medium size pieces.
Then cover with water. Boil on high heat for 10
minutes. Then redduce heat to a simmer and then
continue to cook until vegetables are soft and
tender. This soup can be eaten anytime you are
feeling hungry.
This will help you to
feel full and not be tempted to eat fatening foods.
Eat as much as you want, whenever you want. This
soup will certainly not add on any pounds! The more
you eat, the more you will lose. You could even fill
a thermos in the morning and take it to work with
you. You can then eat a few bowls during the day and
not be tempted by those naughty foods! The Sacred
Heart Soup Diet will only work if you follow it
exactly.
Instructions:
Make sure you consume at
least 4 glasses of water or diet soda per day. You
can eat the soup at any time of the day or night.
Sacred Heart Soup Recipe
6 large green
2 green peppers
1 or 2 cans of tomatoes
1 bunch celery
1/2 head cabbage
1 package Lipton Soup Mix 1 or 2 cubes bouillon (not
compulsory)
1 48 oz. can V8 Juice (not compulsory)
Season with salt and pepper etc.
Day 1
- Any fruit you would like to eat except bananas.
Day 2
- Any vegetables you want.
Day 3
- Consume as much soup as you wish. Consume plenty
of fruits and vegetables.
Day 4
- Up to six bananas, all the skim milk you want.
Day 5
- Ten to twenty ounces of beef, a can of tomatoes, 5
to 8 glasses of water.
Day 6
- All the beef and vegetables you want.
Day 7
- Consume as much unsweetened fruit juices, brown
rice and fresh vegetables as you wish. Again, eat at
least 1 bowl of soup during today. Don't eat any
bread or drink any alcohol, or carbonated drinks.
Incorporating the Sacred
Heart Soup diet into your slimming program will help
you lose the weight you desire. Be disciplined in
your planning and execution, plan out your foods for
the week and you will get there. Don't give in to
temptation!
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