….. for we may diet tomorrow!!

The popular Garfield poster in my room read ‘Eat all you want today…. For tomorrow we may diet’. Seeing that day-in and day-out – I followed only the first part of it. Life went on fine, lucky that I was not to put on weight irrespective of what junk my stomach craved. The more I settled in life, the more my body also settled. Good weight became healthy weight, a healthier one and now, its finally spiraled out of control. So obviously I started seeing the fitness blogs, google searched for some nice fad diet. Came across this interesting GM diet – which by the way, very sophisticatedly known as ‘De-tox program’. Decided on a weekend to start it off. That’s when I realized there are 3 dimensions to our body – Brain, Heart and the most important Stomach – it rules the day!!! The day started off with quick trip to the market to stock the fridge for a week’s worth of vegetables and fruits
Day 1 – Only Fruits. Ok, so I want variety – the only option today was fruit bowl, whole fruits, fruit bowl, whole fruits. Hmmmmm – not to bad actually
Day 2 – Only Vegetables. My culinary skills tested to the maximum. What can one make out of just vegetables?? Raw salad, cooked salad, combo, a little salt there, little pepper here. And ofcourse the wonder soup – but one cant fill your stomach – which actually kept feeling like bottomless pit – with just soup right?
Day 3 – Fruits and Vegetables – now we are talking sense here. My mind and stomach for once started working in tandem. But then I discovered another part of my body – my teeth. They were screaming from all the chewing and extra load on them. All I could think off was – poor cows – no wonder they make ‘long’ faces when they eat!!
Day 4 – Bananas and Milk – yeah ok till lunch. After that everyone looked like walking bananas. Why do girls have to wear yellow dresses – give me a break – I need another banana…
Day 5 – 6 tomatoes and 1 cup of rice – Are you serious? Which part of my stomach are you talking about – and they have the atrocity to call this ‘feast’ day. Excuse me. But no giving up – I was determined that finally ‘tomorrow had come’ . Come what may – I wanted to finish this
Day 6 – Vegetables + rice – Just 2 days to go. Yes, I can do this. A bit of consolation to the teeth and my stomach – which was screaming beyond words on the abuse that I was putting it through. By now, I was actually ready to go and advice all and sundry in the canteen not to eat those mouth-watering pastries, cheese sandwiches, aloo tikkis etc
Day 7 – Fruit juice + vegetables + rice – wow, end of the diet. “I can do it” was the only thought in the morning. Oh yes, I am feeling little light. Brain, Heart and Stomach – really coming to grips with this finally.
At the end of it, I wanted a t-shirt which read ‘Did the GM diet and survived!!!’. What an out-of-the-stomach experience. No cabbage for another 2 months please.
… for tomorrow we may diet – Na, I don’t think so. First part is good enuf for me.

P.S – this is my personal experience here. Nothing against the GM diet – which btw, is very popular and successful.