Taking Stock Of Yourself
Creating Your Own Inventory
Before you go out to search for a job, you wil probably take
stock of yourself, which means assessing your talents and
abilities, your personal preferences, and your social skills
and etc. When you are done with your personal inventory, you
are ready to look for the job of your dreams.
Similarly, you should have this plan when you begin with
weight loss program. Do some researches about yourself, write
down your activities, goals, interests, and at last try to
combine them into a workable diet and exercise routine.
It is hard to carry out self-evaluation. However, it will
do you good in the long term. Before jumping into a weight
loss program, you need to ask yourself some questions. Some
of the questions may be very tough, but it will help to ensure
the success of your weight loss regimen.
The National Institutes of Health stated that obesity is
the second leading cause of preventable death in the U.S.
This also means that your personal inventory has life-or-death
consequences. Either you be brutally honest with yourself,
or your health suffers.
It is very important to have a personalized weight loss plan
that you can stick to for a long period of time. This may
mean that, once you conduct your inventory, you’ll need
to conduct a registered dietician to find the diet that’s
right for you.
In your inventory, write down your current condition, as
far as diet and exercise are concerned. You can give yourself
a grade of excellent, satisfactory, or needs improvement.
Find out exactly how many years you have been overweight and
note whether you are constantly on a diet. Remember to include
whether you tend to gain back weight once you’ve lost
it. And at last, write down your weight loss goal, set a realistic
target such as losing two pounds a week. Finally, determine
how best you can reach your goal.
When you go see a dietician, take your family history with
you. Find out if any members of your family are overweight.
Do you have a family history of heart attack? Diabetes? Cancer?
Osteoporosis? What is your Body Mass Index? Are you overwight?
What is your cholesterol level? Has it hit the danger level?
What is your blood pressure? Could it be improved? Are you
always under stress? Do you have healthy habits? The answers
to these questions can help determine your personal health
risks.
You will have to find out how much physical activity you
engage in. For example, does your job require you to bicycle
or run? Do you engage in at least 30 minutes of exercise several
times a week? Do you do stretching exercises? Do you lift
weights? Are you active in sports? Do you use exercise as
a means of relaxation? These are the questions that will help
to determine your current physical activity level and what
you should do to increase your activity.
And also, your personal inventory might leave you feeling
demoralized since you may not be eating the way you should.
There could also be a a history of disease and obesity in
your family, and you may not be doing as much exercising as
you are supposed to. Of course, the whole idea of the personal
inventory is not about depressing you. Treat it as the path
to map your way to weight loss.
So now, you may be thinking about taking your personal inventory
from time to time. Then you will be able to see how much progress
you have made. By looking at the progress, it could inspire
you to set new goals for both diet and exercise.
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