This diet and health programme was developed for employees of General Motors, Inc. and was intended for their exclusive use. This programme was developed in conjunction with a grant from US Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration. However, its popularity crossed the limits and spread across the globe phenomenally.

 

 

One week
 

The effectiveness of this seven day plan is that the food eaten. Burns more calories than they give to the body in caloric value. This plan is designed to flush your system of impurities and give you a feeling of well being. After seven days you will begin to feel lighter because you will be lighter by atleast 4.5 kgs.
 

During the first seven days you must abstain from all alcohol.You must drink 10 glasses of water each day.
 

Day One – All fruits except bananas. Your first day will consist of all the fruits you want. Consume lots of melons the first day.If you limit your fruit consumption to melons, you may lose over a kilo on the first day.
 

Day Two – All vegetables. Eat untilyou are stuffed with all the raw or cooked vegetables of your choice. For your complex carbohydrates, you will start day two with a large baked potato for breakfast. You may top the potato with one pat of  butter.
 

Day Three – A mixture of fruits and vegetables of your choice. Any amount, any quantity. No bananas yet. No potatoes today.
 

Day Four – Bananas and milk. Eat as many as eight bananas and drink three glasses of milk combined with the special soup which may be eaten in limited quantities.

Day Five – You will eat chicken and tomatoes. Eat two 10 oz. portions of lean chicken. Hamburger is OK.
 

Combine this with six whole tomatoes. Increase your water intake by one quart. This is to cleanse your system of the uric acid you will be producing.
 

Day Six – chicken and vegetables. Eat an unlimited amount of chicken and vegetables. Eat to your hearts content.
 

Day Seven – Today your food intake will consist of brownrice, fruit juices and vegetables.

The next morning you will be 4-8 kgs lighter than one week ago. If you desire further weight loss, repeat the programagain. You may repeat this programme as often as you like,however, it is suggested that on the GM diet you are allowed two glasses of white wine in addition to the instructions on the programme. Under no circumstances are you to drink any other alcoholic beverages with the exception of beer which is allowed.
 

Cream drinks are especially forbidden. You may have an occasional cordial but you must always limit yourself to two drinks. If you wine, drink only wine that day. If you have beer, drink only beer that day, etc. Alcohol adds empty calories to your diet. However, after the first week it will help your digestion and settle your stomach.

 

Day One – you are preparing your system for the upcoming programme. Your only source of nutrition is fresh or canned fruits. They provide everything you could possibly want to sustain life except total balance and variety.
 

Day Two – starts with a fix of complex carbohydrates coupled with an oil dose. This is taken in the morning for energy and balance. The rest of day two consists of vegetables which are virtually calorie free and provide essential nutrients and fibre.
 

Day Three – eliminates the potato because you get your carbohydrates from the fruits. You system is now prepared to start burning excess pounds. You will still have cravings which should start to diminish by day four.
 

Day Four – bananas, milk and soup sound the strangest and least desirable. You probably will not eat all the bananas allowed. But they are there for the potassium you have lost and the sodium you may have missed the past three days. You will notice a definite loss of desire for sweets.
 

Day five is similar to day five, Iron and proteins from chicken, vitamins and fibre from vegetables. By now your system is in a total weight loss inclination. There should be a noticeable difference in the way you look today, compared to day one.
 

Day Six- finished off the programme. You have your system under control and it should thank you for the flushing and cleaning you just gave it.