Ingredients:

Ingredients:
1 can diced tomatoes
6 large green onions, chopped
4 cans beef broth
1 package dry onion soup mix
1 bunch of celery, thinly sliced or coarsely chopped
1 large head cabbage, coarsely chopped
2 cans green beans, drained
2 carrots, thinly sliced or coarsely chopped
2 green bell peppers, chopped

Directions:
1. Place all ingredients into large pot over high heat and cover with water.
2. Boil fast for 10 minutes.
3. Reduce heat to simmer and continue to cook until vegetables are tender.

We like our vegetables al dante or crispy. This is amazingly good soup and I make it often, even if we are not trying to lose weight. I have used it for more than 20 years. This soup can be eaten as often as you are hungry. Eat as much as you want. This soup will not add calories. The more you eat the more you will lose. (If eaten alone for indefinite periods of time you will suffer malnutrition.)

Following is a recommended plan to lose weight quickly. Larry and I have done this a few times over the years to lose weight quickly before vacation or a special event. It works! I usually lose more than Larry does, I guess because women tend to retain more water. We have never followed the diet longer than 2 weeks.

Drink only unsweetened juices, tea, coffee, cranberry juice and water. Drink several glasses of water each day to flush your system.

Day One:
Eat only fruit, all the fruit you want except banana.
Drink unsweetened tea, black coffee, cranberry juice, and water.
Eat as much soup as you like.

Day Two:
All you want – fresh, raw, or cooked vegetables of your choice. Stay away from dry beans, peas, and sweet corn. Reward yourself with a big baked potato with butter for dinner. Eat as much soup as you like but no fruit for today.

Day Three:
Combine days one and two, eat as much fruit, vegetables, and soup, as you like but no baked potato.

Day Four:
Eat as many as eight bananas and drink as many glasses of skim milk as you would like on this day, along with your soup. This day is supposed to lessen your desire for sweets.

Day Five:
You may have 10-20 ounces of beef (300-500g) and a large tin or up to six fresh tomatoes. Drink at least 6 to 8 glasses of water this day to wash the uric acid from your body. Eat your soup at least once today. You may eat broiled or baked chicken (skinless) instead of beef. If you prefer, you can substitute broiled fish for the beef.

Day Six:
Eat beef and vegetables today. You can even have two or three steaks if you like, with fresh vegetables or salad. NO BAKED POTATO. Eat your soup at least once.

Day Seven:
Eat all you want of brown rice, unsweetened fruit juices, and vegetables. Be sure to eat your soup at least once today. No bread, alcohol, or carbonated beverages, not even diet soda.