Indian GM Diet Plan for Vegetarians – Quick Weight Loss in 7 Days

Vegetarian GM Diet for IndiansAre you obsessed with losing those extra pounds? Who isn’t? However, losing weight takes a lot of determination, dedication and hard work. Currently, world’s most popular low-carb diet is the GM diet plan. It is also known as ‘General Motors Diet’. Globally, this diet plan is widely accepted and has huge following. It is free and there is no need to purchase expensive supplements, food or even books.

What is GM Diet Plan:

For Fast weight loss, GM diet plan is the best! It helps to cut down some weight in just 7 days! This is the best vegetarian diet to lose weight.

GM diet plan has been around since 1985. Originally, General Motors has developed this plan for its employees along with the Food and Drug Administration and the United States Department of Agriculture.

Basically, this diet plan was designed to make the workers healthier and to increase workforce productivity. With the impressive results in just a week, this diet was a huge success. The workers who followed GM diet, had higher energy levels, confidence and improved efficiency.

The original GM diet plan has the inclusion of meat on the non-vegetarian days 5 and 6. As most of the Indians or vegetarians/vegans are not likely to eat meat (mainly beef), many changes are made to the original plan to suit the Indian lifestyle. The Vegetarian version of this diet is very popular amongst the Indians and people who prefer veg food strictly, even not eggs.

How Does The GM Diet Work?

While many people can remain skeptical about the GM diet plan and its results, but its fruitfulness lies in its working. The Vegetarian GM diet plan works in a week because it focuses on the foods that help to burn more calories.

It follows a sequence to set your body for increasing water intake, detoxification and focus on improving metabolism. This diet plan uses perfect combination of ingredients, low-calorie vegetables and fruits. Thus, with the help of negative caloric effect, body burns excessive fats and loses weight naturally without any exercise in a week.

The increased metabolism helps in removing toxins and waste from the body. The rejuvenated metabolism and faster digestion, aids in weight loss leaving you feel light and energetic.

Indian GM diet plan aims to increase consumption of high fiber and high protein foods such as brown rice, pulses, fruits and vegetables, which improves digestion and bowel movements.

Also, the increased water intake during this 7 days plan, helps to remove accumulated toxins from the body, and aids in dissolution of important nutrients present in the food.

Probably, it’s successful and famous because GM diet plan requires no complicated ingredients or foods. Yeah its bit hard to follow but to lose some quick weight, we can handle that.

So, the success rate is quite high. This diet plan aims to get a healthy body in just 7 days. One can easily complete the 7 day program and the results are extremely lovable.

7 Day Indian GM Diet Plan:

The GM Vegetarian Diet Plan includes the consumption of vegetables, fruits, pulses and starch.

Remember* – To prepare for the veg GM diet plan, it is crucial to avoid alcohol for a few days. Alcohol contains too much of calories and increases the body’s uric acid content. This in turn causes water retention in the body and blocks the natural detoxifying processes. If you consume alcohol while on this diet, it may lead to low blood sugar or hypoglycemia episodes which can cause drowsiness, blackout or even fainting.

 

Schedule for Vegetarian GM Diet Plan:

The Veg GM diet is divided into seven days and has different rules to follow on each day. This plan recommends drinking 2-3 litres of water each day to keep the body hydrated.

GM Diet Day 1: Fruits Day

GM Diet Day-1

First day of anything is always hardest and so is true for following the Veg GM diet.

Fruits are rich in antioxidants, vitamins, water-content and other nutrients.These fruits satisfies the sweet tooth, makes the stomach full, thus followers can avoid food cravings for tempting dishes like pizza and pasta.

The main aim of the fruit day is to detox or cleanse the body’s digestive system along with boosting metabolism. This cleansing day help the weight loss over next six days.

Fruits to eat: On the first day, diet followers can eat almost all varieties and types of fruits. For effective weight loss, Indian GM Diet Plan recommends to eat lime, melons, pomegranates, oranges and apples. These fruits give boost to your diet goal.

Have a look on India’s 12 most Weight loss friendly Fruits here.

Fruits to avoid: Do not eat fruits which are high on glycemic index, have high contents of potassium, starch or carbohydrates such as bananas, litchi, mangoes and grapes.

Alternate Fruits: Guava, pear, kiwi, etc.

How Much To Eat:  As it’s a Calorie deficit diet, so you should not cross your daily requirement. Take 1200-1500 calories for best results per day.

How Much Water To Drink: Aim to drink 8-10 glasses of water in a day.

Fruit Juices: No You can’t, as they are high in calories and less nutritious then whole fruit. But you can go for fresh coconut water. As coconut water helps to keep the stomach full.

At the end of the day, you may be starving a little bit due to the lack of usual carbohydrates and dairy products. Even few people may suffer from minor headaches, try to avoid medicines if possible. And still stick to the plan for fruitful results from fruits.

Remember – Always count your daily Calories and try to stay within 1200-1500 calories for best results.

Day 1 Diet Chart

MealsMenu
Breakfast (8:00-9:00 am)1 medium sized apple, 2 glasses of water
Mid-Morning Snack (10-11:30 am)1 bowl of musk melon or raw papaya, 1 glass of water
Lunch (12-1.30 pm)1 bowl of muskmelon or watermelon, 1-2 glasses of water
Afternoon Snack (4-4:30 pm)1 orange or sweet lime,2 glasses of water
Evening Snack (6-6.30 pm)1 pear, 1 glass of coconut water
Dinner (8:00-9:00 pm)1 bowl of watermelon or cantaloupe and 2 glasses of water

GM Diet Day 2: Vegetable Day

GM Diet Day-2

On day 2, veg GM diet followers can enjoy all kinds of vegetables in either boiled or raw form. Vegetables are rich in nutrients that one requires to sustain the body.

So, after the relatively low carbohydrate day 1 diet, vegetables will replenish the carbohydrate stores in the body. Also, vegetables are low in calories and high in fiber which helps to clean the gut.

Best vegetables to eat: Cauliflower, cucumber, broccoli, cabbage, onions, tomatoes, spinach, peas, etc. And try to limit the potato intake during breakfast, 1 Medium potato on day 2. However, potatoes in little quantity offer carbohydrates for the whole day and kick starts the day after fruit diet of day 1.

How Much To Eat: Eat between 1200-1500 calories in a day.

Cooking or Salad Dressings: If you can eat only cooked vegetables or  making salads and want some dressings, then opt only for extra virgin olive oil as it will be a low caloric meal. Or you can enjoy raw or baked one.

Vegetable Soups – Yes go for it, Try cabbage soup or Tomato soup.

How Much Water to Drink: Aim to drink 8-10 glasses of water in a day.

By the end of the day, you may feel lighter internally, yeah that’s good thing but you will also feel little weaker. But, do not worry as this is very normal with majority of low-calorie diet plans.

This second day, Vegetables helps in complete detoxification process, which will prepare your body for weight loss and help in the next day of the Veg GM Diet.

Day 2 Diet Chart

MealsTimingsMenu
Breakfast 8:00-9:00 am1 boiled/baked potato or sweet potato
Mid-Morning Snack 10-11:30 am1 bowl cabbage or lettuce salad, 1-2 glasses of water
Lunch12-1.30 pm1 bowl of cucumber, onion, carrot, 1-2 glasses of water or soup
Afternoon Snack4-4:30 pm1 cup bell pepper and brocoli,2 glasses of water
Evening Snack6-6.30 pm1 boiled vegetables or cauliflower, 1 glass of water
Dinner8:00-9:00 pm1 bowl of beetroot, lettuce, green beans, and carrots, 2 glasses of water

GM Diet Day 3: Fruits and Vegetables Day

GM Diet Day-3

Day 3 of the Vegetarian GM Diet Plan combines ingredients of day 1 and 2- fruits and vegetables. On this day, diet followers can enjoy a variety of fruits and vegetables.

Both fruits and vegetables have good amounts of fiber and nutrients. Eating a variety satisfies the taste buds and also helps to break the monotony of the diet’s first two days.

You can enjoy raw or parboiled vegetables on this day of the diet. Garnish the vegetables with some seasonings like black pepper, oregano or chili flakes.

You can also add some lemon juice. Seasoning will impart some flavor and help you to complete the challenging day. Alternatively, you can add olive oil or vinegar dressing on the salad.

Best Foods: Melons, cantaloupe, oranges, pomegranates, lime, apples, strawberries, cabbage, lettuce, beets, carrot, beans, cucumber, tomatoes, peppers, onion, cauliflower, etc

Avoid eating: Potatoes, bananas, litchi, mangoes and grapes.

How Much Water To Drink: Have 8-12 glasses of water.

How Much To Eat: Follow 1200-1500 calories rule.

Right Pattern to Eat:  Start your day with fruits and end with vegetables for effective weight loss.

Tasty Salad Options – There are many easy and healthy Salad options with Indian Vegetables and fruits, You can view my tasty salad ideas for weight loss.

Expect weight loss? You may end up losing 1-2 kg, as people start seeing movement in weight scale.  Also the body gets prepared to burn those extra calories which were accumulated all these years through the intake of junk foods.

Fruits and vegetables offer sugar and a little amount of Carbs which help to tackle the challenging day 4.

Day 3 Diet Chart

MealsMenu
Breakfast (8:00-9:00 am)1 bowl of melon, 1 glass of water
Mid-Morning Snack (10-11:30 am)1 pear, 1-2 glasses of water
Lunch (12-1.30 pm)1 bowl of cucumber, lettuce, carrot, 1-2 glasses of water or soup
Afternoon Snack (4-4:30 pm)1 orange,2 glasses of water
Evening Snack (6-6.30 pm)1 guava, 1 glass of water
Dinner (8:00-9:00 pm)1 bowl of lettuce, beet, green beans, broccoli and carrots, 2 glasses of water

GM Diet Day 4: Only Banana and Milk – bit hard

GM Diet Day-4

Till day 3, you were on the no carb or low carb diet. But on the day 4 of the diet, bananas and milk are allowed. Diet plan of fourth day help the body to replenish its carb stores, minerals like potassium and sodium.

How Banana helps – Banana is rich in carbohydrates, sodium and potassium. Thus, it acts as a balance restorer. Also, banana contains pectin which helps in digestion. Milk provides calcium and is fortified with vitamin d which helps to make the bones strong.

How much Bananas and Milk – Diet followers can eat up to 6 to 8 small bananas and 4 glasses of milk throughout the day. Prefer skim milk on this day.

Once in the day, you can enjoy a cabbage or tomato soup too.  This is around 1200 calories. And do not forget to drink 8 to 10 glasses of water in the whole day.

Milk Shake – Yeah you can make milk shake with Banana and milk but Strictly without Sugar.

Substitutes for banana and milk: Fig and soy milk.

Best pattern To Eat Banana And Milk: Enjoy day 4 by having banana milkshake, slices of banana with cold milk. Also, you can enjoy the luxury of having soups when you feel bored.

How you feel end of the day? The monotony of having bananas and milk can make you feel leaving this diet plan and demotivated. Also, mood swings are observed in diet followers.

To tackle these problems, drink enough water, exercise, and talk to vegetarian people who have already lost weight through the GM diet. This will keep you motivated and going for the further days.

How much Weight loss you can expect – By the end of this day you can loose on an average 2-4kgs. But this depends on individual to individual and body to body, so don’t worry, if you are not losing much, try to follow the pattern as listed above and drink more water.

Day 4 Diet Chart

MealsMenu
Breakfast (8:00-9:00 am)2 small bananas, 1 glass of milk or shake
Mid-Morning Snack (10-11:30 am)1 small banana, 1/2 glass of milk
Lunch (12-1.30 pm)2 small bananas, 1 glass of milk
Afternoon Snack (4-4:30 pm)1 small banana, 1 glass of milk
Evening Snack (6-6.30 pm)2 small bananas, 1/2s glass of milk
Dinner (8:00-9:00 pm)1 bowl soup

GM Diet Day 5: High Protein and fiber

GM Diet day-5

Foods Allowed –  Legumes/lentils, Paneer, Brown rice

Finally……, on the day 5, its time for some proteins and protein rich diet so that the muscles in the body do not surrender to fatigue.

Day 5 of the Vegetarian GM Diet gives a break from the monotony of fruits and vegetables.  Although, the global version of GM Diet has inclusion of meat on this day, for Indian vegetarians this diet is modified and substituted with veg. sources of proteins and brown rice.

Vegetarian Protein options – The Indian version of this diet plan includes Paneer, tofu, boiled legumes or lentils like Soya bean, moong, chickpeas (Chole), kidney beans(Rakma), kala chana Black-Eyed Peas, Pigeon Pea, urad and masoor dal, horsegram etc as protein source.

Here you can find my 35 Vegetarian High Protein Indian Foods List, with Protein content and calories per serving.

And Brown Rice – You also have luxury of eating 1 cup brown rice and 6 large tomatoes which induces cleansing of the body. Brown rice is high in fiber and has complex carbohydrate. Fiber content helps in digestion. This high protein and less carbohydrate diet day aids in reducing fat faster than anything.

Substitute for Brown rice: Quinoa or white rice.

Boiled or cooked – Best way is eating boiled legumes but if you can’t, just fry them with extra virgin olive oil. Avoid adding vegetables in it.

Drink Extra water: As your body will produce extra uric acid, so you need to drink extra water to flush that. Around 12-15 glasses throughout the day.

How Much To Eat: Follow 1200-1500 calories rule.

How you feel by the end of day 5 – For the Indian versions of Veg GM Diet plan, you feel much better.  The high protein, low carbs, and fruits help to uplift your mood. Also, you will feel energetic and more enthusiastic throughout the day.

Just two more days to go and you will lose a good amount of fat for sure.  On an average, people who follow the Indian version of GM diet lose 3-5 kgs by the end of day 5. Isn’t that fantastic?

Day 5 Diet Chart

MealsMenu
Breakfast (8:00-9:00 am)1 bowl moong sprouts and 2 tomatoes, 2 glasses of water
Mid-Morning Snack (10-11:30 am)1 cup cottage cheese/tofu, 2 glasses of water
Lunch (12-1.30 pm)1 bowl cooked brown rice with chickpeas, some tomato slices, 2 glasses of water
Afternoon Snack (4-4:30 pm)1bowl sprouts/ paneer, 2 glasses of water
Evening Snack (6-6.30 pm)1 cup curd, 2 glasses of water
Dinner (8:00-9:00 pm)1 bowl lentil soup, scrambled cottage cheese, tomato salad, 2 glass water

GM Diet Day 6: Feast day – High Protein, fiber, Veggies

GM Diet day-6

Foods Allowed – Legumes/lentils, Paneer, Brown rice, Vegetables

You will continue your high protein and fiber diet today. On the 6 th day of the veg GM Diet plan, you can eat sprouts, cottage cheese and vegetables. Do not include tomatoes on the day 6 of the diet. Have soups, par cooked vegetables and water.

How these helps – Vegetables, protein rich diet and fruits provide nutrients, fibers that’s needed by our body.This helps in improving digestion, cleansing and detoxification.

Foods To Eat:  All vegetarian proteins, brown rice we described in day 5 diet, just add almost all vegetables, raw, boiled, soup or cooked vegetables in the way you want.

Foods To Avoid: Potatoes and tomatoes.

Alternative foods: Cucumber, quinoa, etc.

How Much To Eat: Follow 1200-1500 calories rule.

How Much Water To Drink: Have at least 12-15 glasses of water per day.

How you feel end of the day – It is totally okay if you feel bored and want to give up eating the same fruits, vegetables, proteins, etc. But by this day, you will notice visible changes in the body.You will also feel energetic and much lighter.

How much weight loss you can expect – On an average, you can lose about 3-6 kg depending on person to person. If you have reached till this day, then you should be really happy and proud of yourself. Drink plenty of water for better results. However, do not overstrain yourself.

Day 6 Diet Chart

MealsMenu
Breakfast (8:00-9:00 am)1 bowl boiled vegetable salad, 2 glasses of water
Mid-Morning Snack (10-11:30 am)1 cup Paneer/tofu, 2 glasses of water
Lunch (12-1.30 pm)1 bowl cooked brown rice with boiled moong, 2 glasses of water
Afternoon Snack (4-4:30 pm)Vegetable salad, 2 glasses of water
Evening Snack (6-6.30 pm)1 bowl boiled lentils, 2 glasses of water
Dinner (8:00-9:00 pm)1 bowl vegetable soup, 1 cup salad, 2 cups waters

GM Diet Day 7:

Enjoy Brown rice, Fruit Juices and Vegetables

GM Diet Day-7

On the last day of the veg GM Diet plan, you will feel some liberty and can have fruit juices, vegetables wit1 to 2 cups of brown rice.

Adding juices, vegetables, fruits and rice in the Indian food has importance as it makes up the complete meal. Juices and vegetables provide nutrients. Brown rice provides fibers and carbohydrates.

Thus, the body gets cleansed as well as replenished with the whole meals. Fruit juices also flush out the toxins from the body, and the other food ingredients provide the energy.

Here I listed 21 Fat Burning Juices which will make GM diet more effective.

You can eat unlimited quantity of vegetables, and up to 2 cups of rice.

What to avoid – Consuming sugary juices, banana, and potato.

How Much Water To Drink: Have at least 12-15 glasses of water per day. Continue to drink water to flush out toxins.

How Much To Eat: Follow 1200-1500 calories rule.

How you feel by evening of 7th day, you may feel like eating a tempting dessert, cheese loaded pizza or munch on potato wafers. But donot fall for it. Stay active throughout the day.

How much weight loss – You will notice that, you might have lost around on an average 3-7 kgs in total 7 days. Weight loss may differ from person to person. However, any weight loss will bring a sense of accomplishment and smile on your face for sure.

Day 7 Diet Chart

MealsMenu
Breakfast (8:00-9:00 am)1 bowl vegetable salad, 2 glasses of water
Mid-Morning Snack (10-11:30 am)1 cup strawberries and carrots, 2 glasses of water
Lunch (12-1.30 pm)1 cup brown rice, 1 bowl of vegetables, 2 glasses of water
Afternoon Snack (4-4:30 pm)1 glass orange juice, 2 glasses of water
Evening Snack (6-6.30 pm)1 gauva, 2 glasses of water
Dinner (8:00-9:00 pm)1 bowl soup, 1 bowl rice, 2 cups waters

This Indian Vegetarian Version of the GM diet plan helps to successfully and quickly loose weight. This is no magic, the basic principle on which this plan works is that you limit your food intake between 1200-1500 calories. This ensures that all the accumulated fats get burned to provide energy to the body. Also, water helps to remove toxins from the body and thus, promoting your weight loss.

Best Foods you can Eat in GM Diet and why?

The fruits and the vegetables form the main part of the diet food. The list of the food items that a diet follower can include:

Fruits:

A large variety of fruits included in the diet are:

  • Apple: Contains Vitamin C and dietary fibers.
  • Watermelon: High mineral amd water content with low calories.
  • Orange: Good range of Vitamins and Minerals with low calorie content.
  • Papaya: Improves digestion.
  • Pears: High fiber and content.

 Vegetables:

All vegetables are high in dietary fibers and vitamins. The vegetables can be raw or cooked. The different vegetables include:

  • Broccoli: Rich in Protein, Vitamin C and dietary fibers.
  • Cabbage: High in fibers and Vitamin C, low calorie content.
  • Cauliflower: High mineral content like magnesium, calcium, rich in fibers, Vitamin B6 and C.
  • Cucumber: High water content, works as filler.
  • Beetroot: High content of proteins and vitamins. Purifies blood.
  • Carrots: Rich in Vitamin A.
  • Tomatoes: Rich in Vitamin A and C and low calorie content.
  • Green vegetables: Rich source of iron and fiber.
  • Others: These include onions, peppers, lemon which increase metabolism.

 Pluses:

For Indian Vegetarian Gm diet, Pulses are the main source of Protein, lets discover, which Legumes and lentils are best for GM Diet.

  • Chickpeas: High in protein, fiber and many vitamins.
  • Kidney beans: Boost Energy with good Carbs, high protein and fiber.
  • Red, Yellow, brown lentils – Gives enough amino acids with protein and fiber
  • Sprouted Mung: Highly nutritious, very low in calories and prevent from gas, bloating.

Dairy products:

Dairy products are merged in our daily diet due to their nutritional benefits.

  • Skimmed Milk – With high Protein and negligible fat content it helps in boosting metabolism and appetite control.
  • Paneer (cottage cheese): With high protein source, it burns more fat and lower our food cravings.

 Other Foods

There are few like vegans who don’t eat dairy products or some have allergies with dairy products for them soy is best option in Vegetarian GM Diet Day 4th 5th and 6th day (Yeah its bit controversial too).

  • Soy Milk: It has high quality of Protein, Vitamins and act as antioxidant. which is good for health and weight loss.
  • Tofu: Best substitute of Paneer. Tofu has all 8 essential amino acids means very high quality of protein. Also help in decreasing bed cholesterol LDL.

For Fiber, you can find Top 40 Indian FIBER RICH FOODS List including Vegetables, Fruits, Pulses and more.

Which Foods To Avoid in GM Diet:

Anything in excess is not good for health and this even includes the nutritional food. But there are some high calories and very low nutrition food items that the person should avoid completely during the diet. This includes:

  • Processed or canned foods: These food items contain high calories and preservatives too. It also contains high amount of salt. All these hamper the process of weight loss.
  • Carbohydrates: Bread, white rice (if possible). These have high content of calorie.
  • Fats: Sunflower oil, butter, lard, margarine. These are heavy to digest and have high caloric content.
  • Dairy products: Full fat items like milk, yogurt, ice-cream, cheese. These all food products have excess of calories.
  • Alcohol: Its high in Calories and increase uric acid, which blocks the detoxifying processes. This means blocks the GM Diet effect.

 Possible Food Alternatives in Indian Version

There are many food items which have the healthier option for replacement. These include:

Food itemReplacement
White rice Brown rice/ Quinoa
carbonated water, tea, coffeeGreen tea, black tea, black coffee
vegetable oilcoconut oil
sour yogurtGreek yogurt
Sugarstevia
Table saltHimalayan crystal salt
Juicefresh fruit
Juicecoconut water
Milkcoconut milk or skimmed milk

4 Ways to make this vegetarian GM Diet Successful.

The different tips to make the Indian GM diet plan a success include:

Have confidence: You should have good confidence in yourself so as to stick to the diet and complete the diet plan. If you lose hope, then there are chances that the diet plan remains discontinued.

Avoid cheating: The diet follower should follow the diet plan without making any changes or cheating while following the plan. Following the proper diet plan stated above, will definitely lead to success in weight loss.

Change lifestyle: To make the diet plan a great success, you should maintain the habit of healthy eating even after completion of the diet plan. This will help to maintain the weight and not to regain the lost weight.

Food replacements: In some cases, you can replace certain food items with another. However, take proper care while making the replacement as it should not affect the nutrient and caloric content.

Is GM DIET Only Good For Short Period?

The GM diet helps to lose the weight quickly. The majority of this weight is the water weight. It will help to lose more than 3kg’s of weight in a week time for both vegetarians and non-vegerarians, but if the diet follower does not follow healthy eating habits after the completion of the diet plan, it will lead to weight gain. If not maintained properly, this weight loss can be for a short period.

To have good weight loss, the person can repeat the GM diet plan after taking the rest for one or two weeks. This gap is necessary to maintain good health. During this gap, the diet follower should take care that they do not gain the weight that they lost during the previous diet cycle.

What is the Best Alternate Weight Loss diet?

There are Many Diets out there but I suggest you follow that diet plan, which helped me to lose 28 kilo’s.

Why that? Because that’s highly nutritious, low calorie and long term plan. which make your health better and help you to lose weight in healthy way.

You can view my Healthy and long term diet plan here, you can also view My weight loss success story here.

 

Is GM Diet Fit For You?

You need to strictly follow the diet plan and carry out the exercise to aid in weight loss. When you are following Indian version of diet should keep the following point in mind before starting the diet. You should be able to withstand increased sweating, weakness, increased body heat, muscle pain and weakness, etc.

As discusses above, you should have confidence in yourself to follow the plan. you should drink enough water to keep yourself hydrated. If you can manage with the above things, you can follow the GM diet plan for weight loss.

Not for you? If you think, it’s hard to follow in your lifestyle. Then there is an easier and very famous option for you. Hope you heard about Famous KETO DIET. In which you allowed to eat Fried foods like Paneer Pakoras 😀

Surely that’s worth a try. Here you can find Indian Vegetarian Keto Diet Plan.

Who should avoid this diet?

Any healthy person can follow the GM diet plan. If you have any health related issues, then it is necessary to take proper care and attention.

  1. People having issues like diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, etc. should avoid following the GM diet plan.
  2. Those on long-term medication should also avoid following this diet plan.
  3. Pregnant women and breastfeeding women should avoid following this diet.

Any person who is on medication but still wish to follow the diet plan should consult the doctor.

Best Snacks during GM Diet

The different types of fruits and vegetables are the ideal food in the GM diet. It includes the morning snacks, afternoon snacks and the evening snacks. These different snacks can include fruits or the vegetables or the combination of both.

The best snack that a vegetarian diet follower can include is the vegetable soup. For snacks, you can include a large variety of soups. The different soups include tomato soup, carrot soup, cabbage soup, spinach soup, etc. A combination of vegetables can also help to make a delicious mixed Indian version of vegetable soup.

These soups are an important part of the diet as it contains all the required nutrients. The soups must form the part of the dinner as it is light, filling and very easy to digest. They taste best when taken hot and in presence of natural flavor. Addition of small amount of spices and herbs help to make it more delicious and increase its taste.

Wonder GM Diet Soup- Indian Recipe

As the name suggests, wonder soup contains all the required ingredients to make the soup a filler, nutritious, fat burning and tasty. It contains different ingredients which have their own benefits. The major components of the soup include various vegetables and spices.

Wonder Soup

Ingredients:

  • Onions,
  • Tomatoes,
  • Green peppers,
  • Cabbage,
  • Carrot,
  • Celery,
  • Red chili pepper,
  • Olive oil,
  • Pink Himalayan salt,
  • Black pepper,
  • Lemon juice

Method of preparation:

  • Clean all the vegetables thoroughly.
  • Peel the onions.
  • Chop all onion, tomatoes, cabbage, carrot, celery, green pepper into small pieces.
  • Heat olive oil in a pot on a stove; add the chopped onions and green peppers. Saute it till they turn light brown.
  • Add all the remaining chopped vegetables and continue to saute it for 1 minute.
  • Add water to the vegetables and bring it to boil on a low flame.
  • To make the soup spicy, add red chilli pepper to hot soup if required.
  • Add black pepper, salt, dried herbs and seasonings to enhance the taste.
  • Cook on low flame for 45-90 minutes with occasional stirring. Continue cooking till the vegetables become tender.
  • Add few drops of fresh lemon juice and serve the soup hot.

As you know, the GM diet is all about what you eat and this wonder soup is a must have for better results.

7 Day GM Diet Benefits – Other than Weight Loss

The different benefits of the Short term 7 day GM diet include:

  1. Makes you Healthy: As that was the #1 aim of General Motor’s to increase the healthiness of employees. This diet provides all the necessary nutrients and energy required by the body. These food items are a high source of energy with low calorie intake.
  2. Improves immunity: The diet plan contains more intakes of water and fruits and vegetables which help to remove toxins from the body. It also helps to boost the immunity.
  3. Improves the digestive system: As the diet contains lots of fruits and vegetables which are high in fiber content. This dietary fiber helps to improve the digestive system.
  4. Weight loss: As we all know, If you follow the GM diet correctly, it can help to lose around 3-7 kilo in a week. It is one of the quickest methods used to lose the weight.

Frequently Asked Questions on Indian GM Diet

Q: How Much weight will I lose in 7 days?

The GM diet is the quickest method to lose the weight. A vegetarian person can lose on an average 3-7 kg of weight in a period of one week. The weight loss can differ from person to person and how their body reacts to this drastic change in diet.  Also depends how honestly you followed the plan.

The GM diet follows strict rules and allows the person to have only selected food items. Most of the food items have low caloric content; as a result, it will help to lose weight.

 Q: Do you gain weight back again when you leave the diet?

During the GM diet, the intake and the use of the calories of the person per day are somewhat similar. This helps to lose the weight more quickly. A person has to follow this diet for a period of a week. After the completion of the diet, the person has to resume the normal diet.

During this, the person consumes the regular food which has increased calorie intake. This leads to increase in the weight. The weight loss due to the GM diet is not a permanent loss. In order to maintain the weight, follow the healthy eating habits. This is possible by maintaining the low calorie diet.

Did you try Home Remedies yet?  There are many Home remedies which help to reduce weight in 100% natural way with Indian herbs and spices. Here I listed such 20 Best home remedies for weight loss.  Give it a try after gm diet, as that’s 100% natural.

 Q: What to eat after 7 days to maintain the lost weight?

To maintain the weight after the GM diet, make some permanent changes to maintain it. The points that the person should consider include:

  • Low calorie food: Make a habit of including low calorie food in their daily diet. Avoid certain items like fried and the processed foods.
  • Replace unhealthy food: Change some of the food items with healthier options like multi-grain instead of white bread, green tea instead of tea or coffee, skimmed milk instead of full fat milk, etc.
  • Water intake: The amount of water consumed also play a crucial role in maintaining the weight. Consume more than 3 to 4 liters of water each day.
  • Include soups: Soups are the best food to maintain the weight. The advantage of the soup is that it contains various nutrients and also has high water content. It also improves the digestion process.
  • Exercise: The main aim is to maintain the weight which means the person has to control the calorie intake or increase the calorie burning. Exercise helps the person to burn more calories and in turn to maintain weight.

 

Q: Best Diet to Follow after GM Diet?

The Balanced Nutritious diet is best to maintain the lost weight by GM diet.  Yeah b’cos that Indian balanced vegetarian diet plan has everything we discussed in above point.  You can view that Balanced Diet plan here, which is based on NIN (National Institute of Nutrition) in India.

 Q: When can I repeat this diet?

The GM diet plan is for a period of 7 days. One needs to take a break from the diet for a period of one or two weeks. You can again continue with the GM diet plan for a period of another week or two. As such as no limit on how many times the person can repeat this GM diet until unless he/she is feels healthy every time(That’s important).

Ideally, the diet follower should not make this diet plan as their lifestyle. Instead, you should start eating healthy diet and exercise regularly to maintain the intake and usage of the calories. This will help to reduce the weight permanently.

 Q: Any Exercises with GM Diet?

Ideally, there are no exercises recommended while on the GM diet. But you can follow some exercises which will help them to relive stress, increase metabolism, better sleep, hence reduce the weight more efficiently. These different exercises include:

  • Breathing exercise: Include the breathing exercise in the daily schedule. Deep breaths and other Pranayam methods like Kapalbhati will help to reduce the stress and weight.
  • Stretches: Different types of stretching exercises help the person to relax and flex their muscles. The stretching exercise improves the stamina, balance and metabolism. Surya Namaskar also helps to stretch the muscles. Perform 5 cycles of Surya Namaskar for more weight loss.
  • Walk: Walking is the simplest type of exercise that a person can perform. It takes least amount of energy to carry out this exercise. A long walk(2 km) can also help to energize the person. It also helps to aid in weight loss.
  • Meditation: Meditation helps the person to remain fresh and de-stress themselves. It also helps them to remain calm and getting more sleep.

Also Here I Selected 36 exercises to reduce BELLY FAT and 32 exercises to reduce THIGHS & HIPS FAT for Beginners to advance peoples. I listed those with IMAGES, targeted muscle, movements, repetitions and more which is easy to understand.

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There are two other options, which scientifically help in weight loss.

 

Q: How to control cravings of foods?

The person carrying out the GM diet should avoid the craving for eating the unhealthy food. Different ways by which one can stop the craving include:

  • Manage food portions: Have a number of small portions of food. This will help the person to feel less hungry and also help to reach satiety.
  • Diet variation: Keep changing your diet foods in every portion so that you get all the required nutrients and also help to stop food cravings.
  • Protein intake: Increasing the protein content in the diet helps to makes you feel fuller. This is the major reason for reducing the craving.
  • Proper sleep: People have food cravings when stressed, angry, depressed or bored. Proper sleep helps the person to become emotionally stable. Thus, a person having proper sleep for around 8 hours will have fewer food cravings as compared to the person with improper sleep pattern.

 Q: What to eat when I feel hungry between meals?

The diet restricts to the food items which have low calorie content and are gluten free. You can eat only such food materials during the diet plan. The vegetarian diet does not include any specifications indicating how frequently one should take these meals. It depends on the hunger of the person.

If you feel hungrier, then have more number of portions of the prescribed diet but prefer 1200-1500 calories intake per day max. In case of fruits, you can take as many as 12-20 fruits at small intervals. The majority of the fruits are high in fiber content which provides the feeling of satiety. Consume more water during the GM diet as it helps to keep the body hydrated.

 Q: Does it mainly affect my Belly?

The GM diet helps to reduce the water mass of the body. The major weight loss during this diet is from the belly region. The diet helps to get the body in proper shape. Along with the belly, the GM diet also helps to reduce the fat from the other regions like buttock, thighs, lower belly, etc. which have a tendency to store more fat.

Q: Can I Drink Green tea while following GM diet?

Yes! GM diet followers can drink herbal or green tea. It is loaded with antioxidants which are responsible for fat oxidation and weight loss. Green tea works by increasing the metabolic rate in the body which causes loss of excessive fats. Thus, it triggers fitness. However, do not to use any artificial sweetener or sugar. Stevia is the only sweetener allowed when on this diet plan.

We will link – Best Green Tea for Weight Loss in India

Q: Can I Eat Roti instead of Brown rice?

The GM diet is a gluten free diet. Thus, all the food items included in the diet are free from gluten. The food stuff like the Indian Roti, bread, wheat, cereals, etc contains gluten. The food containing gluten are strictly restricted in this diet. The roti contains wheat flour. This contains genetically modified and processed flour which causes weight gain and cause issue in maintaining the weight.

Brown rice instead of the wheat is free from gluten and is easy to digest. This rice has low content of calories which also aids in weight loss. Thus, the brown rice is a better option in comparison to the roti which contains gluten.

 

GM Diet Possible Side Effects (Long Run)

Though GM diet is effective, it is not suitable for a longer duration. Here are some possible side effects of this diet plan:

Drain Body Energy: GM diet plan is rigid and it limits intake of proteins, carbohydrates, fats and other essential nutrients. This lead to depletion of energy and the diet followers end-up feeling tired.  Also, due to change in diet all of a sudden, it leads to fatigues.

Slow Metabolism: GM diet plan includes intake of vegetables and fiber which are responsible for the smooth functioning of the metabolic system. However, lack of protein intake leads to muscle degradation and weakness. Muscle plays a crucial role in metabolism. When metabolic rate slows down, diet followers may face a hard time losing weight.

Dull Skin And Hair Loss: A well-balanced diet is extremely important for the nourishment of body, skin, and hair. Proteins, fats, and vitamins play a vital role in maintaining glowing skin and healthy hair. But due to diet restrictions, an imbalance in nutrition leads to dull skin and experience severe hair loss.

Nutritional Deficiency: The restricted GM diet may lead to a deficiency of certain essential nutrients. This nutrient deficiency can cause several health issues.

Dehydration: This diet helps to lose water weight. But diet followers may feel thirsty as the body gets into detox phase and fat burning. More and more water is required to remove toxins that are stored in body fats.

Weight Gain: GM diet is not suitable for a longer run and eventually, resumption of regular food causes weight gain. Also, after the strict 7 days diet, diet followers may end up eating more food or the junk food items which causes weight gain.

 

Alternate Healthy Diet Plan for Long Run?

As I stated above, I lost 28 Kilo with this Low calorie yet healthy diet plan, which you can use for longer period, like I am doing and can get effective results.

NOTE - Friends, I am not dietitian or Doctor, I write information here on the basis of my own 25 kilo weight loss experience and sometimes from online research. Please take doctor advice before applying any tip, as each and every human body is different.

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