Magic soup recipe!

First, my apologies if this topic already exists. I couldn't find it within the first five pages... I am planning to start this diet today, so I wanted to see if anyone else here knows about it or has actually tried it before.
How it works:

The Magic Soup:
-3 large red onions
-4 tomatoes or canned tomato puree
-1 small cabbage
-8 green bell peppers
-1 bunch of celery (not the stalks)
-3 white radishes (don't worry if you can't find them...)
-1 packet of onion soup mix or 4 beef bouillon cubes

-Chop the vegetables, cover with water, and boil for an hour. You can add soy sauce if you want...
-Whenever you feel hungry, you can eat as much of this soup as you want. This soup doesn't add calories... the more you eat, the faster you lose weight...
-Coffee and tea are fine anytime, just no milk or sugar...
-CUT OUT BREAD COMPLETELY; AND ANYTHING ELSE NOT LISTED ON THE MENU...
-With this diet, people lose 10-20 lbs a week, and you feel great...

My schedule with the soup:

Day 1—All fruit (except bananas), UNLIMITED
Day 2—All vegetables, cooked or raw (except beans, peas, or corn), UNLIMITED
Day 3—Fruit and vegetables (except bananas and potatoes)
Day 4—Bananas and milk (maximum 8 bananas and 1.5 quarts of milk)
Day 5—Beef and tomatoes (steak wrapped in foil or chicken breast), about 10-12 oz of grilled steak and up to 8 tomatoes
Day 6—Beef (steak), UNLIMITED, and vegetables (cooked, except potatoes)
Day 7—Brown rice, vegetables, and unsweetened fruit or vegetable juices. UNLIMITED

NOTE: On meat days (5 and 6), drink at least 2 liters of water!!

By following this diet, you cleanse the body and regenerate all bodily functions...
Modern lifestyles—lack of fresh air, lack of exercise, overeating, and slowed metabolism—lead to rapid physical decline and aging...
Vital organs, nerves, and the brain are being starved...
Through cell breakdown and the limited intake of the magic soup...

Following this diet isn't dangerous and can be done without medical supervision (unless you have health issues and need a doctor's oversight), provided it lasts 10 to 14 days. It can be done once a week, or for 10 to 14 days every 2 to 3 months...

Main rules for ending the diet:
1-Do not overeat...
2-Eat slowly and chew thoroughly...
3-Transition back to normal food gradually over several days, especially if you followed a longer version (longer than twelve days)...

Good luck! 😉

frozenbadger54 said:Apologies if I missed this thread somewhere in the first five pages. I’m planning to start this diet today, so I was wondering—is anyone else familiar with it, or has anyone actually tried it yet?
How does one actually do this?

Some kind of miracle soup? Or just a lucky break?
Three large red onions.
Four cans of tomatoes or canned crushed tomatoes? Decisions, decisions.
Minus one small cabbage. Is that all?
Two green peppers. That's it?
One bunch of celery—the stalks, not the root kind.
Three white truffles (if you can't find them, whatever...).
One packet of onion soup mix or four beef bouillon cubes? Is there really a choice to be made here?

Chop up the veggies, drown them in water, and let them simmer for an hour. Add some soy sauce if you're feeling fancy. Or not.
When you're starving, you can eat as much of this soup as you want. It’s zero calories. Does eating more actually make you lose weight faster? Who knows.
Coffee and tea? Sure, drink them whenever you want. Just skip the milk and sugar.
Cut out the bread entirely. And anything else that isn't strictly on the meal plan. What else are we waiting for?
Losing 5 to 9 pounds a week on this diet, yet somehow feeling great? Is that even possible?

Me from the South:

One day of unlimited fruit—minus bananas. Sounds like a dream?
Two days of unlimited veggies—boiled or fresh (except beans, peas, and corn). What else is there?
Three veggies and a fruit (minus bananas and potatoes).
Bananas and milk for four days. That’s eight bananas and a gallon of milk max. Is that really enough?
Steak and tomatoes? Or maybe some grilled chicken instead. Let's say 10 to 11 ounces of beef paired with exactly eight tomatoes. Is that too much to ask?
All-you-can-eat steak and veggies. No potatoes, though. Is that too much to ask?
Whole grain brown rice, veggies, and fruit juices without any added sugar. Is there anything better?

Heads up: make sure you drink at least 2 liters of water on day five or six. Is that too much to ask?

This diet supposedly cleanses the system and regenerates every bodily function. Does that actually sound realistic to anyone else?
Modern life is basically a recipe for aging prematurely. Between the lack of fresh air, zero physical activity, and constant overeating, our metabolism just hits the brakes. Is anyone actually surprised?
Vital organs, nerves, brain—all shredded. What else is left?
Between cellular breakdown and a strict diet of magic soup... what's next?

This diet isn't dangerous and doesn't require supervision if you stick to a 10 to 14-day stretch—unless, of course, you have underlying health issues that require a doctor's oversight. You could just run it once a week, doing those 10 to 14 days every two or three months. Is it really that complicated?

The core rules for a parental leave break?
Maybe try not to overeat? Just a thought.
Eat slow. Savor the meal. Is that really too much to ask?
Transition back to regular food gradually over a few days. This applies if you’ve been on a long-term diet—anything longer than twelve days. Does anyone actually expect instant results?

Good luck. 😉

Magic soup? Is that all we're calling it now?👎
I tried that "magic soup" fad ages ago. Total nonsense. I don't buy into magic soups or miracle diets; the only real way to lose weight is by cutting calories. Besides, I’m not the type to follow some rigid menu someone else dictates—especially in a place where the food options are already so limited and repetitive. Why bother?
What's the point of thinking long-term when I'm definitely not eating this menu for the rest of my life? That soup was great at first—actually helped kill the hunger pangs—but after a few days, I’d rather just starve than take another bite. Who actually enjoys that taste?
And I definitely didn't drop 5 to 9 pounds in a week. Losing 10 to 18 pounds in just two weeks isn't exactly "healthy" by medical standards, though there's no need to worry about it—you aren't actually going to lose that much anyway.

Absolute garbage. It’s completely useless. A total nightmare to deal with, honestly just a massive headache and a waste of time.👎

Are you two speaking from experience, or what?

frozenbadger54 said:Are you two speaking from personal experience here?

What do you think?😳
I used to manage to scrape by even with soup, but man, that day I ate those bananas—it was brutal. I didn't go to the bathroom for days. My stomach was bloated like a massive balloon.☕ I dropped 4 pounds only to gain them all right back almost immediately, even though I was trying to be super disciplined about eating light and cutting out sweets.

Just drop it. Stick to an hour of solid physical activity every single day, stop mixing carbs with proteins and starches, drink plenty of fluids (green tea if you can), and make sure you have a consistent breakfast of grains. If you do that, you'll start shedding fat naturally. Listen to your body, but more importantly, accept yourself for who you are right now—because that’s the only way real change actually happens.

frozenbadger54 said:Are you two speaking from experience?

You bet!
All that talk is nonsense. First, figure out the psychological root of why you're overeating, then go from there. Overeating isn't the actual problem; it's just a symptom of some other imbalance or dissatisfaction. Once you actually make peace with yourself—meaning, when you're finally ready to be disciplined and your desire for health outweighs your craving for junk—you won't need vitamin guides, Oprah segments, or endless internet searches. You'll realize the path to losing and maintaining weight is actually pretty straightforward. The point isn't starving yourself or feeling miserable under a strict diet; it’s the exact opposite: frequent, healthy meals and enough exercise to actually feel good.

I already can't stand it on day one... cabbage is gross... 🤮... eating pizza right now 😬

Angela Wright said:Honestly, just let it go. If you can manage an hour of solid physical activity every single day and stop mixing carbohydrates with proteins and starches, you'll be fine.

Well, technically starch *is* a carbohydrate... I think you might have meant fat. And besides, there's really no rule saying you can't mix carbs with protein; it’s typically that carb-and-fat combo that causes the trouble.

frozenbadger54 said:- you lose 10 to 20 pounds a week on this diet, and you feel amazing...

Yeah, sure, if you chop your own arm off. Though you probably wouldn't feel "amazing" then.

jadetiger962 said:Starch is just carbohydrates... I think you actually meant fat. Plus, carbs can be paired with proteins just fine; it’s that carb-fat combo that’s the real killer.

Look, starch is a specific type of carbohydrate—it's a polysaccharide, a complex sugar. The reason I singled it out is that when you're actually structuring a meal plan, you have to distinguish it from the "quick" carbs people usually grab, like white bread or pasta. Even if the elemental makeup is similar, the molecular structure makes them behave differently in the body.
I honestly don't get why diet culture is so obsessed with telling us to separate things like potatoes from pasta. It feels arbitrary. Maybe there's something to do with digestive enzymes or certain metabolic byproducts created during digestion, but I'm just speculating here.🤷

My cousin and I gave it a shot about two years ago.😂

I dropped maybe five or six pounds pretty fast... though honestly, it was probably just because everything I ate tasted like cardboard.🤣

I quit pretty quickly.😬

That soup is absolutely revolting😁

Look, if I’m actually craving a bit more volume but want to keep things on the lighter side, I just whip up my own veggie soup from scratch. I throw in everything—cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, peas, leeks—and toss in a piece of chicken so I actually have something substantial for lunch. Then I just graze on that for both lunch and dinner.

Kimberly Davis52 said:Yeah, if you cut your own hand off. Though you probably wouldn't feel great then...

🤷 I was just transcribing