Health Interview :D

What is her relationship to you?
I interviewed my mother.

1. Have you always been as healthy as you are now? Please explain.
Ever since I moved to Malaysia, I have been gaining a lot of weight so I recently decided to eat more healthy and start doing some kind of physical activity like swimming. When I was younger, I used to smoke cigarettes but after I got pregnant, I stopped. Also I have seen the negative effects that alcohol can have on people so I personally decided not to drink any kind of alcohol anymore. 

2. What particular health habits in the following areas do you practice, that contribute to your level of health?

Nutritional Habits: I focus on getting ample amounts of fruits and vegetables everyday as opposed to fatty foods.

Fitness Habits: When I get home from work I usually try to go and swim 20 lengths of the pool. I try to do this often as possible because I think it is healthy for me. On the weekends, I usually go for a walk/jog at the nearby park.
Coping with Stress: Comfort foods are my main way of avoiding dealing with stress but I really just like to deal with whatever is stressing me so I can worry about it for the least amount of time possible.  

Dealing with Conflicts: I tend to deal with conflict head on and as soon as possible. I feel it is better than avoiding and eventually having to deal with later on. 

Keeping a Positive Attitude: I get my positive attitude from my kids and try to keep it at home and in my personally work environment. 

Any Additional Healthy Habits: Again, I do not smoke or drink alcohol at all. 

3. How did you develop these habits? Please explain.
I think that focusing on being and staying health is very important to me. I often cases, I have purposely adopted these habits because I have seen other who have issues with being unhealthy and because of that, are having to face physical and emotional instabilities. Therefore, I tend to steer towards the healthier alternatives. 

4. What motivates you to practice a healthy lifestyle?
I think one of the main reasons I choose to try and eat health and work out is because ever since I moved to Malaysia, I have been eating a lot more because there are so many new and interesting foods to try here, so I have gained loads of weight. Diabetes and easy weight gain is extremely common with in my family so I am really trying so get physical movement whilst still being able to enjoy all the great food, Malaysia has to offer. 


5. Create a question of your own that you would like to ask regarding this person’s healthy lifestyle. Make sure that the question allows your interviewee to expand on his/her thoughts (not a one word answer).

Question: Would you have continued smoking if you weren't pregnant?

Answer: I think probably for a little while I would have, in fact I did start smoking for a little while after my oldest child was born but I did and would have stopped anyways regardless of being pregnant. This is mainly because, durning the time was getting pregnant, the bad/negative effects of smoking cigarettes were not really well known like they are now. No one really knew that they were that bad for you. Now-a-days, every one, regardless of weather they smoke or not, generally know that smoking is bad for you and that is why in the long run I would have stopped smoking even without my kids.