Mitchell McGreal

Team Ramblers

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
178 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

80

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

120

minutes

not spent in front of a screen
UP TO

20

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill

Mitchell's actions

Health

Avoid refined sugar

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Waste

Carry my Trash

I will carry all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash with me to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

5-Minute Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Less Screen Time

I will replace 60 minute(s) of screen time each day with other activities.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 4 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 5
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
Health Avoid refined sugar

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

Mitchell McGreal 10/12/2018 5:33 PM

I found myself occasionally "stress eating" foods with refined sugar while studying or completing lengthy assignments, but when I became aware of this I knew I needed to work on stopping before it turned into a habit. Today went very well, but this weekend will be more of a challenge seeing that multiple exams next week. I will certainly remember this reflection question and use it to steer myself from sugary foods in the future.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water 5-Minute Showers

Five minute showers are an impressive step toward reducing your water footprint. What is the next step you can take?

Mitchell McGreal 10/10/2018 9:18 PM

Next I want to focus more on the foods that I eat and how water consumption is associated with these foods. I will continue to eat meat, but less frequently on less days of the week because it requires a great deal of water to process.

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- Jill Buckingham 10/11/2018 11:40 AM
  
  5 minute showers no problem. I never run the water when tooth-brushing or engaging in other activities.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Less Screen Time

What did you notice in implementing this challenge? Was it hard to choose other activities over screen time? How did you decide to spend your time?

Mitchell McGreal 10/10/2018 9:16 PM

Rather than spending time watching some videos or a show, I spent about an hour at the Halas rock wall and found that talking to people there and exercising cleared my mind at the end of the day rather than staring at a screen.

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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?

Mitchell McGreal 10/08/2018 10:59 AM

Publicly we should have access to places where water bottles can be refilled rather than just recycled and purchasing another bottle. The energy it takes to make these water bottles can be conserved if everyone used a reusable water bottle that they could refill when necessary. On the plus side, most reusable bottles are larger than the average store bought ones.

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