My experience with vegetarian GM Diet - Day1

For all those who dont know about GM diet; please click here

For me its the quickest way to lose 5 kgs in a week without starving yourself. I am planning to go to London in the last week of March and want to shed some weight before my trip. So I have started this diet from yesterday and want to share my experience here.

Day 1
Exercise: 6 kms of brisk walk
Water Intake: 3 litres

Breakfast:
3 Oranges

Lunch:
Watermelon

Evening Snack:
Apple

Dinner:
Apple and Watermelon

I am a fruit lover so for me the first day is the easiest and most interesting. My only trouble is the milk and banana day as I dont like either of it. Lets see how it goes and how much will I lose from this diet. Anyways, wish me luck and I will keep you updated for all the 7 days.

Diet for Weight Loss

Carbohydrates and Proteins should not be mixed.

Carbohydrates: Rice, idli, potato, wheat
Proteins: Chicken, Fish, Egg, Dal, Paneer,Soyabean

Try combination like:
Roti + Veggies (No rice or chicken)
Chicken + Veggies (No Roti or Rice)
Dal + Veggies (No Roti or Rice)

* Whatever you eat for lunch should be followed for dinner; if it is rice for lunch, it should be rice for dinner etc
* The day you feel like having rice, have it in the form of Vegetable Pulao, with curd or chutney. This must be the same for lunch and dinner
* Avoid white bread by all means
* Wheat flour with a mix of soya, barley and chana is very good for getting rid of cholesterol
* Soya bean products are to be had with vegetables only. No wheat or rice must be mixed. Example, tofu + veggies or soya nuggets + veggies
* Fruits like Mangoes and Lychee are to be avoided
* Eat fresh fruits for breakfast
* Eat early lunch and early dinner
* Smile more :)
* Enjoy working out with your diet

Fast and Healthy Snacks

a) Upma
Heat oil and put some mustard seeds, curry leaves then saute Chopped onions, tomatoes, capsicum (any veggie of your choice). Add 1 and half glass of water. When it starts boiling put suji/rawa and stir it continously until the rawa soaks all the water. To add more taste sprinkle garam masala and amchoor powder. Its a tasty and wholesome meal.

b) Murmura Snack
Soak the murmura (puffed rice)and immediately take out. Rinse all the water. Heat oil and put some mustard seeds, curry leaves then saute Chopped onions, tomatoes, capsicum (any veggie of your choice). When the veggies are cooked add the soaked murmura and have this as snack or as a great lunch. It fills you without adding many calories to you.

c) Rava Uttapa
Mix Rawa and dahi and put it aside for 20 minutes. Add chopped onions, tomatoes, capsicum, chillies and ginger. Make normal uttapas. Its fast and rocking

d) Sprouts soup
Add 2 spoon gram flour to 1 and a half glass of buttermilk (take care of lumps). Heat little oil and put mustard oil and curry leaves. Add the mixture and when its start boiling add sprouts and cook it for your desired consistency. Add salt and chat masala and enjoy the hot soup.

First thing is first; skipping breakfast is the worst

You should have your breakfast within first two of your waking hours. If have you woken up at 6:00 am you should eat your breakfast by 8:00 am. If you are not feeling hungry by that time, it means either you have had your dinner too late or too heavy. Having a proper diet at proper timings day before make sure that you are looking forward to your breakfast and dont want to skip it. Skipping breakfast regularly in the long run leads to every kind of possible stomach disorder like constipation, acidity, gas etc.

As they rightly say, eat your breakfast like a king, lunch like a common man and dinner like a beggar - breakfast is the most important meal of your day. After all you are getting a chance to eat like a king only once a day. Even if it means waking up a little early, DO NOT, leave your house without eating your breakfast. If you take your breakfast in the office, have a glass of skimmed milk at home and then go to office.

Food should be distributed as:
(breakfast + snack) = 40%
(lunch + snack) = 40%
(dinner) = 20%

Amongst plenty of healthy options, I am writing a few of them here:

a) 1 glass of skimmed milk + 1 bowl of museli/ cornflakes/wheat flakes + 1 apple
b) 1 glass of skimmed milk + bread jam + 1 apple
c) 1-2 egg whites daily in sandwich, or in boiled form is very healthy for breakfast
d) 1 glass of skimmed milk + sprouts salad + 1 toast
e) 1 glass of skimmed milk + veg upma
f) 1 glass of apple shake + veg sandwich
g) Fruit bowl + Green Tea


Tips:
- It is safer to have whole grain cereals, white bread, Oats etc rather than rice items like idli, dosa, poha etc because they have a high glycemic index.
- For taste and extra nutrition, you can throw some raisins and nuts in your cereals / shakes
- Have all the hight calorie snack like chips, pastries, cakes in your 10:00 am meal if you want to eat them. Avoid eating them by all means after sun set.