Diet Analysis Assignment

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This assignment is designed to asses my diet, and how many calories I am consuming. It also assesses lifestyle and compares the calorie intake with the calories my body is using. It is essential for me to asses my diet and physical lifestyle, then make changes to aid me in achieving my goal of putting on weight. This can all be seen in the following paragraphs.

In the graph provided at the end of the week I have recorded, it clearly shows a variation of results and little to no constancy. At the start of the week, there is a clear gap between calories eaten and calories burned, with calories eaten on top. Though as the week progresses to Tuesday the amount of calories that have been consumed are bellow that of what have been burned. Continuing to Wednesday the two lines begin to level together. On Saturday the level of calories burned shoots up from about 1,600 calories to 2,050. With this change, the
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More fruit must be included in my diet. It can take the spot of things such as chocolate milk or soft drinks. On the 25th , 27th , and 30th of October instead of having a chocolate milk, I could have a banana or an apple for example. This could prove worthwhile for my diet. As I am a border, there is a limit of options in what I can eat. This doesn’t, however, restrict my access to fruit. Therefore the goal of more fruit is very doable. Seeing as my physical activity has significantly increased since the recorded week. I think that, that isn’t a huge problem but it is certainly something that I need to maintain in order to reach my goal of putting on weight. Things such as protein shakes and supplements like that can help greatly with putting on weight. Some specialise in putting carbs and protein into your body. This is something I will be using in the near future. A specially after gym sessions and maybe to replace a meal of the day that may be unhealthy and low in carbs put high in fat and

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