The Gabriel Method: The Revolutionary DIET-FREE Way to Totally Transform Your Body

I purchased this book after seeing Jon Gabriel in the Hungry For Change film. He made a lot of sense in the movie and I wanted to pursue that information further. My background: I converted to a healthy lifestyle in July, 2012 after watching some great films like Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead, Food Matters, The Gerson Miracle, and others. The information in those films was kind of like an answer to questions that I've been asking myself for more than 20 years. I never trusted pharmaceutical companies in the first place and coming to terms with "food" companies profiting at the cost of consumers' health and patenting life so as to gain control of all food production infuriated and motivated me to change. Through my conversion, I was constantly obtaining new information and incorporating new foods into my diet, but it seemed like I was getting way too much information because I would read something and incorporate it and eventually forget that particular piece of information for the next thing I learned or read about. Furthermore, most of what I read told me that I should be feeling better and healthier and, while I lost over 30 pounds by November, I really didn't feel any better at all. That month, I decided to incorporate a gluten free lifestyle and stuck with it, straying very infrequently. While I lost another 20 pounds eating and living in this manner, I plateaued at that point and was not losing any more weight. Also, I still did not feel noticeably better and started to realize that there was still something missing, as well as that I needed to find something to bring everything that I had learned over the previous months together on a plan with which I could stick. Little more history is that I have suffered from anxiety for years. I had been on a couple of medications subscribed by my doctor that I didn't feel offered much help after a few months each, and I stopped taking them, assuming that the anxiety alone was more tolerable than anxiety and medications that were screwing with my kidneys and liver. It started to occur to me, even before reading this book, that perhaps I was worried about things that I could not control and that I needed to release that somehow. I was working on that personally when I bought and started reading The Gabriel Method. The book not only tied all my nutritional needs together, but came along at just the right time to provide me with some reasons for my anxiety that also helped me to alleviate them. I am so much happier emotionally now and that has led to a feeling of well-being that has spread to all aspects of my life. Here it is a few weeks after finishing the book and coming to terms with what I have learned from it and I am eating so much better now than I have ever in my life, I'm feeling better than I have in a very long time, and, while the weight has not changed much so far, I think that my body is still coming to terms with what I am providing for it and am looking forward to seeing another 30 pounds and about 6% of my body fat composition come off, which I am convinced is coming very soon. Just like Jon says in the book, my body wants to exercise, so much so that I am having to stifle that desire because I'm working out a bit too hard at this point. I cannot say thank you enough to Jon Gabriel and the Hungry For Change folks for turning me on to this information. I'll say this to end this novel: I read the sample, first chapter, online and it made sense to me to purchase the book based on that. The second chapter, though, actually had me exclaiming some interjections out loud for how much they made sense, and what should have been common sense at that. It's simply amazing how simplistic this stuff is but that nobody has put it into the terms before like Jon Gabriel explains it. I can certainly take what I learned from this book and make it work, but I am extremely motivated, not only by this but by everything else that I've learned previously. Know that it will take hard work and that not everybody has the will power to do this, but if you have tried the rest and nothing has worked for you, then the small price to pay for this book and the time that it takes to read is a tiny investment into what can really and finally change your life. Hopefully in a couple of months I will revisit this review and let you know about the incredible changes that I have experienced as more of my weight falls off and I grow into the body that Jon Gabriel has helped me to visualize. Thanks!

For me, this is working and I’ll explain why – keep in mind it is not a “get skinny quick” approach. Those never work in the long run. After years and years of battling with my weight it slowly became clear to me that it’s not ALL about my calorie intake and exercise habits; weight loss is equally as much about self-love, mindset, healing old wounds and habits: changing your ‘programming.’ I realized this a few years ago, but I had no way to logically approach it and just felt stuck - stuck in a pattern of numbing myself with substances and food, convincing myself that this is just the kind of life I am supposed to lead and eventually I surrendered myself to it. Enter Gabriel Method. I bought this book back in January and read it, digested it, sat with it – the theory makes PERFECT sense. Regardless of your religion, ethics, or background this theory makes sense for everyone. (I mention this because I read some reviews where people were saying they “couldn’t get on board” with this method because it goes against their religion – he talks about past lives very briefly but there’s nothing preachy about it – but I say people just find nitpicky ways to avoid this journey, you truly have to DECIDE that you’re ready. I know because I was there.) In short, John explains that our bodies are all biologically programmed to react to threats the same way we did back in caveman days: Being chased by a predator? You better be thin so you can run fast. Long cold winter coming? Gotta pack on those pounds and stay warm. These “programs” in our mind react to our modern stresses, and for some reason our bodies are thinking that fat equals safe. This theory resonated with me because I’ve always had a suspicion my fat was my own form of protection. Here we are, in May, 3 weeks ago I finally started doing the meditations daily as you’re supposed to – morning and evening (there’s an app to listen to the meditations guided, get it!) – I think I held off for so long because I “wasn’t ready,” but after falling sick and being bed ridden I didn’t have an excuse not to try it. After a week of the meditations I felt…… good. I felt uplifted, I felt more positive, I started feeling more in control over my decisions to say “no” to hundreds of calories of snacking during my work day. I also felt less compelled to drink, binge eat, etc etc. And I have felt these feelings get stronger every day as I continue. To me that is a MASSIVE benefit, just as big as the weight loss itself. I have not weighed myself because to me, the scale takes away from what weight loss is really about – feeling good. But I will say I had a doctor’s visit this past Monday and I was several pounds lighter than the last time I weighed myself. I even had a friend tell me he thought I looked thinner. And emotionally I feel lighter too. I definitely feel change happening, and I feel like I’m in a better mindset in general. So to me that is a win. My mother has also been doing these meditations, she came to visit me (she lives fara way) and I told her she looked thinner, she also attributes this to the Gabriel Method. I would highly recommend this book – and please download the app with the meditations, it makes it so much easier. Remember that you have to do SOME of the work in order to lose weight – and by that I mean you need to make time to do the visualizations. I held off for so long because I was being too lazy to set aside the time to do the meditations, but after having done them for a few weeks now I can’t believe I ever saw them as inconvenient. The evening meditation you can do while laying in bed at night and I often doze off to sleep which has *not* proven to be a bad thing. In fact I am actually grateful because I have a hard time falling asleep so these have been tremendously helpful. I do the morning meditations maybe 4 out of 7 days of the week, I can’t always get my act together in the morning but I try to do it as often as I can. Anyhoo, I hope that helped. Good luck!

I loved the book since the begining and I even bought additional to give to friends. Its a very candid and heartfelt personal story and he covers all the possible topics for being at peace with yourself and your body, including not only physical but mental and spiritual as well. Its a very comprehensive story and I believe is a breakthrough because its not a diet book, its a book to liberate you from dieting and find peace. However I asked for the CD on-line and I did not get it. I ordered the book from Australia in order to get the CD because the CD is a fundamental part of the program and Jon has this beautiful loving voice.

I've done my share in the past 30+ years of losing weight by dieting and gaining it back. The current advice to cut calories and exercise just hasn't worked well for us. At some point you have to realize that what you're doing isn't working. I finally gave up on dieting, and in the past two years I've lost over 30 pounds. This isn't just a book about "thinking yourself thin." It's a fantastic compilation of advice that covers the mental, spiritual and physical aspects of body identity and nutrition. And it's all very simply presented and easy to execute. Gabriel offers so many wonderful suggestions that include eating grass-fed meat and living fruits and vegetables; drinking water; consuming omega 3s; exercising like our ancestors; eating earlier in the day rather than later; chewing food; conscious eating; the role of enzymes and bacteria; and spending time in nature and in the sun. He discusses how the body uses fat cells to safely store toxins and how drugs and other items ingested affect our bodies. Equally important to diet is understanding how our thoughts affect our body image and possible psychological reasons as to why we are fat, such as using fat as a barrier to intimacy or control by others, or consuming foods as replacements for love or security. No weight loss can be sustained without addressing these emotional factors. Gabriel also discusses the role of physiology and the reptilian brain inherited from our ancestors that controls the level of fat we retain based on inherent survival needs--the classic fight, flight or freeze. And the icing on the cake is the New Thought use of the mind to change physical reality, popularly known as manifesting. Visualization of the desired body and faith in its eventual manifestation not only affects reality but prompts different choices. If you're sitting in front of the TV getting depressed thinking you'll always be a fat slug, you'll be much more inclined to eat a bag of potato chips in resignation than if you're looking at a picture imagining you're thin and active. Using our mind to imagine our future is a powerful tool for change. Forget low-calorie diets, shakes, pills and procedures, and get to the root of your weight problem by following the advice in this book. Highly recommended.

***** This book is essentially the theory and practice of a healthy, non-diet way of living that will actually lead to greater weight loss than even healthy diets. The main tenet of The Gabriel Method is that the body will not lose weight until it is ready; that is, until you (and it) feel safe. So it's really important to find ways to help your body feel safe, and then weight loss will naturally occur. The author emphasizes visualization as a part of this; he strongly suggests (although it's not absolutely necessary) that you use his own CD for this, which is sold separately from his web site. He emphasizes lots of ways of eating healthfully, but stresses that these need to happen by following the body's needs and listening to your own body, as opposed to forcing anything. He also emphasizes things like forgiveness, and other types of self-care. What I think is unique about this book is that it is a comprehensive approach to the anti-diet mentality. I am already following this, and have found it is the only way I can healthfully and sanely lose weight. However, this book was still of value to me as it added really good tips--like the importance of visualization, and reminders of noticing the life force of food, and much more. I liked the author's style of writing and found it encouraging and motivational. For anyone who diets, please read this. Especially if you are a yo-yo dieter, I think you will appreciate this book. And if diets HAVE NOT worked for you in the past, and you don't know why, this book is an absolute MUST READ. Highly recommended. *****

There is a lot that is good about this book. Jon Gabriel makes strong links between modern stress and obesity, explains how your body interprets stress and turns on what he calls the 'fat programs', and he addresses the emotional causes for obesity and the nutritional lack in the average diet. He explodes the myth that most obesity is caused simply by overeating and lack of exercise, and in so doing, removes a lot of the undeserved blame from those who struggle with their weight. So far so good.... Unfortunately it appears Mr Gabriel has become enamoured of other new age gurus and is trying to share their mantle. His positive mindset approach to turning around your body's tendency to obesity appears to be a type of miracle, a nirvana, but it also skims over the surface. It offers the holy grail of weight reduction, and also claims that it is available to all, without effort. The hitch is that if you don't get the results that Gabriel did, well, you must have some deep psychological need to hold onto your weight. This seems to imply that one can change one's entire genetic history through the magic of visualisation. And it strays blithely across into the territory of depth psychology and analysis, without the rigor and subtlety of the best of that field. A brief search of the forums on his web site will yield a large number of readers, mostly women, defiantly 'keeping the faith' despite a lack of results, and being encouraged to further delve into their subconscious for reasons they are remaining obese. It becomes the weight loss regime that is really about lifestyle and self awareness, 'I haven't lost anything yet, but I feel so much better'. He can't lose really. There is scant information about Gabriel's physique before his weight gain, also the reason for his rapid ballooning. And there is little analysis really regarding the causes for his outstanding weightloss....it is declared to be the result of 'visualisation and letting go', while in fact he completely changed his diet, added substantial supplementation and relocated halfway across the planet, completely transforming his environment. He adopts the new age mantra of 'abundance', declaring that there is rarely real famine these days, and has obviously always had the available funds needed to implement the extreme lifestyle changes he advocates. It seems that Gabriel 'does it big', either in his body, or in his business empire, which is now the thing that is burgeoning. Actually, I think there is a lot to be said for having a positive mindset. His visualisation CD (a free download once you have purchased the book) is a valuable tool for helping you 'keep the faith'. And the nutritional information is well researched and makes interesting connections between emotional states and physiology. Unfortunately, the evangelical zeal with which he applies his ideas becomes his achilles heel....if it works it proves him right, if it doesn't, well, you must be blocking it. Read the book. It can be useful in helping you remain motivated re weight loss, and provides links not as clearly articulated by other authors in the field. Just remember to serve yourself up a healthy pinch of salt with that wheat grass smoothie.

I am not an overweight person but I'm not thin either. I am in the normal weight range for someone of my height. That said, I am only 5'1" tall so for me, gaining even 5 pounds makes a big difference. I got this book not because I wanted to get skinny overnight, but rather, learn why, after 18 years, I can't seem to lose these last 15 pounds. I eat right, exercise moderately and drink plenty of water. So why do I have these love handles and why do my thighs rub together when I walk? For me, having an extra 15 pounds on my frame means the difference between having PCOS or not. It's enough to slow down my metabolism and cause me to gain even more weight. It's enough to make exercising painful. It's enough to make me feel tired all the time. I've tried diets and exercise but I always gain the weight back. It seems my body is set at staying this weight, no matter what I do. Now, after reading The Gabriel Method I understand why my body is holding onto these extra 15 pounds of fat. All of the lifestyle changes I made in the past were physical, none were psychological. I realized that the change has to happen in my mind for it to happen in my body. I am seeing amazing results so far and I've only been using the method for a month. The first week my appetite reduced and my thirst increased. The second week I began feeling better about my body and gaining confidence. The third week I began exercising regularly. I've never been this consistent with my workout routines. (I now run 4-5 times and week and will begin swimming soon.) I've learned why depriving myself of the foods I love can backfire in the end. I learned why diets don't work. I learned why counting calories doesn't work. I've learned to love my body. And best of all, I've learned patience. I was so desperate to lose weight before, I would give myself a deadline and I'd torture myself with dieting and exercising and when I didn't see the results I wanted quickly, I'd give up. Now I understand this process is going to take time. I'm not going to expect immediate results. I tell myself that I will see the body I want in a year's time. I have a clear picture in my mind of what that will look like. I could not see that image before, and that explains why I failed so many times. The mind is a powerful thing. If your personal philosophy is: "If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you can become it", then you will love this book!

Jon Gabriel has written an extraordinary book. I first saw him on the Netflix video Hungry For Change. There was something about the way he spoke and a kindness and compassion to him. He seemed earnest and sincere, and he had lost over 200 pounds himself. As I have 100 pounds to lose myself, I find it much easier to connect with those who have gone before me. I had just started to give up and accept that I would always be this heavy when I saw that video and then read his book. I devoured it. Now, I understood WHY I was eating the way I did. Here, in Jon's book, I found help from someone who had also been there. Being constantly subjected to a hostile work environment has not helped either, let me tell you. What he says about your body only recognizing one kind of threat (physical) locked everything up for me, and I now have a framework to work and move in. What he says about needing to connect to green grass and nature and the ocean? Right on target. I couldn't tell you the last time I traveled to the beach, and it is only an hour away from me. The thing about his eating plan -- I don't know. I tend to agree more with Drs. McDougall and Fuhrman and firefighter extraordinaire Rip Esselstyn when it comes to WHAT to eat. I feel Jon Gabriel gives me the why and how, and Rip's camp gives me the what. I love how Jon Gabriel is encouraging me to not look at a scale for the first six months of my transformation. :) I am on the right path, I think, but will have to check back in later to let you know if Jon's methods did work. I am hopeful, though, and what Jon says about reacting physically to a threat is a new strategy I will implement at work. If you are in need of losing a lot of weight and have given up trying, Jon's book will encourage you to try...one more time!! I mean, hey, what have you got to lose?

A refreshing book that rubbishes the diet industry - and about time to. Gabriel, who treated his own obesity by turning his back on dieting, talks of turning off a 'fat switch' in our brain which has been activated by factors such as poor nutrition and stress. I have known for some time that diets don't work but have struggled to find any alternative when my cravings and emotional eating start to get the better of me. Gabriel explains that we need to tackle the emotional and physiological causes for our weight problems in order to de-activate our fat switch. We can do this by re-programming our brains (through hypnosis and visualisation)and ensuring that our nutritional needs are met. He advocates certain supplements, increasing protein and omega 3 in our diets and training ourselves to eat more of our daily intake of calories in the morning when our insulin levels are higher. Once the body is able to access the nutrients in our food and our brain understands that it is 'safe' to be thin then cravings for unhealthy foods will decrease and the urge to take more physical exercise will increase. I have been listening to the accompanying mp3 download every night at bedtime and I have added omega 3 and probiotics to my diet. I also listen to my body and eat when I am hungry, especially in the mornings. It is too early to fully assess the effectiveness of these methods. Weight loss is not my primary goal as I am more interested in tackling my cravings and lethargy (MY BMI is at the higher end of the 'healthy' bracket for my height but I do carry weight around my middle). However, I have found that I have wanted to eat 'healthier' foods and my cravings have decreased. I feel more relaxed around food and have hidden the bathroom scales under the bed! The Gabriel Method is not a quick fix but hopefully a psychologically and physiologically sound approach that prevents yo-yo dieting and promotes a healthier relationship with food. Crucially, it also tackles the notion that fat people are lazy gluttons with no self-control - a myth perpetuated by the diet industry when it's products inevitably fail.

Schon als junge, sportliche Frau mit Topfigur und einem Wunsch-Body-Mass-Index quälte ich mich in den 70er Jahren mit Diäten, da mein damaliger Partner lieber eine sehr dünne Frau an seiner Seite wollte. Ich wurde in den darauffolgenden Jahren oder besser Jahrzehnten ein gutes Beispiel für den Jo-Jo-Effekt. Jede Diät half und wurde dann in kurzer Zeit wirkungslos, nach dem Wunschgewicht kam eine Gewichtszunahme und ich habe heute 30 kg Übergewicht. Seit 10 Jahren habe ich mich mit meinen Pfunden abgefunden und mache keine Diäten mehr, habe auch keine Gewichtszunahme mehr zu verzeichnen. Dann wuchs in mir die Absicht, mich nicht einfach mit meinem Gewicht abzufinden, sondern mich auch ganz anzunehmen und wie durch Zufall kam mir die Gabriel-Methode in die Hände. Ich bin restlos begeistert zu verstehen, wie Stress-Signale in meinem Gehirn meinen Körper zum Zunehmen stimuliert und wie ich diesen Teufelskreis durchbrechen kann. Es findet ein langsames Umdenken statt und ich kann an der Ursache arbeiten, nicht an den Symptomen. J. Gabriel ist der lebende Beweis, dass es klappt und ich mache mich auf den Weg - ohne Diäten! In the 70ies, as a young and sportive woman with a slim and trim figure and a dream BMI my boyfriend convinced me that thinner would be more attractive. My path from diet to diet with first success and then adding weight - the jojo-effect - started. Decades later I ended up with 60 pounds of overweight and since 10 years I have not dieted and not gained a pound. In the cause of wanting to not just tolerate the heaviness but accept myself with that deep inner resistance to any diet I got hold of this book. Good Lord - what a revelation to understand the mechanism of diets and overweight and the impact of stress-signals to the brain. J. Gabriel is the living example of shifting and I am grateful for his sharing for a lasting transformation. It takes time and starts in the mental - no tricks, no magic, simple truth and some dedication to follow his example. Forget about diets, forget about what the world around you signals, stop chastening yourself, find a healthy way to love yourself and your body and treat yourself nice and right and find your way back to movement and body feeling by healing your mental wounds. Even if you would not lose one pound so worthwile reading it!

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Ce livre est pour moi l'aboutissement de mes recherches sur le sujet de la perte de poids. Cela faisait quelques temps que j'avais compris que les régimes ne fonctionnaient pas sur le long terme et qu'il y avait sûrement une clef que je n'avais pas encore trouvée pour passer "de l'autre côté". Pas très envie de vous "spoiler" la lecture en vous partageant ce qui a été le déclic pour moi, mais autant vous dire qu'à la moitié du livre, je commençais déjà à dégonfler, et que j'ai dû perdre environ 3 kilos rien qu'en le lisant... J'ai toujours été persuadée qu'une grande partie (..peut-être même l'intégralité!) de nos "maux" venaient d'une perception erronée de nous-mêmes et du monde, et avec ce livre j'ai enfin trouvé la clef psychologique avec laquelle j'ai définitivement changé de paradigme : et la façon dont mon corps se transforme est la preuve que c'est la bonne pour moi. Je reviendrai plus tard pour vous dire où j'en suis à ce niveau :) Lecture à mon avis efficace pour ceux qui sentent que leur psychologie est la source d'une grande partie de leurs difficultés!

Its a power packed book. Gives your money's and time's worth and more. its packed with so much information. It helped me look inside myself and release beliefs which were blocking the release of weight. I intuitively knew that diets were not the answer and my thyroid was not the excuse. This book guided me to where the answers lie - a guided journey within and lots of to do information.