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My Semester Into The Semester

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My Semester in Perspective Coming into the semester, I thought I knew a lot about my health. I’ve always thought: there’s not much more to health than exercising and eating healthy. Exercising and healthy eating habits only satisfy the physical aspects of health; what about the mental, social, and spiritual aspects? For a long time, I’ve failed to realize that all these things working together make up my health. I had the same false mentality with the Dimensions of Wellness. I knew that the seven Dimensions of Wellness were all components of a healthy person, but I never thought of them as one whole. In truth, health is complicated, and this course exposed me to many of the complexities of healthy living. A complex character of health …show more content…

For one week, I stayed overnight at my grandmother’s house; she’s a good influence for me as it concerns exercising and healthy eating. Every morning my grandma wakes up early and walks around her neighborhood for about 30 minutes. She agreed to let me stay and walk with her for a week as long as I would be compliant with her rules; things like eating wheat bread instead of white bread and no sugary foods for the week. I was very successful at Granny Boot Camp. The walking was fun and it wasn’t as time consuming as I originally thought it would be. And, it turns out that I actually like wheat bread. After a week with my grandma, I went home back to home to the sugar. You can’t imagine how tempted I was, and eventually, I gave into temptation and started back with my snacks, pop, and chips. There was nothing I could do but try again next month.
February came around, and I decided to tackle my goals on my own. Once I accessed LiveWell, I set a goal on there to eat 1.5 cups of fruit a day. I estimated that to be about two bananas and an apple a day. Chapter 5, Nutrition, went hand-to-hand with my attempt to eat fruits in February. According to USDA MyPlate, the Recommended Dietary Allowance for men ages 19-30 is 2 cups of fruit daily. Considering that eating healthy was relatively new to me, jumping from no fruit to 1.5 cups of fruit was not smart. MyPlate also analyzes the Recommended Dietary Allowance of other food groups like vegetables, grains, protein, dairy, and

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