For the first time in history, Americans spend more money eating out than buying groceries per Fox News (2015). Since December of 2015, I have been eating out, which has impact my income and my overall health. In my self-study, I decided to chart how much money I was wasting by eating out, how much I was wasting by eating at home. I also started learning how to cook and monitoring what I put in my meals. I have found that I am saving a great amount of money. I am also learning how to cook. I do not feel as guilty eating because I know I am making better choices. The body gets addicted to junk food. Once the body stops ingesting junk food, the body goes through withdrawals and begins to detox. My goal is to reduce the amount of time I eat out.
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I am soon to become a teacher. I have come to realize that a teacher’s job is more than just teaching a lesson, the teacher is a role model. An elementary school teacher teaches multiple subjects including, physical fitness. How can I motivate my students to live a healthy lifestyle if my lifestyle is not healthy? Lately, I have not made the best food choices. I have been eating out every day. The main reason I was eating out was because I did not know how to cook, and that has cost me a lot of money. Now, eating out has become a habit. I wake up craving different restaurants I want to eat in. Even when I drive, I am looking around for a new place to eat. I need a plan to break this bad habit. Doing research for my self-study, I read that eating home cooked meals will have a positive effect in my wallet (Wolfson, 2015) After reading this article, I immediate got an idea. I was going to keep track of all the money I was wasting eating out and tracking how much I spend on groceries and eating in. I wondered if eating in will benefit my body more than eating out. In an article I read from Johns Hopkins website said that eating out people consume more calories, consume more carbohydrates, eat more sugar and fats than if a person cooks at home (Thomson, 2016).I kept researching and according to livestrong.com, a person elevates a risk of health problems such as obesity whenever they eat fast food meals (Pritchard, 2011). I asked …show more content…
I did not notice I was spending that amount of money because I paid with my debit card. My average spending amount eating out was $400 a month, that is $4,800 a year. My average spending buying groceries is $150 a month or $1800 a year. This was a reality check. I was putting myself in a financial hole and physically sick. I recommend to pay using cash instead of a debit or credit card. I noticed that when I paid with cash, I spent less money. I am glad I did a change. This was not only a self-study; it was a change of lifestyle. My next step is eliminating all fast food. I want to take over my health completely by cooking healthy meals and eliminating what I should not eat. In my self-study, I encountered many barriers and drawbacks. One of them was that my refrigerator broke down and then moving to a new house. After the move, our new refrigerator broke down again. At the same time, I was also going through withdrawals from the fast food addiction. I was constantly irritated and in conflict with my sister and my husband. Reading the articles helped me understand what my body was going through. I explained to both that my body is detoxing from junk food and that I am going through withdrawal. I guess that explained my mood
I am soon to become a teacher. I have come to realize that a teacher’s job is more than just teaching a lesson, the teacher is a role model. An elementary school teacher teaches multiple subjects including, physical fitness. How can I motivate my students to live a healthy lifestyle if my lifestyle is not healthy? Lately, I have not made the best food choices. I have been eating out every day. The main reason I was eating out was because I did not know how to cook, and that has cost me a lot of money. Now, eating out has become a habit. I wake up craving different restaurants I want to eat in. Even when I drive, I am looking around for a new place to eat. I need a plan to break this bad habit. Doing research for my self-study, I read that eating home cooked meals will have a positive effect in my wallet (Wolfson, 2015) After reading this article, I immediate got an idea. I was going to keep track of all the money I was wasting eating out and tracking how much I spend on groceries and eating in. I wondered if eating in will benefit my body more than eating out. In an article I read from Johns Hopkins website said that eating out people consume more calories, consume more carbohydrates, eat more sugar and fats than if a person cooks at home (Thomson, 2016).I kept researching and according to livestrong.com, a person elevates a risk of health problems such as obesity whenever they eat fast food meals (Pritchard, 2011). I asked …show more content…
I did not notice I was spending that amount of money because I paid with my debit card. My average spending amount eating out was $400 a month, that is $4,800 a year. My average spending buying groceries is $150 a month or $1800 a year. This was a reality check. I was putting myself in a financial hole and physically sick. I recommend to pay using cash instead of a debit or credit card. I noticed that when I paid with cash, I spent less money. I am glad I did a change. This was not only a self-study; it was a change of lifestyle. My next step is eliminating all fast food. I want to take over my health completely by cooking healthy meals and eliminating what I should not eat. In my self-study, I encountered many barriers and drawbacks. One of them was that my refrigerator broke down and then moving to a new house. After the move, our new refrigerator broke down again. At the same time, I was also going through withdrawals from the fast food addiction. I was constantly irritated and in conflict with my sister and my husband. Reading the articles helped me understand what my body was going through. I explained to both that my body is detoxing from junk food and that I am going through withdrawal. I guess that explained my mood