Characteristics On Eating Habits

There are many generalizations I can make about my eating habits. First off I tend not to eat healthy foods like fresh fruits and vegetables or even make a conscious effort to eat better quality foods (Lab 8.2). Instead, I rely heavily on microwave dinners and junk food that are high in calories, sodium, sugar, and fat (Lab 8.4). Also, since I follow a strict three meals a day plan I wait until I am starved to eat. This leads me to overeat unhealthy food. Furthermore, I have many emotional and social triggers that contribute to me using food as a comfort item (Lab 9.5). For example, I let myself overindulge in desserts when I am stressed, anxious, or eating with a large group of individuals. Moreover, I do not meet my body’s needs for certain nutrients. I will go into this aspect of my eating habits in the next section. The

I am a sedentary person. I only do what I have to do when it comes to physical activity. This is walking to and from my house, car, classes, or work and using the stairs. However, this is not how I have always been. I use to do yoga and weight training on top of being a dancer and playing various sports throughout school until I dislocated my knee destroying my MPFL during senior year. Now I do not engage in exercise or more physical activity than I have to for the fear of dislocating my knee again resulting in a major surgery that will sideline my life for at least six months to a year. My BMR is 1,771.70 calories per day of which 590.97 calories were used during sleep (BMR calculation Health Status). Therefore, if hypothetically I was resting in bed all day my body would need 1,771.70 calories just to maintain necessary body functions like keeping my heart pumping and lungs breathing. My EMR is 1,746.75 calories per day (Daily activities log). My total caloric expenditure was 2,384.22 calories (Daily activities log). The next section will focus on caloric