That is Great! congrats!
Did you follow the diet to the letter?

Hi Nancy,

Gongrats on your weight loss.  It is actually lost in a very healthy way.  If I'm correct it looks like you are losing just under 2lbs a week.  No one can complain about that!  It is a nice constant loss and 2lbs is the maximum one should lose per week otherwise you lose muscle as well. ( By the way this doesn't include the 7 day detox of the CSD.  A detox diet is always good for the system. I think we should all do one once a month  it would keep our system in rearing to go mode) The CSD is what got me going on losing my weight.

I have just started my diet, or in other words changed way of eating since last week.  I have to lose 80lbs over all, but my first goal is 20lbs.  Once i acheive that then I will worry abouth the next 20lbs.  I am actually using the Cabbage soup as my mid day snacks and this takes all my hunger pangs away I find and then I don't crave anything else.  If anything im permanently full and can stick to my eating plan which at the moment is only veggies fruit and protein.

I put on 80lbs over the last 3 years. That is so scary! And only 14lbs is due to quitting smoking, so I can't blame that as my excuse. In case your'e wondering I'm 202lbs and used to be a nice 120lbs.  My height is 5.6.

Just remember keep going and I would happily want to lose the way you are and congrats again on what youv'e already lost.

ANY IDEAS? I am on my third day and have followed this diet without any changes and have not lost a pound?  Any incite would be great!

Hi LD...sometimes it's best not to weigh yourself until you have finished out the 7 days.  That way you won't get discourged and maybe even drop out of the diet.  I waited till the 7th day was over and to my suprise...lost 8#.  Now, depending on your original weight, if one is quite heavy and has a lot of weight to lose, it is not uncommon to lose well over 10#. but if you have very little to lose, you don't hold as much water and you won't lose like that. It is mostly water that you lose the first time and the bloatedness that one carries when overweight. Getting rid of the bloatedness is a good feeling, and makes you want to keep at it because you feel so much better.  Just hang in :)there... and I'm sure if you are following the plan...you will see results after the 7th day...of course...depending on the water retention you have.

I am also a new cabbage souper.  Starting next week, but I've already been reading the comments just as an incentive.  Sounds like everyone is doing well.

Judi Edens

Hello LD...actually on banana day, the way I understand it...as far as the quantity of bananas, I believe it is UP TO 8 bananas.  I myself used 6 medium ones...but it's not a rule that you HAVE to eat 8 of them.  You seem to be doing just fine...and good luck to you!