A 7-day GM diet plan is something everyone wants to follow for quick weight loss. The GM Diet is very popular all over the world for the fact that it leads to very fast weight loss. There comes a time in the life of every overweight person when they are ready to face any hardship to lose some quick kgs. GM diet is the rescuer. The original diet is full of non-vegetarian food items and stuff you would find hard to assemble. Hence, we have worked on an easy-to-follow Indian vegetarian version of the 7-day GM diet. Read on for more info.
This GM diet was assembled by General Motors for its employees. This is why it is named as General Motors diet or GM diet. This 7-day Diet plan has many benefits because of the way it is designed.
While on a GM diet, you need to ensure that you consume at least 10 glasses of water every day. The GM diet has a strict diet regimen. It may often lead to headaches, malaise, profound sweating, and weakness. These side effects can increase in cases of dehydration. Hence, maintaining proper hydration will keep you off these side effects. It also helps in better cleansing of the body system.
The GM diet basically comprises vegetables as well as fruits. If you are keen on following it for the week, make sure you buy a huge variety of fruits and vegetables beforehand. Including different varieties of fruits and vegetables will ensure the availability of all micronutrients to your body. This will help you sustain the monotony and keep the side effects away.
Although this diet plan is good for quick weight loss, it is preferable to follow a 45-minute exercise/walking routine for 7 days. This will ensure that your muscles are toned, as well as you lose weight from the right areas. Learn more about burning fat for weight loss.
Avoid Alcohol – Alcohol provides a hell lot of calories, let alone the toxins it introduces in your system. The GM diet is a very low-calorie diet plan. If you intake Alcohol while following this diet, it may lead to hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) episodes. It can cause blackouts, drowsiness, and fainting.
If you are a Non – non-vegetarian, check this Indian Non-Vegetarian GM Diet Plan for Weight Loss for a detailed 7-day GM diet plan for weight loss.
Watch this comprehensive video on the Indian vegetarian version of the GM diet plan
All said and done, it’s time now to take a look at the actual Indian vegetarian GM diet plan.
On the first day of this plan, you are required to eat only fruits. The quantity of intake is not defined, and hence, you can eat till you feel full.
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To make this healthier, I would suggest you to –
This is your vegetable day. This function is similar to fruits. The variety ensures that most micronutrients are provided to the body. You can boil them, steam them, have it raw, or make a soup out of it. You can have 1 cup of baked or boiled potatoes too.
The third day is a blend of the first 2 days. On this day, you can have all the veggies and fruits you ate on the previous days. You need to avoid potatoes and bananas on this day.
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This is a high-potassium and high-carb day. This will help in replenishing your energy stores. You are allowed to eat up to 8 bananas and 4 glasses of milk on this day. You can spend the rest of the time eating fruits and vegetables or even vegetable soup (no cream).
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The Smoothie day, as I call it, is a blessing in disguise. After the 3 days of munching on veggies and fruits, your taste buds would love the change. Just blend a smoothie out of 2 bananas and a glass of milk.
This is protein day. You need to include paneer, curd, soy milk, soya chunks, along with 6 tomatoes. The original GM diet requires you to eat 10 oz of beef, which provides around 60 – 70 g of protein. To meet this, you need to eat either 500 g of paneer, or you can also have 250 g of paneer + 20 g of soya chunks + 150 ml curd.
If you have any confusion regarding what food to choose for this day, check the protein table under day 5 of our Indian Non-Vegetarian GM Diet Plan for Weight Loss.
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I observed a good drop in weight on this day.
This day is more or less like your day 5. You can incorporate similar foodstuff in an increased quantity if needed.
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On the last day, you can continue to eat the vegetables as well as fruits of your choice (avoid the high-carb ones) along with a cup of brown rice at lunch.
If you have done it all, at the end of the week, you will find yourself weighing less than before. I observed that every time I fought hunger while following the plan, I was full of demotivation, and moreover, I wanted to give up instantly. But I tried to control that emotion by telling myself that the GM diet is about restricting food groups on particular days and not about remaining hungry. So I went on to eat what was allowed until I felt my stomach was full. This at least helped me in finishing what I started.
Note – I may have modified the GM diet plan a bit here and there in the best nutritional interest of the readers.
You can buy a detailed 7-day Indian Vegetarian version of the GM Diet Plan.
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Can I eat soya chunks on third day of GM diet
nope .. you can have it on protein day
Hi PayPal,
I love and appreciate your work. I'm krishna from UK. I followed your diet plan previously and it definitely worked. I'm doing this again and on day 3. I'm trying to make it a little easier this time. I just wanted to ask you few questions.
1.can I use a little bit of olive oil and regular masalas like haldi, zeera etc when cooking my vegetables.
2.can I consume dates?
3.can I use rock salt whilst cooking or do I just sprinkle raw salt on top of my food?
Many thank:)
Hi Krishna ,
Im so glad the diet worked for you . Please find my replies below :
1.can I use a little bit of olive oil and regular masalas like haldi, zeera etc when cooking my vegetables.
payal - the first 4 days must be oil free. jeera powder can be used on salads. later you can use a little oil and these masala.
2.can I consume dates?
payal - nope , best avoided.
3.can I use rock salt whilst cooking or do I just sprinkle raw salt on top of my food?
payal - just sprinkle rock salt on your food before eating ... Most rock salts are not cooking salts. its best to sprinkle it before eating.
Hi Mam,
Can I take vegetable juice on day 2?
yes without salt and sugar
Hi Payal,
I am on my 5th Day of GM diet, wanted to check if its ok to include some fruits everyday like melon / cherries and NOT banana, as I realized I get sugar cravings that gets satiated by fruits.
yes you can add fruits
Hi,
Does paneer have to be low fat or can I use full fat paneer? I do not get low fat paneer where I live. I tried making it at home with skimmed milk but it didn’t turn out well.
Can I use any other cheese other than paneer and tofu?
you can use the general paneer , paneer cant actually be low fat :)
Hi payal, I am on my second day of my GM diet and I consume small amount of peanut and tomatoes. I don’t know if it will work for me or not and I take one dates fruit every morning. Please suggest thank you in advance
peanuts are not ok .. anyway you are on day 2 , please restart ... 1 date is ok to have.
I am 68 kg and my height is 154 cm, I am noteating fish and meat can u please suggest how can i reduce weight. As i am qorking my dinner is after 9.30 pm after duty.
are you following this GM diet ?
Hey! One question I cannot do without my cup in daily morning coffee (milky +sugar) so if I follow the diet along with coffee will it still work?
i allow it to my clients ... basically if that 1 cup of tea / coffee allows you to be on point with the diet for the rest of the day , then I definitely say yes to it ... and I have see that the results are good in such cases also ... however , if you are doing it for a detox , any kind of tea / coffee is avoided in detox ... so you decide based on your goal.
Hi
I'm on my day 5 of diet and wanted to know if I could replace paneer with any pulse
Thank you
you can , but paneer is a better way to lose more weight. you can replace it with tofu though.
Hi Payal
Going to try this plan next week.
How are you ?
Usha Balu
Hi Usha ,
How have you been ? long time, hope you are fine... im doing good too.