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December 13, 2018

12/10/18-12/16/18

Finals Week, not exercising this week.

December 13, 2018December 13, 2018

12/3/18-12/9/18

12/03/18 Exercised for 30 minutes

12/04/18 Did not exercise today.

12/05/18 Did not exercise today

12/06/18 Did not exercise today

12/07/18 Exercised for an hour

12/08/18 Exercised for 30 minutes

12/09/18 Did not exercise today.

This week I did not get a lot of exercise time in because it was the last week before finals and I felt I had to give a lot of my time and effort into school this week since there was a lot of last minute exams and assignments that were due this week. But I still wanted to get at least a little bit of time in. I still exercised on Monday for half and hour, and I still exercised a little bit on Friday to relive some stress from the week, and to also get ready for finals next week. I did feel a little better on Friday after my short exercise period, I felt the stress from this week was lifted off my shoulder, but I knew I still had to mentally prepare myself Saturday and Sunday for finals next week. I did not think about it too much because I did not want to bring back the stress that I had already released from Friday.

December 13, 2018December 13, 2018

11/26/18-12/2/18

11/26/18 Exercised for 30 minutes

11/27/18 Did not exercise today

11/28/18 Exercised for 30 minutes

11/29/18 Did not exercise today

11/30/18 Exercised for 1 hour

12/01/18 I did not exercise today because today was my birthday.

12/02/18 I was recovering from my birthday party the whole day so I did not exercise today.

I knew this week was my birthday, and I knew I wouldn’t be getting any exercise on or after my birthday. Because of this I knew I had to get as much exercise as I could in beforehand. Monday and Wednesday I got back into my usual workout schedule since Thanksgiving break was over, and I made sure to for sure get some exercise in on Friday before my birthday before I ate a lot of food with family, have some cake, and also a drink or two with my friends.

December 13, 2018December 13, 2018

11/19/18-11/25/18

11/19/18 Exercised for 30 minutes

11/20/18 Did not exercise today

11/21/18 Did not exercise today

11/22/18 Today was thanksgiving so I definitely did not even think about exercising today.

11/23/18 Did not exercise today

11/24/18 I finally came to my senses and walked for an hour and then exercised again for another half an hour

11/25/18 Went for a hike today for about an hour and a half

Even though this week was thanksgiving break, I knew I couldn’t get off track with exercising this week. What I ended up doing after Thanksgiving was I took a drive up to big bear. When I was up there I knew i would be able to get exercise in by going on nature walks in the trails before they closed for the snow season, and also walking around the neighborhoods for a while as well. At first it was difficult because of the thin air, and I felt myself getting out of breath quicker than usual, but the more time I spent walking up there, the quicker I got used to the thin air, and It made it easier for me to burn calories because i would would push myself to keep going. Big bear is one of the best places to exercise in my opinion. A lot of professional athletes train up there in the thin air so that they could get in great shape, that way when they come back down the mountain to compete, they feel unstoppable, and that is exactly how I wanted to feel for the short time I was up there. I felt a lot of positive change in myself while I was hiking up there, plus i was getting a dose of vitamin D.

November 21, 2018November 21, 2018

11/12/18-11/18/18

11/12/18- Exercised for 30 minutes

11/13/18 N/A

11/14/18 Exercised for 30 minutes

11/15/18 N/A

11/16/18 Exercised for 45 minutes

11/17/18 Exercised for an hour

11/18/18 N/A

I would say the biggest challenge that I have faced in this health behavior change is time. When I first started this Health behavioral change project, it was during one of the busiest months of this semester, which was in October. During that month I had a lot of papers, projects and midterms so i didn’t really have a lot of time to exercise very much. On the days I did exercise exercise I made sure it was short in the morning so that I would be able to get right back to my studies. Now that that month is over I have been trying to exercise more than twice a week for more than thirty minutes. So far I have been only to do three times a week, and once in a while four times. I am trying to get to four times a week but sometimes I feel Its difficult to try and go during the week. I think the best way I can over come this challenge is to take advantages of my weekends more. I need to incorporate my exercise schedule into my weeks because I am less occupied during that time. I have had a little bit of progress however. I did loose 5 pounds, I went from 196 to 191. Its good progress but it isn’t necessarily where I want to be at. I think with more days and more time that I incorporate throughout the semester, I should be able to get to my goal weight or at least close to it. I also do feel a little more healthier when I exercise. A lot of times I feel very dull, and tired and low energy, but exercising has helped me to be a little more energetic, and I also do feel like it helps clear my mind a lot whenever I feel stressed.

November 13, 2018