The GM diet is nothing new but its effectiveness cannot be disputed. I have personally tried it without much problems. You can google it and find that what I am putting here is not an original creation.I have adapted the information from various sources.
The GM Diet was formulated for the employees of the US giant motor company, GM Motors Inc as a field test conducted by the Johns Hopkins Research Centre in 1985. The project was funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration.
This programme works because it does not involve expensive diet concoctions but just every day food you normally buy at the grocers.This program targets a weight loss of 4.5 to 7 kg per week. Its detoxifying effects also improve your attitudes and emotions.
The effectiveness of this seven day plan is that the food eaten burn more calories from the body than they give to the body in terms of caloric value.
This plan is safe and can be used as often as you like without any fear of complications.After seven days you will begin to feel lighter because you will be lighter by at least 4.5 kg. You will have a lot of energy and would feel more cheerful.
For those of you who prefer to read on instead of googling for more information, written below is the seven day program. Each and every day you will have to eat a specific type of food as prescribed. During these first seven days you must abstain from all alcohol. As plain clean water is a natural detox agent, you must drink 10 glasses of water each day.
Day One: You could eat any fruit except bananas. Your first day will consist of all the fruits you want. However melons should be the fruit of choice and lots of melons, especially watermelons, are recommended on the first day. If you consume melons only, your chances of losing 1.4 kg on first day are very good.
Reason: Your system is being prepared for the next course of the programme. Fresh fruits is the only source of food on this day. As fruits are nature's perfect food, they are able to sustain life by themselves.
Day Two: It is an all vegetable day. You are encouraged to eat all the raw or cooked vegetables of your choice. There is no limit on the amount or type. For complex carbohydrate, you should start day two with a large baked potato for breakfast, topped with a little butter.
Reason: Day Two starts with a fix of complex carbohydrates coupled with an oil dose to provide the morning with energy and balance. The rest of day two consists of vegetables, cooked or raw; which are virtually calorie free and provide the needed fibre and essential nutrients.
Day Three: You could take a mixture of fruits and vegetables of your choice. You can have any amount and any quantity. However, no bananas and potatoes are allowed for now.
Reason: Your source of carbohydrates are only from the fruits. Your system is now prepared to start burning excess pounds. You will still have cravings which should start to diminish by day four.
Day Four: In Day Four you can have bananas and milk. You can eat as many as eight bananas and drink three glasses of milk. This can be combined with a soup which may be eaten in limited quantities.
Reason: Even though bananas, milk and soup seem very incompatible and least desirable, you probably will not eat all the bananas allowed. But they are there for the potassium you have lost and the sodium you may have missed the past three days. You will notice a definite loss of desire for sweets. You will be surprised to see how easy this day will go.
Day Five: You can eat small pieces of chicken or fish and tomatoes as salad. On day five you must increase your water intake, drinking up to 12 glasses of water. This is to cleanse your system of the uric acid you will be producing. Vegetarians can have one cup of rice instead of chicken.
Reason: The Chicken/Fish is for iron and proteins, the tomatoes are for digestion and fibre. Lots and lots of water purifies your system. You should notice colorless urine on this day.
Day Six: You may eat an unlimited amount of chicken/fish and vegetables. Vegetarians can have one cup of rice along with all the vegetables they can eat.
Reason: It is similar to day five, you will get iron and proteins from Chicken/Fish, vitamins and fibre from vegetables. By now your system is in a total weight loss inclination. There should be a noticeable difference in the way you look today, compared to day one.
Day Seven: Your food intake will consist of brown rice, fruit juices and all the vegetables you can consume.
Reason: You have finished off the program like an icing on the cake, except much healthier. You have your system under control and your body will feel much lighter due to the detox process you went through.
G.M.'S Wonder Soup
The following soup is intended as a supplement to your diet. It can be eaten any time of the day in virtually unlimited quantities. You are encouraged to consume large quantities of this soup.
1 litre Water, 6 Large Onions, 2 Green Peppers, Whole Tomatoes (fresh or canned), 1 Head Cabbage, 1 Bunch Celery, Onion Soup Mix, Herbs and Flavouring as desired.
Additional Comments
Vegetables as may be taken in the form of a salad if desired. No dressing except malt, white or wine vinegar, squeezed lemon, garlic, herbs. No more than one tea spoon of oil.
WONDER SOUP can be eaten in unlimited quantities. This soup is a supplement while you are on the program and you should enjoy it. You may omit vegetables you don't like and substitute vegetables according to your taste. You may add any vegetables you like: asparagus, peas, corn, turnips, green beans, cauliflower, etc. .Not everyone likes cabbage, green peppers, celery etc. Try to stay away from beans (lima, pinto, kidney, etc.), however, because they tend to be high in calories even though they are very good for you.
Beverages you may consume while on the programme:
- Water (flavoured with lemon/lime if desired).
- Club Soda is OK without sugar.
- Black Coffee. No cream or cream substitute. No sugar or sweetness.
- Black Tea - Herb or Leaf.
- Absolutely nothing else except the fruit juices which are part of day seven. No fruit juices before day seven
Advantages of GM diet:
• It is very beneficial for a short term.
• It has no side effects.
• It is very flexible.
• Most of the foods recommended in the diet are unprocessed and natural.
• This diet is not as time-consuming and expensive as some of the other popular diets.
Disadvantages of GM diet:
• Too many restrictions on food.
• Cannot be continued in the long run.
• The diet, by default, cuts out many valuable nutrients
The General Motors diet allows you to work things on your own; you can even stop for a while and continue again once you are ready to pass the walk of this diet. This GM diet is worth trying, who knows, this might actually work for you. This diet program is not harmful. In fact, it definitely gives you the path to a healthy lifestyle. You can do this any time, any place you want to.
There is no hard and fast rule that our body will lose 4.5 to 5.5 kg within a week. Sometimes our body may take time to adjust to the new pattern of a diet program especially in the initial stages. You need to be patient and have a positive attitude while going through this program. There is no need to worry. Even if this program did not help you in losing weight, at least it helped your body to detoxify the unwanted chemicals and toxins. Hence work according to the instructions given and wait for the results.
