On the Road Trip of Life

What drives you?

What drives you?

• Why do you eat what you eat?

• Why do you do what you do?

Food choices and activity habits

are influenced by . . .• Our personal

preferences – what we like

• Our priorities and values

• Our habits and traditions

• Our knowledge and beliefs

• Our relationships• The environments

in which we work, play, and live

Tally your influences:

• How many times did you eat in 24 hours?

• Were you hungry each time you ate?

• What % of the time were you hungry?(# times hungry # times you ate 100)

• How often did you eat just because you wanted a particular food?

• How often did you eat in response to a mood? (bored, lonely, stressed, anxious, upset . . .)

• How often did you eat simply because the food was there?

Tally your influences:

• What was your total number of food choices in 24 hours?

• How often was your food choice a food you liked?

• What % of your food choices were foods you liked? (# foods you liked # food choices 100)

• How often was your food choice a food that was convenient?

• How often did other people influence your choice?

• How often did you choose a food for health?

Tally your influences:

• What was your total # of activities in 24 hours?

• How often was your activity an optional activity, not a “required” activity?(“Required” = sleeping, dressing, going to class...)

• What % of your activities were optional? (# optional activities total # activities 100)

• How often was an activity for recreation or sport?

• How often was it to perform a job or chore?

• How often was it to get from one place to another?

Eating for Hunger

Satiation“I’m full”

Satiety“I can wait”

Hunger“Let’s eat”

Other reasons for eating:

• Appetite -- a craving for something just because you want it

• In response to a mood --

boredom, loneliness, stress, anxiety, anger, depression

• Food was available -- food is offered, event with food, food is close by

Reasons for our food choices:

• We eat what we like • We eat what is available

and convenient • We eat more if more is

available and convenient• Other people influence

our food choices• We eat foods that make us

feel good, and help us be healthy

Environment & food choices:

• Home

• School

• Community

Activity Choices

• How much control do you have over your activity choices?

• How much of your day are you physically active and how much are you sedentary?

• Why are you active or inactive?

• What we choose for recreation

• Jobs we choose

• How we choose to get from place to place

Environment & activity choices:

• Home

• School

• Community

Steering Clear

Identify the barriers on your road trip – the potholes and detours

What are the positive and negative influences on your eating and activity choices?