The GM Diet plan also known as General Motors Diet plan is a program that was developed for employees of General Motors company for their good health , wellness, fitness and even weight loss. This Diet program was made for exclusive use only. This diet Plan was developed with the help of Food and Drug Administration and Department of Agriculture of United States of America. On 15th August 1985 this diet plan was approved and distributed by its board members at its general meeting. GM Diet Plan is wholly endorsed by General Motors and this Diet plan is available to all employees and families at its Food Service Facilities. This diet plan works as a internal detoxification for the body. This plan works as a good weight loss program and its also improve a person’s attitudes and wellness as its works a cleansing process for the body.
GM Diet plan is a seven day plan that burns more calories than you eat in 7 days.
Before You Start These Points Should be Considered :
- Try to remain away from alcohol drinks.
- Drink minimum 10 Glasses of Water each day.
- You can do this program as often as you like, but it is suggested to take 2 or 3 days
break between before you start again.
- Incase you have to take alcohol, make a limit of 2 glasses of white wine or champagne or
beer in these 7 days program. Do not drink vodka, rum , whisky or any other hard liquor
in any case.
- No Fruit juices to be taken except on the last day of program
Here is 7 Days GM Diet Plan
Day One Today is a day to eat only fruits but no bananas. You can eat as much fruits as you want. It’s advisable to eat lot of melons today as it will help to lose weight to a great extent on your first day.
Day Two Start your morning with a large bowl of potato and rest of day is to eat only vegetables. You can eat as much you as want and it is encouraged to eat all kinds of vegetables including cooked and raw vegetables.
Day Three This is a day with mixture of vegetables and fruits of your choice. Again you can eat Any amount, any quantity and any type but strictly no bananas yet and no potatoes today.
Day Four It may look bit strange but today is a day for bananas and milk. Today you should drink three glasses of milk and eat as many as eight bananas. It is encouraged to have a vegetable soup tonight but remember to limited quantity.
Day Five Today is a day to eat beef and tomatoes. Eat two 10 oz. portions of lean beef. Hamburger is OK. Combine this with six whole tomatoes. Today you need to increase your water intake as you need to to cleanse your system of the uric acid you will be producing.
Day Six Today is a day to eat beef and vegetables. It is OK to eat as much as beef you and along with vegetables.
Day Seven Today you may eat your some brown rice, fruit juices and all type of the vegetables you want to eat.
Tomorrow morning you will feel much lighter with totally different personality with a very positive energy level.
GM
Diet Plan Chart
Day One Fruit only, no Banana. Drink
2-3l water
e.g: watermelons and cantaloupe
The
first day is the most important day in your GM diet plan program. You are just
stepping into the world of knowing how you can reduce your body weight and that
too in 7 days time. The GM diet plan says that the first day of the diet must
be a complete fruit diet day. You have the option of eating all the fruits that
you possibly can and also take in whatever fruit that you like. But, it is
important for you to make sure that you avoid bananas from your fruit list on
day one. Some of the suggested fruits that you can take on the GM’s weight loss
diet plan are watermelons and cantaloupe. You are also supposed to drink about
8 to 12 glasses of water on day one and make sure that you do not even touch
any other food items, not even raw or boiled vegetables. If you need this plan
to work effectively in your body, then you should only consume various kinds of
assorted fruits throughout the day. If you feel hungry, try to eat more fruits
and of course drink water.
GM Diet Plan Day 1
Preparing Your body
Day 1 of GM Diet Plan is started with fruits
that will make your body to get prepared for the plan that you have to follow
for a complete week. Canned or Fresh fruits are your only source of nutrition.
Fruits provide everything to your body which is essential to live. Fruits
are nature’s best food which comes with lots of water content that
also help to cleanse your body. Today you are allowed to eat all types of
fruits except fruits those contain potassium and carbohydrates such as bananas.
As this is your first day of your GM Diet plan you are going to detoxify your
body.
It is suggested that you do some light warm up
exercises during GM Diet plan as this will help to maintain your metabolic
process and that way you will not feel tired as you are detoxifying your body.
And this will also give you good results for your weight loss program. It is
also suggested that you drink at least 10 Glasses of Water everyday during GM
Diet Plan.
Breakfast : This is the very first meal of GM
Diet Plan which plays very important role for success of the whole plan. It is
suggested that you should eat fruits such as melons and papaya together with
1-2 glasses of water.
Lunch : During lunch time which is usually
is at 12.00 noon to 1.30 in the afternoon you are suggested to eat apples or
watermelons. You can also have kiwi or mangos along with Apples and watermelon.
Dinner : At the dinner time Melons can be
heavy on the stomach so it is suggested to have just half bowl of melon along
with kiwi and oranges or mangos. Also drink 1-2 glasses of water at this time.
Midday Meal : If you feel hungry at any time of
the day or you are used to have midday meal or snacks, you can
consume some oranges, apple or kiwi.
Day Two vegetables only, Drink 2-3l
water
e.g: carrot, broccoli, cucumber,
lettuce, boiled cabbage
If
day one was a day that gave you the opportunity to binge on your favorite
fruits, then day two provides you an opportunity to eat only vegetables
throughout the day. You can take in the vegetables that you like both in the
raw state and in cooked state. But, it is important for you to make sure that
you do not use any sort of oil while cooking vegetables. Consuming boiled
vegetables are also a good option. You can take any vegetable that you like
including potatoes. But, it would be safe for you to try out the boiled
potatoes early in the morning itself so that the carbohydrates get burnt during
the course of the day. Some of the common vegetables that are good to be
consumed on day 2 of the lose weight diet regime are: cooked beans, raw and
cooked carrot, broccoli, cucumber, boiled bottle and ridge gourd, lettuce,
boiled cabbage and so on. There is no doubt that your digestive system will
completely undergo an overhaul by the evening and you also would need to visit
the toilet more times than before. Make sure that you do not miss out on your
daily dose of 8 to 12 glasses of water along with a strict veggie diet on day
two.
GM Diet Plan Day 2
On the first day if GM diet plan you were required to
have a stick fruit only diet. But the second day would be limited to only
Vegetables. This is totally a different adjustment in terms of your food
intake. Today youcan consume all type of vegetables as much you as want
including cooked and raw vegetables from green leafy vegetables to starchy
crops. This will regulate the sugar content of first day of your diet from you
body as you will be consuming a lot of fiber.
Today you will be consuming even vegetables which
are high in starch, such as potatoes which will satisfy the need of
carbohydrates of your body. Added a pat of butter or oil will again satisfy
your carbohydrate need. As you will be having potatoes in the morning it will
give energy for a whole day with a complete balance. The rest of the day is
calorie free as you will be only consuming vegetables. Vegetables are having
very less calorie but they comes with lots of needed fiber and nutrients.
Like the day 1 you are suggested to do some light warm
up exercises plan as this will help to maintain your metabolic process and that
way you will not feel tired as you are detoxifying your body. It is also
suggested that you drink at least 10 Glasses of Water everyday during GM Diet
Plan.
Breakfast : Your morning will start with
large baked potato with a pat of butter. This will satisfy you carbohydrate
need and your body will be energized for the rest of the day. You may
also consume sweet potato instead of regular potato if you are living in
tropical countries.
Lunch : In the lunch time of day 2 of GM Die
Plan you are suggested to eat lighter and you are suggested to have vegetable
salads with cabbage, cucumber and lettuce etc. You may add olive oil or
vinaigrette as a dressing on the salads.
Dinner : At the dinner time you can eat
all kinds of vegetables including cooked and raw vegetables including fresh
greens, broccoli, asparagus, as well as cabbages, lettuce and cucumber.
Midday Meal : If you feel hungry any day of time
or you are used to have Midday meal, you may eat Cherry tomatoes as a
midday snacks, as they will satisfy your sweet tooth cravings specially at the
afternoon time.
Day
Three - both vegetables and fruits, no banana. Drink
2-3l water
The
third dray of your GM weight lose plan will allow you to take both vegetables
and fruits for the entire day. Make sure that you do not touch potatoes in the
veggie section and also make sure that you do not consume bananas from the
fruit section. You have the option of going for a fruit diet in the morning
followed by a veggie diet in the afternoon and a fruit diet in the evening
followed by a veggie and fruit diet at night. The options and the permutations
and combinations of consuming the fruit and vegetable diet or combination of
both the diets is totally left to your disposal. You can decide on what you
would like to have provided it is fruits and vegetables. Never miss the option
of drinking 8 to 12 glasses of water even on day three as well.
GM Diet Plan Day 3
This is the 3rd day of GM Diet plan and you have
reached almost nearly half the way. This day will be bit easier than your
previous day as you are allowed to eat all type of vegetables and fruits
of your choice. Again you can eat Any amount, any quantity and any type but
strictly no bananas yet and no potatoes today.
Day 3 of GM Diet Plan is a very important day as your
body will burn more calories as system is prepared to start burning more
calories. Today you are not eating any potatoes as you will be getting
carbohydrates from the fruits. Combination of vegetables and fruits will
provide a good amount of fiber and all nutrients that your body need.
You are suggested to eat variety of fresh fruits and
vegetables as they contain more nutritional value. And you should do some
light warm up exercises plan as this will help to maintain your metabolic
process . And not to forget to drink 10 Glasses of Water in a day.
Breakfast : You may consume melons at your
breakfast time with 1-2 Glasses of water. You may also start you day with Apple
if you are not looking for heavier breakfast.
Lunch : In the lunch time you may have
vegetable salads with cabbage, cucumber and lettuce etc. You may also add
tomatoes in your salad along with olive oil or vinaigrette as a dressing on the
salads.
Dinner : At the dinner time you can eat
some cooked vegetables along with some Fruits like apple , watermelon, kiwi as
a desert.
Midday Meal : If you feel hungry any day of time
or you are used to have Midday meal, you may eat fruits or vegetables or mix of
fruits and vegetables of your choice.
Day Four - banana and milk only
Day
four would interest dieters looking for the fastest way to lose weight as it is
filled with a banana and milk diet. Yes, you need to take at least a minimum of
8 to 10 bananas throughout the day and are allowed three glasses of milk. You
might be a bit worried if this diet will make you feel hungry. But, on the
contrary, you will feel quite full with this diet plan at the end of the day.
You need to divide the bananas and the glasses of milk properly so that you do
not feel any kind of starvation on the fourth day of GM diet plan regime.
Consuming a banana and a glass of milk in the morning followed by a couple of
bananas during the midday will be an ideal start to day four. You can take a
glass of milk and two bananas for lunch on day four. You can also take a couple
of bananas in the evening or even three bananas and then take a couple of
bananas and a glass of milk at night. There will be no sign of hunger at all
throughout the entire day if you follow this simple day four regime.
GM Diet Plan Day 4
Day 4 of GM Diet plan comes with a big surprise as you
will be consuming of very rare combination of meals : Milk, Banana and soup.
This may look bit strange but you are going to consume as much as 3 glasses of
Milk and as many as eight bananas along with a vegetable soup in the evening.
Bananas and milk will provide potassium, calcium and
sodium to your body which you have lost in last 3 days. You will also feel as
you have a desire to eat sweets as you have missed in last 3 days. This day
will be very easier to pass and it will be again a surprise for you as you will
be losing your weight although you are consuming bananas and Milk.
You must choose to consume Skimmed milk and perform
some lighter warm up exercises as this will help to maintain your metabolic
process . And not to forget to drink 10 Glasses of Water in a day.
Breakfast : Start your day with Milk and
Bananas as it will keep you energetic for the whole day. You may also consume
banana shake if you prefer.
Lunch : At the lunch time you have two
options either you consume vegetable soup or you
may consume milk and bananas. If you choose to drink Vegetable soup then you
should not drink vegetable soup at dinner time. But It is suggested to consume
Vegetable soup at dinner time as it will be not be heavier on your stomach.
Dinner : Again this is optional to go for
Bananas and milk or vegetable soup. If you already
have consumed vegetable soup at Lunch time then go for bananas and milk. You
can also go for banana shake if you do not want to eat bananas.
Midday Meal : If you feel hungry any day of time or you are used to
have Midday meal, you may eat banana as your total intake of bananas can be up
to 8 bananas.
Day Five – Tomato, 1 cup of rice lunch
only, Drink 3-4l of water
If
you love having a feast, then day 5 of the GM’s lose weight diet plan offers
you the opportunity to a feast on day five. It is the day when you can have a
cup of rice for lunch and take about six to seven tomatoes throughout the day.
As there is every chance of producing a lot of uric acid in your body, it is
ideal for you to increase the water level from 12 glasses to 15 glasses on day
five.
GM Diet Plan Day 5
Now you have reached to the 5th Day
of the GM Diet Plan and today is a day to eat beef and tomatoes. You are
suggested to eat two 10 oz. portions of lean beef. Combine this with six
whole tomatoes. Today you need to increase your water intake as you need
to cleanse your system of the uric acid you will be producing.
Beef will
provide proteins and iron which you were missing in your diet in last 4 days.
Tomatoes will provide fiber and will improve your digestion system. Water
consumption is very essential today as it will help to purify the whole system.
Lots and lots of water is needed today.
If you are
not comfortable with Beef or you are a Indian Non vegetarian, you may choose to
eat chicken breast or fish as it will provide required protein to your body. You
are suggested to eat beef or fish not in a large quaintly as this may convert
into fat.
If you are a
vegetarian you may consume Soya bean or brown rice along with
tomatoes instead of beef or chicken. Again Soya bean or brown rice should not
be consumed in a large quantity.
Breakfast
: You may
start with you day with braised beef or chicken and tomatoes. This will keep
you energetic for the whole day. This combination of beef and tomatoes is a
good source of protein, fiber and iron. You may also have tomato soup insted
of whole tomatoes.
Lunch
: At the lunch
time you may choose to eat beef or chicken along with tomatoes. It can be baked
or fried but it should not contain lots of fat. By this time your body will be
producing more uric acid so you are suggested to drink extra glasses of
water to flush it out.
Dinner
: You may
choose to eat beef or chicken at dinner time along with tomatoes. You may also
consume beef soup this time. Again not to forget to drink extra glasses of
water to flush it out the uric acid that you have produced.
Day Six – vegetable, lunch rice, drink
2-3l of water
You
are in for another feast day on day six of the GM’s diet plan. Here too, you
will be allowed to take a cup of rice in the afternoon for lunch and you also
need to stick on to a vegetable diet for the rest of the day. It is also
important for you to make sure that you take at least 8 to 12 glasses of water
on day six as well. This is the penultimate day of your seven day GM diet plan
regime and you are sure to feel quite lighter than before by the sixth day.
There is no doubt that you will also be improving your digestive system
completely with this seven day diet plan from General Motors.
GM Diet Plan Day 6
This is the 6th day of GM Die Plan and you are almost
done with the diet. Today is a day to eat beef and vegetables. It is OK to eat
as much as beef along with vegetables. Beside proteins and iron from beef, your
body will also get fiber and vitamins from vegetables that you will eat today.
This is the time when your body has given you a good weight loss up to now. You
should compare your weight today from the day one. And you will also be
surprised to see that your skin too is glowing as you have eaten lots of fruits
and vegetables till now.
Again You may choose chicken breast or fish instead of
beef if you are not comfortable with beef. And if you are a vegetarian, you can
choose soya bean or brown rice instead. Today again you are required to
drink extra glasses of water as you will need to flush it out extra uric acid
that your body will be producing.
Breakfast : You may start your morning with a
large bowl of cooked or uncooked vegetables along with a portion of beef or
chicken or you may have beef cutlets along with vegetables.
Lunch : At the lunch time again you may have
beef with vegetables. You may consume all type of vegetables except
potatoes. A bowl of beef with broccoli can also be a good choice at this
time.
Dinner : At the dinner time you may choose beef and vegetable
soup. This is time when you body may require the protein, iron and fiber that
you may have lost after such a tiring day and beef and vegetable soup will
serve the purpose.
Day Seven – vegetable and fruit juice, lunch rice, drink 2-3l of
water
This
is the last day of the lose weight diet plan from GM. Here, you are allowed to
take a cup of rice and all the veggies that you would love to eat along with
the fruit juice of your choice. This is considered to be the best day of your
entire diet regime as you have the option to eat all the vegetables that you
like and to flush it off by consuming the fruit juices of your choice
GM Diet Plan Day 7
Day 7 is the very last day of GM Diet Plan.
Today your system is totally under control and you are looking much better then
what you were looking on day one. Today you will be see significant weight loss
and you will be feeling and looking great and you will feel more active.
Today you may eat your some brown rice, fruit juices
and all type of the vegetables and fruits you want to eat. Your system will
give you a lots of thanks for the cleansing and flushing you have given to it.
Again not to forget to do some light warm up
exercises as this will help to maintain your metabolic process and that
way you will not feel tired as you are detoxifying your body. And not to
forget to drink at least 10 glasses of water.
Breakfast : You may consume brown rice in the
morning as this will provide energy required for rest of the day. Or if you are
not comfortable with brown rice in the morning, you can have fruits like melon
and papaya in your breakfast.
Lunch : If you have consumed fruits in the
breakfast, this is the time go with brown rice or your lunch may include fruits
of your choice.
Dinner : At dinner time you may have cooked
or uncooked vegetables of your choice along with brown rice followed by 1-2
glasses of water.
Midday Snacks : Today is day when you can enjoy Fruit juices of your
choice. Fresh Juices are recommended. You may also consume fruits like
berries as a Midday snacks.
