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OUAndy1807
3/26/2006, 12:01 PM
Anyone ever try this? It's all the rage at my work. Apparently, it cleans your system out, so you gain some of the weight back after you get off the diet, but it's supposed to work:

Sacred Heart Medical Diet

This 7-day eating plan can be used as often as you like. If correctly followed, it will clean out your system of impurities and give you a feeling of well-being. After only 7 days of this process, you will begin to feel lighter by at least 10 pounds and possibly 17 pounds, and experience an abundance of energy. SOUP:

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 Season with salt, pepper curry, parsley, if desired, or bouillon, hot or Worcestershire sauce. Cut veggies in small to medium pieces. Cover with water. Boil fast for 10 minutes. Reduce to simmer and continue to cook until veggies are tender. This soup can be eaten anytime you are hungry during the week. Eat as much as you want, whenever you want. This soup will not add calories. The more you eat, the more you will lose. You may want to fill a thermos in the morning if you will be away during the day. DRINKS:
Unsweetened juices
Tea (also herbal)
Coffee
Cranberry juice
Skim milk
Water, water, water DAY ONE Any fruit (except bananas). Cantaloupes and watermelon are lower in calories than most other fruits. Eat only soup and fruit today. DAY TWO All vegetables. Eat until you are stuffed with fresh raw, cooked or canned veggies. Try to eat green leafy veggies and stay away from dry beans, peas or corn. Eat veggies along with the soup. At dinnertime tonight reward yourself with a big baked potato and butter. Don't eat any fruits through today. DAY THREE Eat all the soup, fruit and veggies you want. Do not have a baked potato. If you have eaten as above for three days and not cheated, you should find that you have lost 5-7 pounds. DAY FOUR Bananas and skim milk: Eat at least 3 bananas and drink as much milk as you can today, along with the soup. Bananas are high in calories and carbohydrates, as is the milk but on this particular day, your body will need the potassium and carbs. Proteins and calcium to lessen the cravings for sweets. DAY FIVE Beef and tomatoes: you may have 10 to 20 ounces of beef and a can of tomatoes, or as many as 6 tomatoes on this day. Eat the soup at least once today. DAY SIX Beef and veggies, eat to your heart's content of the beef and veggies today. You can even have 2-3 steaks if you like with green leafy veggies but no baked potato. Be sure to eat the soup at least once today. DAY SEVEN Brown rice, unsweetened fruit juice and veggies, again, be sure to stuff yourself and eat the soup. You can add cooked veggies to your rice if you wish. By the end of the 7th day, if you have not cheated on this diet, you should have lost 10 to 17 pounds. If you have lost more than 17 pounds, stay off the diet for two days before resuming the diet again. This diet is fast. The secret lies within the principle that you will burn more calories than you take in. It will flush your system of impurities and give you a feeling of well-being. This diet does not lend itself to drinking any alcoholic beverages at any time. Because of the fat build-up in your system. Go off the diet at least 14 hours before any intake of alcohol. Due to the variety of digestive systems in individuals, this diet will affect everyone differently. After day three, you will have more energy than when you began, if you do not cheat. After being on the diet for several days, you will find that your bowel movements have changed. Eat a cup of bran or fiber. Although you can have black coffee with this diet, you may find that you don't need caffeine after the third day. The basic fat burning soup can be eaten anytime you feel hungry during the seven days. Eat as much as you wish. Remember the more you eat, the more you will lose. You can eat broiled, boiled or baked chicken instead of the beef. Absolutely no skin on the chicken. If you prefer, you can substitute broiled fish for the beef on only one of the beef days. You need the high protein in the beef for the other days. Continue on the diet as long as you wish and feel the difference both mentally and physically. DO NOT - DO NOT No bread, alcohol, carbonated drinks (including diet drinks). Remember, absolutely no fried foods. DO - DO - DO - DO Drink plenty - at least 6 to 8 glasses - of water a day, as well as any combination of the following beverages: black coffee, unsweetened fruit drinks, cranberry juice and skim milk. This diet comes from the Sacred Heart Memorial Hospital that is used for overweight heart patients in order to lose weight rapidly, usually prior to surgery.

Al Gore
3/26/2006, 12:10 PM
...or just do your daily routine of "sexercise"....

Flagstaffsooner
3/26/2006, 12:15 PM
This diet does not lend itself to drinking any alcoholic beverages at any time.I'm out.

BajaOklahoma
3/26/2006, 12:37 PM
This has been around for several years. Here is the official reply and the link to their site.

http://www.shmc.org/index.php/page/298

Miracle Soup Disclaimer

Food and Nutrition
Disclaimer

The Miracle Soup Diet
You may have heard about a weight loss diet attributed to Sacred Heart Medical Center called the 'Miracle Soup Diet', 'T.J.'s Miracle Soup Diet', or the 'Cabbage Soup Diet'. This diet did not originate at SHMC and it is not endorsed by the Dietitians or the staff of our Cardiac Rehabilitation Program.

One of our major concerns about this diet plan is it emphasizes the consumption of fruits and vegetables while excluding the consumption of meat or fish, cereal grains and milk products on most days. Any diet that focuses on only certain food groups will be low or deficient in essential nutrients and, therefore, lead to poor nutritional status long-term.

Our experience with any low calorie diets, like this one, is that they do not lead to permanent weight loss. Once individuals start eating in a more normal pattern, the weight is regained. A very important factor in obtaining a healthy weight is to evaluate your physical activity and other lifestyle concerns. This is most appropriately done by consulting with a Registered Dietitian.

We would appreciate your assistance in helping others, like yourself, who have been misled by this diet to let them know it is not a Sacred Heart Medical Center program and is not considered healthy or safe. Thank you for your help in combating this misinformation.

For accurate nutrition information on current issues, you may contact any of the following:

Consumer Nutrition Hotline, sponsored by the American Dietetic Association, at 1-800-366-1655 or their website at www.eatright.org
Registered Dietitians at Sacred Heart Medical Center at 1-509-474-3220 or contact your local hospital(s) to find a Registered Dietitian in your area.

Soonrboy
3/26/2006, 01:02 PM
Didn't it used to be called the Dolly Parton Diet?

Tailwind
3/26/2006, 01:11 PM
Sounds like a big fat pain in the *** to me.

Soonerbabeinbama
3/26/2006, 01:12 PM
do not stray very far from the toilet

Tailwind
3/26/2006, 01:48 PM
Eggzachary

BajaOklahoma
3/26/2006, 02:13 PM
I am actually looking into the high frutose corn syrup diet. The idea being that HFCS was introduced to the public in a major way in the 1980's, which is about the time obesity started becoming an issue. This stuff is in so many foods now, from candy to frozen foods to packaged/canned foods. So avoiding HFCS is going to be difficult. I started going through my cabinets and listing the foods with it and without it.
So far, it looks like I will lose weight just due to the lack of items to eat. :(

But it does involve fresh fruits, fresh veggies, freshly made grain foods (bread, pasta) and meat. Gee, a "healthy" diet.

mdklatt
3/26/2006, 02:18 PM
Eat less, exercise more.

YWIA.

mrowl
3/26/2006, 02:38 PM
gotta be kidding me...

Its called a detox folks...

Soonerbabeinbama
3/26/2006, 03:38 PM
Eat less, exercise more.

YWIA.
what's the big idea? You trying to throw logic into this thread?:eek:

SoonerInKCMO
3/26/2006, 03:42 PM
DAY FIVE Beef and tomatoes: you may have 10 to 20 ounces of beef and a can of tomatoes, or as many as 6 tomatoes on this day. Eat the soup at least once today.

I'd spend days six and seven in the bathroom unloading from both ends if I did this.

So yeah, one could lose a lot of weight doing this diet.