Visualization for Weight Loss -The Gabriel Method

Success Profiles: The Gabriel Method in Practice

about the way my day was going. I’d get more done in a day, my energy level was going up, and the weight was coming off; I could see it coming off me. And if I did falter a little bit, it wasn’t bad, because, with all the good food that I was eating, my body was still getting the nutrition it needed. One thing that Jon taught me was not to feel guilty, but I was craving junk food less and less anyhow. I lost 70 pounds in about six months, and I’ve kept it off for over two years now. I didn’t want to lose any more than 70 pounds, so the weight loss just stopped at that point. I think the mind controls a lot of what happens. I look younger. I feel younger. I feel more energetic, more active, and more positive about myself—more able to make my own decisions. I’m more me . Once you take control of your body weight, you seem to have control over everything else. Being overweight becomes the big focus of your life. Losing the weight has put my life back into my hands, more in my control. Jon’s method is really easy to do, and the proof is in the results. —Carole Skabe, nanny, 55 As Carole’s story shows, losing weight is never just about weight loss on its own. Conrad, for example, realized that for him, the important point was an emphasis on health and life. Conrad’s Sweeter Life In my early teens I was always carrying a little bit of weight. As I got older, I put on more weight, and when I got to 211 pounds, I started thinking that this weight is probably doing me serious damage. I started to want to pick up surfing again. So, first I read Kathleen DesMaisons’ book Potatoes Not Prozac and learned about the effects of sugar and processed wheat flour on the metabolism, and I cut those out of my diet. I didn’t lose any weight, but I did have more energy and felt much better.

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