I’ve recently read a book called “The Gabriel Method” by Jon Gabriel. The book flies in the face of the diet industry, proclaiming dieting is the wrong thing to do if you actually want to lose weight.
The theory is that the human body is programmed for survival. If your body believes that your best chance of survival is through bulking up with extra body fat, your body will retain weight no matter what you do. Dieting is a perfect way to program your body to be fat. The theory is, when you start cutting back on food, your body believes you are in famine and starts storing fat reserves. There are other ways your body might be programmed to store body fat, including stress and numerous other reasons.
The trick, according to Gabriel, is to convince your body that your best chance of survival is to become thin. You must also ensure your body and mind are adequately nourished.
From my understanding at this point, the aim is to:
- Nourish your body with essential nutrients. It is important you do not feel either physically or mentally starved. At first, keep eating your normal diet, but put emphasis on ADDING good food, rather than subtracting bad foods. After awhile, your body will be nourished with the nutrients it needs and will stop craving ridiculous amounts of calories. You will start to love the healthy, nutritious foods. They make you feel good. Eventually, you will want to eat just the nutritious foods and the cravings for the bad foods will vanish. But its important not to force it. If you feel deprived, you are more likely to crave the bad foods.
- You need to nourish your mind and spirit. The book comes with a meditation CD you listen to as you go to sleep. You must also identify the root causes of unsettling feelings which may cause you to overeat, such as stress and low self-esteem.
- You must practice visualisation. Daily, you visualise your optimum self. When you practice seeing your ideal body and ideal life everyday and believe it will be a reality, it will eventually become a reality.
The Gabriel Method website: http://www.jongabriel.com.au/
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