FAQs - The General Motors Diet (Vegetarian Variant)
Posted 10/29/2009 - 09:45 by root
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- What is the General Motors Diet?
- Is this diet endorsed by General Motors?
- Is this diet unhealthy?
- Does this diet really help me lose weight?
- Will I gain back any lost weight once I go off this diet?
- Can I follow this diet for as many weeks as I wish?
- Is the weight loss just water loss?
- Is it enough to follow this diet to lose weight? Can I skip exercises?
- Can/Should I have pulses instead of rice?
- Can I add salt to my soup/vegetables/fruits?
- Can I follow this diet if I suffer from <some disease/disorder>?
- I am pregnant. Can I follow this diet? (NO!)
plzz help..can i replace rice with home made paneer (made up of double toned milk) ...coz i cudnt eat rice during navratris...plzz help..
HI!
I AM SIXTEEN AND I AM IN TERRIFIC NEED OF WEIGHT LOSE CAN I ALSO FOLLOW THIS DIET PLAN?
For the 4th day can i have some vegetable instead of banana. I am allergic to it
hi i am on 4th day of my diet.I cannot compromise with my tea two times a day.I continuing it with the GM diet plan.Will it affect my weight loss target?
Moreover on day 4 today,i had milk with hot chocolate without sugar but dint have tea that day is it fine????As i cannot drink plain milk.
Can i eat popcorn and moong dal??If i can,where can i substitute them in 7 days plan and how much quantity???
Heyy, I am a regular gym rat, and I was wondering will following this diet make me lose muscle along with fat?
i can't have plain milk or banana's... what do you suggest i do on day 4
can we take corn instead of vegitables...
please suggest any option for tomatoes on 5th day?
hi,
m getting married in the 1st week of march..
m around 5'4 and weigh around 60-64..
m a bit larger from the bust side and have a good ponge and love handles..ma hands and legs are thin or rather appropriate.
m thinking of going on this plan from tmrw..however m thinking of following this till last week of feb,is it ok to do so and also m a vegeretarian,but do have eggs,so how should me work on this..??can u suggest something that will make me lse weight around the stomach..??
Do this diet, it will help you feel much better apart from cleansing your system. But for getting definite results on losing weight around your belly, the best way is to do brisk walking every morning - atleast 3 kilometres a day.
Also, drink about 10-12 tall glasses of water every day. Best wishes!
thanks..
do u suggest any specific kind of food or liquids as me want to lse smwhr arnd 10-15 kgs if possible if not then at around 10 kgs..!!
The entire idea about having an ideal weight is that the body should function in an efficient manner, and have enough reserves of nutrients for itself. The body is an amazing machine - if you feed it more than it needs, it starts storing the extra 'energy' (as fats) for a rainy day - if it occurs, that is. But on the other hand, the body programs itself to permanently have that store if you make it habituated to storing. The programming happens over a long period. Which means that the de-programming also takes time. Weight loss diets are a quick way to lose some weight, but the de-programming happens only if you convince the body that the lesser food intake is actually suffcient, and exercises help a lot in this process.
In short, start following a good diet pattern (even after this diet is over), and also make sure that you exercise regularly. That will definitely help in the long run.
Best wishes!
Hi,
This is my first day on GM Diet Plan. So far its going good....
Can anyone suggest me what to eat along with one cup of rice on Day 5, 6 & 7? Its too difificult to eat plain Rice alone.
Thanks
Aiswrarya S
Hi, First u must use brown rice instead of white rice because of more fibre content in it. u can biol them with some salt, drain the water... on fifth day u can make the gravy of tomatoes... add one small tea spoon of oil.add jeera. half onion ginger and sute it,and cut tomatoes and steam them with little water when it get soften add more water.and add little black salt and pepper.and add coriander. it sreally amazing with can have cut tomatoes as a salad..
6th day same boil the rice.. and saute the veggies together acc to ur preference.and mix them to make the pulao.and can make the chutney its very good chutney.. take a bunch of green coriander clean it,, In the grinder..add 2-3 cloves of garlic.add chopped coriander, half tomato, 1/2 green chilli. and grind them together.. and put in the bowl and salt acc to taste and squeeze one lemon..and mix it.. freeze it liitle and have it with pulao..
7th day it a very easy day ,, have one pineapple juice, the orange juice,, and in the afternoon.. papaya shake without sugar.. u will feel full all day..can have pulao or a soup as u wish.. remember to drink water upto 12-15 glasses.
Warm regards
Pammi Virk
grind pudina corriender, garlic ,ginger, green chill.add saltn bit of water.gives taste to rice.or u can also boil palak,tomato,onion,garlic,ginger and grind into fine paste which u can cook in 1 tsp oil n add sm spices.
Hi.
You can add some spices for taste. Like jeera and kaali mirch. Add some lemon too if you like it. Best wishes.
Is the one cup of rice measured before you cook it or after?
i am breast feeding my baby is 3 months old i want to know whether i can follow GM diet program? my mail id is samzac74@yahoo.com
You should avoid this diet programe if you are feeding your baby . Nutitions required for your baby & for yourself for these days cann't be produced with this diet.
HI,
Can you suggest what else can i have along with the plain rice because its difficult to survive only on plain rice?
chandni.
can you tell me what vegetables are supposed to be cooked and also how they can be cooked
boil water and steam veggies on it for like 10 minutes..do not pour veggies into water...
Hi!
I want to know if I can have tea with milk on all days while following GM diet? I am used to having sugarless tea but 3(three) times in a day.
Also can I have 5 almonds and 2 walnuts everyday? Can this wonder soup be consumed everyday or only on day 4?
Please help me with these queries!!
SG
Hi SG,
If you just can not stay without your daily dose of tea, have a cup of it in the morning (with little milk, if you have to.) I'm not sure if you can take almonds/walnuts. They have oil. If you have to, soak your almonds for atleast 12 hours in water and peel off the skin before consuming.
Best wishes.
Thanx!
So tea can be consumed once . What about the soup can it be consumed once or twice everyday?
SG
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The soup can be consumed as many times as you like! It's part of the plan to ensure that you never feel hungry :)
Best wishes.
Hi Everyone,
I was recently diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome and thyroid (which really lessens the chances of conceiving). I am overweight, also because of this problem and desperately trying to lose some weight. Does anyone know if I can go for the GM diet in this condition, will it affect or escalate my problem further? And if this diet will help me lose weight? Because I have gone thru GM Diet before and it did help me lose like 5 kgs but that was when i didnt have this problem. Will it work the same now as well?
Can someone please guide me here. It will be highly appreciated.
Thank you!
ya ....you can go for GM Diet dont be scared, infact it will help you .I am also a thyroid patient and i started this 10 days ago ,you dont believe but i lost 4kgs in 4 days and i didnt even followed it properly .On my first day i ate 1 catori raajmaah and 1 chapati,second day i had tea ,4th day i went out and couldnt eat anything ....so dont worry ,just go on....all the best....
Hii thanks so much for ur reply. I actually completed this diet prog today :) it has really helped me. need to lose a lot more so maybe will do again next month. to be honest yes i did cheat too couple of times but shud be better the next time i do it. all the best to u too :)
Can I have something else along with 1 bowl of rice and 6 tomatoes...its hard to live on just these two items for the whole day..can we have fruit and vegetables?
You can have the soup. Also what I do is I cook the tomatoes with onion an garlic. It give it a very nice taste and then I eat it together with the rice, try it!!
hi..m on day 3 today (it has just started)... i din lose any weight as yet..also wanted to ask...i had potato in the evening yest is tht ok?
will i really lose weight?
i am avoiding salt also in my diet...and i am on da vetetarian variant how much chance do i have to loose...
i'm 5'5" and i weigh 50 kg... I.ve been told my bmi is borderline underweight, but i still have a bit of a pot belly and wanna lose atleast 3 or 4 inches off my waistline... Will this diet help??
My question is, can I consume little salt with vegetables on day 2 and with wonder soup. Please answer as I am planning to start it with in next 2 days.
Yes can take salt.But just add little just that you dont find difficulty in having vegetables and soup.dont stick to too much of salt.
aarthi
Hi I am about to start the day1 .. my doubt is whats the substitute for beef in vegetables or fruits.... as i should not* eat meat....
I am 5ft 8inches 90 kgs...
how much i can loose in the first 7days?
do i need to workout in the gym(or walking) during these 7 days...?
Please suggest me ....
omit beef compleely from the schedule, stick to the rest. depends how much the diet will work for u, stick to i, but d not starve, this will help u lose..and i would suggest walking to be done along with the diet, but major brisk walking, gyming , when left can add ponds to you.
Hi I am about to start the day1 .. my doubt is whats the substitute for beef in vegetables or fruits.... as i should eat meat....
I am 5ft 8inches 90 kgs...
how much i can loose in the first 7days?
do i need to workout in the gym(or walking) during these 7 days...?
Please suggest me ....
Hello,
Can I use salt while cooking vegetables?
Thanks & Regards
Sucheta
Hello,
It is mentioned that one can consume 1 cup of rice day 4 onwards.
Since the size of the cups can vary, could anyone tell me the recommended weight of rice that needs to be consumed.
Thank You
US standards:
1 cup = 8 oz
8 oz = 229 gms (.25 Kg)
Hope this helps!
0.25 kg of raw rice or cooked rice?also it should be brown rice or regular basmati ll do?also i cannot have tomatoes,so can anyone suggest something else..can we use little bit of cholestrol-free n fat -free
butter for cooking?
1/4 of a Kg is too much of raw rice. I assume the quantity mentioned in the site is i cup of cooked rice.
Hi,
I did GM diet last month and was able to lose 8 pounds and been able to keep it off. I just couldn't wait to start again..so here am, today is my Day 1. feel pretty good abt it.. I did the non veg version last time, going to do the veggie version today..
Things I learned from last diet..
1.CUSTOMIZE it, its okay..cuz its important that u finish 7 days...
2.Spent some time preparing the soup,cutting the fruits etc
3.Never be hungry,then u ll get the urge to cheat
I was debating about the rice Vs lentils on the day 5. I am big protein fan, so I am gonna stick to Lentils/pulses.
My plan : since we can have 20 OZ protein..which is roughly around 2.4 cups of dals.. I am gonna stick to Moong dal, Rajma, pinto beans, black beans..
When i did last time, I had a lot of hummus..I know i m not supposed to eat it, but what the heck..i dint wanna stay hungry... i also had falafel balls since they are veggies...
Make ur soup yummy, i used 1 tbspoon of oil and used PAM cooking spray a lot, since it has no cals or fat..i sauted my veggies and added veggie broth and added chicken buillions...its yum! make in small quantites, that way u dont have to eat the same one everyday...
Good luck to everyone!!
Swathy
Hello Swathy,
Thanks so much for sharing your experiences! Your tips should definitely help a lot of people on how to go about those seven days!
Also - did you primarily follow this diet program for weight loss? What was your overall experience like (apart from just the weight loss)? Are you doing this diet the second time for weight loss again, or because of the other benefits that you see? If so, could you briefly mention them here? Thanks and best wishes.
It's a good question that you have raised, Root..I think i started it back for weightloss..since I want to shed around 40 pounds..Secondly, its very doable, I mean you are not starving or putting ur body through anything terrible and the results are amazing too..
I did a simple math, if you count your calories and work out everyday, you can lose upto 2 lbs per week, and this diet helped me to lose what i would have lost in 1 month.
Initially I did this diet as a jump start to my weight loss regime of diet & workout and I thot i ll work on keeping the weight off and continue with my regular diet, but once I was able to succesfully complete the diet (my friends couldn't finish) and the result wasnt bad eihter so I am ready to do it again..I think i would like to keep doing this diet like for ever...
It also helped me to change my mindset about things..like I am not a fruit lover, so the Day1 was horrible for me last time..but yday wasnt all that bad..and I think i started appreciating fruits much better now...
I learned how to cook in 1 Tbs of oil..I made aloogobi last time.. for today (Day2) my breakfast was aloo palak..since it said, i can have aloo in the morning..
So my advise will be again..relax, have fun and explore new food items that u can have each day..I am trying on different veggies than last time..
Good luck!
S
i feel dizzy and tired very easily even if i skip one brkfast or meal...is this diet suitable for me? i am confused as some ppl say u feel tired easily and some ppl say thr is no hunger at all...
Hello.
I'm not sure if this diet will be helpful in your case. Nor am I really qualified to be able to answer questions of this kind that too over such a restrictive forum! You should take some professional advice - probably, from some certified dieticians.
Having said that, please consume to lot of fruits to start with, and have Wonder Soup and lots of (warm) water every day. Fruits are nature's best cleansers, and they will help you in the detox process. Eat fruits of the season as much as possible.
Best wishes!