The Daniel Plan: 40 Days To A Healthier Life (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
Pastor Warren was baptizing a lot of people one day when it dawned on him - Americans are fat, grossly fat. But it also hit him that he was right there with them. So he made a plan to lose weight. He spoke with his congregation and thousands of people joined him in his pledge to not only lose weight, but to become more healthy. This book is the team effort of Pastor Warren and two doctors to make a Biblical plan to become healthier.This book is a massive, almost 400 page book, packed full of tips, recipes, menus, exercise plans, and scripture to help the dieter get on track and lose weight. The plan is set out to encompass every aspect of a persons life. I had a love/hate relationship with this book as I read through it. I'm a list maker and a planner. So all of the charts, graphs, and menus were wonderful. But the book was so large and detailed that I quickly became overwhelmed. I honestly don't think I would ever start with this challenge. It was just too huge and confusing. Warren did stress the importance of doing this challenge with friends or family to keep you on track and accountable. So maybe if I'd read this in a small group or with a friend it wouldn't have been so daunting. All in all, it is a great book, I'm just not sure how many of us overwhelmed individuals will be helped by the tons of information presented.I received this book free of charge from BookLook Bloggers in exchange for my honest review. Notes:Author says eat foods your great-grandmother would have prepared. Does he really think she had unlimited access to protein powders, year-round fresh produce, boxed broth, all varieties of nut trees, avocados or pomegranates, an asian supermarket, or almond milk??? NO!! She ate meat and used every last scrap of it, she drank raw milk and made cream and butter, she fermented veggies and made sourdough bread, she served everything with a delicious nourishing gravy or creamy sauce, she boiled bones for days to make broth, she gave her children cod liver oil.This so-called 'Daniel' plan is NOT a nourishing way to live and it most certainly NOT endorsed by God or the Bible.Plus this quote really annoyed me -- "Why should God heal you of an obesity-related illness if you have no intention of changing the choices that led yo to it? God is waiting for you to start making healthy choices." (p. 24) Get serious.Until the author has mastered these techniques as a shining example of the lifelong working change it can (supposedly) bring, he should not be selling books about it!!!Random thoughts:*hated this book mostly because of what it represents in Christian circles (this whole 'Daniel Fast' trend is so ridiculous)*not based on Daniel in any way so it has a misleading title (Daniel ate veggies for 10 days and got 'fatter' according to scripture -- maybe because it was spirit-led there were supernatural results)*plant-based high-carb/low-fat (the so-called clean diet)*heavy on the psychology/self-help, but laced with a few scriptures*nothing in this book you can't find on the internet; poorly researched and Doctor Oz is a major contributor so.....*each chapter is an overwhelming compilation of all the typical sound-bytes regarding food, fitness, faith, friends (support groups) and a focused life*filled with checklists, bullet points, numbered lists, surveys, acronyms, pointless charts (his sermons are probably like this, ugh)*author says without God's help you'll go back to your old habits *told to avoid recipes with the words 'creamy, crispy, breaded'*fermented veggies are included on the pantry items but never discussed or included on menu plans*super low-fat diet -- allows 1 Tablespoon of olive oil for a recipe with SIX servings (no wonder you would need a support group to stick with this insanity)*never gives the option of RAW milk, just avoid dairy entirely*lots of mentions of the follow-up cookbook/website/app -- to make even more money off of
What do You think about The Daniel Plan: 40 Days To A Healthier Life (2013)?
This is a great plan to improve your health. The food chapter is especially insightful.
—millie
A good overview of everything current. Readable and follow-able.
—fanoffun
This is a good read, however, most is somewhat common sense.
—Lucas
