Abraham Maslow said, “as one need is satisfied, another pops up in its place” so he created a hierarchy of 5 levels of needs. The needs are set in a pyramid to show that before you need the upper needs, you need to have the base of the pyramid to support the other parts, or you need the physical needs first before you can have the other needs.
Tequila is missing a lot of this pyramid, which means that she is not entirely healthy. Tequila is not eating enough food to keep her self healthy, which means that not all of her physical needs are being met. We know that she is not eating enough food because she is always tired and has no energy. Because of this lack of physical needs, her other needs cannot be met. Tequila is underweight.
Tequila is safe and secure physically but mentally she is always anxious about her weight, which makes her lose her concentration, which could endanger her safety. Tequila is receiving love and emotional needs from her friends and her mother.
Tequila hasn’t much self-esteem as she doesn’t respect herself and doesn’t think of good things about her. She also hasn’t got much self-esteem as she doesn’t get proper respect from her best friends. It’s all right to joke about sometimes but Tequila is quite delicate and when her friends call her names, she feels worse than she already does.
I don’t think Tequila is trying to achieve her full potential because she spends all of her time thinking about her weight, so she hasn’t got time to think of what she could become.
Using PIES, Tequila isn’t healthy;
Physically, Tequila does not feel healthy, cannot do demanding activities as she has no energy and does not have a good appetite.
Intellectually, Tequila cannot concentrate well as she is really weak and is always thinking about her weight.
Emotionally, Tequila has to deal with a lot of stress, which she is producing, she is not coping with life well and she doesn’t understand who she really is.
Socially, Tequila has many good friends but she hasn’t any friends who she can trust to talk to about her problem.
There are many risk factors, which could affect Tequila’s life. Firstly, Tequila’s diet is not good at all as she doesn’t have many full, balanced or healthy meals.
Secondly, Tequila doesn’t do much exercise, which means that she doesn’t feel motivated or full of action. Her lack of exercise is probably due to her diet, as she does not get enough energy. That is why she catches the bus home, because she hasn’t the energy to walk.
I am going to use my understanding of the Height and Weight chart to improve on one of Tequila’s risk factors.
I have decided to improve on Tequila’s diet. I have chosen this factor as it means she will be able to gain slightly more weight but will still be healthy. I will make sure that she has well balanced meals, but I will also make sure that Tequila will be able to eat things that she enjoys so she will stick to the plan. If Tequila eats healthier meals, then she will feel better about herself as she will be able to fit into a variety of clothes and will then feel much better about herself mentally. I am going to include some exercises in Tequila’s plan so that she can keep here body toned and won’t become too fat, as this is something she is afraid of. Tequila knows that if she does exercise and has a much more healthier diet, then she will not put on too much weight.
I am using the “Balance of Good Health” to influence Tequila’s new dietary plan.
I think my dietary plan is good as it covers all aspects of the “Balance of Good Health”.
Fruit and Vegetables:
Orange Juice
Orange or Apple
Vegetable Curry
Bread, Other Cereals and Potatoes:
Rice
Pasta
Toast
Cereal
Chips
Chapatti’s
Milk and Dairy Foods:
Tea/Coffee
Lasagne
Foods containing fat/Foods containing sugar:
Chocolate Bar
Crisps
Jam
Meats, fish and alternatives:
Meat Curry
Lasagne
Beans
Bacon
Eggs
Tequila’s new life plan!
Short-term targets:
*1 month: Tequila can feel better about herself mentally as she knows she is getting healthier.
*1 week: Tequila will have more energy to do things she couldn’t do.
Long-term targets:
*6 months: Tequila can start fitting into a different variety of clothes.
*1 year: Tequila will not have to use the plan any more as she will become much more healthier.
The plan is good for Tequila because it will make her put on some weight but at the same time keep her weight at a constant with the added exercise. I think this will reassure Tequila that she won’t become fat. I think Tequila will find it simple to keep her diet as it is simple and easy and doesn’t make her eat too much or too little. The problem with this plan is the exercise. Tequila may find it sometimes difficult to do all of the exercises, e.g. on a day when the weather is really bad, Tequila may not be able to walk home. Although I don’t think this will affect Tequila’s plan much.
Using this plan, I would like Tequila to gain 5kg so that she will be 50kg and have an ideal weight.
Tequila’s Body Mass Index now is;
45kg/1.56²=18 (underweight)
I would like her to become;
50kg/1.56²=20 (Lean)
I think Tequila will be able to use this plan effectively and to her benefit as it is easy to read and is not that difficult to keep to the diet. The “Balance of Good Health” will help her to see if she is eating the right foods.
Physically, Tequila will become slightly bigger and will be able to fit into more clothes, will have more energy and a better appetite. She will feel healthier as she is doing exercise as well, so her body parts will all be working properly.
Emotionally, Tequila will be able to deal with life much better as she will not have the stress of her weight following her around.
Socially, Tequila will be able to get on with her friends much better as they won’t be calling her names any more.
If Tequila’s physical, social and emotional needs are all fulfilled then Tequila will be able to lead a happy and healthy life.
