# The Daniel Plan ![rw-book-cover](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41GiwZtHPPL._SL200_.jpg) ## Metadata - Author: [[Rick Warren, Dr. Daniel Amen, Dr. Mark Hyman]] - Full Title: The Daniel Plan - Category: #books ## Highlights - Dedicate your body to God. Ask for his help, and get involved in a small group of some kind that will support you on your journey. ([Location 118](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00DL10IM0&location=118)) - What you do with your body sets the tone for everything else. Physical health influences your mental health, your spiritual health, your emotional health, your relational health, and even your financial health. ([Location 132](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00DL10IM0&location=132)) - Right now you are living in the 1.0 version of your body. You will get the 2.0 version of your body in heaven. ([Location 192](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00DL10IM0&location=192)) - In The Daniel Plan you will learn the power of prayer, the power of faith, the power of letting God’s Spirit refocus your thoughts, the power of fellowship and community in a supportive small group, and most of all, the power of God’s Spirit inside you, helping you to make the changes God wants you to make and you want to make. ([Location 202](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00DL10IM0&location=202)) - Our habits control our lives. We shape our habits; then our habits shape us. ([Location 210](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00DL10IM0&location=210)) - Most of the social problems we see in our culture today are the direct result of our unwillingness to delay gratification. To overcome this, you must see the greater payoff and rewards of making healthy choices. ([Location 227](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00DL10IM0&location=227)) - Everyone wants to be healthy, but very few people choose to be healthy. ([Location 249](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00DL10IM0&location=249)) - You won’t change until you choose to change. You don’t get healthy by accident. It’s intentional. It’s a choice. Actually, it’s a lifetime of choices, but it begins with a decision. ([Location 250](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00DL10IM0&location=250)) - Why should God heal you of an obesity-related illness if you have no intention of changing the choices that led to it? ([Location 253](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00DL10IM0&location=253)) - Every time you make a bad choice, it becomes harder to make a good one. ([Location 261](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00DL10IM0&location=261)) - The way you think determines the way you feel, and the way you feel determines the way you act. ([Location 267](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00DL10IM0&location=267)) - To get healthy, you’ll need to repent of unhealthy choices. You’ll need to think differently about your body — and every other area of your life too. ([Location 274](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00DL10IM0&location=274)) - Whatever you resist, persists. The more you fight a feeling, the more it controls you. The secret of victory over any temptation is simply to change the channel of your mind. Refocus your attention on something else, and the temptation immediately loses its power over you. ([Location 278](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00DL10IM0&location=278)) - the secret of self-control is to allow ourselves to be Spirit-controlled. ([Location 288](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00DL10IM0&location=288)) - The Daniel Plan is rooted in a very simple principle: Take the junk out and let the abundance in. ([Location 440](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00DL10IM0&location=440)) - Our philosophy is that if it was grown on a plant, eat it. If it was made in a plant, leave it on the shelf. ([Location 442](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00DL10IM0&location=442)) - Liddell is known for saying, “When I run, I feel God’s pleasure.” This quote embodies the man, servant, and athlete Eric Liddell. It also captures the very essence of what fitness in The Daniel Plan is all about. ([Location 503](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00DL10IM0&location=503)) - So, what if you could learn the two most important words in the English language when it comes to your health: then what. Then what will happen if I eat this? Then what will happen if I say this impulsive thing to my wife? Then what will happen if I stay up at night on the ([Location 553](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00DL10IM0&location=553)) - Keeping these two words at the top of your mind and engaging in the right habits, such as getting enough sleep and eating right, will make a dramatic difference in your mental and physical health, which in turn will help your friendships and your connection with God. ([Location 556](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00DL10IM0&location=556)) - One of Dr. Amen’s favorite exercises to help people get and stay healthy for a lifetime is called The Fork in the Road. Vividly imagine a fork in the road with two paths: To the left, imagine a future of pain. If you don’t care about your brain and body and just keep doing what you’ve always done, what will your life be like in a year … in five years … in ten years? Imagine your body continuing to get old and all that goes with that … brain fog, tiredness, depression, memory loss, and physical illness. To the right, imagine a future of health. If you care about your body, which is a gift from God, and do The Daniel Plan, what will your life be like in forty days, in a year … in five years … in ten years? Imagine your body and spirit getting healthier and all that goes with that … mental clarity, better energy, a brighter mood, great memory, a trimmer and healthier body, healthier skin, and a healthier brain. ([Location 563](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00DL10IM0&location=563))