Josh Koenecke

driftless angels

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
333 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

32

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

32

miles

traveled by foot
UP TO

1,530

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

32

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

31

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

34

whole food meals

consumed

Josh's actions

Health

Avoid refined sugar

I will adopt a diet free of refined sugars, which eliminates sweetened beverages, candy, and processed foods.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Whole Foods Diet

I will enjoy 2 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Walk Instead

I will walk 2 mile(s) each day instead of driving and avoid sending up to 1.93 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 90 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Whole Foods Diet

Michael Pollan states that "it is better to pay the grocer (our edit: or the farmer!) than the doctor." What are your thoughts on this?

Josh Koenecke 10/12/2018 10:40 AM

Cooking for myself is an important aspect of my life, because I can better control what goes into my body. The idea that paying the grocer is better than the doctor brings up and important point, that creating your own food from ingredients locally sourced can help your health greatly.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use a Reusable Water Bottle

While water bottles serve an important role in places for health and safety, we can do more to reduce the unnecessary use of them. Can you identify the barriers in making this a new habit? How can you set yourself up for success in making this a permanent change?

Josh Koenecke 10/12/2018 10:38 AM

I feel like some people, depending on where they grew up, have a certain stigma against tap water, but as someone who grew up on well water, I have no issue drinking from the tap. Water bottles are just a waste to me, and keeping a water bottle has become second-nature in my sports and personal life.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Walk Instead

Half of all trips made in the US are three miles or less; 72% of them are driven. Do you feel that this fact applies to you? If so, how might you incorporate more muscle-powered transportation in your daily life?

Josh Koenecke 10/12/2018 10:37 AM

I could easily drive the 2 miles to school and park closer to my classes, but walking helps me by saving money on gas as well as feeling good about myself for staying active and keeping a car off the street and the pollutants out of the air.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Exercise Daily

How can you incorporate other personal values (like quality time with friends or spending time in nature) into your exercise routine?

Josh Koenecke 10/12/2018 10:35 AM

Being in sports helps a lot, because a lot of my best friends do this with me, so exercising comes really easily when I'm doing something I enjoy with people I enjoy being with.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Avoid refined sugar

Before you started this challenge, did you think you were 'addicted' to sugar? How do you feel now?

Josh Koenecke 10/12/2018 10:33 AM

I didn't think I was, but after 12 days now without any added sugar in my diet, its clear that I have some cravings for food that is very high in sugar content. I would kill for an oreo right now, but I know that its best if I can hold back.

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