second day sickness

by Marjanna Bremer
(Pesse, Drenthe, Netherlands)

I am on day 3 today, and I must say, yesterday was so difficult, I thought about quiting. I had a humungus headache, I felt like throwing up and I could not move without dizziness. No fruits is what made it especially hard. And the fact that I may not use salt, even though I only use low-sal wich is 66% less natriumchloride. Today I weighed myself and I only lost 500 gr, I almost lost hope. I made a new pan of asian cabbbage soup and promised myself to stick to it, but are there anymore people sick on this diet? Could my thyroidmedicine (thyrax 0.86 mg a day)have something to do with it?

greetz Marjanna



Dear Marjanna,
thank you for your photo testimonial - showing a happy dutch woman.
I hope today with allowed vegetables AND fruits you feel much better... If not, I regret, but we are not allowed to give you any medical advice. We recommend to ask your doctor directly.

People react different to the cabbage soup diet.
The majority feels very well and full of new energy. There is however a minority which experiences sickness, tireness or headaches in the beginning. Headaches might be associated with metabolic changes in the body system and the detoxifying effect...Pumping all that fluid in and the radical nutrition change also changes the heart rate, blood flow...

Please make sure to drink sufficient water and tea besides the cabbage soup.

Usually these symptoms disappear very soon - if not we strongly recommend a medical consultation.

Our experience proves, that the convenient cabbage soup diet with added protein shakes is tolerated far better.

Get here an answer to a similar question:
not feeling well


The weight loss effect starts sometimes very early but can also wait until 2 days after the diet week.


All the best,

Gabriela