Rebecca Roberts

HP Vancouver, WA

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
182 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

51

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

1.0

pounds

food waste prevented
UP TO

2.1

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

6.0

whole food meals

consumed

Rebecca's actions

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by prepping for 2 meal(s) each day, only buying the ingredients I need.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Go get a check up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Whole Foods Diet

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

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DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Know My health

I will get my Core Four Biometrics tests (blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and BMI).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Advocate For More Food Packaging Options

I will advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, at work, or on campus.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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?

Rebecca Roberts 10/14/2019 5:02 PM

It isn't one of my goals, but I did advocate for not using dryer sheets. I saw a commercial for MEGA dryer sheets--I couldn't believe it! They actually put the regular ones and the MEGA ones side by side to show how much bigger. All I could think was--BIGGER IMPACT! Dryer sheets aren't even needed. Through the FB discussion, I may have changed one person's habit. She is going to try to do without.

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Rebecca Roberts 10/03/2019 4:17 PM

Love thinking about my actions!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use Reusable Bags

What do you do if you find yourself in the situation of needing a bag for items but don't have a reusable one with you? Carry things out in your hands? In a cart? Accept a disposable one? If you find yourself in this position often, what system could you put in place to try to create a successful habit of not using plastic bags?

Rebecca Roberts 10/03/2019 4:15 PM

I didn't get to posting my daily accomplishment of this goal, but I wanted to share how great it was to use our expandable, reusable bag and when it didn't hold everything, choose to just leave some of the stuff UNBAGGED. Can you imagine--UNBAGGED!! :) Seriously, there is so much stuff that doesn't need a bag. The checker was pleasantly surprised and also commented on how cool our bag is. I'll have to post a picture of the bag later when I have it in front of me.

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- Nate Pust 10/04/2019 3:21 PM
  
  I am terrible at remembering my reusable grocery bags but I often ask them to not bag the groceries in plastic and instead, I just put them back in the cart. It really isn't much of a hassle and saves 4-8 bags each trip to the grocery store.
  
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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 idea?

Rebecca Roberts 10/03/2019 4:11 PM

Easier than I thought now that I am making it a point to eat a good breakfast and cook good meals at home.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Weekly Meal Planning

An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Does this surprise you? Where would you rather use this money?

Rebecca Roberts 10/03/2019 4:10 PM

We started meal planning for the week and buying what we need for those meals. It is AMAZING how little we need to buy. We usually go to the store and buy all the things we like and THINK we will eat, but in reality it is WAY TOO MUCH food.

Our planning doesn't always work out and we still end up with more than we need. I'm working on freezing it for later use rather than leaving it in the fridge until it goes bad.

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