Nutrition Goal Update- Due May 31st

This is our last nutrition goal blog! Throughout the past few months that you have been tracking your goal, or at least you should have been, do you feel like you accomplished anything? Even if you didn't stick to your goal all the time, do you feel you took steps toward making a healthy lifestyle change? Explain your answer.

Nutrition Goal Update- Due May 24th

Do you think tracking a nutritional goal is important or do you feel like it is just "busy work?" In other words, could you stick to your goals without being responsible for writing them down or reporting how you are doing to someone regularly? If you believe that it's important to track your goals, tell us why and how it helps you achieve them. If you believe tracking goals is unnecessary, tell me why. What works for you and how do you hold yourself accountable without tracking?

Nutrition Journal Update- Due May 17th

As a class we are setting good goals, however, we are missing the specificity part of our goal setting. Go back to the idea of setting a S.M.A.R.T. goal (Specific, Measureable, Attainable, Realistic and has a Time frame). Without this concept, our goals can be hard to track. Take a look at your goal. Many of you are saying, "I will eat more veggies" or "I will eat less snacks." What does this mean? How many less or how many more? BE SPECIFIC! Revise your goal if it needs to be. If you've already placed an amount on it, for example, "I will eat at least 3 fruits a day," then tell us how you are tracking this goal. Do you write it down? What may help you be held more accountable for sticking to your goal?

Nutrition Journal Update- Due May 10th

Now that we are in a new 6-weeks, if you haven't taken the time to start tracking a goal, start now. Let us know what your goal is and how you plan to track this goal throughout the next 6-weeks. If you have been on board and goal tracking the past 6-weeks, take this time to begin thinking about how your body is feeling. Do you feel any different? If it's associated with weight loss, have you lost any yet? If you haven't felt any different, why do you think that is? Keep in mind, even if you haven't been tracking a goal, 6-weeks is a good start to a lifestyle change!

Make-Up Week

Take sometime to go back through and update your posts. If you missed a week or two (or maybe haven't even started) this is you ONE AND ONLY TIME to make-up these posts. Even if you haven't posted yet, it will take you less than 20 minutes to make-up the work.

Nutrition Goal Update- Due April 19th

Since first beginning to track your goal, have you realized it's a pretty difficult task? Sometimes we start out setting goals for ourselves, thinking they are realistic. After trying to stick to it for a week or so, we quickly realize it may be unrealistic for us at that point in time. Would you like to make any adjustments to your goal now that you've had a couple weeks to see how you did? If not, what would be the next step to attaining your goal?

Nutrition Goal Update- Due April 12th

After reading last weeks posts, many people seemed to struggle sticking to their goal over spring break. This is common. As humans we need routine and structure. Once our routine is disrupted, we have a hard time maintaining the behavior we are trying to change. Keep in mind, these are still goals you are trying to make a habit. Studies show this could take up to 6 months! This week, please tell us if it was hard to start tracking your goal again after stopping during spring break. If you continued to track your goal and do well during spring break, tell us what helped you stay motivated. This post should be about 2-3 sentences!