1. Unit 3 Lesson 9
Nutrition and Physical Activity Goals and Decisions

2. Opening Work: Please have available…
The case study you wrote describing your behavior related to nutrition and physical activity
Your Daily Food Plan from choosemyplate.gov (should be in your case study)
Any notes you took
Handouts and notes on goal setting and decision making
*today you will examine carefully your current behavior related to nutrition and activity. Then create a goal and plan for maintaining or improving your balance between these two critical health behaviors.

3. Be SMART! T R A M S = Time-Bound = Relevant = Achievable = Measurable
Optional – Use slide or poster =
Achievable =
Measurable =
Specific

4. Reaching Your SMART Goals
One Step at a Time
Develop a clear, realistic goal.
List steps for reaching the goal.
Describe when you will act on the steps.
List any materials you will need.
Name people who can help.
Monitor your progress and make changes if you need to.
Evaluate whether or not the goal was met.
Optional – Use slide or poster

5. Decision Making: A Skill for Now and the Future
STEP 3 Brainstorm optional ways to get what you want to happen.
STEP 4 Omit ideas that don’t check out and ideas you don’t want to try.
Check Your Thinking
STEP 5 Select an idea to try.
STEP 6 Act on the idea.
STEP 7 Evaluate how it turned out.
STEP 1 Describe the decision or problem. STEP 2 Identify what you want to happen.
Check Your Thinking
Do your ideas:
follow your personal and family values?
help you stay safe and healthy?
follow family, school, and community rules?
show respect for myself and others?
seem realistic? Could the idea work?
Optional – Use slide or poster

6. Goal Setting My Way Step Four: Step Three: Step Two: Step One:
Evaluate whether
or not your goal was met.
Step Two:
Measure
your progress and make changes
if needed.
Describe the tasks you need to do to reach your goal.
When you will act on the task
Materials you will need
Who can help
Step One:
Set a clear, realistic goal.

7. SuperTracker: Home Page

8. SuperTracker: Personal Profile

9. SuperTracker: Food Tracker

10. More Tools: Weight Management

11. More Tools: Physical Activity & Calories Burned

12. More Tools: Top 5 Goals

13. More Tools: My Reports

14. Goal Setting Assignment
Complete nutrition/ physical activity goal by Tuesday, December 17th.
2 weeks after you turn in your goal you will be required to turn in a summary of your progress towards your goal. This will be due the Monday after Christmas break.