Individual Health Promotion Plan

My partner’s revised goal for the individual health promotion plan project was to eat at least two Paleo-based meals everyday for a month. One of the interventions used to approach this goal was stimulus control. When following such a rigid diet, there will be a lot of environmental triggers present. The first environmental trigger that was observed was her living situation. Having roommates that are not following a Paleo-based diet meant that there was a substantial amount of food that conflicted with my partner’s diet present at all times. Since it was not realistic to suggest finding roommates with similar diets, a modification I suggested was that my partner should keep her food in separate cupboards or drawers. By having separate spaces, …show more content…
The first relationship established for the intervention was between my partner and me. In order for this to be successful, my partner had to not only like me, but also feel confortable with telling me the truth about her progress. I established this report by being friendly and showing my own vulnerability through my own progress. Throughout the intervention, I recommended that my partner look online for forums or blogs that foster communities for people following a Paleo-based diet. Not only will this provide resources to learn more about recipes and diet strategies, but also people who can provide advice and support. This did not prove to be an intervention that connected well with my partner. She seemed to be more engaged in action-related interventions than educational …show more content…
I felt that my partner did prepare a health promotion plan that was conducive to me achieving my goal. My partner did provide great resources in websites to look at for workout plans or inspirations. Also, my partner incorporated going to the gym into my intervention plan as well. I found this eye opening to how the gym has benefits, but also how it is currently unrealistic for my current schedule. My partner would also send encouraging replies to pictures or remarks about my workouts. I think we could have improved on having more formal or deep conversations about our progress or challenges, but I think we both planned very well for each other. I know I personally would have benefitted from more support or encouragement, especially in the later weeks of intervention. Therefore, I would recommend my partner, if she is to work with a person in the future with this same goal, to have more check ins and words over encouragement on a weekly basis. I would also recommend her to seem more enthusiastic or engaged in creating and maintaining the relationship. I felt that I broke the ice at first and put more energy into the