Being Healthy Research Paper

I believe being healthy is a process. From the beginning of life itself, we are nurtured and taken care of to help us be at our healthiest. We gain protection from our families and elderlies from certain health damaging factors like smoking, drinking and so on. It is when we reach our adulthood we start taking care of ourselves and making critical decisions that will affect our health. Personally, I have some difficulties staying healthy because of my work environment. Currently, I work at a hookah lounge and I come to know that my tobacco intake has increased dramatically ever since I started working there. We are forced to check if all the hookahs are smoking good before taking them out to customers. By doing so I have come to want to smoke even when I am off work. I have tried my best not to do so but until I block of these factors, it will be hard for me to do so. My father is a heavy smoker. He used to smoke in front of everybody. He always told me to get away from him when he lights up a cigarette but I’ve always liked the smell of the smoke. It was until me and one of my friend bought a pack of Marlboro to have a …show more content…
One of the health behaviors I would love to change is my tobacco use. It has been a month and 2 weeks since my last puff but I’m still finding it very difficult for me to continue in this path. I believe I am in the stage called the action stage, in relation to the Transtheoretical Stages of Change Model. I am following what I think to be a plan and in doing so I am in the action stage. It is also helping me disregard my urge for tobacco. The action plan I am using right now is to stop buying any tobacco product, save the money instead, and use that money to buy something nice to help me look forward to not smoking. In doing so and striving with this action plan I know I can eliminate my tobacco use and move on to next health behaviors I would like to