Checklist for the 10-Day Daniel's Diet
*PLEASE NOTE: Many suggestions are provided in several documents on the website. The Diet should, however, be custom-made to what fits you best, incorporating at least the concepts of the Four Food groups but allowing creative freedom for whatever else is most fitting for you, whether provided in the recipes here or not.*
Week Before You Do the Diet
- Make a 10-Day Daniel's Diet Menu Plan. See the Program Materials for suggestions (Documents titled: "The 4 New Food Groups," "Recipes," and "MoreInfoandRecipes.")
-Start to stock up on Daniel's Diet products. Clear out foods that will tempt you to be unfaithful to your Daniel's Diet.
-It is nice to have a buddy to do the program with: your friends, family, or church members. Try at least to get a prayer partner.
-Contact your church's Daniel's Diet coordinator or us for more information on how to get started right. Again, it is nice when this program is done in a group for encouragement and synergy.
Day Before the Diet
-Pray and prepare spiritually to follow the Diet.
Day 1: Diet Starts
-Churches that are doing the program should meet together to do the "Know Your Numbers Program," if possible, to measure the current health of each participant. (This includes blood pressure, blood sugar, weight, waist circumference, BMI, body fat percentage, and perhaps one or two other measurements). Each church should then do its first Daniel's Diet meal - a lunch or a brunch.
-All participants, write down your health conditions and the way that you feel before starting the Diet. Take pictures of yourself. (Feel free to start a journal, if you'd like, of your 10-day experience.)
General Diet Instructions: As you do the Diet, have a prayer partner and daily read through the prayers of Daniel's from the booklet that was provided. Make sure to meet as many times as possible or to at least call each other to support each other during the diet. Sabbath lunch or a little talk after prayer meeting are examples of excellent opportunities to do this. Participate in 30 minutes of moderately intense walking 5 to 7 days a week. You can get a walking buddy. Listen to past recordings of our weekly Daniel's Diet 2 call. More information coming soon!
Days 4-6
-Each participating group should meet and share within the group halfway through the Diet, which is sometime during the above days. If this cannot be done in person, you can meet by phone or otherwise.
Day After Diet Ends
-After 10 days, write down your health condition; compare it with the before list. Take a new photograph and compare it with the old. Note the changes. Send your comments and testimonials into us: Ldaley@northeastern.org. See our testimonial page!
Maintaining the Benefits Gained During the 10 Days
-To keep your experience fresh and alive, listen in to the regular health conference calls that will be held throughout the quarter. These calls are a part of Daniel's Diet 2. Daniel's Diet 2 is the sequel to our original Daniel's Diet that took place in the 1st and 2nd weeks of the beginning of 2010. Since this Daniel's Diet program was so successful, we decided to extend it for 8 additional week after January 19. We also invited individuals and churches who missed the initial Diet program in the beginning of January to conduct their own sessions at their earliest convenience.
-Churches are encouraged to hold weekly health presentations, perhaps some time on Sabbath. Diet participants are encouraged to lend their support, talents, or presentation skills to this effort.
-Each church should sponsor a Focus on Prophecy: Daniel Seminar in March. For information about the seminar, call Voice of Prophecy @ 877-955-2525 or visit www.VOP.com. More information will be provided very shortly.
God bless you! I wish you a happy, healthy New You.
Dr. Leroy A. Daley,
Northeastern Conference Health Ministries Director
*The information provided on this site is not intended to diagnose or treat any condition and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice. As is necessary, please consult with your medical provider before participating in any program mentioned here.*
