This is the question raised after reading The Gabriel Method by Jon Gabriel. John shares his own experience losing 220 pounds without the help of diets or surgery.
The book is divided into five parts:
- Part 1 - The Principles
- Part 2 - Nonphysical Stresses that Activate the FAT Programs
- Part 3 - Physical Stresses that Activate the FAT Programs
- Part 4 - Positive Forces that Make Your Body Want to Be Thin
- Part 5 - Making it Happen for You
Jon says that what pushes your body to gain wait is what you are eating. Food that has no essential nutrients, lack of sleep and stress all cause "a famine" in the body which the body conveys as weight gain rather than loss.
Jon discusses the reasons you are fat and blames your mind for it. He claims your body can determine how fat or thin you will be at any given time. Fighting against this logic will only make things worse. Learning to understand how it works will help convince your body that you want to be thinner.
In order to "make your body want to be thin" Gabriel promotes eating in a way that balances your insulin and leptin levels. Without telling you what you should or should not eat Gabriel suggests that organic, minimally processed and fresh foods are what your body is really craving and once you start to eat what your body wants rather than what your brain or emotional response to a situation dictates you to eat you will activate weight loss. The program also includes a meditation CD (which can be downloaded from his website) that encourages the reader to visualize their ideal body and think "yourself thin." The program also encourages exercise again with no strict guidelines. Just do activities that you enjoy and eventually you will start to love new things.
Pros
- No calorie counting, tracking or measuring foods required.
- No food is limited Gabriel encourages listening to what your body wants.
- Encourages healthy balanced eating.
- Encourages Exercise.
- Addresses psychological/emotional issues that may hinder weight loss.
Cons
- Does not offer a structured diet plan.
- Results may be very slow.
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