What Will You Do To Eat Healthier and Stay Active This Week?
Before you're ready for change, you'll need to take a close look at your current eating and fitness habits. Complete the following:
Stop and reflect each time you eat. Ask yourself, "Why do I want to eat this? Am I really hungry? What is my mood?" Once you've thought about these questions, go ahead and eat if you like. Take a typical day and record what you eat, time and place, as well as your mood.
| Food | Time and Location | Mood |
Do you notice any patterns? For example, do you eat only while sitting at the table or do you snack each evening in front of the television? Record your observations here.
2. For those times when you know you overeat or eat poorly, try to track the events immediately before (trigger) and after (how you felt) eating.
| Trigger | What You Ate | How You Felt Afterward |
3. List your exercise activity for the next 3 days along with how you felt about the activity.
| Day | Activity | Time | How You Felt |
Record observations about your food choices throughout the week by answering the following questions.
What days were you least successful and why?
Was a certain time of day most challenging?
What can you do in the days and weeks ahead to ensure success?
