Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Jun 05 '02
Pros: Fast weight loss, unrestricted quantities of food
Cons: Gas, gas and more gas! Weight loss is temporary, not a lifestyle change
Summary: A few years ago, the Hollywood Grapefruit Diet hit the scene with ads screaming how you could lose 10 pounds in two days. Who could resist? But long before the Hollywood Grapefruit Diet, there was The Cabbage Soup Diet, with claims of dramatic...
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Dec 18 '10
Pros: Different foods every day, not boring
Cons: Wasn't fan of soup (love cabbage usually), fruit-maybe not good for me.
Summary: After reading some of the reviews on this page that claim loss of 10 pounds or so, I decided to give it a try. I need to lose about 20 pounds to get into my size 6-8 usual clothes, so it was supposed to be a great jump start. I have gained weight due to ...
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Oct 14 '10
Pros: Cheap, easy, quick weight loss
Cons: Boring, temporary, I lacked energy
Summary: You won’t die from doing it for a week. You probably will drop some pounds if you follow it…pretty much everyone does. Yeah, maybe it will be mostly water weight, but you need to get that off anyway…before you can start ...
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Jun 24 '09
Pros: Like everone else said, you lose weight quickly.
Cons: Well, if you're used to a hamburger and pizza diet, you'll definitely get bad cravings.
Summary: Ok, let’s start with the positive stuff. You WILL lose weight on this diet if you follow it correctly, and if you like veggies it’s a bonus. I personally didn’t feel weak or dizzy, but I’m a vegetarian anyway so apart from ...
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Jun 11 '09
Pros: It works!
Cons: I don't like the soup!
Summary: I did this diet for about 3 weeks the summer before my senior year in high school. Okay...so I was only 17...and I was an athlete, so I also was in the gym about 3 hours a day, but I lost 22 pounds and felt sooooo good. It was the first ...
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Jan 15 '09
Pros: works to lose weight very fast.
Cons: you will get a stomache ache and get sick of the soup really quick.
Summary: This Cabbage soup diet is always in question about it's health benefits, or lack there of. I can tell you that if you follow this diet for at least 5 days, even though others state to follow it for 7 days, you will lose up to 10 pounds. I am 28 years ...
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Aug 12 '08
Pros: It does work immediately and can be a life changing diet.
Cons: You have to learn to eat small meals very often.
Summary: I go on this diet periodically. I work in the health profession and feel I can carry a bit more weigth (excuse the pun) on this diet. First, you are not losing solely water. Every good eating change will deliver some weight loss due to water. Picture it ...
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Apr 28 '08
Pros: The soup isn't too bad; if you like bananas, day 4 is ok.
Cons: The runs;horrible gas;soup for 7 days;Not a lot of weight loss
Summary: Here is what the diet entails: 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 ...
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Nov 10 '07
Pros: Adjusted for healthy nutrition, this one week diet can take off and KEEP off pounds.
Cons: You'll need time and creativity, preparing your own meals is the way to go.
Summary: CABBAGE SOUP DIET/AKA the DOLLY PARTON DIET My experience: I love the cabbage soup diet. Years ago, I lost over 75 pounds the old fashioned way (eating better and exercising regularly), and have maintained most of that loss with continued ...
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Sep 24 '07
Pros: This kind of soup has chicken and a potato in it.
Cons: You have to eat it until you can't stand it anymore.
Summary: My mother made this soup for me in my childhood years, but I never realized that it would someday be a fad diet that I would actually be using to lose the baby fat after my daughter was born. I knew I HAD to go on an emergency diet to get me started. I ...
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Apr 25 '07
Pros: gets you eating healthily! it' about learning to appreciate food
Cons: some day are really hard to get through!
Summary: I started the diet to kick start a long term diet, I've heard a lot against the diet but I have found it really helpful as a kick start. The main advantages are that you really really appreciate different foods, and simple foods are much cheaper so your ...
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Nov 12 '05
Pros: Easy to follow and it works.
Cons: Some hunger and food cravings but not unmanageable.
Summary: I lost 9 1/2 pounds in the 7 days. I was surprised to find I lost as much since I am only 30 pounds above my normal weight. Usually large losses are reserved for those with more to lose. You do experience some hunger and food cravings but this is ...
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Sep 21 '05
Pros: The soup does work and it is all good foods for the body.
Cons: Gas passing and bathroom breaks had to be considered for 5 days.
Summary: I was over weight due to inactivity caused by an injury. I spent 16 months in bed fighting vertigo. I ate little and did less but he over all result was to be about 30 lbs overweight. I weighed 230 lbs on a 5 ft 9 in a male body I was 56 years old. My ...
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Aug 19 '05
Pros: Worked quick, tasty soup
Cons: Kitchen and bathroom will smell awful.
Summary: I lost 12 pounds in a week. I wouldn't have done it, except that one of the cabbage soup diet plans I found said coffee was okay. This would be a tough diet to do depending on your occupation, as it requires a lot of bathroom time. It will give you ...
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Jul 22 '05
Pros: Less expensive than protein based diets. An excellent way to kick start a healthier lifestyle.
Cons: Low caloric intake makes rigorous activity prohibitive on most of the 7 days.
Summary: I am an actress who at 140 pounds just needs to drop 10 pounds for the camera so to speak and I am trying this diet for the second time. The first time around I stuck to the diet rigidly and gave up on day three. This time, I have been more creative and ...
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Jul 08 '05
Pros: Healthy foods
Cons: This diet keeps you hungry, irritable and tired.
Summary: Like most brides to be, I was interested in losing a few lbs before my wedding. I didn’t have much to lose. I was still in the Army at that time and in really good physical shape. However, as often happens with couples in love, we were eating out ...
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