I
decided to try the Vegetarian
GM Detox Diet for
7 days. I'm not a big meat eater, so decided to try the vegetarian
plan rather the non-veggie one.
I don't think I eat too badly, until the weekend arrives where I tend
to treat myself with cakes & pastries. As a result of this my
weight, over
a week
stays about the same, but
that is not good when you want to shed a few pounds.
Over
the past year &
a half,
since
I reached my goal weight whilst following the Dukan Diet, my weight
had crept up about 10lbs so
I was trying to lose those pounds to and then stay there.
My aim was to do the detox for a week and then stick to a weight loss
plan.
1. GM Diet – Day One:
Thursday 3rd April 2014
Breakfast: Fruit Salad (Water melon,
strawberry, black grapes, apple, kiwi)
Lunch: Fruit Salad
Dinner:
Fruit Pizza (Water melon base, topped with strawberry, kiwi, black
grapes)
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| My Fruit Pizza |
The first day of the GM Diet preparation for the week you have mentally signed up for.
Day one is an all fruits day (with the exception of bananas). You can have as many varieties of fruit as you like, when you like and as much as you like – but NO BANANAS. Water intake should also be around 8-12 glasses a day.
So on day one I eat my weight in fruits (not literally but you get the point). I had oranges, kiwis, watermelon, cantaloupe, apples, pears, strawberries, and black grapes.
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| Lovely & Juicy! |
2. GM Diet – Day Two:
Friday 4th April 2014
Breakfast: Bubble & Squeak (potato,
cabbage, onion)
Lunch: Salad
Dinner: Vegetable stir-fry
(peppers, carrot, onion, celery) & Bubble.
Day two is an all vegetables day. I could eat any
vegetables, cooked and uncooked, of my liking. No oil was used whilst
cooking the vegetables. Don't forget the 8-12 glasses of water
throughout the day
I started my day having bubble & squeak, I cooked
the cabbage & potato the night before, so I only had to cook the
onion in the morning and mash it altogether. I didn't use any oil for
cooking the bubble, but it did stick to the frying pan, so I tried
laying it on a baking tray, in the end, and grilled it … voila
lovely, with a bit of salt. Whilst the bubble was cooking, I decided
to make some soup for lunch. I took the vegetables I wanted and
juiced the lot of them and then put the liquid in a pan ready for
heating later. As it turned out I didn't have soup for lunch, but it
was saved for the next day.
I had a lovely refreshing salad for my lunch and for my
dinner I made a stir-(dry)fry and used a bit more bubble & squeak
made earlier as the accompaniment.
Yet again I was not hungry all day. So 2 days passsed
and I felt good, not hungry and certainly not deprived.
I was expecting the fibre in the vegetables to have me
rushing to the toilet again and again, but it just didn't happen. But
my digestive system was being cleaned up. So all was good.
3. GM Diet – Day Three:
Saturday 5th April 2014
Breakfast: Fruit Salad (Water melon,
strawberry, black grapes, apple, kiwi, pear)
Lunch: Vegetable Soup (Juiced, added
any left over bubble & any left over stir-fry from day before) –
butter-nut squash, parsnip, sweet potato, carrot, fennel
Dinner: Vegetable Curry, boiled (no
rice), sauce made from left over soup & stir-fry. Vegeatbles
sweet potato, potato, carrot, onion, parsnip etc
Day three of the GM diet plan is a fruit and vegetable day. Any quantity is allowed. No potatoes on this day and no bananas still. Same with the water – 8-12 glasses of water throughout the day.
When I read what I had to do for day 3, I obviously didn't read it properly because I did have potato and you're not supposed to – but what the heck, that's what I did.
Day 3 started with a refreshing fruit salad again – great way to start the day. My lunch was the soup I'd made the day before, but I had a bit of left over bubble & squeak and added that to the soup to give it a little bit of thickness. I have to say, it was a delicious soup.
The curry I made for the evening meal was all boiled up in a pan together with 4 teaspoons of medium curry powder added. I then added the left over soup to make the sauce. Delicious. I used to do this a lot when my kids were little to get them to eat vegetables … it worked!
I felt really good, the detox was working (but not excessively, if you know what I mean).
4. GM Diet – Day Four:
Sunday 6th April 2014
Breakfast: Banana Milkshake (2 cups
skimmed milk, 2 bananas)
Lunch: 2 Bananas
Dinner: Vegetable Soup (added left over
curry) – Butter-nut squash, sweet potato, celery, carrot, ginger.
Snack: Banana Milkshake
The fourth day of the GM diet plan is mostly a bananas and milk day! I thought I'd find this day a tough one, but in actual fact it was relatively simple. You are supposed to have as many as 8-10 bananas and 3-4 glasses of milk throughout the day, and I'm really not a milk drinker at all – however banana milkshake sounded appealing.
For dinner I made some more of my veggie soup and added the left-over curry from the night before, to it. If I thought the last soup was delicious this one was amazing, Truly Scrumptious.
As a snack later in the evening I had another milkshake made up as before. I had 6 bananas throughout the day, I probably would had have more if I hadn't been working.
5. GM Diet – Day Five:
Monday 7th April 2014
Breakfast: Tomato Soup (Juiced
tomatoes, added water, herbs)
Lunch: Tomato Soup
Dinner: Tomato Soup
I had a blip at reading again today as I totally forgot I could have rice.
I didn't like the thought of just eating tomatoes all day long (like fruit) so decided on soup again. I juiced up several tomatoes in the morning, added some water and herbs and heated it up in a pan. That was it my meals for the done done.
I had soup for breakfast, lunch & dinner and drank water throughout the day as I usually do.
I thought I'd feel hungry, and if I'm honest I did a bit, but again I was working all morning & part of the early afternoon, so there was nothing I could do about it anyway. Later in the evening I felt a bit of hunger but I was ready for bed then so, problem solved. Bed it was.
6. GM Diet – Day Six:
Tuesday 8th April 2014
Breakfast: Bubble & Squeak
Lunch: Bubble with stir-fry veg
(cucumber, carrot, spring onion, onion, orange pepper, celery.
Dinner: Brown rice with veg
curry.
I had another sneaky weigh-in this morning and I'd lost
another 1lb. At this rate I might not need to go on a weight loss
diet after the detox.
Day six you can have one cup of rice and all the
vegetables we can eat throughout the day. Again the water intake was
to be 8-12 glasses throughout the day.
I was definitely feeling the benefit of healthy eating.
I decided on bubble & squeak again for breakfast as it is quite filling and I knew I'd be working all morning. I made up enough for the day, should I choose to have it again, and as it happened I did. I made a stir-fry (I did use a little fry-light spray) and had some of the bubble as well. A good filling lunch ready for the afternoon work.
I didn't want to miss out on the rice today, so I made another curry and had it with the boiled brown rice for my dinner. I made the curry sauce from juiced pepper, sweet potatoes, carrot and mixed in any left over bubble to thicken it. I also drank the required amount of water throughout the day.
7. GM Diet – Day Seven:
Wednesday 9th April 2014
Breakfast: Peppered Mackerel
Lunch: Fruit salad (Watermelon,
strawberry, kiwi)
Dinner: Vegetable curry (left over)
Yay!! This is the last day of the GM Detox Diet. I haven't found it difficult, but then I never do once I set my mind to doing something.
Day seven consists of one cup rice, all the vegetables we care to eat and any fruit juice.
I'm not a very observant person, so I really cannot tell you for sure if I look any different, especially if my skin looks radiant or not. I'm so happy that I managed to stick to the diet and complete it. My digestion is on track as you would expect after a detox.
Now as I'm following the vegetarian plan I didn't have any meat yesterday, however if you look at the two plans (below) you'll see they are almost identical, so I see no reason why you can't mix both plans. So this morning for breakfast I had peppered mackerel, now ok its not beef or chicken but it's still a good source of protein as well as essential fatty acids. It was lovely, however I did have to work straight after eating it and for the 1st time this week I felt quite queasy whilst working. Maybe it was the smell of the cooking lingering around for quite a while after, I don't know but I drank loads of water and felt a bit better so it might just have been a bit of dehydration.
I was going to juice up the fruit for my lunch, but from experience it tends to give me heartburn, so decided not to risk it. The queasiness disappeared during the morning which makes me think I was definitely dehydrated – which is very rare for me, but there is always a 1st time.
I didn't fancy brown rice for dinner, so just have the left over vegetable curry from the night before. Still delicious.
Well that is the end of my 7 day GM Detox Plan. Did I lose any weight? Well I shall check in the morning. Watch this space …..
Thursday 10th April 2014
Just out of interest, I got onto the scales to see how much weight I had lost during the course of the diet and it was just over 3lbs, which I am pleased with.
Hopefully I shall carry on eating a similar diet to that of the last week, with a few fancies along the way.
I downloaded the GM Diet Plan app for
my phone, at the beginning of this detox and this is what it says (as
you can see I didn't follow this suggested menu):
Vegetarian GM Plan
Day 1
Breakfast: 1 cup of diced apples and
1-2 glasses of water.
Snack: 1 bowl raw papaya and 1-2
glasses of water.
Lunch: 1 Bowl of watermelon or
muskmelon and 1-2 glasses of water.
Snack: 1 orange/Sweet lime/Chico fruit
and 2 glasses of water.
Dinner: 1 Bowl of melon and 2 glasses
of water.
Day 2
Breakfast: 1 cup of boiled potato and 2
glasses of water.
Snack: 1 bowl of cabbage or red lettuce
(raw) and 1-2 glasses of water.
Lunch: 1 Cucumber, 1 tomato and ½ a
boiled beat and 2 glasses of water.
Snack: 2 tomatoes or 1 cup cherry
tomatoes and 2 glasses of water.
Dinner: Boiled broccoli, cauliflower
and asparagus with salt & spices and 2 glasses of water.
Day 3
Breakfast: 1 apple and 1-2 glasses of
water or 1 cup of diced melon and 2 glasses of water.
Snack: 1 bowl of cantaloupe melon mixed
with papaya and 2 glasses of water.
Lunch: 1 Bowl of mixed cucumber,
lettuce and tomato with ½ boiled beat and 2 glasses of water.
Snack: 1 orange or ripe mango and 2
glasses of water.
Dinner: 1 Bowl of boiled broccoli,
fresh greens and raw papaya and 2 glasses of water.
Day 4
Breakfast: 1 banana paired with a glass
of warm milk
Snack: 1-2 bananas and milk combined in
the form of cold milkshake
Lunch: 1 Bowl of fresh vegetable soup
(tomato soup & cabbage stew)
Snack: 1 -2 bananas and milk combined
in the form of a cold milkshake.
Dinner: 1 serving of vegetable soup and
1 glass of banana shake.
Day 5
Breakfast: 1 cup of sprouts with 1 bowl
of tomato soup with 2-3 glasses of water.
Snack: 4-5 glasses of water.
Lunch: Soya chunks with tomatoes and
2-4 glasses of water.
Snack: 4-5 glasses of water.
Dinner: 1 Bowl of tomato soup and
tomatoes and 2 glasses of water. Cottage cheese and soya chunks can
also be had.
Day 6
Breakfast: 1 bowl of mixed vegetables
(no tomatoes) soup with some sprouts and 1-2 glasses of water.
Snack: Greens with 2-3 glasses of
water.
Lunch: Asian style mixed vegetables (no
tomatoes) combined with soya chunks.
Snack: Sprouts with 2-3 glasses of
water.
Dinner: 1 Bowl of vegetable soup with
soya chunks
Day 7
Breakfast: 1 bowl of brown rice and 1-2
glasses of water.
Snack: Eat fruits, mainly berries
(strawberry) and 10-12 glasses of water. Fruit juices can also be
taken.
Lunch: A Bowl of brown rice combined
with cooked vegetables (cabbage, broccoli and asparagus) followed up
with a slice of melon or watermelon
Snack: Eat fruits, mainly berries
(strawberry) and 10-12 glasses of water. Fruit juices can also be
taken.
Dinner: 1 Bowl of greens and brown rice
and 2-3 glasses of water.
Non-Vegetarian GM Plan
Day 1
Breakfast: 1 cup of diced apples and
1-2 glasses of water.
Snack: 1 bowl raw papaya and 1-2
glasses of water.
Lunch: 1 Bowl of watermelon or
muskmelon and 1-2 glasses of water.
Snack: 1 orange/Sweet lime/Chico fruit
and 2 glasses of water.
Dinner: 1 Bowl of melon and 2 glasses
of water.
Day 2
Breakfast: 1 cup of boiled potato and 2
glasses of water.
Snack: 1 bowl of cabbage or red lettuce
(raw) and 1-2 glasses of water.
Lunch: 1 Cucumber, 1 tomato and ½ a
boiled beat and 2 glasses of water.
Snack: 2 tomatoes or 1 cup cherry
tomatoes and 2 glasses of water.
Dinner: Boiled broccoli, cauliflower
and asparagus with salt & spices and 2 glasses of water.
Day 3
Breakfast: 1 apple and 1-2 glasses of
water or 1 cup of diced melon and 2 glasses of water.
Snack: 1 bowl of cantaloupe melon mixed
with papaya and 2 glasses of water.
Lunch: 1 Bowl of mixed cucumber,
lettuce and tomato with ½ boiled beat and 2 glasses of water.
Snack: 1 orange or ripe mango and 2
glasses of water.
Dinner: 1 Bowl of boiled broccoli,
fresh greens and raw papaya and 2 glasses of water.
Day 4
Breakfast: 1 banana paired with a glass
of warm milk
Snack: 1-2 bananas and milk combined in
the form of cold milkshake
Lunch: 1 Bowl of fresh vegetable soup
(tomato soup & cabbage stew)
Snack: 1 -2 bananas and milk combined
in the form of a cold milkshake.
Dinner: 1 serving of vegetable soup and
1 glass of banana shake.
Day 5
Breakfast: 1 braised beef/chicken and 1
bowl of soup with 2-3 glasses of water.
Snack: 4-5 glasses of water.
Lunch: 1 baked hamburger patty/chicken
burger with tomatoes and 2-3 glasses of water.
Snack: 4-5 glasses of water.
Dinner: 1 Bowl of beef/chicken soup and
tomatoes and 2 glasses of water.
Day 6
Breakfast: 1 bowl of mixed vegetables
(no tomatoes) soup with some sprouts and 1-2 glasses of water.
Snack: Greens with 2-3 glasses of
water.
Lunch: Asian style mixed vegetables (no
tomatoes) combined with soya chunks.
Snack: Beef with 2-3 glasses of water.
Dinner: 1 Bowl of vegetable soup and a
hamburger/chicken burger.
Day 7
Breakfast: 1 bowl of brown rice with a
vegetable and 1-2 glasses of water.
Snack: Eat fruits, mainly berries
(strawberry) and 10-12 glasses of water. Fruit juices can also be
taken.
Lunch: A Bowl of brown rice combined
with cooked vegetables (cabbage, broccoli and asparagus) followed up
with a slice of melon or watermelon
Snack: Eat fruits, mainly berries
(strawberry) and 10-12 glasses of water. Fruit juices can also be
taken.
Dinner: 1 Bowl of greens and brown rice
and 2-3 glasses of water.
