Visualization for Weight Loss -The Gabriel Method

Why Diets Don’t Work

through tons of material in order to find those few precious gems. Sure, there’s tons of rubble and plenty of calories there, but the diamond nutrients that were once abundant aren’t pres- ent anymore. Your body stays hungry in the hope of getting one or two precious nutrients, all the while storing away all the excess calories that come with them into your fat cells. This is a key insight: Your body will think it’s starving and activate the FAT Programs, not only if there aren’t enough calories, but also if there aren’t enough essential nutrients. Your body interprets a lack of essential nutrients as yet another form of famine. When we finally do eat things contain- ing the nutrients our bodies are starving for on a daily basis, our bodies get the message: “OK. I’m not starving anymore. I don’t need this fat anymore. It’s safe to be thin now. Turn the FAT Programs off. NOW!”

NOTES 1. See “Teenage Dieters Are More Likely to be Overweight and Suf- fer from Eating Disorders in the Future,” Medical News Today Website (April 14, 2006): http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/41494.php.

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