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Spring 2002
Now magazine
Dougray's dieting secrets
by Garth Pearce
photos: Alpha; Anthony Blake; BigPicturesPhoto.com; Camera Press; Rex
Enigma star Dougray Scott lost
22lb thanks to his very own version of the cabbage soup diet. He
shares his tips for weight loss with Now
Star Diet & Fitness
Dougray Scott is only half the man he used to be. When he
battled Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible 2, he had huge muscles.
But he reshaped his body for a wimp-like look for his latest film
Enigma.
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Scottish-born Dougray, 36, put
himself on a strict diet to trim 22lb from his 5ft 11in
frame to weight in as a 10st 12lb weakling to play
mastermind code-breaker Tom Jericho.
'I used a cabbage soup diet,' he
says.
There was no alcohol, some meat
and lots of cabbage soup, which burns up the calories for
seven days. I lost about a stone in the first week and
just went on from there.'
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Despite losing so much weight, Dougray doesn't recommend long-term
use of the diet.
'You aren't loosing body fat in the last first week.' he says.
'I was told it was mostly water and it was breaking down muscle mass.
It's just a great way to start. To see such a result after just a week
acts as encouragement to continue dieting. It also gets you out of bad
eating habits and gives you a feel of wellbeing.'
'I can't comment on whether it has side-effects or is dangerous to
follow. I'm an actor not a dietitian. But it worked for me and
got me started. It was unbelievable.'
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Dougray admits that he's already something of a
disciplinarian when it comes to diet. He trained for months
to build muscle before starting work on Mission: Impossible
2 and, at one point, reached a solid 13st.
'I worked out every day with a trainer, when we were
filming,' he says. 'I was up at 5:30 or earlier every single
morning. He'd also have sessions at lunchtimes. By the
time filming was over at the end of the day, I was
exhausted. All I wanted to do was to get as much sleep
as possible before the next dawn call.
To go from that to making Enigma was ? Whether you're
putting on weight or taking it off, it's all down to
discipline and determination. I don't know if I'd have the
same determination if it wasn't for filming. It was a case
of having to get down to it.'
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Dougray's eating
plan
Dougray followed the famous
cabbage soup diet. You can eat as much soup as you like each day, but
you can't drink any alcohol
Day 1 Soup and all the
fruit you can eat. Drink: water and unsweetened tea.
Day 2 Soup, along with
fresh vegetables, raw or cooked. No fruit. A large baked potato and
butter for dinner. Drink: water.
Day 3 Soup, vegetable and
fruit. No potatoes. Drink: water.
Day 4 Soup. Bananas - up to
three, if you wish. Drink: water, plus several glasses of skimmed
milk.
Day 5 Soup - one bowl
only. Up to 20oz of beef. Drink: water.
Day 6 Soup. All the
beef you can eat. Leafy greens. Drink: water.
Day 7 Soup. Brown rice and
vegetables. Drink: water and a glass of unsweetened fruit juice.
Cabbage soup
recipe
Serves 4
6 large onions
2 green peppers
1 bunch of scallions
800g/1-3/4lb chopped tomatoes
1 bunch of celery
1/2 head of cabbage
400g/14oz vegetable juice
1 pkt onion soup mix to serve four
1-2 cubes of beef or chicken bouillion
- Chop vegetables, combine all the ingedients in a large saucepan
and add water to cover. Boil for 10 minutes.
- Reduce to simmer and continue cooking until vegetables are
tender.
- Eat as much as you want, at any time of day. Fill a flask in the
morning if you're at work.
Warning: Doctors
warn that you should not continue this diet after seven days - and
don't drink alcohol for at least 48 hours.
©2002 Now
- Thanks to Jade
for sharing her article and pictures! |
