WellnessU – Sample Logs

NOTE:  A student can only enter logs once that week’s quiz is successfully completed.

Definitions for weekly feed-back:

• Something new: What new healthy behavior did the participant undertake this week  such as exercising for the first time, cutting out sodas and replacing them with water, adding a salad to your meals, or none at all.
• Something better: How did the participant upgrade his or her  lifestyle this week such as walking twice a week instead of once, improving their nutrition by having at least one fruit a day, managing stress better, or no upgrades at all.
• Barriers: These are challenges to living healthy such as snowy weather that kept you from walking outside, an invitation to a party where fat foods were there for the taking, not enough sleep, family and friends who are non supportive, etc.
• Comments: Anything the student wants to say about participation so far.
• Message boards: Students can choose whether to share this week’s  log with other members by posting a message.  If they  do share, They will be identified only by my screen name.  Whether or not you share, other’s posts can be read.

Screen Name: Smokeless Me
First Term

Week 1 – Circle of Wellness

Something New: -
Something Better:    -
Barriers: I’m just not ready to make any changes
Comments: Nice ideas.   I’ll give it a try

Week 2 – Preparation and Commitment

Something New: I’m thinking about what I want to do
Something Better: -
Barriers: I’m still not ready to make any changes
Comments: You gave me a lot to think about

Week 3 – Eat Well

Something New: I’m trying to eat better
Something Better: – Nothing yet
Barriers: I just love my junk food.
Comments: I really don’t want to change my life style.

Week 4 – Get a move on

Something New: – Okay, I took a walk around the block this week
Something Better: -  I actually ate a salad today
Barriers: The weather is rainy and I don’t much like lettuce
Comments: Nice ideas.   I’m giving it a try

Week 5 – Relations with others

Something New: Maybe if I lose weight I’ll get along better with my spouse
Something Better: – I walked around the block three times this week
Barriers: My wife hasn’t agreed to cook better for the both of us
Comments: I didn’t know I needed help to do this

Week 6 – Relations with myself

Something New: I lost two pounds since we started and my wife is really pleased
Something Better: -  We are eating better and my wife is now out walking with me
Barriers: I really do miss my junk food
Comments: My kids have noticed my wife and I get along better

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