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Personal Improvement Project. A. R. HSCI 708 Dr. Alemi. Process to Improve. I want to change my current dietary and exercise habits to in order to try and lose 10 pounds Measures: Weighing myself Minutes of exercise Team members Husband Son. Extent of the Problem.
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Personal Improvement Project A. R. HSCI 708 Dr. Alemi
Process to Improve • I want to change my current dietary and exercise habits to in order to try and lose 10 pounds • Measures: Weighing myself Minutes of exercise • Team members • Husband • Son
Extent of the Problem • Over the course of the last three years gained ten pounds • Trained for three marathons and the longer runs made a more irregular exercise routine • Calories consumed exceeded calories burned • Running in the dark made me nervous • Ate a lot of the junk foods my husband ate.
Steps towards Improvement • Flowcharted weekday and workday routines • Completed cause and effect diagram for possible solutions • Selected solutions • Currently gathering data
Selected Solutions • Bought reflective clothing and pepper spray for running in the dark • Keeping a journal of what I am eating • Walking the stairs at work • Not buying junk food that I will eat • Fixing healthier meals during the week
Analysis • Have been successful so far with journal, walking stairs and fixing healthier meals • Have had two periods with guests that kept me from exercising and ate I more than I should have • Been able to keep to a regular routine lately • Will continue with current solutions selected
Continued Analysis • Changed exercise routine in October to afternoons due to schedule at home. This has allowed me to exercise more regularly. • Still doing other selected solutions • Will graph progress again at the of course and see If there has been continued progress
Final Analysis • My weight stayed fairly constant. This could be due to my muscle mass and age • This period of time is from Oct 8-Nov 24 • The days I did not exercise were rest days • When I started running in the afternoon I could run more consistently during the week • I went to see a dietician about what I eat I am currently making modifications to my diet
Final Analysis • I am going to continue to run in the afternoon and continue with my current full exercise regime • I am going to modify my diet to see if it will help it has already made a slight difference as seen as the red at the end of the control chart on my weight • I am going to continue doing both of these things and hopefully in a few months I will reach my goal