My experience with the 7-day GM Diet:: 2

After my first successful cycle of the GM Diet, I went back to my regular diet. Of course, I made some permanent changes in my diet - I cut down on my daily intake of sugar and fried stuff. The first time I did the GM Diet in Nov 2012, I lost 4.5 kg. In the next 2 months, with normal diet and no exercise, I regained 1 kg.

So, in January, I did the GM Diet for the second time. This time, I did the non-veg version.

I followed the schedule below strictly. I had no tea/coffee/alcohol while on the diet. And, on all days, I had 3-4 litres of lukewarm water. Day 1:: Breakfast: Guava and Apple Lunch: Guava, Orange Dinner: Apple, Orange, Guava Snacks:Apple, Orange This was a very difficult day. I lack of energy was palpable. However, I made it through. Day 2:: Breakfast: One boiled potato with butter Lunch: Cucumber, Tomato, Carrot Dinner: Brocolli, Cauliflower, onions, green peas and carrots sauteed with one spoonfull of Extra Lite Olive oil and seasoned with salt and pepper. Snacks: Cucumber, tomato, carrot. This day was much better. Munching on carrots always make me feel better. Day 3:: Breakfast: Guava Lunch: Apple, Orange, Guava Dinner: Broccoli, Cauliflower, onions, green peas and carrots sauteed with one spoonfull of Extra Lite Olive oil and seasoned with salt and pepper. Snacks: Cucumber, tomato, carrot. This day was much easier. Day 4:: Breakfast: Banana Shake (1 glass skimmed milk+2 bananas) Lunch: Banana Shake (1 glass skimmed milk+2 bananas) Dinner: Soup (celery, cabbage, tomato, onion, green chilli +salt)+ 1 glass milk Snacks: 2 bananas This day was quite uneventful. Day 5:: Breakfast: Smoked chicken breast and 1 raw tomato (I had bought the ready-to-eat smoked chicken breast from a Deli. I just microwaved it the morning for a few minutes.) Lunch: Smoked chicken breast and 2 raw tomato Dinner: Smoked chicken breast and 2 raw tomato Snacks: 1 tomato The food was quite heavy and I didn't feel that I was on a diet :) Day 6:: Breakfast: Smoked chicken breast and 1 raw tomato Lunch: Roasted Chicken salad from Subway (no jalapenos, no olives, no pickle, no dressings) Dinner: 2 pieces of fish and sateed broccoli. Snacks: Cucumber, Carrots It didn't even feel like I was on a diet! Day 7:: Breakfast: Guava, Apple Lunch: One cup brown rice with green peas and carrots. Dinner: Broccoli, Cauliflower, onions, green peas and carrots sauteed with one spoonfull of Extra Lite Olive oil and seasoned with salt and pepper. Snacks: Coconut water This time, I lost 4 kgs on this diet. But, this time, the diet was more fun to do since I had included my favorite fruits and vegetables. Also, since I did the non-veg version, I was much more energetic. In the last 2 months, I did the GM Diet twice, and have lost almost 8 kgs in 2 months. I think this diet really works for me. Also, even without any physical exercise, I have been able to prevent the weight regaining process. Only down side is that, now, all my clothes are oversized :( I plan to do the GM Diet again in the near future. My target is to lose 10 kgs in the next 4 months - and keep it off!

My experience with the 7-day GM diet:: 1

I have never done any dieting in my life. Not because I look like a supermodel, but because I am a hardcore foodie :) However, of late, I have been told to start losing weight for health reasons.

I have an extremely sedentary lifestyle, and there was no way I could fit in gym-time in my schedule. So, I thought - let's try a diet! Now given the fact that I LOVE food, I needed a diet where I didn't have to starve myself, and where I had enough motivation to continue the diet. After some surfing on the internet, I came across a diet that seemed to meet my criteria. It was the GM diet. After going through numerous blogs and message boards, I finally started the diet.

I followed the schedule below strictly. I had no tea/coffee/alcohol while on the diet. I did not have any sugar, oil or spices.On the first 3 days, I had no salt. I started adding a little salt to my soup and salads from Day 4. And, on all days, I had 2.5-3 litres of water. Day 1:: Breakfast: Melon Lunch: Melon, orange Dinner: Apple, Orange Snacks:Apple, Orange It was difficult. By the end of the day, I had a splitting headache and took a Dispirin. Day 2:: Breakfast: One boiled potato with butter Lunch: Cucumber, Lettuce, Tomato, Onion - salad Dinner: Boiled broccoli, cabbage, green beans, and cauliflower Snacks: Cucumber, Lettuce, Tomato, Onion - salad It was again quite difficult. But I made sure that I ate whenever I felt even a little bit hungry. Day 3:: Breakfast: Apple Lunch: Apple, Orange, Melon Dinner: Boiled cabbage, green beans, and cauliflower with raw onions and green chillies Snacks: Apple, orange This day was much easier. Day 4:: Breakfast: Banana Shake (1 glass skimmed milk+2 bananas) Lunch: Banana Shake (1 glass skimmed milk+2 bananas) Dinner: Soup (celery, cabbage, tomato, onion, green chilli +salt)+ 1 glass milk Snacks: 2 bananas I don't like milk. So, this was extremely difficult for me. Day 5:: Breakfast: quarter cup brown rice+ 1 tomato Lunch: quarter cup brown rice+ 1 tomato Dinner: half cup brown rice+ 4 tomatoes Snacks: 1 tomato It was my off day. I was at home all day - mostly resting. So, this went pretty smoothly. Day 6:: Breakfast: quarter cup brown rice with vegetables Lunch: quarter cup brown rice with vegetables Dinner: Soup (cabbage, tomato, onion, green chilli +salt) Snacks: Subway Chicken Salad (no jalapeno, olives, pickles or dressing) It didn't even feel like I was on a diet! Day 7:: Breakfast: quarter cup brown Lunch: Cucumber, tomato Dinner: Orange, Apple, Cucumber, Lettuce, Onion, Raddish salad with salt Snacks: Orange, apple I could not manage to drink any fruit juice. So, Day 6 and Day 7 were similar for me. The best thing about this diet is that there was atleast some weight loss on every day except the 5th. So, it's extremely helpful for impatient people like me who want fast results. Also, there was no starving! On the 8th day when I measured my weight, I saw that I lost 4.5 kg -which is great! More importantly, I am more energetic and positive. (I don't know whether these are the effects of the diet or not.) And, my old clothes fit me again :) After a break of 4-5 days, I will repeat the GM diet. This time, I will substitute the brown rice on Days 5 and 6 with fish. Best of luck to me!