According to WebMD (2010) weight loss has to do with 80% food, 10% training, and 10% genes. Food has always been a problem for me and my weight loss journey. I love to eat out and there was a point in time where I only had soda with my meals and hardly ever drank water. However, as time passed, I noticed that what I put into my body really affected how I felt and functioned for that day. I felt as though my body was shutting down and at my heaviest I noticed that my knees were hurting more and more each day. I decided for my behavior change assessment that I would clean eat; I would be specifically eliminating soda, juices, processed foods, and eating out. WebMD describes the clean eating diet as avoiding all saturated fat, trans fats, over processed, refined foods such as white flour, sugar, sugar-loaded colas, juices, and alcohol (WebMD, 2010).
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the first week but in the long run lower my weight to help take some pressure off of my knee. I also wanted to feel better after I ate my meals and live a healthier lifestyle. To get this under way I started to meal prep-- this is where I planned and cooked all my meals for the week. I mostly ate four different meals for seven days. I had a piece of meat for a source of protein and had vegetables and fruits on the side; for snacks I had fruits and almonds. If I traveled anywhere I would take along my prepared meal. I noticed after I ate my meals I felt fine; I never felt bloated or sluggish. As the week grew on, I was finding it harder and harder each day to eat the meals I cooked. However, I used the self-talk behavior change strategy to stay positive and to encourage myself. I constantly reminded myself how far I had come and how proud of myself I was. At the end of the week I lost five pounds and noticed that my skin had a nice glow and my acne had
Food choice decisions are frequent, multifaceted, situational, dynamic, and complex and lead to food behaviors where people acquire, …show more content…
the first week but in the long run lower my weight to help take some pressure off of my knee. I also wanted to feel better after I ate my meals and live a healthier lifestyle. To get this under way I started to meal prep-- this is where I planned and cooked all my meals for the week. I mostly ate four different meals for seven days. I had a piece of meat for a source of protein and had vegetables and fruits on the side; for snacks I had fruits and almonds. If I traveled anywhere I would take along my prepared meal. I noticed after I ate my meals I felt fine; I never felt bloated or sluggish. As the week grew on, I was finding it harder and harder each day to eat the meals I cooked. However, I used the self-talk behavior change strategy to stay positive and to encourage myself. I constantly reminded myself how far I had come and how proud of myself I was. At the end of the week I lost five pounds and noticed that my skin had a nice glow and my acne had