I hate dieting. I mean seriously, it's the worst. I like food. And not just food; But yummy, sugary, greasy, bad for you, food. But ever since I realized that it's been almost 2 years since my youngest son has blessed me with bigger hips and the difficulty to look down and see my toes past my post prego muffin top, I have been searching for a way to get those pounds off that I've wanted to lose for quite some time.
A little over a week ago I came across a diet plan that promoted it's ability to make you lose 10 to 17 pounds in a 7 day period. And regardless of it's unattractive diet plan, lets be serious, 17lbs. in 7 days is enough motivation for any of us to endure whatever this plan asked of us. So I decided to not only embark on the GM Diet journey, but write about my experience as well!
Here's How It Works
You must drink 10 glasses of water every day for all 7 days. Follow the diet strictly, no added beverages, alcohol, or dressings. You may use seasoning.
Day 1: Fruit only. (No bananas yet) Eat as much water based fruit as possible. If you can manage to eat cantaloupe and watermelon only on this day, you can lose up to 3 pounds by the end of the day.
Day 2: Vegetables only. Raw or cooked. You are encouraged to eat until you are full. You may start the day with a large baked potato with one slice of butter.
Day 3: Fruits and Vegetables. No potato or bananas.
Day 4: Bananas and milk. Three glasses of milk, up to 8 bananas, and an unlimited quantity of "GM's Soup". (Recipe Below)
Day 5: FEAST DAY! Beef and tomatoes. You may eat up to 20oz of lean beef today. (Steak, Roast, Ground Beef...) And 5 whole tomatoes. Drink an additional 2 glasses of water today.
Day 6: Beef and Vegetables. Today you may eat an UNLIMITED amount of beef and vegetables.
Day 7: Brown rice and vegetables. Eat to your hearts content. Drinking fruit juice on this day is also encouraged.
GM's Soup Recipe
-28 oz of water
-4 packets of Lipton's French Onion Soup Mix
-6 onions
-mushrooms (to your content)
-tomatoes (to your content)
-Green Peppers (to your content)
Does it Work?!
Day 1: I loved this day. I mean I ate fruit out of cans and filled big bowls full of ridiculous portions of pineapple, mandarin oranges, and cantaloupe. However, at the end of the day, I was starving. Probably from lack of my usual carb and dairy binges.
Day 2: Waking up to that baked potato was probably the highlight of the whole diet. Finally! Some Substance! (Said my body). Today I ate a LOT of green beans, ate a few 'rabbit style' carrots, and made a rather large spinach salad with mushrooms and carrots. That last part was especially difficult for me without any sort of dressing. This day I also went to bed quite hungry.
Day 3: Today I tried to eat as much as possible as often as possible to keep my energy up for the rest of the week. By the end of this day I was very energized, and my body felt great. (I cheated a little today, using a spinach tortilla for a vegetarian wrap.
Day 4: Milk and banana day. My favorite day of all of them, I love milk. I love bananas. I felt satisfied all day, no more hunger pains! And that soup? It was delicious. Today was a piece of cake. (only without the cake.)
Day 5: Beef and tomatoes. I struggled through this day. I couldn't think of anything creative to do with the beef that was allowed, I should have bought steak or a roast for this day. But i settled for plain ground beef (don't do it, it's gross plain.) I also cut up my 5 tomatoes (eating one on my hamburger meat) However I barely got through two of the tomatoes. Just one 10oz serving of the ground beef around noon kept me satisfied until bedtime.
Day 6: Beef and veggies. This day was a lot more fun for me because i got to cook a bunch of veggies, throw it in a bowl with the rest of my hamburger, and feast! I munched on some raw veggies throughout the day as well.
Day 7: Rice and veggies. This day was very similar to day 6. I took advantage of all the veggies I had in my fridge and pretty much ate fried rice and vegetables all day. I couldn't complain. Though I'm wishing now I would've had zucchini and water chestnuts.
Now for the weigh in.
I lost 5 pounds. Not 10. Not 15. but FIVE. Now I'm not upset about this because with how bad my eating habits were prior to this diet, I've learned a LOT about self control. And that all the crap I normally put in my body isn't something I actually need! Who knew I could make it an entire week without coffee? Or even 24 hrs without adding an ungodly amount of cheese to something? This diet may not have worked MIRACLES for my weight; but this crash diet, not only made my body FEEL great but it also really changed the way I look at food, and it has given me a lifestyle change. In fact, I think I'm going to start all over tomorrow! Only this time, I'm gonna add in a few other things, like light dressing, a tortilla per day, and grilled chicken. Because let's face it, a girl can't go to bed hungry!
Who Should NOT Try This Diet?
This is considered a relatively extreme diet. If you are diabetic, suffer from hypertension or any heart defect, you should not try this diet.
That said, it all depends on the person. If you cannot handle the low energy intake involved in this diet, you should try something that can provide that. I am actually very impressed with how I did. I am anemic and suffer from naturally low energy levels, so food is where I get my energy. However, this diet has helped me find the foods that have natural energy so that I don't have to resort to eating all the time to maintain energy.
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