Liz & Gary Puffer: New Choices Turn into New Habits

Liz and Gary Puffer struggled with living healthy habits, forcing them to take different medications. Although Liz thought she was eating right, and tried to help Gary eat healthy, they kept sabotaging their progress with unhealthy choices. Finally, The Daniel Plan came along to help. Since then, well, you can read the rest…

What was you and your husband’s condition prior to The Daniel Plan?
My overall condition was OK. I thought I was eating well and I exercised, but on the other hand, I also took medications for high cholesterol and blood pressure. My husband, Gary, couldn’t get off the couch during the day. He’d have headaches all the time, and was also on various medications. I would try to cook healthy, but he’d break out the ranch dressing.

I fooled myself too by eating what I thought was a healthy meal, and then finish with a couple of cookies. We’d go to In-N-Out, or order hamburgers at restaurants.

I’m a runner and I run 3-5 times a week. But after a run, I’d get a big breakfast, or get a sandwich from Starbucks. I thought that those were good choices.

Why did you get started with The Daniel Plan?
I started The Daniel Plan “for my husband” because he had health issues. We went to the first kick-off seminar. We heard what the doctors said about the consequences of our choices and that day Gary said “I’m in. What should I eat?” For the first time, he bought into changing our lifestyle and it’s been great.

Current condition
We’ve really settled into this new lifestyle and don’t think about it anymore. It’s become a habit.

Now Gary’s in hook, line and sinker. He even eats sardines now (as Dr. Hyman suggests for omega 3). Now Gary is more active, he’s even working on our organic garden. His headaches are better. He lowered his cholesterol. He’s still taking some medications, but overall he’s adopting new healthy habits.

I’m feeling so much better. My doctor said I don’t need to take any more medication for cholesterol or blood pressure! I learned that I needed stronger boundaries. I tried the best I could before, but with The Daniel Plan it made it more concrete for me. We’ve been super consistent ever since. It’s been a miracle.

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