Idlectic

I’ve tried dieting in the past but most of the time my efforts were in vain because I either find myself too busy or too lazy to commit to a strict regimen. I did a month of dieting back in January and the results were acceptable to say the least. It was only a cut-rice-intake diet and it wasn’t something I could consistently sustain. But now, since I have all the time in the world to do whatever I want, I decided to give it another try. Fortunately this time, I wasn’t alone. My dad was willing to participate in my little week-long experiment.

Enter the GM Diet (General Motors Diet). It was a diet cooked up (no pun intended) by General Motors for their employees way back in 1985. It’s supposed to help one lose 10-17 lbs. after 7 days. The results were tempting so I jumped on the idea that maybe I could lose 10-17 lbs. myself.

The diet plan tells you that you must consume at least 10 glasses of water a day and eat appropriately – which means when you go hungry, go eat but eat only what is set on that particular day.

Monday:

• All fresh fruits except bananas

Tuesday:

• Large baked potato for breakfast
• Vegetables for the rest of the day, raw or cooked

Wednesday:

• Mix of fruits and vegetables – no bananas yet

Thursday:

• Bananas
• Three glasses of milk – 1 per meal

Friday:

• Beef and tomatoes – 6 large tomatoes total
• Cottage cheese
• Add 2-3 glasses of water to the regular intake

Saturday:

• Beef, chicken, fish – eat to your stomach’s content
• Vegetables raw or cooked

Sunday:

• Brown rice – the only rice you’ll eat in the week, on the very last day
• Vegetables raw or cooked
• No sugar fruit juices – no other kind of juices before this day

This was the diet plan. Before I tell you the results, I’d like to share what I personally did for the whole week last week.

Monday:

• Fresh melons, apples, mangoes, grapes

Tuesday:

• Baked potatoes for breakfast
• Green salad the rest of the day w/ balsamic vinaigrette for the dressing

Wednesday:

• Fruit cocktail
• Green salad w/ balsamic vinaigrette

Thursday:

• Bananas and 4 glasses of milk

Friday:

• Homemade burger w/ tomatoes
• Sirloin steak w/ mashed potato and a bottomless glass of iced tea from Pancake House

Saturday:

• Lots of beef and chicken
• Lots of vegetables
• A bit of leche flan

Sunday:

• Brown rice
• Chop suey
• No sugar grape and orange juice
• 3 slices of buko pie

Obviously I wasn’t able to follow the plan – yet again. I went to Makati last Friday to get some papers from my former office hence the Pancake House. I went to a fiesta in Sta. Rita, Pampanga, last Saturday that’s why the leche flan’s there. And my dad came home from Laguna yesterday (Sunday) bringing buko pie. I was only able to consume an average amount of 6 glasses of water per day for the whole week. Yeah, what a plan indeed. Now, I didn’t lose the guaranteed 10-17 lbs. after the diet week, I wouldn’t be surprised why. But the diet did have an effect – I’m 7 lbs. lighter.

All in all I’d say the GM diet plan is effective – if you strictly follow it. I guess it’s back to my normal eating habits now. So much for that diet.