Perhaps the hardest part for anyone starting a diet is that everyone wants to see results very quickly. It is very easy to get impatient and wish for the ‘quick fix’. But like everything in life, nothing worthwhile is usually easy. This also applies to weight loss. After all, if losing weight was easy, NO ONE would be overweight!

However, there ARE certain diets that can boost your weight loss goals. And this is where the Sacred Heart soup diet comes into play. The Sacred Heart Soup Diet is a diet that has been around for many years. Supposedly, the diet was thought to have come directly from the cardiology department at Sacred Heart Memorial Hospital in the United States. Supposedly it was used for very obese heart patients. However, like most of these diets, this is nothing more than an urban myth. The Sacred Heart Soup Diet has been called by many different names. For example: the Spokane Heart Diet, the Cleveland Clinic Diet, the Sacred Heart Memorial Hospital Diet, and the Miami Heart Institute Diet.

Low in calories

The diet doesn’t offer many calories, but because it fills you up, you’re less tempted to eat anything else and indulge in “naughty” foods! The soup acts as a filler, making sure the dieter doesn’t get hunger pangs or the feeling of starvation. Due to the low amount of calories you are eating, a person following the Sacred Heart soup diet may experience some side effects. These can range from feeling a little weak or lightheaded, but in general most people don’t feel too bad and it’s very easy to follow because you know it will only last for a short time. The diet should only be followed for one week; it should not be taken as a continuous diet and there should certainly be breaks between its use. But as a rapid weight loss program it is second to none. Losing weight, like anything else worthwhile in life, requires discipline and perseverance.

I’m not going to lie to you like so many others and I promise you it’s easy. It is not. But it is also not a monumental mountain to climb, if you apply the right diet program and adopt a positive attitude towards your goal. Here is a recipe for the diet. Sacred Heart Soup Diet Recipe Ingredients: 1 or 2 cans stewed tomatoes 3 larger green onions 1 large can beef broth (fat free) 1 pkg. Lipton soup mix (chicken noodles) 1 bunch celery 2 cans green beans 2 lbs. Carrots 2 green bell peppers Soup Preparation Season with parsley, salt, curry pepper, if desired, or stock, or even a dash of Worcestershire sauce. Cut the vegetables into small to medium sized pieces. Then cover with water. Boil over high heat for 10 minutes. Then reduce the heat to a simmer and then continue cooking until the vegetables are soft and tender. This soup can be eaten anytime you are hungry.

This will help you feel full and not be tempted to eat fattening foods. Eat as much as you want, whenever you want. This soup certainly won’t gain weight! The more you eat, the more you will lose. You could even fill a thermos in the morning and take it to work. Then you can eat a few bowls throughout the day and not be tempted by those naughty foods! The Sacred Heart Soup Diet will only work if you follow it to the letter.

Instructions:

Make sure you consume at least 4 glasses of water or diet soda per day. You can eat the soup at any time of the day or night.

Sacred Heart Soup Recipe

6 large greens

2 green peppers

1 or 2 cans of tomatoes

1 bunch of celery

1/2 head of cabbage

1 packet Lipton Soup Mix 1 or 2 bouillon cubes (not required)

1 48 oz. can of V8 juice (not required)

Season with salt and pepper, etc.

Day 1 – Any fruit you would like to eat except bananas.

Day 2 – The vegetables you want.

Day 3 – Consume as much soup as you like. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables.

Day 4 – Up to six bananas, all the skimmed milk you want.

Day 5 – Ten to twenty ounces of beef, a can of tomatoes, 5 to 8 glasses of water.

day 6 – All the beef and vegetables you want.

day 7 – Consume as many unsweetened fruit juices, brown rice, and fresh vegetables as you like. Again, eat at least 1 bowl of soup throughout the day. Do not eat bread or drink alcohol or carbonated drinks.

Incorporating the Sacred Heart Soup diet into your weight loss program will help you lose the weight you want. Be disciplined in your planning and execution, plan your meals for the week and you will get there. Don’t give in to temptation!