VI. Homework

1. Use journal to keep an account of your lifestyle for the next week.
2. Set up two sections: How I spent my time; What I Eat and Drink
3. For the next 7 days, eat, drink, and act as usual. Don’t try to eat healthier or exercise. Your goal is to find out how you live now.
4. Jot down the following:
   1. How you spend your time
   2. What you eat and drink
   3. When you have a cigarette or drink, if you smoke or drink
   4. Most importantly, how you feel (at these times) and what is motivating your actions
   5. Are you or just bored?
   6. Stressed out?
   7. Having fun with friends?
   8. Be as specific as you like, but it is especially important to keep track of everything you eat and drink.

Department of Education Curriculum Frameworks used:

Habits of Mind:

• Self-Awareness
• Confidence
• Respect

Strands and Standards:

• Perception and Attitude
  • From the activities in this lesson, students will discuss a wholistic model of the self.
  • Through this model, the women will reflect on the four parts of the self that need to be balanced in order to maintain well-being.
• Behavior and Change
  • Since the women are assessing their lifestyle, they are examining how their behaviors affect their health.

Resources:
(1998) “Lifestyle Assessment.” From Creating Balance: A Guide to Your Well-Being. Intelligent Nutrients, Inc.