MY HEALTHY LIVING PROJECT Stavros Condilidis

MY DEFINITIONS Calories- Energy in foods and liquids that effect health and weight Active- Being physical and not sedentary Sedentary- Not doing daily physical activity and not being active daily Healthy Eating- Having foods from the food groups each day and not eating too much food with fat in it

QUESTIONS ABOUT MY HEALTHY LIVING What does ‘healthy living’ mean? Healthy living means eating from each food group each day and not lacking daily physical activity. What does ‘healthy living’ look like in your life? Eating mostly from each food group each day and doing some daily physical activity. Am I a role model for ‘healthy living’? I don’t think I’m a role model for healthy living most of the time, but I am at some points.

MY FIRST HEALTHY LIVING JOURNAL CONCLUSIONS -The food groups that I ate the most from are meat and dairy. -The times of day I ate the most was at dinner and lunch. -I was the most active on Thursday. -I was the least active on Sunday.

My first week’s observations Healthy Eating Habits -My highest calorie intake was on Thursday, when I consumed 4458 calories (Example- On that day, I ate a lot including a lot of snacks) -My lowest calorie intake was on Sunday, when I consumed 2125 calories (Example- On that day, I didn’t eat as much as Thursday, for example, I didn’t have lots of lunch and dinner) -I ate meals at appropriate times (Example- On Monday, I ate lunch from 7:13 AM-7:24 AM) -I seem to have eaten many things this week, which is why I seem to have such high calorie intakes (Example- On Thursday, I ate many things, and the result of that was 4458 calories)

My first week’s observations Active Living Habits -The day I was most active was on Thursday (Example- A type of physical activity I did that day was Flexibility, when we did basketball in gym) -The day I was least active was on Sunday (Example- The only physical activity I did that day was only 10 minutes of Endurance, which was running) -The only types of physical activity I did this week was Flexibility and Endurance (Example- For Endurance, I mostly did running) -I was most sedentary on Sunday (Example- That day I was only active for 10 minutes) -I was least sedentary on Thursday(Example- That day I was active for 1h 30 minutes)

MY INQUIRY GOALS HEALTHY EATING GOAL- If I reduce my excessive calorie intake, then I will see that I will have more energy. ACTIVE LIVING GOAL- If I increase my physical activity, then I will be more energetic.

How I tried to fulfill my goals HEALTHY EATING GOAL- I tried to consume less calories by eating less food then I did the last week (mainly snacks) ACTIVE LIVING GOAL- I tried to be more active by spending more of my time being active whenever I could

MY SECOND HEALTHY LIVING JOURNAL CONCLUSIONS -The food groups that I ate the most from are meat and dairy. -The time of day I ate the most was at lunch. -I was the most active on Tuesday. -I was the least active on Sunday.

My second week’s observations Healthy Eating Habits -My highest calorie intake was on Friday, when I consumed 2681 calories (Example- On that day, I ate things that had too many calories) -My lowest calorie intake was on Tuesday, when I consumed 1368 calories (Example- On that day, I didn’t eat as much, including 0 snacks) -I ate meals at appropriate times (Example- On Friday, I ate breakfast from 7:29 AM-7:39 AM) -I got some lower calorie intakes than the last week (Example- Last week, I got two calorie intakes between 3000-5000 calories, but this week I only got calorie intakes from 1000-3000)

My SECOND week’s observations Active Living Habits -The day I was most active was on Tuesday (Example- A type of physical activity I did that day was Strength, when I did some push-ups and sit ups at home) -The day I was least active was on Sunday (Example- The only physical activity I did that day was only 25 minutes of Endurance and Strength, which was running and push-ups/sit-ups) -I did every type of physical activity this week, which are Flexibility, Strength and Endurance (Example- For Endurance, I mostly did running, like last week) -I was most sedentary on Sunday (Example- That day I was only active for 25 minutes) -I was least sedentary on Tuesday(Example- That day I was active for 2h 14 minutes)

Did my goals help me with my healthy living journals? Healthy Eating Yes, as it helped me consume less calories sometimes (Example- The day I consumed 1368 calories, I did not eat much, which helped me get that amount). Active Living Yes, as it helped me get high times for when I was active (Example- The day that I was active for 2h and 14m was the day that I was able to be active for that amount of time)

what patterns did I see in BOTH my healthy EATING and active living habits? HEALTHY LIVING HABITS: -I still consumed between 2000-3000 calories sometimes -Most of the time, I still had the same eating habits as my first journal ACTIVE LIVING HABITS: -I was still the least active on Sunday -Sometimes I did some of the same types of physical activity that I did in the last week/journal

what DIFFERENCES did I see in BOTH my healthy EATING and active living habits? HEALTHY LIVING HABITS: -I did not consume as many calories (+2682) as the last week, where my day where I consumed the most calories was 4458 calories -My highest calorie consumption this week was 2681 calories (last week’s was 4458 calories) - My lowest calorie consumption this week was 1368 calories (last week’s was 2125 calories) ACTIVE LIVING HABITS: -I noticed that I was active for 2h and 12m longer than last week -This time, I was the most active on Tuesday -This week, I was also doing a type of physical activity called “Strength”

MY OBSERVATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS Did I notice any eating patterns I had? Yes, in my 1st and 2nd journal, I noticed that sometimes I ate as much food as the last week on some days, and consumed about the same amount of calories. Did I notice times where I had more or less energy? Yes, I did. I was very surprised when I saw that I was active for 2h and 14m on Tuesday, as that was the longest time I was active in the 2nd week. But, once in my 2nd week, I noticed that after I was active for 1h and 16m on Friday, my physical activity time decreased until Sunday, where I was only active for 25m! But, aside from those, my activity level constantly rose and decreased.

MY OBSERVATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS When was I the most active during the day? I was the most active during school time (mainly recess). Could I sustain the changes I made in my eating and exercise? I bet if I really wanted to, and if I really try, I could sustain them, and probably even do better then in my journals! Did I notice a difference in my energy level? Yes, as sometimes I really DID feel more energized after being active for a certain amount of time.

My conclusion questions What can I conclude about healthy eating from this inquiry? I can conclude that sometimes, healthy eating helped me consume less calories, which was helpful when I didn’t want to consume many during my 2nd week. And, I think it’s best to eat healthy whenever you can! What can I conclude about active living from this inquiry? I can conclude that active living can really make you feel energized and that it is an easy way to burn off calories, which was helpful on days I thought I had too many. And, I think it’s okay to be sedentary once and a while, but try to spend most of your time being active and I think if you do, you will feel a difference!

Suggestions and recommendations for 12-13 year olds about healthy living based on my inquiry -Try to eat from each food group each day. It’s very healthy and you will consume less calories. -Try to stay active. It’s a great way to burn off calories and stay healthy. -If you can, cut down on your unhealthy snack intake. Not only do you consume less calories, but you also stay more healthy that way. -Set your own healthy eating and active living goals, and see if you can fulfill them. That’ll help you while trying to stay healthy!

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