Sacred Heart Diet – Quick fast weight loss
Okay, before i go into this diet in detail, be aware it IS a fad diet, however its one of the more healthy ones, and its VERY effective. I used this to kick my plateau.
I would never reccomend this unless you absolutly had to kick a plateau, or need to loose weight for surgery etc (which is why i did it).
Its very hard to stick to, and i had been happily sticking to a 1200 calorie a day diet for 8 months at the time of doing this, and i STILL found it excessivly hard to stick too. On the bright side, im on day 6 now and ive lost 4.5kg/10lb.
It generally seems to deny you:
* All fats
* All Starches
* All Wheat based products
* All Processed foods
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 (4.5kg) and possibly 17 pounds(7.7kg), and experience an abundance of energy. (though i felt tired for the first couple days on this diet)
- SOUP:
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- 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:
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- 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 (300-550grams) 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.
Tags: diet, fad, fast, greenlane, sacred heart, weight loss
November 13th, 2009 at 11:39 am
Wow. that’s intense. soup sounds good though, can i use any sort of spices / herbs i like or are there any that i should avoid?
November 13th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Sure, i did, had to change the flavour up a fair bit to make it edible after a day or two
January 7th, 2010 at 10:31 am
Hi
Do you know of anyone who got the same results if they had a lot less weight to lose, i.e someone who has put on 2-3kg but who would not be classed as overweight. Often people quote dropping huge amounts of weight quickly but they have like 10-50kg to lose so when you put it in perspective someone who isnt overweight butwants to lose acouple can they expect a similar loss?
Cheers
January 7th, 2010 at 10:38 am
Yeah, even if purely because it drops water weight, and cleans out the colon. The colon can hold up to a good few KG of waste at any time. However the loss isn’t permanent for things like that, but you will drop a bit of the actual fat in any case
January 10th, 2010 at 2:08 pm
When drinking coffee and tea,
1. can I still have 1 teaspoon sugarin the black coffee?
2. can I use .25Teaspoon honey in black tea with a slice of lemon?
Many thanks
January 10th, 2010 at 2:38 pm
Sorry another question. What are Green onions? Can I use normal white onions or bunch of Spring Onions?
Thanks
January 10th, 2010 at 3:47 pm
You could but i would be wary if you are having to many cups of tea and coffee
January 10th, 2010 at 3:48 pm
Yeah use whatever onions you want. Spring Onions are these things but choped up
January 13th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
How many servings does the soup have or do you have to make it every day. What brand of cranberry juice do you have.
January 13th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
what is beef broth
January 13th, 2010 at 3:14 pm
Its just beef stock – americanisms? get a couple oxo cubes in boiling water?
January 13th, 2010 at 3:16 pm
The soup is really just a low calorie filler between meals. It doesnt really make you loose weight so much as make you feel more full without eating tons of calories. i don’t think the brands matter much for the juice – they are all much the same
January 17th, 2010 at 10:32 am
wow….this looks good and you get quite a lot to eat between meals…way more than im havin now lol…..its so much easier for me to have an actual written down meal plan to follow….way kewl
January 20th, 2010 at 11:25 am
This is my first day on this plan. Im going for ten days:-) The first three is just the soup and than start the first day of the seven day plan on the fourth day:-) Is it true that the more soup you eat the more you loose and if i ran out of the sacred heart soup is it ok to consume other low fat soup from the shop?
March 9th, 2010 at 6:10 am
Hi there,
I’m just about to start this diet for 14 days. Can anyone tell how they went with their weight loss on this diet?
Cheers
March 9th, 2010 at 6:30 am
I did this diet, it does work you loose a fair bit of weight (about 4-5kg) , but its really hard to stick too. Plan your means ahead of time and tons of snacks
March 9th, 2010 at 7:15 am
Hi Liz,
Thank you for your information.