Visualization for Weight Loss -The Gabriel Method

Easy Applications of the Principles in Part III

you really love and use as much as you want. Remember, we’re not counting calories; we’re trying to develop the habit of eating more slowly. As an added bonus, you’ll develop the habit of eating and loving salads. This way, you’re eating more slowly, you’re eating less, you’re eating healthier, you’re digesting your food better, and you’re still enjoying it just as much. You can turn almost anything into a salad if you want, even fast food! All you have to do is cut it up and put it in a bowl, adding lots of healthy leafy greens, maybe some sprouts, and a delicious dressing. I recommend using flaxseed oil (or another nut or seed oil) in your dressing; you can also add protein pow- der to any creamy dressing to increase the nutritional content of your meal. Whether you adopt the salad strategy or not, please make a conscious effort to eat more leisurely and to chew your food thoroughly. Eat Like a Thin Person So-called “naturally thin” people eat what they want, whenever they want, and they don’t beat themselves over the head because of it. I suggest that you eat what you want without judgment, hes- itation, or guilt. By doing this, you de-emphasize the relation- ship that you have with food. De-emphasize the relationship, and you’ll weaken the control food has on you. In this way, you’ll eliminate binging, and you’ll have no “good days” and no “bad days.” Eventually the whole issue will go away, and you’ll be a naturally thin person. Have a Ten-Minute Super-Vitality Break One final suggestion for tying together the information in this section is that you try to have a ten-minute Super-Vitality Break every day or as often as possible. Maybe try after lunch, or in the afternoon, when your energy is lagging, or in the late morn- ing after you have done some work. In that ten-minute break, go to a juice bar and have a shot of fresh wheatgrass juice, which is full of live chlorophyll. Live

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