Sacred Heart Diet: Soup Based 7 Day Meal Plan (2023)

Christina

It’s worked for me, lost 7# in 6 days. I feel energetic.

Wayne

How often can you eat fresh fruit

Renee

Hi on day four have lost 5lb following diet. I do work and can not eat every 2 hours. I eat 4 times a day and have not been hungry at all. I take 1 excedrine /w caffeine if headache occurs. I am using Mrs. Dash on veg. Or Salad Elagance both very good on veg. I found Walden Farms product that is free of everything. Use on veg. Soup is good I added worchester and hot sauce to soup. Very good broth. Will cut veggies smaller next time.

Renee

Hi I am on day 4 and have lost 5 lbs I have stuck to plan. I have used mrs dash seasoning on veg. I found Walden farms ranch dressing that has nothing bad no calories or carbs,. So far so good plan on doing this for 2 weeks. Had some small headaches but take excedrine w/ caffeine.

Alison

Is the diet only soup every day and no how much soup can you have every day. Does anyone know if you can have apple spider vinegar in your water. Cheers

Sherrylee

Can I add cabbage to the soup?

Sylvie

Down 9 lbs today 🙂 still wondering in about 4 weeks what would u recommend as a life ,weight watchers, counting calories, low carb, keto diet, just need to prepare myself thanks for any info , i do have to be on a low sodium so I’ve got that covered lol thanks again

Sylvie

It says you can use salt, pepper, curry, hot sauce, parsley, .I use onion powder and im still losing , good luck

Sylvie

Lost 6 lbs and im on day 5 today, can u substitute beef with chicken one day, thanks.

Kimberly

Can you use seasoning on the vegetables? For example pepper/a little salt? What about oil or vinegar? I appreciate any info.

Sylvie

I plan to stay on this for a while. What do you recommend afterwards, low calorie diet, keto or weight watchers. I need to change my eating habits. Ive been on prednisone for over 10 yrs and its had a toll on my body. I have an autoimmune disease Myasthenia gravis, so im trying to lose the 90 lbs i gained from steroids. I am very determined. 🙂 thanks Sylvie M

Linda

Has anyone done this diet with only vegan ingredients? If so what did you use to substitute for the beef/chicken?

Sylvie

Hi , i so want to do this diet but in fear i will gain it all back as they say its just water you lose. How true is this. I have to go for open heart surgery in 3 mnths and was hoping to lose 30 lbs , is this realiastic. How long should i do this for? Thanks for any input!?

Liv

Is there difference in how much you’ll lose from the alternative soup? – just cause I don’t like tomatoes at all.

Pattycakes

Ok this is my 7th day and I’m down 14pds i did eat 1cp of bran cereal with skim milk on day 5 and 6 other than that i stuck to the diet exactly

Pattycakes

I started this diet and on day 4 I have lost 8pds when i tell you i did exactly what it said and i love the soup…cant wait until day7 for total lost….i will do it for 6wks will keep yall posted…

Mary

I am on day 3 and have lost no weight. I did this years ago and lost 7 lbs the first week. I only have 7 lbs to lose and don’t understand why I am not losing any weight! Any suggestions? I am being very stick!!!

Tim

I did this diet 18 years ago and lost about 18 lbs. I’m now doing it again before I go on vacation. This soup is kicking my butt. I’m going to puree it and add hot sauce. I hope this doesn’t limit my results.

Barbara

My husband and I started yesterday. Today woke up with a wicked headache, him also. Will let everyone know the progress.

Amanda

Can you eat chicken instead of the beef

Julia

I have been doing this diet for over 12 weeks (3 months) I take two – three days off between each week….it works!!!! I’ve lost over 32 lbs and have gone from a size 13-14 to a 7-8…keep in mind, on your days off, limit sweets and alcohol.

Pete

I first did this diet in January 2007. I did it for two week then took a week off. Then another through the end of the year. In January my weight was 310 pounds. By the end of December my weight was 215 pounds. The only other thing I did this whole time, was cut out all sweets and no alcohol.

Mary

I’m doing this diet, i’m on day 4 and so far I’ve lost 5 pounds. Keep you guys posted with the results at the end of this week.

Miranda

I have done thos for 2 days I’ve cheated both days, 3rd day today and I woke up with a wicked headache. I’ve still managed to lose 4lbs. Not bad.

Rob

I have done this diet multiple times with great results. Unfortunately I did put most of the weight back on over a long period of time. I am on day 3 now and have lost 5#. I have changed the home made soup to progresso light soups. A little more calories and salt but still very effective. Makes the diet much easer to get through

Elena

I would recommend this diet and please follow it exactly for better results. I’m on day 6, but this time I’ve skipped the banana / milk day ( I only had one banana and a glass of milk for breakfast and then the stake with tomatoes)… today continue with the stake and veggies and tomorrow brown rice. So far I’ve lost 8 lbs. Second week I’ll try to stick to every detail!

Jane

I have done this , followed it to a T and lost 15 pounds in a week. I didn’t gain it back after. I would definitely recommend this diet, and follow it EXACTLY!

Tracey

This os a goodbdiet to follow u will lose weight. Doing it

Annie

The diet works! The first time I did it I lost 12 lbs and my daughter lost 15 lbs. I’m doing it again. I completed 2 days and lost 2.5 lbs. I’m only trying to lose 7-10 in total. The more you need to lose the faster the weight will come off. I’m not obese, just slightly overweight so I won’t lose as much as others.
I weigh myself when I wake up and when I’m about to go to bed. Yesterday I weighed less at the end of the day than when the day started. Now that’s progress!

Catherine

Hi my name is Catherine I just made the soup and can’t wait to start this Diet

Jo Jo

This recipe is not original Sacred Heart soup diet. Anything processed (LIPTONS CHICKEN NOODLE) Is a tip off .

Ali

I have been sticking to every detail of this diet. Workout everyday. On day 4 and have only lost 1 lb. Not giving up but I am frustrated. Any tips?

Lynn

I just finished this diet on Monday. Let me tell you it differently works. I lost 15 pounds. And you have to stick to the plan. Weighed myself on Sunday then on Monday I was 5 pounds lighter. So the order is important. I made smoothies on day 3, Spinach, apple, strawberries, water and ice. Also had butter on my brown rice w spenda

Deborah

I did this 2 years ago for 2 weeks and I didn’t gain back the weight until now. So this definitely works for me and I will do it again.

Chantal Husson

I did that diet soup 5 years ago and i lost 14 lbs in a week and after that week i eat just alkaline and i lost 30 lbs in 30 days , i was feeling really good . now i decide to do that again because i am older and cholesterol little high so i now it’s time doing that again!

Linda

SNK68
Thank you so much for all your input, I started this diet yesterday & am so glad I’ve found this forum. 🙂

Florence

Can a person eat dates on this diet?

Audra

Will the diet work without the soup…

irene

So I have started this diet.. I am on Day 4. But I am at work and i had only a small Portion of this soup with me, milk and 3 bananas…so I ate also a small Portion of salat without oil or Dressing, only with salt… it#s ok??

Shay

Is the 60 calorie soup mix dry okay?

Loreto

abocado, Olive oil are allowed??

Meashy

This is my second time doing this diet, I am on day 5, thank God i am passed the banana day. Hate that day. would love to be able to substitute the bananas with something else, has anyone tried?

Lise

When I prepare myself to start this diet I make a large pickling pot full and bottle the soup.
Then when I’m ready I have at least 24 mason jars to start and enough for 2 weeks and it doesn’t take up any room in the fridge.

Neil

The recipe makes one pot of the soup. Is that pot supposed to last the whole 7 days? Is it ok to eat more than one pot? The guidelines say the more soup you eat the more weight I’ll lose.

Birdie

What are the nutrition is in the soup ?

libby Adamthwaite

Hi, I’ve been on the diet now for 2 weeks. the good thing is I’m not constantly hungry anymore. The bad thing is, I’ve been experiencing severe muscle cramps in my legs and feet and dizziness. I’m not sure if this is due to the rapid eight loss or something else. It only happened when I started the diet? the Banana day seemed to help. Otherwise I like the diet, and I’m definitely loosing weight.

Charley b

Are potatoes allowed on veg days

Charley b

Are the drinks listed allowed on all days? Or certain drinks on certain days?

Charley b

Can I have grilled mushrooms on steak day?

Fadia

Hi I started the Sacred diet today Wednesday , but started Monday meal. My question with fruits can we eat dates? They are full of natural sugars, however I eat 3 everyday for the Iron and magnesium they have. If I shoudln’t eat them I wont. Thank you

rachel

can you use sweetners

Bill

this diet works , true are the words you must stick to the instructions,
if not it’s a waste of time

Medicnomore

I have started this before, but wanted to make sure everyone saw it. I used this diet for the first time twenty years ago! Then there wasn’t a hundred different versions. This one.is the closest to the one I used,(always being successful). The biggest change I see is the main ingredient being left off, which may help with having more for those who needed to make additional soup. Originally, you needed to chop a medium had of cabbage, cover with water, cook down, then add the other ingredients, and it was just canned or fresh tomatoes, not stewed. It also had the use of any spice to soup and even veggies if needed. As someone mentioned, curry was one they suggested, and we now know it is useful.
I also mentioned that I had used over the years, Truvia to sweeten drinks and fruits (like strawberries), butter flavored flakes and mist for potatoes/veggies, and the pump dressing for salads. I honestly don’t know if it’s sold anymore, but it was just flavored water essentially, but did give some additional taste w/out added calories, fat, etc.

Ajit kaur

Hi can we use sugar free for tea or not.

Melody

Can you have sugar free, fat free creamer in your coffee

Jennifer Klauck

I’m on week 2 of this diet.. Before this diet I started the Apple Cider Vinegar drink 2X a day. Will this affect how much weight I lose?

Ajit kaur

Hi i am vegetarian can I substitute meat and chicken with something plz help me as i really want to do this diet to boost my weight loss.

Richie

Just finished the diet. Second time I’ve used it. I love it. Although I am not really overweight, I wanted to drop those extra pounds from Thanksgiving and Christmas. I began at 177 pounds (I am 5 feet 10 1/2 inches tall). Today (first day off the diet) I weighed in at 170.4. My usual comfortable weight is about 172, so I can now resume at a healthy, typical meal plan. FYI; my healthy, typical meal plan consists of whole grain cereal with blueberries and skim milk in morning, peanuts and raisins or cantaloupe and blueberries as a snack, and chicken, fish or (occasional) red meat with broccoli for dinner. (I only eat two full meals per day). For sweets I’ll have a Fiber One 90 calorie chocolate brownie. I also eat Skinny Pop popcorn on those “cheating” days. Admittedly, my one downfall is sugar-free coke zero. I drink a couple of cans a day. However, I drink 4 or 5 bottles of water as well. I’m 65 years old , exercise daily, and feel as good as ever. I plan on doing the sacred heart diet once every three months to “cleanse”. Hope this helps.

Melody Hancock

Can I drink the apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, water, cinnamon, and honey mixture while I am on this diet? I usually drink that on a weekly basis.

Kathleen

This diet is the ONLY diet that works for me as I see results quickly! Losing a pound or two a week or 10 pounds in a month is depressing and I quickly get discouraged and quit. I can go on this diet for 2 weeks, lose a dress size, fit into old clothes and be encouraged to press onward.

Nichelle

What are you supposed to eat for breakfast or are you just supposed to eat the soup for breakfast lunch and dinner? I like to have 2 boiled eggs for breakfast, is that ok?

Bob

Can I eat green leafy vegetables every night?

Margaret Jane

All the comments here are very helpful thank you. Can I use uncle bens brown rice in the packet?

Dcrc

Can you drink alcohol with this diet?

Rick

Of course no institution is going to endorse this for fear of those that would stay on it for a much longer time period risking a chance of not getting the proper nutrition for good health. Who’d put their name on that? It’s just a common sense diet never meant to last for more than a week or two. I was told it originated for those about to have heart surgery!

Rick

I’ve tried it and it really does work. So what’s wrong with losing the weight and afterwards maintaining a smart diet of good calorie intake and healthy foods to maintain the weight you lost during the “sacred heart diet”? Just make sure you don’t go overboard after the diet so it wasn’t all in vain! Thus dropping 10 or so lbs. can be kept off by now eating healthy and watching calorie intake.

sandy hamilton

I’ve lost 26 pounds so far and have not put it back on. My cholesterol levels have dropped and I have more energy than I’ve had in years.
I was able to eat as much as I wanted of soup to keep me from wanting to eat the wrong foods. I’ve tried other diets which have not worked.
After reading this alternative soup you have listed potatoes they are only allowed on certain days not every day.
My last blood work, after losing 19 pounds, have my levels in the no medication needed. My Dr. was very surprised and happy for my progress.

Sandra

Can you swap days with meals

Jay

On vegetable day can I eat red and yellow peppers or only green. Can I only eat tomatoes on the day stated or other veggie days.

Jenna

Hi, it seems my weight is not budging and I’ve been on this diet for 3 days. What do I do?

Maria

I love this diet

kolala

Great, I think with this sacred diet, weight will not be a problem

Sara

Can you make green smoothies on days that you can have veggies & fruits with approved fruits/veggies??

crystal edwards

I love this sacred heart diet i did one before and the results was amazing.

Janiqua

Good day

I struggle to loose weight and 1 of my friends told me to use this diet!!!
I didn’t start with it, because i wanna find out about the following please!!!
I really need help…

* I’m a Vegetarian and i don’t use beef or Chicken stock/broth

Can i replace it with something els or do i leave it out?

* Also i was in a car accident and broke my back and I’m not allowed to do exercises until i get my back fixed… I’ve picked up +/-20kg

Will this effect the weight loss?

Clive Jackson

I am on this diet, BUT I exercise three hours a day – 1,000 calories burned each day.
I can’t bike early in the morning without one 70calorie slice of toast in my stomach. I this catastrophic? And if I substitute Campbell’s tomato soup occasionally for the chicken noodle, is that a serious problem?

Amanda

Can I leave out beef broth and just and a little more of the Lipton Chicken noodle?

SNK68

Hi everyone,
I have a little request if you all don’t mind?
This website provides a lot of information regarding this 7 day diet and with all the many comments/statements and questions that are answered on here. It would be very useful for everyone that has done or is currently doing this diet to post your experiences and results.
Please, share your experiences and difficulties as much as those who had better experiences and tips&tricks to make it easier for themselves and eventually others.
Some have/will succeed and some might fail, either way your results and experiences are key to helping one another or any new people willing/wanting to try doing this 7 day diet plan.

If you went through this diet and succeeded, then let us all know how you did it and how your experience went. Your experiences are crucial to encourage and support new people being introduced to this diet.
And if for some reasons, your diet didn’t go as planned, then let us all know too. Tells us what you did, changed or didn’t follow.
Bad results and the experiences that go with it are more important than the success stories.
People need to know what you might have changed, added, subtracted or modified from the original soup recipe and/or 7 day daily plans and ingredients. Or maybe some have not had the end result they wanted, even though they followed the recipe and 7 day diet plan to a “T”. Tells us your starting stats, height, weight, age, gender and exercise levels. That kind of information could answer many questions in regards to successful results and/or unsuccessful results. Your experiences, success, difficulties, health stats, combined with the information already posted on here in many comments can really help you and others to succeed.
Let’s work together and support one another by sharing our experiences, results (good or bad) to figure out how to improve and mutually support each other. I’ve posted tons of information regarding this diet, combined with my own experiences and many others have also posted great information as well. Heck, after going through all the comments posted on here, all the information regarding this diet is on here, thanks too many who helped by sharing their experiences and giving out great information and answering the many questions that people had.
I see many people asking questions and being answered and stating they were going to start this diet thanks to the information posted, but go silent and don’t post their end results and experiences.
Your data, difficulties, hardships, successes, failed attempts, great results are crucial to helping yourselves and the many others wanting to try this diet out.
Working together and helping one another with shared experiences and results, can only help improve future success stories. If you tried this diet and didn’t get the end results you wanted, then let’s go through everything you did and try to find what might of gone wrong?
Like I said previously, many also did this diet and followed it to a “T” but didn’t get the end results they hoped/expected after going through the hardship of this diet.
I have some people who have contacted me directly and some did great and some didn’t, some even had digestive issues that were maybe just that “digestive issues” or in one case that person tried “blending” the soup. And had to halt their diet due to digestive issues which we don’t know for sure what happened?
Was it because the soup was blended and harder to digest in such a form or was it because that person’s digestive system just couldn’t handle the combination of the ingredients or daily plans with other ingredients in the day plans? Are there others who had similar digestion issues?
We can’t know this if people don’t share their experiences and end results.
This is not about giving grief to anyone, but rather trying to see and pin point what could of affected the end results.

So please, share your data, experiences, hardships, successes, failures, which part was the most difficult, which part was the easiest and so on. Only by sharing such data can we (together) help others and even ourselves regarding this diet.
So, don’t be shy and please share your experiences, good or bad.

Thank you and best wishes to all.

Steve
snknight1968 at hotmail dot com

Barbara Magnus

Nowhere in this diet there is mention of the use of herbs and/or spices. Can one add fresh parsley, cilantro, basil, mint, or dried Herbes de Provence, Oregano, (dried), curry powder, to make the veggies and other ingredients more interesting? I am planning to start this diet on Monday, at the recommendation of a friend. Thank you for your input!

Ema

Hi,I have done this diet before but I have done my soup with cabbage and now that I read the instructions to prepare it I see there is no cabbage….what should I do?

SNK68

Hi everyone!
I’ve been getting many questions/inquiries via email lately and it’s a pleasure to answer them to the best of my knowledge and experiences. So, keep them coming and if I can help you with the answers, it makes me happy to do so.
And now onto the subject that keeps recurring more and more lately in my mailbox regarding the 10 to 17 lbs possible weight loss during this 7 day diet plan and how was I able to accomplish such numbers by doing three 7 day diets in 5 weeks without spending 2 hrs a day in the gym 6 days a week.
My answer is simple, I was able to do so for two major reasons…
1) I had the body fat % to lose, meaning I was not fit at all and had a beer belly even though I don’t drink beer. (this reason will have more meaning as you read on). My starting weight was 221.6 and I’m 5’11” tall in my late 40’s.
2) When I decide to do this diet, I commit 100% hardcore to it, be it just once or three times within 5-6 weeks. In a previous comment/reply to someone on here, I set a 7 days example from day 1 to day 7-8-9 up to day 14th. Not everyone can commit so hard or have enough of a motivation to make the sacrifices to do it so intensively. And yes, you don’t need to do it as I do it. Many people have lost major weight (up to 18-22 lbs) by just doing the strict minimum required. As long as you stay committed and follow the diet to a “T” without changing/adding/subtracting the ingredients and follow the 7 day plan and stick to it without cutting corners and have the body fat % to lose. You will lose body fat and put some nice numbers up.

Now, to address the question I keep getting about weight numbers being on the high numbers of lbs loss for some and lower for others.
To address this issue, I’ll give/walk you through two examples.
Person A) female, 30 yrs old, 5,5″ tall, 170 lbs
Person B) female, 30 yrs old, 5,5″ tall, 140 lbs
Both follow the 7 day diet perfectly and do the next 7 day follow up by eating healthy and under 1250 calories a day max.
On day 8 early morning, person A) lost 17.5 lbs.
On day 8 early morning, person B) lost 11.5 lbs
From day 8 early morning to day 14th early morning, person A) lost an extra 3.5 lbs.
From day 8 early morning to day 14th early morning, person B) lost an extra 1.5 lbs.
Both followed the diet to a “T” and both did the exact same exercise from day 4 to day 14th.
So, if they both did everything right and perfect, how come person A) lost so much more than person B)?
The answer is quite simple, person A) had a much higher body fat percentage to start with than person B).
The honesty here is, Person B) is reasonably fit and doesn’t have as much body fat to lose as person A).
If person A)’s goal is to lose 30-35 lbs in two, maybe three 7 day diets with 2 weeks off and eating right in between. And you commit and do everything right, your chances are good to achieve that weight loss. Heck you might even surpass that and lose more than 35 lbs. Just remember, as you lose bigger numbers in the beginning, you’ll lose less on your next 7 day diets because you have less body fat % to lose now. Bottom line, the closer you get to your goal, the harder it is to shed the rest of the extra lbs.
And now, onto person B) the fact that her starting weight is much lower, so is her body fat % , it’s harder for her to lose high numbers even though she’s done the exact same things as person A).
Believe it or not, person B) will have to do a little extra to reach her goal, as long as her goal is realistic and healthy.
For examples, implement a bit more cardio from day 5 to day 14th and instead of eating 1250 calories max daily from day 8 to day 14th, she might have to drop the 1250 calories a day max to 1050 calorie a day intake max, from day 8 to day 14th. By doing just this little extra (difference), person B) would probably drop from 140 lbs to 128-125 lbs realistically with just one attempt. If you want to lose a bit more, then after week 2 you start over your second 7 day diet and you should realistically lose another 5-8 lbs. But remember, those extra lbs will be much harder to lose and there’s no room for mistakes or cheating of any kind.
If you read up on my 5 week journey to losing 43.4 lbs, you will see that my first 7 day diets my loss was 16.4 on day 8 and by day 14th I had lost a total 18.8 lbs.
My next two 7 day diets, my losses were lower from the second one to the third one. Because I did not have the same body fat % as to when I started. So, you also must expect the same if you do the diet two to three times no matter how much you commit to perfection during your following extra diets. The less body fat % you have, the less lbs you will lose.
I hope this long winded explanation covers the differences of weight losses from person A) to person B).

Good luck and best wishes to all!!!
P.S. Easy on Easter day binges…lol

Sara J

I want to start this diet,but I don’t know how to prepare the soup? I have seen to many versions with different ingredients,can someone tell me the righ ingredients of the soup,how to prepare it,to blend it or not?

sfinn

There are many different ingredients in a few of the diets I have seen on here. On the recipe that was first started it was Lipton’s Onion Soup mix not the chicken noodle. There are more Carbohydrates in the chicken noodle one. NO carrots or green beans either those have more Carbohydrates. But I didn’t see garlic, soy sauce, or salsa in there either. The skim milk is only for the 4th day not the whole 7 days, and 3 banana’s max for the 4th day also. Good luck to all that do use this diet and make sure you watch for any hidden health problems.

SNK68

Hiya all,
Well today is day 8 of week 5, and my final result of my third 7 day diet is 9.4 lbs loss.
5 weeks ago, my starting weight was 221.6 lbs and after 5 full weeks, three 7 day diets, my final weight is 178.2 lbs.
For a total weight loss of 43.4 lbs for a 5 week period.
I won’t lie, it wasn’t easy and at times I was a bit grumpy. But the result makes it all worth it. I have never done this diet 3 times in a row and the hardest part was definitely eating the same darn soup every day. I won’t repeat my journey that I posted since the start since the end result is what matters for me right now. But if you’re curious as to how I did it, just read my previous comments that detailed my 5 week journey/diet.
So, for the next week, I will follow a 1250 calorie a day regiment, to see if I can lose more or at least stabilize and not gain weight back. I will definitely have a “reward day” on day 10th.
Now, I’ll just do some extra cardio and low weight exercises to tone up for the summer.
For those detractors that say this diet doesn’t work and you only lose water, I say B.S!
This diet, if followed to a “T” does work and I didn’t have to go to a gym 2 hours a day for 6 days.
For me, this is a new record, this is the most weight I’ve ever lost doing this diet. The fifth week was definitely hard and even though it was the least weight I lost, it was worth it big time for me. I haven’t weighed under 180 lbs in at least 15 years.
And I feel freaking great!!!
Next week I’ll do my lemon water detox and cleanse, and I might even lose a few pounds in the process.
So, I’m a very happy camper today!! 🙂

I wish everyone good luck and all the best doing your diet!

Sharon

I’m going to try this diet because I’m having knee surgery in June ,I have high blood pressure and I’m a diebe tic and I have sleep apnea ,also restless leg syndrome will this diet trigger any of my illinesses?

Elena

Hi,I want to start the diet tomorrow and I want to know if I drink detox water with grapefruit or water with ginger &lemon K will lose more weight or should I just drink normal water and I will lose the same weight ?

Serenity

Hi, so I’ve already done this diet for one week and I lost 6kgs, does that mean I can just continue from day 1 without a 2 day break from the diet since I did not lose more than 7.5 kgs like the plan said?. Also would this be dangerous if I do so? Will I get sick?

SNK68

Hi all,
Well yesterday was day one of week 5 and the start of my third 7 day diet. Four weeks ago, before my first 7 day diet, my starting weight was 221.6, I weighed myself on the morning of day 8 and had lost 16.4 and lost a bit more for 16.8 on day 9th. I continued losing as I had a total loss of 17.4 on day 10th. I did everything right meal wise and I’m happy to say that from day 10th to early morning day 14th (I lost another 1.4 lbs in that second week) for a grand total of 18.8 in 14 days.
My second 7 day diet starting week 3, my starting weight was 203.2 lbs. And I was glad to report that after this second 7 day diet, I lost 13.4 lbs by day 8 early that morning for a total loss of 31,8 lbs after only 3 weeks and doing this diet twice in 3 weeks.
My new weight on that morning was 189.8!!
On day 10th of my third week and second 7 day diet and unlike the first time, I didn’t lose anymore weight. Actually I gained a full pound to bring my weight to 190.8 lbs but after the end of week four, and eating right, I lost a total of 3,2 lbs.
So on day one of week five, my starting weight is 187.6, so I’m already in a win win situation, since my initial goal was 190 lbs.
This is going to be my first time doing this 7 day diet 3 times in a row. So, I don’t really know what to expect and I won’t be too hard on myself since I’ve done good so far. Even though what I just said, I will not sway away or cheat in any way, shape or form during the next 7 days.
Wish me luck….lol
Oh and has anyone on here ever done this 7 day diet 3 times in a row and if so, what were your results after the third one? Was it worth it? Did you lose enough on the third time to make it worth the hardship of going through this diet a third time?

SNK68

Hey Ted, I have a comment that is awaiting moderation on here and I don’t know how long that will take. It’s a reply to Ela about green leafy vegetables and her not being able to eat those vegetables without adding olive oil.
In my post that is awaiting moderation, I say that olive oil is not recommended in this diet and that she needs to eat green leafy vegetables. I made suggestions as to how to help her by adding lemon juice and seasoning salt to make it easier. I say in my post that you might have suggestions/recommendations to help her out. Check out her comment and if you can chime in, I’m sure she would be very appreciative.

Ela

hi everybady 🙂
i’m in the second week of the diet and i lost only 2kg but i think that i did some errors (i’ve read all coments). but the day that i didn’t lost but took wight was the 7th day. i used to eat only integral rise and soup all day and monday (8th day) i was + 400gr and tuesday (9th day ) +400 gr. now i’m on 4th day of second week and i lost 1kg.
for the vegetables i’ve read all coments (especially coments of SNK68) and i know now what to eat but for the fruits i’m not sure what to eat. the diet says all fruits and i used to eat during this day :apple,peach,melon,banana and plums. (i used to eat banana too in the second day but from the coment i read that it’s not right). i think that i’m not well informed for what to eat each day because the diet says the things in general but i understand that some products it’s better to not eat them. so….i think that i need to know better what to eat each day (any name of products)
if i eat many times suop during the day,is there any problem? because the diet said that we can eat as many soup as we can during the day but from the coment i read that isn’t so :/.
i hope that someone can help me 🙂
thank you!

Megan

Hi,I read all the comments I just want to know should I drink lemon+hot water when I wake up or its better to do without drinking it?

SNK68

Hi folks,
Well today is day 8 of my third week and the end of my second 7 day diet. I started my second 7 day diet on the beginning of the third week. 3 weeks ago my starting weight was 221.6 and after 7 days I weighed myself on the morning of day 8 and had lost 16.4 and lost a bit more for 16.8 on day 9th. I continued losing as I had a total loss of 17.4 on day 10th.
I did everything right meal wise and I was happy to say that from day 10th to early morning day 14th (I had lost another 1.4 lbs in those few days) for a grand total of 18.8 in 14 days.
So my starting weight 7 days ago was 203.2 and I felt great mentally and up to the challenge. My goal for the second time around was to lose 13 lbs.
I did everything by the book, I also even made a little more soup so that this second time around, I would have enough soup left on day 7 to have 2 large bowls or 3 smaller bowls.
And I am glad to report that after this second 7 day diet, I lost 13.4 lbs by day 8 early this morning for a total loss of 31,8 lbs after only 3 weeks and doing this diet twice in 3 weeks.
My new weight as of this morning is 189.8!!
And I feel great, energized, happy and so upbeat that I am contemplating doing it a third time starting on the 1 st of next month. This second time around was actually so much better in every way. I did everything right, made more soup to start with, followed the regiment to a “T”, nothing added, nothing modified (other than not eating as many steaks as recommended on day 6), forcing myself to drink about a gallon a day of liquids.
For the next 2 days, I’m going to eat right with 4 already made meals plus 2 healthy snacks a day for a total of 1250 calories and check my weight again on day 10th.
The only other way to lose that much weight (body fat) in such a short time, is to go on “Survivor”!
This diet works, as long as you follow it to a “T”, period!

Eda

Hi,I want to start this diet but I wanna know can i drink normal coffee with brown sugar? About the exercise part instead of walking can I do some home exercises that are on youtube “Lumodell 7 minute” and jumping the rope? What do you think? I am 22 year,173 lbs.

Kim

I am starting this diet today. My concern is the exercise part. I walk on my breaks and lunch every week day and also three times a week like to go to the gym for an hour on the bycicle, eleptical machine and rowing machine. I really like it and it helps boost me emotionally and physically. Is it okay to do this on this diet?? Any help with this question would be greatly appreciated. Thank you and have a great day.

SNK68

FAQ+Tips&Tricks…
How much soup do I need to eat daily?
On day 1 to day 4, at least 3 large bowls, 4 would be better (plate size kind of bowls).
Day 5 to 7, best to eat either 2 large bowls or 3 smaller bowls.
By the end of day 4, start of day 5, your remaining pot of soup should be down by 2/3.

How much liquid all together should I drink daily?
At least a gallon of liquid or more, mostly water is best. But if you’re like me and detest drinking so much water, you’ll want to drink something else than just water.
Good liquids to complete your gallon a day (minimum) are, OCEAN”S SPRAY DIET cranberry juice (10 calories per 250 ml and 0 sugar)
Lemon water (real lemon juice from freshly squeezed lemons) is also good as is black coffee. Black coffee is actually good and recommended as it is used to burn bodyfat in a multitudes of other type of diets. Oh and green tea, also highly recommended in many other diets.

How do I know if I am not drinking enough? Listen, if you’re not going to pee at least 6-7 times a day, you’re not drinking enough.

I’m not a fan of eating a baked potato, can I substitute for something else?
No, your body needs the potassium and you’ll enjoy the taste of if it with butter (the only time you can have butter during this diet).

What fruits should I eat on days I can eat fruits?
I follow the advice that comes with the diet and stick to cantaloupes and water melon.
And bananas only on day 4, at least 3 and that’s the only time you can eat bananas during this diet.

What kind of veggies should I eat and can I cook them?
Here’s the green veggies I eat, broccoli, asparagus, brussell sprout, spinach salad or mix spring salad.
Can I add dressing or butter to the salad or other veggies?
No, you can only add spices and here’s a tip, something that works for me taste wise and helps me eating all those veggies.
I steam half of my asparagus and broccoli, and use lemon pepper to season it. You can also use low sodium seasoning salt.
The other half I eat raw and sometimes I add lemon pepper or low sodium seasoning salt on my raw vegetables.

When should I eat my fruits and veggies?
In between your soup meals and when hungry, but if you’re hungry and haven’t eaten enough soup and are behind on it, then soup should be your first choice when hungry. If you’ve eaten your quota needed of soup for the day, you can eat your fruits (when allowed) and veggies at anytime and as much as you want till you’re full.

On day 4, it says to drink as much as I can of skim milk but I am lactose intolerant, what should I drink? My opinion, drink Diet Ocean’s Spray cranberry juice a bit more than usual. Someone might be better at answering that question than me, there are other types of milks but how are they calories wise, protein wise, fat wise compared to skim milk?

On day 5, I’m not much of a red meat eater, can I substitute beef for something else?
Yes you can substitute beef for another meat protein such as chicken or fish, you just won’t get the boost of iron you need for energy. Also, I highly recommend not having more than 10 ounces of whatever meat you choose.

I don’t like tomatoes on day 5, can I substitute for another kind of vegetable?
Someone on here “Ted” said yes as long as it’s a non starchy vegetable and doesn’t surpass 132 calories total. I’ve looked it up and tomatoes are considered a super food and have well known benefits for weight loss and heart benefits as well.
So, it’s up to you.
Tips for eating 6 to 8 normal size tomatoes, eat them like apples during the day, cut the top and bottom sides and add either regular pepper or again, lemon pepper.

Day 6, it says I can eat as many steaks as I want plus all the veggies I can eat plus the soup, can I really do this?
My personal recommendation is, eat at least one large bowl of soup or two smaller ones. And eat no more than a 12 ounce steak or chicken/fish, whichever you choose.
From my experiences, eating meat to my hearts content totally backfired on me each time I did it. Now I only eat steaks between 10 to 12 ounces and no more. 10 ounces on day 5 and 12 ounces on day 6.

Day 7, I don’t really like rice, I actually detest eating rice, especially brown rice. Can I substitute brown rice for something else?
No, brown rice has a significant purpose at this time in your diet. Eat all the soup you have left plus your rice and veggies till you’re full.

Can I quit smoking while doing this diet, like killing two birds with one stone?
HELL NO!!! Don’t even try it, it’s like chasing two rabbits at once and you’ll lose them both. (trust me, I know!)
The people around you will really dislike you if you try to do both. (grumpy level is at maximum….lol)

Tip; If you’re like me and hate rice, then cook it like I do, I add 1 tsp of lemon pepper in the water mixed with a tbs of butter and salt.
It’s actually good and I make 2 cups of rice for 4 meals of rice for the day. If you make only 1 cup of rice, cut the above spices and butter quantity in half.

Tip: When you’re done making your soup and while it’s cooking, I highly recommend to prep all your fruits and veggies for the week so that when you have a craving/hunger, those are ready and on hand.
Tip: Eat your snacks “fruits/veggies” in between your soup meals.
Every diet out there no matter by what name they are called, all have one basic core rule, eat at least 6 meals a day, 4 meals 2 snacks. That way, you’re always feeding your body so it doesn’t store any fat in case you don’t feed it. Meaning, your metabolism has a mind of it’s own. If you only eat 1 or 2 big meals a day, your body will store fat because it doesn’t know when will be the next time you feed it. So try to spread your meals/snacks evenly with that in mind.
Tip: Exercise, for the first 4 days, keep it to your usual activities.
Day 5 trough 7 and then 8 to 10th day, you can implement more heart pumping cardio kind of exercises. (best done after your meat meals)
BIGGEST TIP OF ALL: Only weigh yourself day 1 early morning, before eating or drinking anything and don’t touch that scale till day 8 early morning before eating or drinking anything.
That scale can be your own worst enemy, as one day it will boost you and then the next day can deflate you just as quick.

If any other questions, just ask. 🙂
Oh and if you do this diet, post what was the hardest part and what is your end result?
During your 7 days, if you’re having difficulties, get on here or other forums and you’ll get encouragement and support through the process.

Nancy Nox

I am on day 3. The first day Iost 2 lbs. Now I am back to my original weight and I have been very faithful. Also exercise every day.

SNK68

Hi folks,
Well I’m starting my second 7 day diet today. And this is where I stand so far. 2 weeks ago my starting weight was 221.6 and after 7 days I weighed myself on the morning of day 8 and had lost 16.4 and lost a bit more for 16.8 on day 9th. I continued losing as I had a total loss of 17.4 on day 10th.
Now 3 things can happen in between the ending of your first diet to the start of another a week later. You can just keep your weight steady or lose a bit more or maybe gain a bit in between.
I did everything right meal wise and I’m happy to say that from day 10th to early this morning (I lost another 1.4 lbs in this past week) for a grand total of 18.8 in 14 days.
So today on day first of my second 7 day diet, my starting weight is 203.2 and I’m feeling ok mentally and up to the challenge. Even though the idea of eating that soup for another 7 days just sucks! My goal this second time around is 13 lbs loss and I hope I don’t sway away in the process. Next time I check my weight will be day 8, next Wednesday. If anyone else is starting this diet soon or has started a few days ago, heck post your progress and results once done.
Good luck to everyone and may you all reach your goals.

Jen k

Can you drink sweet tea, or just non sweetened tea?

Lee

Is this beef “Ground Beef” ?

SNK68

Well today was day 8 and my weight in the morning showed I lost 16.4 lbs, I truly believed I would/could of reached 17 lbs loss but no cigar. I think the fact that on day 7, I hardly had 1 bowl of soup left and it was a small bowl. If I had 2 large bowls of soup left for day 7, I believe I would of finally reached the 17 lbs goal. But I’ll wait and see what my final number is tomorrow morning as I know that the body still burns fat on day 8 and 9, depending on how good you eat on those 2 days.

Shawnda Reese

In day five I don’t like tomatoes is there something else I can substitute

SNK68

I am in my late 40’s and have used this diet many times and have averaged 13 lbs loss on the first week, waited 7 days to do it again. In that week in the middle I gained back about 3 lbs but lost another 12 lbs on the second time. Also changed my diet to being healthier for the next 2 weeks and not only did I keep 22 lbs total I had lost but also lost another 5 lbs for a total loss of 27 lbs in one month.
Having experimented a few times in my first few trials of this diet, I have found that if you cheat or change things in the slightest, you’re screwing yourself and wasting your time. This diet only works if you absolutely do it exactly as detailed.
Best way to do it, just tell yourself it’s just 7 days out of your life.
So, I repeat, DO NOT CHEAT IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM!

P.S This diet is best done in winter or cool season, eating hot soup during hot days sucks!

Clyde

I tried the diet for a week and I lost 15 lbs but it is not enough as I am 220 lbs and I would like to lose 80-90 lbs and I have continued using isagenix products and then I will repeat the sacred heart diet again and I hope to lose some weight.

Maureen

I did this soup diet, lost 12 lbs in one week. I did it to get back on track with my weight. I don’t believe there is any diet out there that will take your weight off and keep it of . you are suppose to be in control of that. it worked for me.

Carolyn

Can you switch days like day 4 for day 5

Jennifer

This is not the correct recipe for the soup. DO NOT include anything chicken noodle. I’ve used this diet without the chicken noodle in the soup and had great results. This is just not the original version. Too many revisions have become permanent thanks to the Internet.

Jason

Does it matter if the soup is blended?

anonymous

I have used this diet to get me “back on track” for the first week when I get “off track” with eating healthy and have found it useful for that purpose. It makes me laugh when I read things about this diet that say its bad because you will gain the weight back after you stop the diet and will have to repeat it. This is true of any diet in the world including “changing your eating habits as a lifestyle change”. Most people who make lifestyle changes have periods where they get off track (particularly during the holidays) and no matter what diet, change or lifestyle you choose, if you stop doing it you will gain the weight back. So if you’re looking for any diet that will make you lose weight and keep it off forever no matter what you do afterwards, it does not exist.

Michele

Can I eat fruit as well on day 5 and 6? It doesn’t appeal to me to eat meat for breakfast.

sultan

where i can buy the soup

Mandi

Can you drink natural sparkling water? Zero calorie, zero sugar, zero soduium etc

Dave

Lost 18lb in one week
Felt and looked great so went out on a Bing for about 2 months.
Didn’t help
Will start again but this time I have rejoined the gym and I’m already back to running 10 after a month training

Sherman

Hey Ted, I run between 1 to 2 miles before my weight training 3-5 times a week. I just started the diet, will it be ok to eat a boiled egg without the yolk in the morning along with the soup?

Helanna

How do u prevent from Gaining the weight back

Charles

Hey Ted how much of the soup can we eat on a daily basis?

Melissa

Which almond milk?, Unsweetened? Green leafy veggies can we eat a salad with dressing?

Deep

Can I use chicken broth instead of beef broth

Trina

What can you use if you don’t eat meat?

Shannon Riley

instead of the beef broth can I use chicken broth and also the pkg of vegetable soup mix-dry, can I use chicken soup mix-dry

Lori

The diet suggests eating a cup of bran or fiber. Cereal?

Bernadette

Can I use oil and vinegar for my salads?

Bernadette

Can I replace the bake potato with sweet potato?

Bernadette

Can I have stevia for sweetener?

Lulu Rad

If I decide to blend the soup and not dice the vegetables will it still work the same way?

Yvonne Taylor

This diet is not too far off the normal for me, especially after fasting during our Orthodox lent for 46 days. I am following the plan to support my friend who needs and wants to lose weight. She lives alone and does not cook, so I made the soup. I was totally surprised how great it tastes! I thought it would be so bland, but it’s delicious. I know it wouldn’t be as tasty substituting vegetable broth for the beef broth, but what do you think of its implication diet plan-wise?

Noemi

I Will try it today I am 153 lb my goal is 23 lb wish me luck

James

Add Raspberries to your fruit day, they are at the top of the list of high fiber fruits. Each cup of raspberries contains about 8 grams of dietary fiber which is more than 1/3 of your total daily need. Raspberries also contain health promoting nutrients including vitamins C and B-complex, manganese, copper, magnesium and iron. The fiber will made you feel full longer.

Gloria Lorenzo

Can you use honey to put in the tea? Also on the days of being able to eat vegetables can you add garlic to cook them in?

Debbie Todd

On day 4 it’s says at least 3 bananas, what is ur limit?

Nozipho

please send me the diet plan

Regine

What if you don’t like bananas? What can be substituted for that?

Trina

What if your allergic to tomatoes? Is there something you substitute? Or just eliminate it totally?
Thanks for your help

merri johnstone

done this diet so many times and it does work if you follow it correctly

Prophecy7

@Jimmie,I put the skim milk in a blender with the bananas and make a banana smoothies. That way you can’t taste the milk.

Prophecy7

@Kelli,did you use the Cabbage Soup? Or the Alternate Soup?

Jimmie davis

What an you substitute skim milk for on day four of the diet? I do not like skim milk.

Kelli

Your opinion on this topic is,weak and a lite disheartening. This is a very useful diet.I did it for a month, lost 40Lbs, cleansed my body and no, I didn’t gain it back. It’s not just Water loss…IT’S Clean Healthy eating.

Gwenea Ervin

I will try it Monday I no I can do it wish me luck✌✌

cindy

I started this diet today it is very hard but i am giving it a try an im not cheating i will do the 7 days wish me luck

shawn chandler

When u eat the raw veggies can u dip it in ranch dressing

cassandral patterson

why am gain weight when i start the sacred heart diet i gain 6 ponds before i dropped went from 200 to 192 restarted the second day i am up to 200 again

verona Strauss

5 years ago I followed this soup 7 days and lost 10 kg I’m under active thyroid and it was the very first time I lost after several attempts. Now with festive days gone I gained 5 and will do this fit just five days.

Tonia Anderson

Starting diet today, but used a different version which added cabbage. Will let you know how it works! Also added the recipe to My Fitness Pal (app) using 1200 calorie guide line. Used before was a great detox!

Linda

Here’s the thing with this Diet. Its a great boost to get you back on track or lose weight fast. And that’s where people mess up. Do the week,but get on a fresh fruit and vegetable low salt,low sugar, low carb change of life way of eating. Diets are temporary and that’s what we seem to forget…

Jennifer

I am going to weigh in and start tomorrow

susan

I actually did this diet and it worked great! I lost a total of 19pds. I was shocked!!! But i was also exersising everyday. Ready to go for it again!!

Rocky

I am currently trying this diet. It is very hard to be on a diet as I love my sweets. I am doing it to detox. I am not sure how much weight I have lost yet.

D

Im back

I did it for a 2nd time and Bang !!!……12 lbs again.

After being off the diet for 1 week and really watching what I eat, I only managed to gain 1lb.

This diet works, you feel lighter and more energetic. I will try it one more time until I (hopefully) reach my goal……then it’s join the gym and start my muscle building workout program.

ron smith

try this one

D

I tried it just before the holiday……followed it To The Tee and lost 12lbs in 1 week. I knew I would gain majority of the weight back fast because WE EAT over the Christmas holiday.

I’m ready to give it another go again then continue with just watching what I eat over all.

It worked for me people

Pamela H

This diet is not PHONY!!!!! I have used it many times and love it, once you have lost the desired weight you wish then you simply eat healthy foods to keep your weight off!!!! It is great for detoxing the body, and followed right you can shed alot of unwanted weight.

Rajesh

Nice diet tips for diet after heart attack.

Jackie

Hi I just want to make the soup…I won’t follow the diet…I eat all food groups .