"As a study, students who reported high exercise self-efficacy were more likely to have a higher perceived wellness, and psychological, physical, emotional, spiritual, and intellectual wellness" (Sidman, Sidman, Hritz, 2009). Besides these factors, family and friends are also the indispensable factor to affect my attitude toward making the behavior change. .
The second theory of my plan is the trans-theoretical model of behavior change. This is a model of behavior change that focuses on decision-making steps and abilities, also called the stages of change model. The model identifies six stages of change that a person progresses through before achieving sustained behavior change. In pre-contemplation, I had no pay attention about my eating habit. On some days, I ate three big meals which each servings contained approximately 400-500 calories, there were also some snacks between them. But on some other days, I felt like I was too lazy to eat, and I often skipped meals. In contemplation, I realized I gained weight with some fat around my waist, under my arms, and on my face. In preparation, I wanted to improve my eating habits, so I made a plan to reach my goals. In action, I will choose to eat vegetables, seafood, and fruits instead of fast food, junk food and snacks into my diet to improve health condition. "Studies have shown that people with high intakes of fresh fruit and vegetables have a lower risk of chronic diseases" (McKevith, 2004). I will also choose to drink a lot of water, juices, smoothies, and protein shakes instead of soda. In addition, I will go to the gym to keep my body in shape, and get tone instead of fat. In maintenance, I will apply this plan into a week. If the plan works effectively, I will continue to actively work for 6 months or more to prevent relapse. In termination, I believe I will to achieve a successful new behavior change.
After setting up these theories, I start to set a SMART goal which stands for the five qualities of an effective goal to my heathy plan.
