Behavior Change Project Essay

I chose to do my behavior change project on improving my diet. I put my own little twist on it with the way I measured my success and I had to supplement it to reach my goals, but I feel that it was done really well. My goal was at the end of the four weeks to be able to run 3.1 miles in 18:45. I have run times close to this before, but that was a couple of years ago. At the beginning of this project my time for 3.1 miles was 20:36. I knew that if I was committed and worked really hard that I would

attempt to change that bad habit to live a healthier life. For this behavioral change project, I was asked to choose a health behavior that I would like to change for the better. So, I decided that I wanted to increase the amount of water I was consuming each day. The standard recommendation on how much water an individual should consume is about 64 ounces daily. However how much a person should drink is more individualized then one might assume. Therefore, for this particular project my goal was

Behavior Change Project Selecting a Student        I selected my student from one of my students that I viewed to have some of the worst behavior in the class. I am at Bond Elementary School which is an intercity school. Most of the school’s student population comes from subsidized housing (the projects). I am in a first grade class of nineteen students. While performing my duties at in Mrs. J Williams Classroom I became very eager to observe as well as work with a student by the name of Ja’Von

Through my behavior change project I have learned many things about myself and life in general. My personal goal was to read two encouraging bible verses every morning. Working towards a goal is not always the easiest thing to do and I have now learned that because I have tried it myself. Although, I did complete my goal it was still hard to work up the motivation to make the effort. I believe through this project some of my views have changed on problem solving and I know that this will help me

Target Behavior: I am completing this behavior change project on myself. I had to think long and hard about what habit I would like to change. I must say, at first, I actually did not have a personal problem with this behavior I chose to modify. After carefully examining my bank and credit card statements in November, I had noticed that I was spending hundreds of dollars per month on takeout. The targeting behavior that I will be creating an intervention for is eat lunch from home and not order

Behavior Change Project Introduction: I am looking forward to changing my caffeine intake. I have been consuming a large amount of caffeinated drinks before my workouts which has become a problematic health behavior. I plan to eliminate the abundance of caffeine from my diet. To do this I will develop a behavioral intervention. I believe this project is going to help me challenge a difficult task that I have been procrastinating about. I am also eager to be able to construct a similar behavior

This week of my behavior change project went more successful than the past week. I noticed that this week I worked on my time management and balanced my time between school, community service, and myself. It was much easier to be motivated and do exercise because of the time change. Before daylight savings by the time I completed my shifts it was already dark outside and windy. However now that I have more time at 7:00 pm it is still sunny and warm so the weather definitely motivated me to do at

For my behavior change I chose to increase my daily exercise gradually over the four week project. On my wellness profile analysis I noticed that one of the easiest areas for me to improve was my physical activity so I chose that for my behavior to change. Research has shown for decades that it is incredibly important to be physically active as a young adult, for example the CDC says directly, “Regular physical activity is one of the most important things you can do for your health” (Physical activity

Jillian Davis Professor Chatkoff Health Psychology November 25, 2014 Behavior Change Project: Theoretical Analysis This behavior change project has become a huge part of my everyday life. I lost sight of how important staying in shape affects my overall mental state along with my physical well-being. Having a life that consists of so many activities such as going to school, working, and maintaining a full and happy relationship with the people I care about is hard to balance with just making time

Over the course of my behavior change project, I ran into several obstacles and the outcome was not quite what I had expected. There ae a few things that I learned during this project from the outrageous cost of healthy food, to what I really struggle with in terms of heathy eating. I started with the intention of eating healthy, but towards the end of the first month, I realized just how costly that can be because I am but a poor college student on a tight budget and sadly I burned a lot of my food