The GM Diet is a popular weight loss plan developed by a team of General Motors nutritionists to help the company’s employees become slimmer, healthier and more effective in just 7 days.
It allows you to eat unlimited amounts of food as long as you limit yourself to the recommended food groups. It is known to help people lose 10 to 20 pounds within a week, making it a lifesaver if you want to lose weight fast without breaking a sweat.
What is the GM diet?
The General Motors diet has been around since about 1985, originally adopted by General Motors and designed to increase workforce productivity by making workers healthier. The results of the diet were impressive – a weight loss of 10 to 20 pounds in just 7 days! Employees were more efficient, more productive and had more energy. The diet was considered a great success.
Probably the most important reason millions of people swear by the GM diet is that it is easy to follow. There are no complicated recipes or big demands on a person’s daily routine.
The 7 Day GM Diet Meal Plan
Day 1
Breakfast: 1 apple + half a bowl of sliced melon with 2 glasses of water.
Lunch: 1 orange + sliced watermelon and 2 glasses of water
Snack: 1 apple and a glass of water
Dinner: Sliced melon and a guava with 2 glasses of water
Substitutes
Apple = Orange
Cantaloupe = cucumber
Watermelon = honeydew melon or cucumber
Orange = grapefruit or peach
Guava = Green apple
Day 2
Breakfast: One boiled potato and 1 glass of water
Lunch: Mixed vegetable salad with cucumbers, onions and carrots and 2 glasses of water
Snack: A couple of cooked cauliflower heads with a light dressing and 1 glass of water
Dinner: salad with cooked carrots, broccoli and green beans and 2 glasses of water
Substitutes
Potato = sweet potato or carrots
Butter = margarine or sour cream
Cabbage = bok choy or celery
Lettuce = leek
Cucumber = carrots
Onion = Shallots
Carrot = Beetroot
Broccoli = Cauliflower
Bell bell pepper = Zucchini
Cauliflower = Green beans
Day 3
Breakfast: half a bowl of cantaloupe + half a slice of pineapple and 2 glasses of water
Lunch: A salad of cucumbers, carrots and lettuce + 1 orange with half a sliced melon and 2 glasses of water
Snack: 1 pear and 1 glass of water
Dinner: Cooked broccoli and beet with 2 glasses of water
Substitutes
Cantaloupe = watermelon
Apple = Orange
Pear = plum
Pineapple = Peach
Cucumber = Kiwi
Carrot = bok choy or beet
Lettuce = Chinese cabbage
Orange = grapefruit or kiwi
Broccoli = Cauliflower
Beet = carrot
Day 4
Breakfast: 2 large bananas + 1 glass of milk and 1 glass of water.
Lunch: bowl of GM diet soup + 2 medium to small bananas
Snack: a banana shake (use 2 bananas), half a teaspoon of honey
Dinner: Banana milkshake (2 large bananas and 1 glass of milk) and 1 glass of water
Substitutes
banana = fig
milk = soy milk
Day 5
Breakfast: some small tomatoes with a bowl of cooked, seasoned kidney beans and 2 glasses of water
Lunch: A bowl of cooked brown rice/chicken breast/fish with 2 tomatoes and 2 glasses of water
Snack: A salad with onions, sprouts + 1 apple with 2 glasses of water
Dinner: A bowl of GM diet soup with 2 glasses of water
Substitutes
Tomato = carrot
Kidney beans = black-eyed peas
Yogurt = Sour cream
Brown rice = Quinoa
Chicken breast = Ground turkey
Fish = Chicken breast, mushrooms or lentils
Onion = Cucumber
Sprouts = soaked Bengali chickpeas
Apple = Kiwi
Pear = Orange
Day 6
Breakfast: a bowl of mixed cooked vegetables and 2 glasses of water
Lunch: bowl of brown rice/chicken breast/fish with GM diet soup and 2 glasses of water
Snack: bowl of cooked vegetables and 1 glass of water
Dinner: Bowl of GM diet soup and 2 glasses of water
Substitutes
Cooked kidney beans = Cooked Bengal grams
Tomato = Cucumber
Brown rice = Quinoa
Chicken breast = Ground turkey
Fish = Chicken breast, mushrooms or lentils
Carrot = Beetroot or cucumber
Day 7
Breakfast: mixed vegetable salad in a small bowl and 1 glass of apple or orange juice
Lunch: GM diet soup and a small portion of carrot sticks and 2 glasses of water
Snack: Some carrots and 1 glass of kiwi juice
Dinner: A bowl of GM diet soup and 2 glasses of water
Substitutes
Vegetable salad = sprout salad
Apple juice = Cucumber juice
Orange juice = grapefruit juice
Carrot = beet
Brown rice = quinoa or shredded wheat
Kiwi = plum
GM diet soup recipe
GM diet soup is a basic component of the diet. It can be consumed in unlimited quantities on any day and will ensure that you never go hungry.
You will need:
2 green peppers
6 large onions
1 bunch of celery
1 head of cabbage
3 medium tomatoes
1⁄2 liters of water
Cooking
Chop the onions and peppers into small pieces. Sauté them in olive oil in a pot until they turn slightly brown. Then chop the tomatoes, celery and cabbage and add them to the pot along with the water. It takes about an hour to prepare the soup. The vegetables must be cooked first and then simmer. Season it with pepper and salt to your taste and enjoy a bowl of delicious soup. You can season the soup to your liking to prepare different variations.
You can prepare a large amount of it and reheat it anytime during the week.
Anyone can try the GM diet, but be sure to consult your doctor before you start. If you are looking for fast weight loss with the added benefit of a complete cleanse and detox.
