General Motors diet/ & day cleansing diet? HELP!!!!!!!

RuchikaPal

I have heard a lot about this general motors diet and have actually seen a lot of people who got good results... its like this kickstart diet!

I'm thinking of doing it tomorrow onwards for just a week!

I need a little help from you guys if you know a bit about this diet!

On Day 5 we are suppose to eat rice and lots of tomatoes.... now my problem is i cant eat tomatoes, Either raw or cooked...!!! =( I simply cant eat them.....

Last time i tried this diet it was so hard for me i almost threw up when i tried to eat them

You think there is any way i can substitute it??? Please help!

Pebble321

I'm not a fan of severely restrictive diets - I think they are usually too hard to stick too, and the chances of failing are REALLY high.
This is certainly not a new diet - I tried something like this back in the 80s when I was young and foolish. As you would expect, I lasted about a day and a half before I decided it was silly and gave up.

If you honestly think that this is going to be good for your body and mind - go for it. I wouldn't stress about swapping another food for the tomatoes - I don't believe that there is a magic combination of foods here, the info I read stated that it is the calorie restriction that is making you lose weight/water.

Good luck, and remember that MFP will still be here if you wantvto try losing weight a different way.

twinmom1993

I JUST COPY AND PASTED:

General Motors: Weight Loss Diet Program

The following diet and health program was developed for employees and dependents of General Motors, Inc. and is intended for their exclusive use. This program was developed in conjunction with a grant from U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration. It was field tested at the Johns Hopkins Research Centre and was approved for distribution by the Board of Directors, General Motors Corp. at a general meeting on August 15, 1985. General Motors Corp. wholly endorses this program and is making it available to all employees and families. This program will be available at all General Motors Food Service Facilities. It is management's intention to facilitate a wellness and fitness program for everyone.

This program is designed for a target weight loss of 10-17 lbs per week. It will also improve your attitudes and emotions because of its cleansing systematic effects.

The effectiveness of this seven day plan is that the food eaten burn more calories than they give to the body in caloric value.

This plan can be used as often as you like without any fear of complications. It is designed to flush your system of impurities and give you a feeling of well being. After seven days you will begin to feel lighter because you will be lighter by at least 10 lbs. You will have an abundance of energy and an improved disposition.

During the first seven days you must abstain from all alcohol
You must drink 10 glasses of water each day

Day One All fruits except bananas. Your first day will consist of all the fruits you want. It is strongly suggested that you consume lots of melons the first day. Especially watermelon and a loupe. If you limit your fruit consumption to melons, your chances of losing three lbs. on first day are very good.

Day Two All vegetables. You are encouraged to eat until you are stuffed with all the raw or cooked vegetables of your choice. There is no limit on the amount or type. For your complex carbohydrate, you will start day two with a large baked potato for breakfast. You may top the potato with one pat of butter.

Day Three A mixture of fruits and vegetables of your choice. Any amount, any quantity. No bananas yet. No potatoes today.

Day Four Bananas and milk. Today you will eat as many as eight bananas and drink three glasses of milk. This will be combined with the special soup which may be eaten in limited quantities.

Day Five Today is feast day. You will eat beef and tomatoes. Eat two 10 oz. portions of lean beef. Hamburger is OK. Combine this with six whole tomatoes. On day five you must increase your water intake by one quart. This is to cleanse your system of the uric acid you will be producing.

Day Six Beef and vegetables. Today you may eat an unlimited amount of beef and vegetables. Eat to your hearts content.

Day Seven Today your food intake will consist of brown rice, fruit juices and all the vegetables you care to consume.

Tomorrow morning you will be 10-17 lbs. lighter than one week ago. If you desire further weight loss, repeat the program again. You may repeat this program as often as you like, however, it is suggested that you are allowed two glasses of white wine in addition to the instructions on the program. You may substitute champagne for white wine. Under no circumstances are you to drink any other alcoholic beverages with the exception of beer which is allowed. Any liquor (bourbon,vodka, rum) is forbidden. Cream drinks are especially forbidden. You may have an occasional cordial such as creme de menthe or schnapps, but you must always limit yourself to two drinks. If you wine, drink only wine that day. If you have beer, drink only beer that day, etc. Alcohol adds empty calories to your diet. However, after the first week it will help your digestion and settle your stomach.

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.

28 oz, Water, 6 Large Onions, 2 Green Peppers, Whole Tomatoes (fresh or canned), 1 Head Cabbage, 1 Bunch Celery, 4 Envelopes Lipton 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.

You have been given a recipe for the WONDER SOUP which can be eaten in unlimited quantities. This soup is a supplement while you are on the program and it should be a pleasure to eat. Not everyone likes cabbage, green peppers, calory etc. This recipe is not inflexible. You may substitute vegetables according to your taste. You may add any vegetables you like: asparagus, peas, corn, turnips, green beans, cauliflower, 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 program :

Water (flavoured with lemon/lime if desired).
Club Soda is OK.
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.

How and Why It Works

Day One you are preparing your system for the upcoming programme. Your only source of nutrition is fresh or canned fruits. Fruits are nature's perfect food. They provide everything you could possibly want to sustain life except total balance and variety.

Day Two starts with a fix of complex carbo-hydrates coupled with an oil dose. This is taken in the morning for energy and balance. The rest of day two consists of vegetables which are virtually calorie free and provide essential nutrients and fibre.

Day Three eliminates the potato because you get your carbohydrates from the fruits. You system is now prepared to start burning excess pounds. You will still have cravings which should start to diminish by day four.

Day Four, bananas, milk and soup sound the strangest and least desirable. You're in for a surprise. 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 how easy this day will go.

Day Five, Beef and tomatoes. The beef is for iron and proteins, the tomatoes are for digestion and fibre. Lots and lots of water purifies your system. You should notice colourless urine today. Your allowance calls for the equivalent of five "quarter ponders". Do not feel you have to eat all this beef. You must eat the six tomatoes.

Day Six is similar to day five, Iron and proteins from beef, 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 finished off the program like a good cigar used to finish off Victorian meals, except much healthier. You have your system under control and it should thank you for the flushing and cleaning you just gave it.

lissaann22479

This diet/cleanse seems like it would be exhausting.

chevy88grl

Maybe if GM focused on building cars vs coming up with some diet, they wouldn't have needed a bail out and the area where I live wouldn't be like a GM ghost town.


That is all.

mfp_junkie

Don't do it - and read this - and do some research....

General Motors Diet is a Hoax

Years ago, in the early days of the Internet, we used to read newsgroups. Newsgroups were essentially topical collections of blogs, except that the original poster had no control over comments. Every fall, the new folks would come online. This meant months of stale jokes, urban myths and all manner of hoaxes. Over a few months, they would get "internet sense". From December to July, the newsgroups would be relatively clean. And in August, the cycle would start again.

I was reminded of that cycle when a dear uncle posted verbatim on our family mailing list a diet (forgive me for not linking to it: I don't want to spread it any further; if you are interested, follow the Google link at the end of this article) that purports to have been:

- developed for employees and dependents of General Motors, Inc. and is intended for their exclusive use. This program was developed in conjunction with a grant from U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration. It was field tested at the Johns Hopkins Research Centre and was approved for distribution by the Board of Directors, General Motors Corp.

What gives it away (besides the fact that FDA doesn't fund clinical trials, let alone development of nutrition programs; that Johns Hopkins is so big that it has more than one research center but definitely no "centre"; that the board of GM is not going to approve every Human Resources program) is its language:

It will also improve your attitudes and emotions because of its cleansing systematic effects. The effectiveness of this seven day plan is that the food eaten burn more calories than they give to the body in caloric value. This plan can be used as often as you like without any fear of complications. It is designed to flush your system of impurities and give you a feeling of well being.

"Cleansing", "Impurities", etc. reflect a yogic tradition. This sounds like a made-in-India hoax. Sure enough, a Google search for "general motors diet" reveals that the links are all Indian. There is not a single General Motors, USDA, FDA or Johns Hopkins link in the mix.

What astonished me is that a great many of the links are actually posts by people on the 3rd or 4th day of the diet! People, this is a fake! It's a hoax. Don't try it at home.

lesle1

Cut out the junk food, sweets and sodas. Eat fruit instead of juice. Drink a lot of water. Exercise an hour a day. As you get more into exercising your body will crave healthier food. Sure you'll still want junk occasionally but with exercising you can handle it better. Don't worry about your weight so much as getting healthier. The weight will come off when you start taking care of yourself.

Kimmer2011

You don't need a "kickstart." Really. I read through the whole plan, and the reason people lose such a dramatic amount is that they aren't eating very much! Fruit is great, but it isn't enough to sustain you all by itself.

You know how to do this and be healthy. Eat some carbs, some protein, lots of fiber. Drink water. Get reasonable exercise. Just get started living your life the way you know you should. You won't lose 17 pounds this week. You also won't feel miserable, weak and crabby. You don't have to suffer!

Thank you for giving me the motivation to get to my daily walk--I'd been putting it off.

lesle1

You don't need a "kickstart." Really. I read through the whole plan, and the reason people lose such a dramatic amount is that they aren't eating very much! Fruit is great, but it isn't enough to sustain you all by itself.

You know how to do this and be healthy. Eat some carbs, some protein, lots of fiber. Drink water. Get reasonable exercise. Just get started living your life the way you know you should. You won't lose 17 pounds this week. You also won't feel miserable, weak and crabby. You don't have to suffer!

Thank you for giving me the motivation to get to my daily walk--I'd been putting it off.

YEP.. ^What she said!

Glad you got your walk! I got my morning run. : )

msjersey73

that's the Cabbage Soup diet......heavy people used to have to do that before undergoing any surgery. to drop weight, so the surgery wouldn't be so dangerous.
it was given out to patients by their doctors, i have witnessed it many many times.

it's not necessary, you dont and probably shouldn't do these

msjersey73

also, if you want to, look up the Mayo Clinic diet...if you need a kickstart. its a lot safer

AntWrig

Maybe if GM focused on building cars vs coming up with some diet, they wouldn't have needed a bail out and the area where I live wouldn't be like a GM ghost town.


That is all.

You sound mad.

They did make cars... the problem is no one bought them. That what happens when you're thinking in the past (SUV's) and not the future.

AllTehBeers

This diet/cleanse seems like it would be exhausting.

You'd make up for it by sitting on the toilet for 3 days.

andreamkelly

bump

nillapup

Maybe if GM focused on building cars vs coming up with some diet, they wouldn't have needed a bail out and the area where I live wouldn't be like a GM ghost town.


That is all.

Cracking up