The Kick-Start Soup Diet recipe
INGREDIENTS
3 tomatoes
2 large cans of crushed tomatoes
2 cans of beef consume
2 cups of water
1 cup of Continental Vegetable Dry soup powder
1 bunch spring onions
1 bunch of celery, including leaves
2 cups of green French beans
3 green capsicums
1kg carrots
2 chicken-stock cubes
1 Oxo cube
METHOD
Chop all the vegies into small pieces and put them in a big pot.
Add salt and pepper (not too much salt).
Boil rapidly for two minutes and simmer until it's nice and tender.
If you want it thinner, add a bit more water.
Have as much of the soup as you want, whenever you want.
Seven-day eating plan
Day 1, Soup and Fruit: Eat any fruit but not bananas because they are high in kilojoules. Eat as much as you want.
Day 2, Soup and Vegies, No Fruit: Eat as much fresh raw or lightly steamed vegies as you like. Leafy greens are great but avoid peas, corn and dry beans as they are high in sugar. Reward yourself at night with a jacket potato, a little butter or better still, some yoghurt.
Day 3, Soup, Vegies and Fruit: Eat all you want but no potatoes.
Day 4, Soup and Banana Smoothies: Make a banana smoothie with three large bananas and low-fat milk - it's a great source of potassium.
Day 5, Soup, Beef and Tomatoes: Eat a piece of lean beef or a skinless breast of chicken no bigger than a stack of cards with six luscious tomatoes. You can go easy on the soup today.
Day 6, Soup, Beef and Vegies: go your hardest with the beef and vegies today. You mightn't need soup as much but your body will tell you. No potatoes.
Day 7, Soup, Brown Rice, Vegies and Fruit Juice: You might need more soup today.
While on the plan, do not have soft drinks or alcohol.
You can drink unsweetened fruit juice or cranberry juice, black tea and plenty of water - six to eight glasses a day.
So what happens if you haven't cheated?
By the end of the seven days you should have lost 4-6kg, if you haven't put on those walking shoes and gone for a daily walk you won't have lost as much.
If you lose more than 6kg stay off the diet for a couple of days and then start again at Day 1.
Before starting any new eating plan it is vital to consult your doctor to see if it is right for you.
Let me know how ya go.