The General Motors (GM) Diet
My experience with a diet program!
Plagiarism is not restricted to our films and music. It extends to our web world too. I found this diet program here, only to later discover that it was a word-to-word lift from the famous General Motors (GM) diet program, only that the beef was replaced by bean sprouts – and this, without any acknowledgement or byline! (There is a contention that this diet might not have anything to do with the car manufacture).
Anyways, let’s start from the beginning. One fine morning I got this cosmic enlightenment that I had to reduce weight, somehow, someway. As I searched options, all got crossed off: exercise, I read on the net – suddenly, the entire body formed a union and went off on strike, hassled and agitated. Reduce carbs – this time the taste buds protested vehemently, “you can’t leave that kachori, can you?” they screamed at the top of their lungs, while simultaneously coaxing the eyes to land on that sumptuous new Pizza Hut offer card. Err, umm, ok – not that. But somehow there has to be a beginning. Eat less – and the stomach groaned like an over-stuffed but always supposedly under-fed giant. Ok, OK, keep silent. Lemme think of something else.
The poor brain, like the poor management of public sector banks in India, was left pretty alone and deprived and tried to find a middle-solution. It’s then that this site came into the picture. It’s only for a week. And it allows you to stuff yourself. Plus, it mentions only a mild exercise. So, it should be ok. The body relented. Agreement reached. And General Motors (GM) diet begun! Be it GM diet or Santro diet or Volkswagen – what’s in a name anyways, as the Bard said!
Doing the diet all alone would make the week seem longer than a year. So I roped in a colleague who had also been grumbling about his increasing weight. See, I said in my best salesman tone, it’s so easy. Fruits and vegetables and soups – damn easy, no? Goodness knows if I was convincing him or my own self. But thankfully he caught on the bait, and we embarked on the diet last Wednesday. Before that, on Tuesday, we scoured Big Bazar to get ourselves weighed so we could measure the result of our grand mission. (I even thought of taking a snap, so that we could have the ‘before’ and ‘after’ kind of thing documented, but dropped the idea since the promised 4 kgs less would hardly be visible on my mass). I weighed a whopping… err, let’s leave the figure aside, no? At least the machine didn’t break – and he was at a modest 69 kgs.
The elaborate preparation for the diet began.
First day – fruits. That’s easy; two days back I had started on a ‘fruit-dinner’ routine, and had purchased quite a lot of them. And by ‘lot’ I really mean a lot – a glibly-talking vendor had managed to sell me 5 kgs of kharbuja, I had eyed the two gigantic carrybags stuffed with those pale yellow rounds nervously. But then I didn’t want the vendor to know I am a novice in fruit-buying – male ego and all that!
Great – the diet mentions to have cantaloupes (google dada helped me to learn that kharbuja is indeed cantaloupe) and melons. Lunch would be an issue, but then the advantage of staying in a small town where office is not far from home came into the fore!
I’ll not go into the details of the GM diet’s each day – but we did daily look wistfully at the chai-wallah or the lassi-wallah whenever he visited the office. The latter was considerably shocked when I refused the first day – come on, you can’t resist lassi, can you, his eyes bore into me! Yes I can, my watery eyes silently replied. The taste bud threw up its arm in dismay and anger and frustration!
As the days progressed we realized it wasn’t all that easy. Vegetables, for example. Now where are the veggies when you need them? No carrots, no mooli (radish) available in this season. Cooking is hardly an option. And zucchini is virtually NO option- at least for me! For lunch we made the day for a cucumber-seller.
For dinner, we towered over the woefully slow hot-plate and cooked peas. Just half a tea spoon of oil …no no, even less than that. My friend and co-dieter screwed his eyes and looked at the teeny weeny oil drop floating miserably in its existential loneliness on the non-stick frying pan. You think you can cook in that, he remarked incredulously. Urmm, yeah and frankly my convinction fried alongwith the onions as they wrinkled up disdainfully. Still, I feel we managed well and the peas turned out pretty tasty. And healthy, as I said taking a bite-ful. No oil, no fats.
Aah, bliss, I prided – a smirk on my face! Bull, came a small voice – my legs, who had tired of standing in front of the slow hot-plate, said. Shit, completed the sweat glands who had been on over-drive. In my smugness I didn’t hear the bowels clap their hands and tell both that that’s exactly what they’ll stop soon!
The fifth day was for sprouts (even though I had a doubt on that, since NDTV Health mentioned that in the GM diet one shouldn’t replace beef with sprouts in this diet). Obviously, I had to begin early. Off I went to the grocers to buy moong-dal. One night I placed half-kg moong (or mung) dal in a bowl of water and set it over the fridge (which doubles as a table). The next morning I was horrified to see the dal puffed up, and falling all over the fridge – I hadn’ t realized (read googled) that moong puffs up considerably in volume. Used this method to make the sprouts. Turned out pretty well.
In the meantime, health and health consciousness, weight and weight loss kept the google busy on my laptop. This and this and a few other sites only managed to confuse, and by the end of it I was tired, exhausted and hungry and craving for – you guessed it – piping hot samosas and kachoris with a warm cuppa tea!
This site (Caloriesperhour.com) even gave a calorie counter. See, it’s all simple. You can calculate how much you are eating. And then calculate how much you are losing. With a flourish I hopped to my colleague’s desk to show my latest discovery. Yep, all well. A parantha gives you 360 calories, and a plain ol’ chapatti gives you…ummm…errr..273 calories. Ok, a problem there. If the difference is so less, why not devour a parantha, no? said my colleague. And I buried the site for ever!
One evening I sweated out for forty five minutes for the soup to get ready – if the weight loss had to happen, it would be more due to losing water than anything else, I mused. Plus, the power supply was so erratic (and the building’s back-up generator so short of fuel) that I was left both craving and sleepless!
On sixth day, we were upto our neck with sprouts and paneer and tomatoes, and when I mean upto the neck, I literally mean that because thanks to the Genaral Motors (GM) diet, all that fibre didn’t really sing “yeh dosti hum nahin todenge” with my stubborn intenstines and they upped in a huff and went off on strike. Ok, we are not letting go anything buddy, they protested in a devilish glee. And I winced in constipation!
Sixth day evening we decided to measure the effect. If it had to happen, it would have happened by now. Even the diet program mentions so. Off again to Big Bazaar. The same place. The same weighing scale. The lady there eyed us curiously.
It was the moment of truth. My heart beat fast. My excitement tingled on my skin. The eyes glowed in anticipation. I took off the shoes. And stepped first on the scale. Check it, I told the guy hovering around. He quoted the figure.
That?!
Check it again. Check the scale. Check your eyes (ok, I didn’t say that but I meant to) It can’t be! Only two kgs less. No way!
Now it was my friend’s turn. His heart beat fast. His excitement tingled on his skin. His eyes glowed in anticipaton. He took off his shoes. And he stepped on the scale. Check it, he told the guy.
70 kgs!
One kilo more than from what he started off!
We left the place, climbed the escalators and gorged on a burger and a sandwich and finished it off with a can of Amul Cool Kafe.
GM Diet, rest in peace! Amen!
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Tuesday, 12. June 2007 8:45
GM diet pe post hai? Lemme read it!
Tuesday, 12. June 2007 8:52
ROFL..the sprouts part was hilarious! Typical bachelor act that was!
Deej if you ever find a diet that works I am all game!!!!!
Theres a special dental diet that works and it WORKS really well.
Get braces! Then youc ant eat anything and anythin you eat will get stuck in your braces and show everytime you even open your mouth to breathe. Plus you are so sore anyways that you cant even chew so you stay on liquids.
If orthodontics is not an option, get teeth extracted – sure fire way of getting on liquids and feeling good about it! I call that the Dr.kaush diet
This piece was hilarious!
However, thats bad of that diet site to plagiarize all the info from the GM diet. I say quit dieting…who said a few extra pounds did any harm?! (thats my excuse of not even trying
)
Tuesday, 12. June 2007 8:54
on a serious note though, the ol wise folks say that moderation and variety in what you eat are key
Tuesday, 12. June 2007 8:55
okay sorry to spam your commentbox but speaking of lassi….in my early yearsin the US it was hard to find desi dahi .we settled for yogurt found in regular grocery stores, now we have desi dahi and I just made two glases of lassi at home today. The brain kept trying to push the glass away but the tastebuds said oh its been years what the heck!
Tuesday, 12. June 2007 9:13
Hey Kaushi – Welcome, and gold aapka
Thanks for liking the piece.
LOL, i know it was funny the seriousness with which we went about to do the diet.
Another funny part is that all through my friend kept saying – ‘you know i m feeling thin’ … and the end result? the scales showed something else.
And those methods? Yuck!
You and your obession for dentist-ism 
But these fad diets are no option. Seriously, eat in moderation is fine.
BTW, namkeen lassi, with jeera, is not bad at all. Check this out:
http://www.ayurveda-herbal-remedy.com/home-remedies/reduce-weight-naturally.html
And come on, you don’t have to say sorry to make comments here!
Tuesday, 12. June 2007 9:18
“…cosmic enlightenment that I had to reduce weight…” ROFL!!
I guess your colleague was havin burgers and sandwiches chupke chupke…
Tuesday, 12. June 2007 9:21
Aks – Ha ha, i wouldn’t know that – but most times he came over, and he was serious, so I doubt he would cheat…
Anyways, try karna hai kya diet prog ko?
Tuesday, 12. June 2007 12:20
Laugh riot! But hey don’t shelve the plan. I think 2kgs was good enough for a week!
Tuesday, 12. June 2007 12:28
Manish – But they promised 4 kgs!
But it’s ok, at least it’s a beg. so i might stay on track with healthy and well-balanced diet…ummm, including the samosas and kachauris, lest they feel left out
Tuesday, 12. June 2007 15:10
lol at the GM diet plan.but you were luckier man, atleast you managed to shed off 2 KG after 6 days…
whereas i only reduced 0.5 kg after 7 days…
Tuesday, 12. June 2007 16:35
Sameer – LOL, yeah i read about your ‘success’
Warm welcome to the blog, and do keep coming in to read other stuff!
Tuesday, 12. June 2007 17:23
ummm…ever thought of….EXERCISE to burn off calories???? Run DJ RUN!
Tuesday, 12. June 2007 18:32
RS – Exercise?! *rolling up eyes* you don’t want my body to go on a strike, do you ?
Tuesday, 12. June 2007 18:41
lol@ RS!! lady where art thou?
Tuesday, 12. June 2007 18:45
Read the page on ayurvedic remedies….talked about buttermilk…isnt buttermilk(chhaas) different from Lassi? Doesn;t have as much sugar in it. Besides, I suppose only if skimmed milk is used ? it would make a difference.
Tuesday, 12. June 2007 18:48
Kaushi – Yep ‘buttermilk’ is ‘chhaas’…
But I guess namkeen lassi would be better than the sweet one, and would suffice *hope it’s not just wishful thinking* And yeah yeah, always skimmed milk, that goes w/o saying
Tuesday, 12. June 2007 21:05
LOL!!
loved ur writing style
thanks for stopping by – how did you stumble across my ramblings?
…incidentally sprouts are NOT a good substitute!! instead of beef – SPINACH and tofu (good idea to make palak paneer – with tofu)
i goofed and used paneer (for the protein requirement) – with ZILCH oil – and friends (we were on the diet together) swore it was one of the best plalak paneer’s they had ever had! seriously, the receipe i came up with was awesome – am going to stick with it even for later – if u want the reciepe lemme know.
….end result? lost a grandtotal of 3+ kgs – why do i say 3+?? — cause i have no clue how much i really lost – i cheated on 6th day..and 7th totally HOGGEDD from onwards – didn’t weigh myself till 2 days “after” the diet – am going to give it another go soon..
…without letting the panipuris and pizzas of the world feeling slighted every alternate week
Tuesday, 12. June 2007 21:32
Pramila – A warm welcome to my space. And many thanks for liking this piece. Hope you enjoy the other stuff around here
How did I reach your place? Well, I was searching on google blogs on fellow-bloggers who had undergone this diet. So that’s how I came across yours.
Hmm, I knew I should have paid heed to NDTV Doctor and avoided sprouts – and saved myself the trouble over them falling all over my fridge
Well, for me today was the seventh day, so I can’t say i followed it – had proper lunch, but no other stuff. And dinner I kept of simple cantaloupes (had to finish them off before I fly off for a week to mumbai).
LOL…yeah, never let the pizzas and panipuris feel slighted (there, my taste buds hug me so tightly that they are salivating
)
Wednesday, 13. June 2007 2:00
Well DJ – here is the thing. Just depending on diet alone to reduce weight – that’s a big NO – U gotta exercise as well. There were several flaws in Ur diet – and in most diets. The best way is to eat small portions several times a day. And you gotta have a balanced diet that includes everything. Btw, watermelons and cantaloupes are different (both melon family, however).
— but I was more focused on exercise, and less on diet.
lol
The reason I say this is because diet + exercise worked perfect for me
Also – now that U have done this diet program for a week, and then gone back to burgers (lol) – your body is gonna take a blow, sadly! Now your body will store more fats than before, thinking that you are gonna starve it again in the future (probably with another diet).
I am gonna have a cookie now
Wednesday, 13. June 2007 2:52
Sani – Well, I didn’t really starve the body. You think my body would have stayed quiet if i had done such a blasphemy
In fact, on most days by dinner i would be quite full. But yes, it wasn’t exactly a balanced diet on each day…
And you too take the dreaded ‘E’ word! * ok ok,my body, stay quiet, i m not doing any such thing*
Wednesday, 13. June 2007 22:21
you on a diet????? :O:O:O:O hahahahahaha hehehehe LOL ROFL….cough cough….ok now lemme read the post!
Wednesday, 13. June 2007 22:41
this was hilarious….DJ firstly i cant even imagine YOU on a diet
secondly you following it seriously and thirdly losing 2 kgs…btw how much was your weight???? 
How about moving those lazy bones around????
Great piece really enjoyed this!
Thursday, 14. June 2007 9:14
As always..nice writeup DJ…join a Gym…really helpful…even if you just do cardio…
Thursday, 14. June 2007 13:46
How can anybody believe the I was having burgers chupke chupke??
However my weight after the diet program was a few hundred grams short of 70 kgs. May be it was due more frequent glasses of water which I had taken to compensate for regular food.
Thursday, 14. June 2007 16:11
LOL
)
And you know what I’m quite surprised that DJ has managed to stay away from the yummy foods….. Aathwan Ajuba
No carrots and Mulli there
. We have here bahron mahine 
You had lost 2 kgs in 6 days. It was not that bad result. You should had stuck on your mission – weight kam karo, fit aur hit raho through the GM
. Hum hindustani ka yahi problem hai ki ek din main hi kaya-palat chahatein hai. You have not gained the extra weights in one day…. It was slowly so the fat-burning would also takes time.
Anyway, I think now I should go on the mission you have left as I had gained 3 kgs (but not yet crossed the LOC, I mean half ton
) and the measurement shows that my waist line increased by 2 inches 
. Every night I think to do yoga and exercise next morning but next morning that thought evaporate faster than the vapor of coffee I drink 
. Now I realized, I should do something otherwise later on I also have to search the weight losing sites like you 
Thursday, 14. June 2007 18:57
Hilarious piece!
Hey, if possible, visit my blog space; though, it’s not as good as yours.
Friday, 15. June 2007 10:00
ha ha ha, hilarious no doubt. Btw I never dared to diet but I dance every weekend religiously at least the weight has not increased too much. maybe instead of thinking of it as exercise, think of it as dance, join a salsa class or something. masti ki masti aur weight loss ka weight loss.
Friday, 15. June 2007 14:17
Carnival of Dieting Tips…
Wow, I am amazed at how people are joining in this carnival and providing such great insight – thank you. We have had our ups and downs over the last few weeks but the articles really help to keep us…
Saturday, 16. June 2007 7:47
Anz – LOL , yeah yeah I was on a diet. No longer. Bombay aake saari diet pe paani par gaya
Mehak – Hmmmm…gym….hmmmm… LOL
K – Arre bhai, naam toh chhod hi deta … but yeah, I know you wouldnt have had the burgers/sandwiches. But I dont think the water would hv added to the weight…itna pasina bhi toh nikalta tha…it was so damn hot then there!
Juneli – Try out the diet
It’s not all that tough. And yeah, I know it was stupid to expect miracles but then the diet promised around 4 kgs weight loss, so aadha hi mila na…cheating ! 
Pratik – Thanks a lot. Will surely visit your blog.
Priyangini – If I remember my Kal Ho Na Ho right, for salsa you need a partner, right?
Ab pahle partner toh dhoondhoo…
Middle Age Shed – Thanks a ton for featuring my post in the carnival. I am elated and honored!
Saturday, 16. June 2007 11:07
wah wah ur in mumbai….good good…but u didnt answer my question…what was ur weight????
;)
Saturday, 16. June 2007 13:13
Diet aur humse… kabhi nahin hogi. Bhale hi 100 manzil imarat ki sidiyan chad jau par no diet.
adha bhe bahut jyada hai….. why don’t compare with you friend who gained extra 1
. Aap ka result to bahut bahut behatar hai unke aage 
so resume the GM diet and get shaped 
Wish you all the best.
Saturday, 16. June 2007 14:27
hi deepak, here after a long time, how are you d oing
i hope i dont rub it in by commenting on the GM diet. it does work when you try it out without cheating. but basically what it does is remove the water retention in your body. but you have to have the soup daily. depriving your body ( and mind and soul ) of lassi does not work at all. basically you should include, cabbage and celery ( and green veggies) in the soup which are proven to help weight loss. also , mom and i used to include fat free dahi and baked potato and roasted papad and some interesting things to make diet seem a teeny weeny bit less miserable.
and you know what, my metabolism is also uncooperative. the best way to do it is to avoid rice and do your fruit for dinner thing. that will surely help.
or try something new like yoga. pranayama is supposed to work. it hasnt for me so far…but then hope something does.
Tuesday, 19. June 2007 10:34
arre, partner ki chinta mat karo, just go to a salsa class, koi na koi toh mil jayega bina partner ka udhar.
Tuesday, 19. June 2007 21:35
I am literally unable to diet. I blame growing up in South Missippi for that. I can only attempt to eat the healthiest things for me among the things I like. This includes a ton of chicken grilled in a dozen ways, spinach–things such as that. But as far as altering my diet, fuggedaboutit.
Wednesday, 20. June 2007 17:43
Hey ! Have I missed you already ? Have you left Pune ? Finally today I had the time to access the blog…you’ll know why when you read my post today. Tch
Wednesday, 20. June 2007 19:22
Hi,
Can anybody tell how to make Soup for GM diet, i’m seriously considering to loose some weight, we went to cruise couple of months ago and gained 10 lbs each(i and my dear hubby), which i have not been able to get rid of. So if this diet work, i’ll be so glad!!
Friday, 22. June 2007 6:53
Anz – Ha ha i m not telling that … btw, back from mumbai now…
Juneli – thanks
Krishna – Hey, great to see you here! How’s life? Yeah, i guess it’s not the diet but good and nutritional eating with exercise that’s gonna help. Let’s see. For now, i have been on a holiday and must have regained double what i lost
Priyangini – Salsa in Agra would be impossible. More likely to get ‘beedi jalaile’ kinda dances here
Kristin – A warm welcome to my space here
Ha ha , quite same here. I tried this after much deliberation. Plus it was only for a week. So it looked sorta ok.
Zoya – Yep I am back now. No frets, next time for sure… Sent you an email on this.
Veena – The soup recipe is given in one of the links on the post. Actually, its nothing but a cabbage soup, so shouldn’t be tough to prepare.
A warm welcome to the blog. And best wishes for the diet!
Friday, 22. June 2007 9:35
Hi DJ,
)
I have been planning to go on this GM diet for the past 2 years or so. My friends who did it lost around 4-5 kgs in a week!. But the beef part they replaced it with Soya nuggets. So maybe, that is a better option that sprouts. Will try it in the next couple of years and let U know
Friday, 22. June 2007 22:16
Hi,Deepak..u want to lose weight?Ask me..:)I recently lost 13 kgs..(Not put up a post on that yet..haha)….but, do it only if u’re determined.
Sunday, 24. June 2007 15:15
Hey!
Sunday, 24. June 2007 18:07
as much a riot this post was.. so was the sleek way to hide the actual mention of ur weight..
[:)]
good one there sirjee..
cheers..
Sunday, 24. June 2007 23:52
wah wah…someone’s having a whole lotta fun!
Monday, 25. June 2007 7:09
Vidya – In another couple of years? Kya long term planning hai!
AmitL- Wow! 13 Kgs! Raaz kya hai?
Bhagya – Well for that amount, try out the diet. Itna toh kam ho hi jaayega!
Me…- Thank u ji
Anz –
Sunday, 8. July 2007 4:00
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Thursday, 26. July 2007 3:24
This is exactly what I expected to find out after reading the title The General Motors (GM) Diet. Thanks for informative article
Wednesday, 1. August 2007 23:28
I have to say, that I could not agree with you in 100% regarding The General Motors (GM) Diet, but it’s just my opinion, which could be wrong
Monday, 6. August 2007 20:28
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Thursday, 23. August 2007 14:02
Loved this post. Especially since me and a pal are on the same road now. She is on day 4 and wondering what to sunstitute the beef with and i am on day two and already substituting most things
Am not sticking to the diet very strictly but am eating very sensibly (for me). I too love my samosa’s and burgers but ‘vat to do’ gotta loose weight before i get stopped at airports!!
Wednesday, 26. September 2007 14:37
what do i substitute for beef ???
Thursday, 15. November 2007 12:10
well! interesting to note that so many tried but I have a solution for the same diet, how we (wife +self) started the diet this day 4. that too when sweets and savories of deepavalli floating around.
We decided just after deepavalli week we will reduce our wieght by talking
to the GM diet as fish to water.My wife is an avacious reader of health, food,etc and she knows all the calorie etc.
Day 1 talked of all FRUITS
we bought in Papaya and Water melon ( i had taken the same to office)
for the soup we had cabbage + celery + tomato , really filling for bkfast.
dinner fruits again + soup
No side effects for me, wife had severe headache
Feeling little weak both of us.
You do have loose bowls.
two cups of black tea. or green tea.
Day 2 talked of all Vegies
started with potato boiled ,each of us had one medium sized one with salt.
we ate the skin also.
Soup was only cabbage + onion + capsicum.
Lunch was cabbage + greens
Dinner we had very interesting chaat
banna stem (fresh & slim) + carrot + cucmber + onion all cut to small pieces
added red chilly powder + chaat pwdr.
Taste was really superb
Side effects only wife continued head ache.
Feeling was good compared to the 1st day, but genereal weakness or say dullness.
two cups of black tea. or green tea.
Day 3 talked of combo of vegys and fruits
soup again with cabbage + capsicum + onion
lunch we had very innovative food she prepared we had pallak + Tinda or the Loyki cooked without oil little salt.
Dinner we had excellent chaat Guava + cucumber + pomogrante + carrot
+ onion + chaat masala + pepper + gmasala pwdrs.
Feeling was much better then the last two days. no side effects for both.
two cups of black tea. or green tea.
Day 4 talked of Bannana + milk.
started the day with two big bannana + glass of milk
milk only
lunch bannana only
milk only
evening planning for soup(same) + bannana
Tuesday, 4. December 2007 21:35
[...] Deepak Jeswal presents The General Motors (GM) Diet posted at Random Expressions, saying, “My experience with GM DIET Program” [...]
Thursday, 6. December 2007 20:37
Tuesday, 18. December 2007 8:38
hey there fellow trying-to-be-a-weight-watcher
.. plan to start on the 3rd for the first time since I don’t wanna be dieting on the first day of the new year 
Stumbled upon your page somehow. Incidentally taking the GM diet is my new years resolution
hoping i don’t cheat or get bored
but seriously.. your friend gaining weight scared me!!! i don’t want THAT of all things!
Either way.. hope you lose all the weight you want to
Cheers!
The Devil herself
Monday, 31. December 2007 16:17
this is the cutest thing ive ever seen..you guys live where? ima health freak actually but ive wanted to shed a few lbs, i have been losing weight lol just not to the tempo i prefer, so im thinking of giving this diet a go and you do know there a vegetable variant..instead of the protein you have one cup of rice look it up.. http://msync.org/health/GeneralMotorsDiet.html so maybe if ya had all followed that one you might have achieved a little more..personally i think this whole losing weight this sucks..buh once you get there its awesome, ive lost 15 lbs so far and people can tell and its awesome to hear there compliments..if i lose about 10 more awesomeness! pain is only temporary, glory is forever is my mantra, live by that and expect great things..GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS TO ALL
Tuesday, 1. January 2008 8:19
Supreet – When this post was written we were in Agra (India). Now both of us have gone our own separate ways to charter new careers
As for losing weight, i still wish there was an option WITHOUT dieting or exercising LOL 
Nidhi – Well well well, 3rd is just two days away now, so happy dieting
Fudge’Em ALl – Ha ha , good to hear there are more in the same boat …
Conquerer – So what was the end result? Hope you didn’t gorge on the Christmas pudding after that
Neema – The web world has several options to substitute beef… one of them is given in the post itself…
Ayeesha – They stop you for being overweight at airports? Where? I have been through several of them, and they dont, so eat on
But yeah, tell me, how successful was your experiment?
Daniel –
It’s ok buddy ….
Jakob – Thanks for reading it through
Monday, 4. February 2008 20:36
Apart from some hilarious text in the post, the diet does work. If you dont crash on 6th day
Enjoy
http://indiawellwisher.wordpress.com
Tuesday, 18. March 2008 10:31
Hey guys,
I would love to tell this to you that I have also tried this diet and with a moderate amount of walking (read 45 mins) everyday during the diet helped me lose 7.5 kilos and with me cheating everyday. I live in bangalore and had 2 small rice flakes or what you commonly know as IDLI for breakfast and on day 3 had one plate of pani puri and bhel puri in the evening and no walking for that day. But eventually I had lost them weight and so much more lighter. Just to let you know the secret is diet+walking and also being active during the whole will help you guys. TRUST ME it does. Only try it as sincerely as it is written here in this blog.
HAPPY WEIGHT LOSS….
Sri.
Friday, 18. April 2008 11:59
Jeeeez. This is so demoralizing. I’m to start the diet today n’ then I go ahead n’ read this!!
Monday, 23. June 2008 22:00
Well, I am on day 8th. That means I have completed the diet program ritually. I substituted the beef with goat meat/chicken bbq. Rest all perfectly followed. This morning I am 150lb from the original 160lb a week back. My wife went down to 116lb from 120lb.
Friday, 4. July 2008 9:59
Hi,
I followed GM Diet as it says.10 glasses of water.fruits and vegetables. And small amount of kidney beans instead of beef.But to my surprise,I lost only 2 lbs.I don’t understand why?I heard from my friends it really works if we do without cheating.But with my experience I say it depends on persons metabolism.I am not criticising this diet but I came to know that it will not work for all.Nothing wrong in trying once.Its your luck to loose.I ate very less.Hardly 1/4 of the quantity the diet mentioned.Still no use.Can anyone analyse and say why there is no difference in my wt even after doing it so strictly.Just would like to know if there is something wrong in my diet…..
Monday, 14. July 2008 8:43
First of all…Amazing Article..Well written i must say. And well Your mate has definitely cheated
From the Post i have read, Most of the people have managed to lose around 2 Kgs which is pretty good considering most of us have modified the diet. The original GM diet Sticks to Beef and Beef is difficult to digest than Kidney beans / Paneer.
The weight Loss funda clearly mentions..The energy required for digesting beef is more and hence that adds to the weight loss.
Again It will definitely depend on a person metabolism.
But yeah it works for sure..I had lost 4 Kg’s last time and im going in for it again.Let me see how well i do this time..
Friday, 18. July 2008 20:47
SOG knives…
Interesting ideas… I wonder how the Hollywood media would portray this?…
Friday, 15. August 2008 22:07
This is a very good program but i feel slowly slowly it becomes less effective for example(first time i lost 4 kgs,second time only 2 which i put on again third time only 1 kg) bt nvr the less it works.
Sunday, 17. August 2008 12:14
This “diet” is a hoax. Any diet will work for 10 days; the key is whether it will keep the weight off.
http://not-that-sane.blogspot.com/2008/08/general-motors-diet-is-hoax.html
Wednesday, 27. August 2008 1:33
Well m on the 2nd week 2nd of gm diet.. I havent checked my weight yet as in how much i must have lost in last one week..will b doin it by end of this week..i m followin it very strictly without cheatin plus i work out minimum 2hours a day in gym..i desperately want to lose minimum 10kgs asap..hope this helps i will be followin it for more 2weeks..lets c how much will power i have got..wish me luck
Tuesday, 2. September 2008 21:46
I did GM diet for 7 weeks & lost 9 & a Half kgs
…i confess (;-)) i used to do lil bit of cheatin by havin tea wit sugar & al & i have a habit of havin salted buttermilk without cream everyday since years, so i continued that as well, thtz y i lost less…I m planning to start it again from 2nd Sept, wch is 2moro, to loose more 10 to 15 kgs, so tht i can get tht dream skinny look !!!! 
Monday, 8. September 2008 6:26
hi monica,
i started my gm diet today (7 sep o8). on my 1st day itself did cheating like u having tea and few spoons oh bhel.If u can suggest me what to eat tommorw it help me i will try my best to stick to the diet. pl keep in touch
all th best to me & u all
Monday, 15. September 2008 20:37
Hi Rupa,
Sorry couldn’t reply…i hope you are still doing GM diet..First day u hv to hv fruits & on second day i generally modify this diet & have sprouts along wit Veg, they have said we shld hv boiled Veg but u can put little oil & make your Fav Veg…
Tuesday, 7. October 2008 20:22
Monica, Rupa, Shvetz, Lak, Rahatt, SOG Knives,
Vivek, Rao, Gallop and all other lovely peoples…..
Thanks for entering this page and reading this post… one of the most popular ones on this site. I am overwhelmed at the responses…You all rock!
Monday, 13. October 2008 14:20
hey deepak i read ur post i feel u followed only diet u wuld have mixed it with workout then u wuld have got result .well i never tried can’t think /work w.o eating well from today i started exp combined with 3 hrs exe daily hmm am on leave for 2 months so let me see how much i will reduce in this 2 month .
Thursday, 30. October 2008 9:53
This is the first time I started the GM diet plan and it is my 2nd day today.I am feeling fine as of now..Hope I am able to carry it till 7th day…Many of you have lost so much that I am looking forward to see same results on me as well…..Hope I succeed!!!!
Any advice from experienced ones??
Wednesday, 3. December 2008 6:16
lost 6 lbs after a week. this is a must-try
Tuesday, 6. January 2009 3:18
Hi, I am working in Night Shift. Is it advisable for me to do GM diet or iis there any other alternative diet., Looking for forward for your replies, Please mail me at “vamsi.krishnanc@gmail.com”
Thursday, 15. January 2009 21:35
Deepak, I just started on the GM diet today. I was googling about it and came across your blog about it. By the time I finished reading, I was laughing so loud that my colleagues were looking at me like the diet had made me nuts..
Monday, 26. January 2009 21:42
Nice one!
Wednesday, 4. February 2009 9:10
Hi Deepak,
Today is my 4th day of GM diet.
I really loved reading ur blog, i searched google to find more on GM diet, AM i fooling myself. Is this diet really worth it..
My three days was good, infact my skin started glowing more, i got oily skin, and i feel more oil in coming and its looks more attractive but only thing i need to wash my face 7-8 in a day with a face wash..
Sunday, 1. March 2009 1:56
hi there everyone,….. i am on my second day and have lost 1 lb so far but i had tried this diet before and lost 7 lbs and gained 3-4 lbs back but the best part about this diet is that it works and cleans your system…….. so today i discovered an extremely amazing recipe for veg soup, i put 1 lauki (dudhi) peeled and cut, 3 tomatoes with skin, 1/2 onion, some garlic, some baby carrots (nice and sweet), some green beans, some grean peas and 1 boiled potatoe and i put them in cooker for about 6 whistles and then after that i crushed it all and added some salt, pepper, chilly powder and lemon juice and came out to be amazing…..
Tuesday, 10. March 2009 20:24
it works i lost 16 pounds
Thursday, 12. March 2009 17:56
Well, I think it worked for me…..bcoz i can see my belly fat shedding away…….Its superb….what i suggest u guys is DO IT ONCE IN A MONTH….
Thursday, 12. March 2009 22:39
Hey guys, thanks for the comments. I have read them all.
Since then, havent tried it again. My friend and i are now in different cities. So no co-dieter now
Friday, 13. March 2009 1:31
This a GREAT blog! I’m on day 2 of the GM Diet and this morning I was down a piddly 300gms. Can’t wait to weigh myself tomorrow morning!
Friday, 13. March 2009 16:33
Not good. Only half a kilo down after two days…but will keep at it. Apparently the best result is after the third day…
Saturday, 14. March 2009 10:37
@Katechi …. Good going. Not bad if u see it, in a way. Good luck!
Sunday, 15. March 2009 23:48
hey guys,
i’m on the 2nd day of my gm diet, and was wondering if anyone has any recipes for the ‘wonder soup’ part that is coming up. any help would be appreciated,
thank you =)
Wednesday, 18. March 2009 13:03
I think it is absolutely essential to suppliment the diet with a decent amount of workout. One also needs to watch what they eat post the GM diet. How can we expect to continue the effect if we come back to eating like we always do! GM diet is a program that one can follow once a month and the other 3 weeks eat healthy and green. Quit smoking, drinking and cold drinks. Fish is genarally the best foods in non veg. Drink a LOT of water. Since i dont prefer the bulky bouncer (no brainer) body, I generally prefer ‘running’ for an exercise with pushups and suryanamaskar for the typical army cadet look. It also increases your endurance. You’l remain a lean mean fighting machine for life.
Thursday, 19. March 2009 14:47
Hi,
I’m starting the GM siet tomorrow (sigh..probably my first attempt following an actual diet
..i’m hoping to lose atleast 9-10 kgs by around the 20 of april..would that be possible?are there any restrictions on the number of fruits we could have on the first day?
Monday, 30. March 2009 23:16
Rao, maybe the problem is “Hardly 1/4 of the quantity the diet mentioned”. MY mom did the same and didn’t loose weight. I actually ate every two hrs(just moderate quantities). If you don’t feel like eating make it interesting by eating corn cobs with lemon salt and chilli powder, eat mangoes, papaya. Get steamed vegetables from frozen section. Use can eat the one cup rice with carrot chutney(made with half teaspoon oil) or tomato rasam. By making it interesting you can repeat every month and loose around 5 pounds). I did this way for a year and lost a lot of weight.
Thursday, 9. April 2009 20:24
I am on GM diet now… and though your post wasn’t too encouraging it was extremely hilarious
very well written!
Friday, 10. April 2009 14:47
Hi every one,
i have started my g.m diet yesterday,
I am 67 kgs… lets see what happens after 7th day..
Too exited to follow it religiously..
But don’t know what can be the alternate for beef..
In veg as well as non veg..
& how much quantity to consume..
Plz help..
Friday, 10. April 2009 14:56
Can some one help me plzzzzzzzzz………….
WHAT IS THE SUBSITUTE FOR BEEF….
CAN I EAT CHICKEN?????????
BUT WHAT IS THE BESTTTTTTTTT ALTERNATE………..
PLZ SUGGEST…….
Sunday, 12. April 2009 18:15
Hi everybody
A new member here. Starting the gm diet from 2morrow. Curious, apprehensive and optimistic! As I am a vegetarian, will start the veg diet. Hope to give a daily commentary.
I wish myself good luck
v
Sunday, 19. April 2009 15:42
Hi..i have started Gm diet today..had only 50gms papaya till afternoon..
Can i have tea with sugarfree and 1 spoon skimmed milk???
Sunday, 19. April 2009 15:43
Can i have tea with sugarfree and 1 spon skimed milk?
Sunday, 19. April 2009 15:44
Sorry had 500 gms papaya till afternoon, craving for tea with milk..
can i have it..
wat to eat on 2nd day of GM diet as i am a vegetarian..
Thursday, 30. April 2009 6:56
day 5 …. can we eat chiken …??? i luv it
Friday, 15. May 2009 22:49
I’m on day 5… lost 5lbs already.My husband lost 7lbs by now.Well , its a little hard but remember NO PAIN NO GAIN !!!! 2 more days to go..
Monday, 25. May 2009 17:01
I m going to start GM diet from tomarrow with regular session of YOGA.
Hope it work
Wednesday, 3. June 2009 21:17
got to go out for a trip with my husband in 10 more days and didnt know how to shed my belly fat. planning to be on GM diet from this sat. after going thru all your posts i am excited and also scared as it didnt work for few of them, keeping my fingers crossed and hoping that it works for me.
guys who lost weight with this….. ARE THERE ANY SIDE EFFECTS(hair loss, dry skin, constipation..) THAT YOU CAME ACROSS. please let me know.
also this gm diet helps to lose overall weight or also belly fat???
anything in particular to be taken care offf
plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz advise
Monday, 8. June 2009 16:07
а вы любится постить ролики впроекте?
Saturday, 20. June 2009 5:02
Hi,
I am doing GM diet for the second time, I am on the 5th day…2 more days to go. I have been following it pretty religioulsy, however based on my earlier experience (lost 3 to4 lbs) I don’t expect to loose much weight.
BUT
Apart from wieght loss other important thing is the detoxification process your body goes throught. On youthe 8th day, you feel new surge of energy, very light and exuberant, and after the 8th day, we need to maintain the life style to keep this energy going. I am repeating this diet purely for this reason
It is really worth giving a try, after all it is just for 7 days and will build your mental muscles(toughness) also.
All the best to all …
Thursday, 2. July 2009 19:51
Очень понравился ваш блог! Подписался на rss. Буду регулярно читать.
Friday, 3. July 2009 18:37
dont say that! i am on the fourth day.. it feels like a punishment.. maybe u didnt eat enought of those god forsaken things.. !! shud i quit right away??
Tuesday, 7. July 2009 17:05
Hey -guess, you guys did not do it well. I was 63kgs for 10years..evertime i lost 2kgs, i used to put back 4kgs- inspite of ALL types of diet and exercises and walking and treadmilling …but TODAY i am 55kgs -it is ONLY ONLY ONLY because of GM Diet…you are right, it does not work well for the 1st time..but do it ALTERNATE weeks…yeah…thats the secret…and DONT forget the 10glasses or water DAILY and theWONDER SOUP [w cabbage] — and then you let me know…I’m serious ….ur body feels so good and relished and HEALTHY and thoroughly DETOXIFIED…I enjoy GM diet and continue to stick to it for atleast half of the rest of aday that I would have over-eaten the previous night or for parties …so GM diet has become next to my YOGA and other exercises/a type of ROUTINE in my lifestyle …do it CORRECTLY..cheers !!
Tuesday, 28. July 2009 10:24
You may not have followed diet properly. I am on my 4th day and I have already lost 3 kgs. I am following diet strictly with daily 1 hour exercise
I hope I will lose 3 more kgs. by end of the program.
This is a great cleansing program. You can use this program to test your determination level
Monday, 3. August 2009 9:57
hi everybody this is my real experience. This works out real gud. I have a 14 month old son. i gained 7 kgs after delivery. i was 63 when i got married. After delivery i was 70 n i started GM diet in the month of june. I did 4 sessions of GM diet. Today i completed my 4th session n checked weight b4 5 hrs. I am weighing 62 now. I lost 8 kgs by doin 4 sessions. I used to take 4-7 days break after every session n will have chappatis during tat time, so i can maintain my weight n dint gain xtra pounds. Its working gud 4 me n few of my frnds. For few it didnot work out , i suugest people to check weight on 3rd day , if u have lost pounds this pgm is working out 4 u, else better try other means.
Tuesday, 22. September 2009 20:53
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Saturday, 3. October 2009 15:26
It was a real humorous and a good reading…
I am pro GM DIET – My opinion, any effort should be taken without suspicion…
GM diet helps in detoxify, reduce snacking instincts, caffine and alchol addiction… Personally I enjoy the preparation, shopping, thought of wellness and step towards better health…
I was 70kgs now I am 64kgs after one session and stopping added sugars in diet after the one week…Now after three months… I am again on second round…
Seventh day liquids is vital for weight loss. dont drop it on 6th day…try again and you might start a fan club
Friday, 12. February 2010 10:11
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Saturday, 1. May 2010 22:51
i always monitor my calorie intake from my diet because i have a very slow metabolism and i dont want to get overweight.,:’
Monday, 3. May 2010 20:16
GM Diet rocks!!!
I lost 4 kgs in a week.
Proper Diet n proper excercise.
Monday, 17. May 2010 21:03
This is ur second article I m reading; many more to read yet
regarding GM diet plan, I am on day 3 but I didnt check my initial weight, I just wanna do it.
Saturday, 17. July 2010 7:01
I will bear in mind of your nice information.
Friday, 13. August 2010 6:43
i was always conscious about my Diet Calories because i cannot afford to become fat and flabby:’,
Sunday, 29. August 2010 22:13
i think that ayurvedice remedies are safe and effective just like traditional medicines”*”
Friday, 1. October 2010 17:51
i am very keen about my diet calorie intake coz i dont wanna get fat::*
Monday, 4. October 2010 6:40
I almost certainly would not have contemplated this was helpful two or 3 months ago, yet it is interesting how age evolves the manner you react to stuff, thank you for the blog post it genuinely is great to see something sensible now instead of the conventional rubbish disguised as blogs and forums over the web. Regards
Monday, 18. October 2010 21:05
my girlfriend is always counting her diet calories everytime we eat on the restaurant::-
Sunday, 24. October 2010 2:13
herbal remedies are the best! i have some sprains and some indigestion and herbal remedies cured it~~,
Monday, 8. November 2010 17:50
every woman is conscious about how much diet calories she takes, diet calories should be kept at a minimum .
Wednesday, 17. November 2010 8:05
@Transistor – LOL -typical, no?
Monday, 13. December 2010 8:55
You are great to do this for us, thank you very much, you can also have a look at the nice and warm moncler clothes.
Tuesday, 1. February 2011 14:50
LOLZ love your narration throughout the seven days … and i still have faith in GM diet plan so i am gonna try it at least for once .. wish me luck:)
Wednesday, 23. March 2011 19:11
Gm diet worked for me.. I am on 6th day and have lost 6 pounds.. Hopefully I will loose another by tomorrow.
Sunday, 29. May 2011 3:36
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Saturday, 11. June 2011 3:17
Since I am a veggetarian, I had look for veggie recipes from http://www.gmdietworks.com – worked pretty well. Combining surya namaskara/Yoga really really helped
Day 1: Lost 0.5 lb
Day 2: Lost 2 lb
Day 3: Remained same
Day 4: lost 2 lb
Day 5: Lost .5 lb
Day 6: Remained same
Day 7: Lost 1 lb
Overall lost around 6-7 lbs and feeling a lot lot better
Thanks and good luck
Wednesday, 14. December 2011 21:14
I like Your Article about Random Expressions » Blog Archiv » The General Motors (GM) Diet Perfect just what I was looking for! .
Saturday, 7. January 2012 15:49
This diet is pretty risky because it’s too low in calories. At least this is what http://www.worldofdiets.com/gm-general-motors-diet/ says and he makes some good points.
Monday, 16. January 2012 22:25
loved what you’ve written, deepak, and how you’ve written it! I did this diet twice about 10 years back, and lost about 3 kgs each time. 10 years on, today is day 1 of this diet for me, in desperate preparation for a cousin’s wedding next week. hope I can last the remaining 6 1/2 days….
Friday, 3. February 2012 7:21
Watte writeup man. Im in office and found this while googling. Everyone is looking at me cos am LMAOing since last 10 mins
Saturday, 11. February 2012 7:12
Thanks a ton Akshay. Glad you liked it.
And a very warm welcome to Random Expressions.
Hope you enjoy reading the other posts too.
Regards, Deepak
Saturday, 11. February 2012 7:17
Hi Nidhi,
Many thanks for liking the post
And warm welcome to Random Expressions.
Hope you enjoy the other posts too.
Regards, Deepak
Saturday, 11. February 2012 7:19
Hi Farhina… I just did it once. And it’s for a week only.
After this, I have consulted a nutritionist last year, and went on a proper diet plan – with meals every 2 hours, small portions, and well balanced. That worked big time. Lost 18 kgs!
Regards, Deepak.
Friday, 16. March 2012 18:46
Deepak!
What a crazy blog post… just chanced upon it on google.. the number of comments here is mindboggling! I did not know it wud still be active since the post is somewhere from 2007! it is interesting how the desire for quick weight loss connects people across countries and years!
I was overweight well beyond my teens and through college… lost about 15 kg over 8 months with a moderated diet and walking. started piling those back on and then went gymming.. maintained a very healthy weight for a long time.
and then… i got married (sigh)
among other lifestyle changes, moving to a new city and a fatty-foods loving hubby, quitting my job and not socialising much (thus less of image consciousness) made me put on such a mind boggling amout of weight that i am embarrassed to meet friends wen i visit my hometown.. Thus the desperate measures!
I am on day 2.. wish me luck. and thanks for the interesting read!
Friday, 11. May 2012 23:06
Hi, I just wanna swear that this diet works, as long as you don’t cheat. But I do wanna add something that will increase your chances of losing more weight while on this diet: take one omega 3 (fish oil) pill each day of the diet; research shows that this helps further weight lose for those who are dieting, on any diet.
Good luck!!
Monday, 16. July 2012 12:43
I guess it’s each to his own. I have lost 18kgs, but over a course of months and following a proper diet prescribed by a qualified dietician.
Wednesday, 17. October 2012 11:52
Hi Deepak. I stumbled upon your blog years later today after you wrote it!
Was just searching on whether you can have green tea or not. Anyway, just wanted you to compliment you on your writing. Liked the way you wrote.. A lot! 
Enjoyed reading. 
Wednesday, 17. October 2012 11:54
*wanted to compliment you, sorry for the error! :p
Wednesday, 17. October 2012 13:16
Yep. Green tea is a regular. Daily 4-5 cups.
More than GM diet, I got lot of help from following a proper diet plan from a dietician. Lost 18 kgs
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