GM diet plan
meethsrivastava890
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Trying to lose weight since the past 6 years... Always returning to square 1 within a few weeks. But now it has become a necessity. Recently found out that I have multiple disc prolapse. So... I cant exercise for now. And i am trying to lose weight by dieting. Combining the <1200 calories and the general motors diet plan... I lost 1.6kg on day 1...
Hope this works!!
Hope this works!!
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As someone who also struggled for many years - with all the best of intentions towards you - stop with the fad diets. They just end in tears. Learn to lose weight in a sensible, moderate way by doing things you can keep up with for the rest of your life. It's the path to real success.0
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What happens after day 7?
Diets like these are unrealistic and hardly sustainable - you want to eat this way for the rest of your life? Lose a bit for a week and then gain it back and more when you go back to eating normally? I've seen this diet posted many times around here over the years, never with good or permanent results.
Better off just eating regular meals within your calorie goals. Use MFP as it's intended - it's a great tool.
Eat your calories, drink water, exercise, take rest days, get good sleep, and have patience. Might take longer, but totally worth it to lose it and keep it off.0 -
GM DIET
Rapid and significant, with reported losses of 5 to 10 lbs. in a week.
Pros
Potentially better-than-average weight loss
Cons
May cause detox side effects that include sudden muscle weakness, fatigue, hunger, dehydration, dizziness, headache, and low energy; strong likelihood of gaining back weight after returning to normal habits
Duration
7 days
Exercise
No specific recommendations other than “at least ten minutes a day”
Restrictions
Highly restricted, mostly fruit & vegetable menu.
Support
A few forums – nothing official
Origins
Source not conclusively verified
Audience
Men & women
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Well at least they were honest about the Cons in the internet piece I found on the GM diet. Essentially starving will have that impact on a lot of people.0 -
Thank you people! This is the first time i am trying it. And fad diets are not my thing. However I need to lose weight superfast if I can get my back better in time for final exams! Which is at the end of next month0
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I started it today. I don't do fad diets, and I'm someone who is in pretty good shape and not over weight. I have become a little soft and squishy due to"having too much fun lately". This will give me the jump start I need so I can then continue to eat healthy. This is more of a detox than a diet and I see nothing wrong with doing it for only 7 days. The goal is to eat completely healthy after this is over, then repeat in a month if necessary. good luck!0
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Pretty sure by day 7 I wouldn't be able to get out of bed:
Day # 1 –Consume only fruits throughout the day. You can eat all fruit other than bananas. Good choices include melon and watermelon. Drink plenty of water. Another option is to place a variety of fruit in a blender and pour in a thermos. This works great if you are headed out to work, school, the gym or wherever.
Day # 2 – Eat all the raw or cooked vegetables you can consume. You may start your day with a baked potato for breakfast with oil or butter. You can enjoy all your vegetables as a salad and use white or wine vinegar, lemon and herbs for flavoring. Do NOT use salad dressing. You’ll blow the whole diet.
Day # 3 – Combine both fruits and vegetables in any amount without bananas or potatoes. Fruits and vegetables can be combined in a blender as well for a quick way to consume them on the go.
Day # 4 – Milk and bananas are the choices for the day. Eat as many as 8 bananas and drink at least 3 glasses of any kind of unsweetened milk. The potassium in the bananas and the calcium in the milk are a key part of this diet. This is the day you can enjoy the special soup along with your bananas and milk. Most likely, you will not be able to eat all 8 bananas in one day.
Day # 5 - Enjoy a celebration meal of beef and tomatoes that includes two 10-ounce portions of lean meat or hamburger with six whole tomatoes. It is important to increase your water intake to help your body get rid of the uric acid that you will be producing on this day. Aim for an increase of water by one quart.
Day # 6 – On this day, you can consume unlimited amounts of high, lean protein and vegetables.
Day # 7 – Whew! The last day consists of eating all the vegetables you can consume, fruit juices and brown rice. No meta. Make sure the fruit juice is not from a concentrate or bottled with added sugar. If you have access to a juicer, the sky is the limit with creating your fruit juices.0 -
So...
On day 2 you can have a potato... but if you eat it on days 1 or 3 YOU'LL BLOW THE DIET.
NO BANANAS on days 1-3, but on day 4 EAT ALL THE BANANAS.
I'm just... wow.0 -
If you need your back better- try physical therapy exercises to strengthen your core, and physical therapy exercises to to stretch your back muscles and keep them in condition to get the weight off your spine bones and onto your muscle load. If you can't see a physical therapist, look on youtube for the gentlest, smartest-looking exercises and start small in short increments. As your back and core muscles strengthen they'll get easier.
Cleanse diets like the General Motors Diet, Venus Factor, etc, will just malnourish you, make you feel hungry and sick and you'll gain the weight back after the initial program is over.
Stick to 1200 calories a day + half your exercise (and walking in five-ten minute intervals is recommended for herniated disc patients) and eat a well balanced meal with a mix of vegetables, whole grains, proteins and fruits. WIll it get you where you need to be in a month? Probably not. You didn't get where you are in a single month, and getting better is going to take some real time. BUT it will help you FEEL better and stronger and you may be ready to sit your final exams just fine.0 -
I don't always care for Livestrong as a source, but this is pretty sensible: http://www.livestrong.com/article/72757-general-motors-cleansing-diet/Despite its name, the General Motors cleansing diet was not developed by -- nor is it affiliated with -- General Motors, a company spokesman reported in 2009. Also known as the Sacred Heart diet, the Cleveland Clinic diet and the Spokane Heart diet, the plan has been criticized by nutrition experts as being an unhealthy and unsustainable way to lose weight. Talk to your doctor before beginning any version of the General Motors diet.
andThe General Motors cleansing diet meets the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' definition of a fad program that dieters should avoid: It does not advocate exercise, it claims specific foods and food combinations will trigger weight loss and promises to help you lose a significant number of pounds in a short amount of time. University of Florida nutritional scientist Elaine Turner adds that the majority of weight you may lose on the plan is water, and that most dieters will regain the pounds once they return to their normal eating habits0 -
I started it today. I don't do fad diets, and I'm someone who is in pretty good shape and not over weight. I have become a little soft and squishy due to"having too much fun lately". This will give me the jump start I need so I can then continue to eat healthy. This is more of a detox than a diet and I see nothing wrong with doing it for only 7 days. The goal is to eat completely healthy after this is over, then repeat in a month if necessary. good luck!
You contradicted yourself within the span of nine words.
Humans do not need jump starts ... food doesn't detox a human body ... portion after portion of your post is just wrong.
It is interesting that a person claiming not to do fad diets sought out a thread about a particular one, resurrected it from the dead, only to concede that you not only are doing a fad diet but will possibly do so again in a month.
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ManiacalLaugh wrote: »So...
On day 2 you can have a potato... but if you eat it on days 1 or 3 YOU'LL BLOW THE DIET.
NO BANANAS on days 1-3, but on day 4 EAT ALL THE BANANAS.
I'm just... wow.
NO SALAD DRESSING or you might as well just quit apparently.
And no protein until day 5? Yeah...right!
I did have to laugh at the 8 bananas in one day....0 -
With this diet, your brain will be very fuzzy and you'll be sluggish... not a thing you'd want during exams, is it?meethsrivastava890 wrote: »Thank you people! This is the first time i am trying it. And fad diets are not my thing. However I need to lose weight superfast if I can get my back better in time for final exams! Which is at the end of next month
I agree with this:
Please listen to those with the experience..Alatariel75 wrote: »As someone who also struggled for many years - with all the best of intentions towards you - stop with the fad diets. They just end in tears. Learn to lose weight in a sensible, moderate way by doing things you can keep up with for the rest of your life. It's the path to real success.
We've all been there and done that. Experience beats internet BS any day.
Um.... these two sentences contradict each other. What you're doing now IS a fad diet. Also, the body does NOT need a detox if your liver and kidneys are doing fine (and I am sure that they are, otherwise you wouldn't be on the internet typing about doing this fad diet). Detoxes are all BS and faddy.I started it today. I don't do fad diets, and I'm someone who is in pretty good shape and not over weight. I have become a little soft and squishy due to"having too much fun lately". This will give me the jump start I need so I can then continue to eat healthy. This is more of a detox than a diet and I see nothing wrong with doing it for only 7 days. The goal is to eat completely healthy after this is over, then repeat in a month if necessary. good luck!
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lemurcat12 wrote: »I don't always care for Livestrong as a source, but this is pretty sensible: http://www.livestrong.com/article/72757-general-motors-cleansing-diet/Despite its name, the General Motors cleansing diet was not developed by -- nor is it affiliated with -- General Motors, a company spokesman reported in 2009. Also known as the Sacred Heart diet, the Cleveland Clinic diet and the Spokane Heart diet, the plan has been criticized by nutrition experts as being an unhealthy and unsustainable way to lose weight. Talk to your doctor before beginning any version of the General Motors diet.
andThe General Motors cleansing diet meets the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' definition of a fad program that dieters should avoid: It does not advocate exercise, it claims specific foods and food combinations will trigger weight loss and promises to help you lose a significant number of pounds in a short amount of time. University of Florida nutritional scientist Elaine Turner adds that the majority of weight you may lose on the plan is water, and that most dieters will regain the pounds once they return to their normal eating habits
Thank you for clarifying. I was like....what the hell does General Motors know about nutrition?!??!?!0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »I don't always care for Livestrong as a source, but this is pretty sensible: http://www.livestrong.com/article/72757-general-motors-cleansing-diet/Despite its name, the General Motors cleansing diet was not developed by -- nor is it affiliated with -- General Motors, a company spokesman reported in 2009. Also known as the Sacred Heart diet, the Cleveland Clinic diet and the Spokane Heart diet, the plan has been criticized by nutrition experts as being an unhealthy and unsustainable way to lose weight. Talk to your doctor before beginning any version of the General Motors diet.
I want to know why somebody decided to call it the GM diet. I can kind of understand Sacred Heart, Cleveland Clinic, and Spokane Heart. Those all give the impression that they are backed by a medical facility. But GM?
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The first three days would result in a mushroom cloud where my bathroom used to be.0
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PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »The first three days would result in a mushroom cloud where my bathroom used to be.
Lol. The fourth is there to plug you back up again
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Eight bananas? EIGHT FREAKING BANANAS!!!! You have got to be kidding me.0
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Those of you who have started the GM diet, I have news for you. You have been sucked in to a fad diet. This is not sustainable.
OP, if you must lose quickly to reduce the strain in your back, I have seen our government regulated medical team prescribe an Optifast diet to select patients. They are monitored very closely to watch for malnutrition, etc. You really don't want a Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD). These diets force the body to pirate muscles for needed calories. You don't need to lose any muscle mass.0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »I don't always care for Livestrong as a source, but this is pretty sensible: http://www.livestrong.com/article/72757-general-motors-cleansing-diet/Despite its name, the General Motors cleansing diet was not developed by -- nor is it affiliated with -- General Motors, a company spokesman reported in 2009. Also known as the Sacred Heart diet, the Cleveland Clinic diet and the Spokane Heart diet, the plan has been criticized by nutrition experts as being an unhealthy and unsustainable way to lose weight. Talk to your doctor before beginning any version of the General Motors diet.
I want to know why somebody decided to call it the GM diet. I can kind of understand Sacred Heart, Cleveland Clinic, and Spokane Heart. Those all give the impression that they are backed by a medical facility. But GM?
I have been wondering this since the day I first heard of it.
It's not like we are living in the age of Engine Charlie Wilson and "What's good for General Motors is good for the country" or where GM even comes across as super competent or knowledgeable. Nor am I aware that GM employees are stereotyped as being super fit.0 -
GM - urban legend. http://www.wikihow.com/Follow-the-General-Motors-Diet
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just LOL!0
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ManiacalLaugh wrote: »So...
On day 2 you can have a potato... but if you eat it on days 1 or 3 YOU'LL BLOW THE DIET.
NO BANANAS on days 1-3, but on day 4 EAT ALL THE BANANAS.
I'm just... wow.
Yeah - preposterous.
What's old is new again, and again, and again.
This IS the 1980's Dolly Parton Diet.....including the cabbage soup (which has now been christened "fat burning soup")
This is not a Detox or a Cleanse since those gimmicks are 2010's not 1980's.0 -
This is bananas.0
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wait....6 whole tomatoes? ....in one day?
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eeewww, Teabea, I did that cabbage soup thing. Ridiculous. really, just don't even go there. Stinks up the whole house!0
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http://doctor.ndtv.com/faq/ndtv/fid/50842/Is_GM_diet_advisable_for_weight_loss.html
Q. I am a 22 years old male weighing 97 kg. I want to lose weight through GM diet. Is GM diet advisable for weight loss?
A. The General Motors (GM) Diet is one of the many unscientific, impractical and restrictive fad diets currently available. I would not recommend the GM Diet for you or anyone else, mainly because: 1. It’s based on pseudo science: The science behind this diet and its so called `great' weight loss results, does not adhere to any valid scientific methodology, lack supporting evidence and also lack approval and endorsement of recognized health bodies across the world0 -
brianpperkins wrote: »I started it today. I don't do fad diets, and I'm someone who is in pretty good shape and not over weight. I have become a little soft and squishy due to"having too much fun lately". This will give me the jump start I need so I can then continue to eat healthy. This is more of a detox than a diet and I see nothing wrong with doing it for only 7 days. The goal is to eat completely healthy after this is over, then repeat in a month if necessary. good luck!
You contradicted yourself within the span of nine words.
Humans do not need jump starts ... food doesn't detox a human body ... portion after portion of your post is just wrong.
It is interesting that a person claiming not to do fad diets sought out a thread about a particular one, resurrected it from the dead, only to concede that you not only are doing a fad diet but will possibly do so again in a month.
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It's more of an experiment. You seem to be very upset by my "contradictory" post, that's unfortunate.0
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"I started today. I don't do fad diets."
Sorry, but yeah no. This is one of the worst, as fad diets go. There are few that are more faddy.0
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