I am no longer pregnant, my bleeding came and I am feeling so much better that I truely belive I was 4-5 weeks pregnant before it.

But now I’m not pregnant, it is a good time to drop some kilos before I am, again…

Many years ago I received an email from someone in the health sector that contained the “Sacred Heart Memorial Hospital Drop Diet” which I believe was provided to to overweight heart patients so that they could drop weight quickly before surgery.

Basic Fat Burning Soup:

• 3 large onions
• 1 green capsicum (bell pepper)
• 1/2 bunch celery
• 1/2 large head of cabbage
• 1 large can crushed tomatoes
• 1 ptk french onion soup mix
• season with salt, pepper, curry, parsley, etc to taste (spices only which do not add caleries)

Cut vegetables into small to medium pieces (or put through blender). Cover with water. Bring to the boil fast for 2 minutes, turn down to simmer and continue until vegetables are tender.

Day 1: All Fruits except Bananas. Eat only the soup (as much as you want) and all the fruit you want except bananas. For drinks – unsweetened tea, cranberry juice or water.

Day 2: All Vegetables. Eat all the vegetables that you want along with as much soup as you want, but no fruit. Eat only one potato, no butter or sour cream.

Day 3: Mix day 1 & 2. Eat all the soup, vegies, and fruit that you want. No Potato.

If you have eaten as directed you will find that you have lost 5-7 pounds (2-3kg)

Day 4: Bananas & Skim Milk. Eat as many as 3 bananas and drink as much skim milk as you can, along with your soup.

Day 5: Beef & Tomatoes. You may have 10-20 oz (280-560 grams) od beef ands a can of tomatoes or as many as 6 fresh tomatoes on this day. Drink 6-8 glasses of water. Eat your soup at least once this day.

Day 6: Meat & Vegies. Eat all the beef (or chicken or fish) and vegies that you want, but no potato. Eat your soup at least once this day.

Day 7: Brown Rice, unsweetened fruit juices and vegies. As much as you want. Eat your soup at least once a day.

At the end of the seventh day you will have lost more than 15 pounds (6kg). Stay off the diet for at least 2 days before resuming.

Definite No-No’s while on the diet: Bread, Alcohol, carbonated beverages. Stick to water, unsweetened tea, coffee, and unsweetened fruit juices & skim milk (only on the days they are allowed). NO FRIED FOODS OR BREAD.

Eat the basic fat burning soup anytime you feel hungry and as much as you like. This soup will not add one single calorie. The more soup that you eat, the more you will lose.

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I did try it at the time and dropped a significant amount of weight in a week as promised, but I haven’t revisited it since. Since then I have gradually stacked on the pounds and now weigh 94kg which is 4 kg more than when I got pregnant 2 years ago.

I figure that I need to lose at least 5kg before I get prenant again, 20kg would be better

I’m going to make up the soup and replace at least one meal and snack a day with it, and not worry too much about the rest of the diet and see how it goes. I will record my progress at least once a week here to shame myself into continuing with it.