Tyler Ron
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 728 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO42whole food mealsconsumed
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UP TO20minutesspent learning
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UP TO270minutesspent exercising
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UP TO561gallons of waterhave been saved
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UP TO48milestraveled by bike
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UP TO66zero-waste mealsconsumed
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UP TO11poundsfood waste prevented
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UP TO66pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO48milesnot traveled by car
Tyler's actions
Transportation
Go by Bike
I will commute by bike 6 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to 5.37 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.
Community
Connect with a Nonprofit
I will connect with a local nonprofit, environmental or otherwise, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.
Food
Whole Foods Diet
I will enjoy 2 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.
High Impact Action Track
Learn About Local Environmental Justice Concerns
Health
I will spend 30 minutes researching environmental justice concerns in my region, their causes, and local initiatives to address these concerns.
High Impact Action Track
Zero-Waste Cooking
Food
I will cook 3 meal(s) with zero-waste each day
Health
Reduce refined sugar
I will adopt a diet free of refined sugars, which eliminates sweetened beverages, candy, and processed foods.
Health
Audit Toxic Cleaning Products in my Home
I will spend 20 minutes researching toxic chemicals found in cleaning supplies and personal care products and remove them from my home.
Health
Exercise Daily
Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 30 minute(s) each day.
Participant Feed
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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth Audit Toxic Cleaning Products in my HomeTo what extent do you believe that environmental factors contribute to your own health or issues with health?
Tyler Ron 10/15/2019 6:20 AMHonestly, I'd never really considered it. Especially since I've always lived a notoriously unhealthy lifestyle. But now that I've started taking my health seriously and changing my lifestyle, I find that the effects of seemingly small factors can actually have a great impact. And it seems to me that if you're going to drastically change everything about how you live to become healthier, changing something as mundane as cleaning products is a must. Also, it's worth mentioning that environment factors, more than anything, have an extreme effect on mental health. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONTransportation Go by BikeHow do your transportation choices affect your engagement in your community? Does your experience differ while walking, riding transit, biking, or driving?
Tyler Ron 10/08/2019 1:24 PMDriving and riding transit both give me some amount of anxiety. Walking is usually some degree of peaceful, but I find myself most at ease while biking. I find that I connect with my environment a lot more when I bike, and I'm more connected to reality when I get to work and for the rest of the day. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Whole Foods DietMichael 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?
Tyler Ron 10/08/2019 1:22 PMI have a hard time correlating these ideas since I use the grocer and the doctor for such different purposes. For example, I have no health issues related to food or exercise, however I struggle with a hip injury. I can however relate to preventing future complications such as diabetes, which is part of the reason I've lost over 50lbs. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONHigh Impact Action Track Zero-Waste CookingIn North America, up to 65% of food waste happens at the consumer level. Chef Steven Satterfield advocates for utilizing every part of a vegetable. How can you incorporate using an entire vegetable, including the skins, tops, and stalks during your next meal prep?
Tyler Ron 10/02/2019 10:02 AMThe items I eat are entirely edible, no stems, stalks, etc... I tend to just eat skins (such as on cucumbers) rather than peeling them. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth Exercise DailyHow can you incorporate other personal values (like quality time with friends or spending time in nature) into your exercise routine?
Tyler Ron 10/02/2019 10:00 AMI mostly cycle, and I've found that cycling can be very therapeutic specifically because of the time spent in nature. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth Reduce refined sugarBefore you started this challenge, did you think you were 'addicted' to sugar? How do you feel now?
Tyler Ron 10/02/2019 9:59 AMActually, I don't consider myself to have been addicted to sugar, however I do feel that this challenge is helping me maintain a healthy diet free from sugar.