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Week 17 – Practical Meal Planning

  What I learned: My calorie range should be between 1500-1800 calories. That we can plan balance meals. Some examples are on Diabetic Living online. What I did: I starting looking to recipes that I can use that are quick. How I feel: This week was much of the same. Hard time at work and hard ...

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Week 16 – Exercise Program 1

What I learned: My max heart rate should be 220 – my age = max HR 60 % of the max HR is aerobic 70-79% of max HR is anaerobic 85 % of max HR is What I did: I planned to exercise this week. How I feel: This week was good. Nothing different happen. ...

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Week 15.5 – Xmas and New Years

What I learned: Portions vs Servings The portions we server yourself or served by others is more then then a proper serving. The size of of what we serve yourself is influence by the size and shape of the plates/bowls/cups we use. What I did: Looked at what `i have in the kitchen and see ...

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Week 15 – Stress & Time Management

What I learned:   For me stress and time management are related. I get stress for not having enough time during the day to do what I planned or wanted to do. What I did: I tried to concentrate on one task at a time and not plan every detail of my day. How I ...

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Week 14 – Smart Lebels

What I learned: That supermarkets place products to get you to buy certain products and they are probably the less healthy choice That I should 2000 cal/day is for a healthy adult that is active. That I should limit my sodium per meal to no more the 15% DV per meal. http://www.sodium101.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/brochure-fullpage-en.pdf I should be ...

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Week 13 – Planning Meals & Making the Transition

What I learned: This week we when over how to plan a meal using balance meal and balance plate. In class we tried to determine what was the portion of Protein, Carbohydrate and Vegetables + Fruits in the picture that was presented to use of different meals. What I did: This week I planned the ...

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Week 12 – Portions, Measuring & Using ‘Choice Food Book’

What I learned: Portions vs Servings The portions we server ourself or served by others is more then then a proper serving. The size of of what we serve ourself is influence by the size and shape of the plates/bowls/cups we use. What I did: Looked at what `i have in the kitchen and see ...

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Week 11 – Mindful Eating

What I learned: Mindful eating is reactive to: Hungry Angry Lonely Tired Which can be averted by: Challenge your mind to shift your thinking. Shift your location to get away from the food Shift gears to an Activity What I did: This week I tried my best to be mindful of when i’m eating and ...

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Week 10 – Accumulating Activity

What I learned: That I need to exercise more. My goal is to do 150 minutes a week. I need to fallow the F.I.T.T. formula. What I did: I walk twice for 15 minutes this week and did the elliptical 3 times this meek. How I felt: This week was stressful. But I manage to ...

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Week 9 – Knowing Nutrients

What I learned: That we have Macronutrients that provide Energy in the form of Calories: Carbohydrate, Protein and Fat The other category is Micronutrients that provide No Energy but help with metabolism and tissue function. I can find most of the Macro and Micro information Nutrition Labels. What I did: This tried looking more at ...