Question

Lifelong Behavior Change Contract

Think about the goals that you want to accomplish to make yourself a healthier person. What health behavior or lifestyle factor are you going to work on? Remember to be SMART! These behaviors must be health-related; physical, mental, etc.

* My behavior change will be Physical

*My long-term goal for this behavior change is:

Check Yourself: Does this goal seem possible? Sound reasonable at this time?

What might hinder you from achieving this goal?

What strategies can be used to overcome reaching your goal?

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Resources I will use to help me change this behavior include:

• a friend/partner/relative:
• a school-based resource:
• a community-based resource:
• a book or reputable website:

To make my goal more attainable, I have devised these short-term goals:

1. short-term goal:
2. target date:

• reward:

2. short-term goal:

• target date:

• reward:

3. short-term goal:

• target date:

• reward:

When I make the long-term behavior, change described above (at the *), my reward will be:

I intend to make the behavior change described above. I will use the strategies and rewards to achieve the goals that will contribute to a healthy behavior change.

Answer 1

Answer 1:)

I would choose a long-term goal to lose 50 pounds of my body weight.

Answer 2:)

Yes, this goal is possible practically because many people have lost their weight up to 100 pounds.

I am overweight and hence this goal seems reasonable. This will help me to live healthier.

I would not consider losing cholesterol rather focus only to lose extra weight.

Answer 3:)

Strategies I would choose to achieve the goal are the following:

1. I will avoid eating a large amount of food or drinks and I will not buy high-calorie foods and drinks. I will put healthy drinks and foods.
2. Start exercising my body from low intensity to high-intensity exercises.

Answer 4:)

I would choose my community to help me as a resource for my goal. The community will help a lot to find a better person for this goal.