GM Diet Review – How Does the General Motors Diet Work?
One of the greatest “urban legends” of the weight loss world is the General Motors diet, also known as the GM diet. This is a 7 day eating plan which is rumored to have been developed by GM in the 1980s to help workers lose weight. As far as I know, GM has never admitted to actually producing such a plan.
As of now, there is no official General Motors diet, there is no one who claims ownership or responsibility for this program, but it has still remained popular and well sought even after all these years.
There are several strict rules in this diet:
No alcohol is permitted
You have to drink a lot of water, at least 10 glasses each and every day
You can have water, soda, sugarless black tea, and sugarless black coffee. On the 7th day of the diet you’re also allowed fruit juices.
The program itself is a structured eating plan of 7 days. According to some sources, you can repeat the 7 day cycles as many times as you like it is all up to how much you need to lose and how well the diet agrees with you.
Here is how the 7 days are laid out:
Day One You can have any fruit that you crave except bananas. You eat fruit as often or as much as you like. There is a focus on melon and cantaloupe.
Day Two is vegetable day. You should eat fresh or cooked veggies. There is not mention of portions. No seasoning is allowed. Breakfast is a special case as you need to eat a large baked potato.
Day Three You can eat all fruits and veggies except bananas.
Day Four of the GM diet allows you to eat bananas and even encourages it. You should have up to 8 bananas and drink up to 3 glasses of milk
Day Five is beef and tomatoes day. Eat two 10 oz. portions of lean beef and 6 whole tomatoes. You should also increase your regular water intake by one quart.
Day Six This is beef and veggie day. Eat as much beef and vegetables as you like.
Day Seven On this day you can eat brown rice and vegetables, and drink juice fruits.
As you can see, the General Motors diet is not an easy plan to stick to. The food choices are peculiar and it’s difficult to figure out why the diet actually works. Some people swear by it, but I don’t believe it can be a long term lifestyle change as it is not so easy to stick to.
To read more about how this diet works, click here: General Motors Diet Review.
To see how you can lose up to 9 pounds in 11 days, click here: Fat Loss 4 Idiots Diet
John Davenport lost over 30 pounds in his twenties after being overweight most of his life. He now runs a weight loss forum and publishes a diet and fitness newsletter.
