Susan Gregory - The Daniel Fast for Weight Loss: A Biblical Approach to Losing Weight and Keeping It Off

A NEW TREND IS EMERGING IN A MERICA, and this one is pointing us in the right direction. The latest fashion statement is health. We hear about it in magazines, on the news, and online, with new studies and suggestions popping up all the time. Yet in a nation where so many good things are available to us, nearly 70 percent of all Americans suffer from food-created ailments. The most widespread are obesity and overweight, which are key contributors to type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart disease, poor quality of life, and even premature death. If youre concerned about any of these areas or even if you feel pretty good about your health but want to improve some habits then this book is for you.

You are holding in your hand a guide that can start you on a life-changing journey to bring health and wellness to your spirit, your soul, and your body. In the pages of this book, I will lead you into a faith-driven experience that will foster deeply rooted change. I will show how you can embrace some of the ways of God and, by doing so, cause those areas of your life that may be out of order to come into alignment with the heart of your Lord.

I will also introduce you to proven principles that can put an end to the cravings that disrupt your health goals. I will show you how to make minor changes in your daily habits that can cause dramatic improvements in your health and weight loss. And I will lead you through a twenty-one-day Daniel Fast for Weight Loss that will jump-start you into a lifestyle that is satisfying and safe, and will bring you the joy and freedom you desire.

Before we go any further, let me declare an essential point: This is not a diet book! Diets are temporary; you go on one and then you go off of it. Diets are plans you follow for a short period of time for quick results, and I dont think I need to tell you that they dont usually work. You probably know that from your own personal experience. Later on Ill go into more detail about why the Daniel Fast is effective whereas diets often arent. But for now, please understand, you are not reading another diet book that youll try for a while to see if it is the silver bullet to end all your weight-loss woes. Instead, youre reading a book that looks beyond temporary physical changes to lasting spiritual transformation.

You will also be guided to a safe, nutritious eating plan that will result in your dropping unwanted pounds without having to tediously count calories. The Daniel Fast meals are well-balanced and satisfying. As you follow the advice in this book, you will find that cravings disappear and you wont even want to overeat. Therefore, there isnt a need to count or track calories.

I dont think youve picked up this book by mistake. You may have an internal and perhaps even unspoken yearning to drop unwanted pounds. You may want to stop sabotaging yourself by giving in to cravings for foods you know arent good for you. Perhaps the Lord has nudged you many times to lose weight and get healthy.

The Daniel Fast for Weight Loss can initiate lifelong changes to address all of those problems. You can gain the control you thought was unattainable, and even eliminate anxiety and guilt about poor eating habits. In addition, the Daniel Fast will serve as a foundation for your forever healthy lifestyle. Most important, you will be in a place of joy and thanksgiving as you partner with your Creator in this life-giving process of transformation.

I started fasting in the early 1990s. I had been a Christian for many years, but I wanted a deeper life with Jesus. At first I used a normal fast as my method, which means abstaining from food and drinking only water. My fasts were usually only a few days long.

Then in 2005, my life seemed to be exploding on just about every front. I was mature enough in my Christian walk to know that when life seems to be going off the rails, the best choice is to get on Gods path and walk with Him in the Spirit (see Galatians 5:25). In the midst of the turmoil, I wanted to draw nearer to God. I decided to enter an extended time of prayer and fasting using the Daniel Fast as my method.

Our God is always faithful. James 4:8 teaches, Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. And thats exactly what happened during my twenty-one-day Daniel Fast. I faced difficult circumstances, but I felt as if the Lord had cloaked me in a protective robe that guarded me from the agonizing stress and heartache of betrayal that I would otherwise have suffered. He showered me with His precious love and His priceless grace, and He took my hand and showed me how to walk through the dark valley my earthly life had entered.