Courtney Groszhans

CLEAResult Consulting Inc.

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
560 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

50

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

1.0

locally sourced meal

consumed
UP TO

29

meatless or vegan meals

consumed

Courtney's actions

Health

Reduce Refined Sugar

Do at Home

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Watch a Documentary about Racial Injustice

Do at Home

I will watch 1 documentary(ies) about systemic racism.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Engage In Active Listening

Do at Home

I will practice actively listening to a friend, family member, co-worker, acquaintance, or someone who I may disagree with in at least 10 conversations.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Meditate

Do at Home

I will meditate or create a moment of silence for 10 minute(s) each day to reflect on things important to me.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Buy From a Farmers Market

Do at Home

I will purchase produce and meat from a local farmers market or food co-op.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

Do at Home

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 2 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 15
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?

Courtney Groszhans 10/27/2021 7:47 PM
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's EcoChallenge! I joined the EcoChallenge to challenge myself and to join my co-workers in setting goals to better the environment and the community. Every time I do EcoChallenge, I always end it inspired and motivated to keep up my goals.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health

Before you started this challenge, did you think you were 'addicted' to sugar? How do you feel now?
Courtney Groszhans 10/27/2021 7:31 PM
I wasn't able to completely cut out sugar from my diet, but I did cut down 80-90% of my processed sugar intake. I did think I was addicted to sugar before the challenge, so I was nervous to cut it down. It helped I didn't completely cut it out, but I realized I was eating a lot more sugar than I previously thought. I feel great now, and it has improved my diet, especially cutting out processed foods.

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- Joe Walter 10/28/2021 5:18 AM
  I too like sugar to a degree! I need it in my coffee! But I have switched to using unrefined sugars such as raw cane sugar or raw honey instead of processed white sugar. It still is sugars I guess, but maybe a better kind to use when you need it! I try to reduce how much I use in everything, also for better health! Good job on cutting it down!
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity

What would you like to invest more time in reflecting on?
Courtney Groszhans 10/19/2021 11:35 AM
I would like to invest more time reflecting on the positives in my life.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Why do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our planet and other people?
Courtney Groszhans 10/18/2021 2:53 PM
People in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places because meat is expensive. Forests and rainforest are demolished for grazing pasture for farm animals. Eating less meat is good for our health and for our planet. Also, in the United States, our portions are so big, that we are probably exceeding our daily recommendation of meat.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

What is one food choice that you make, or could make, that would do more good and less harm?
Courtney Groszhans 10/11/2021 11:09 AM
One food choice that I could make that would do more good and less harm is having less meat and animal products. This incorporates more vegetables into my diet.

Also, going to the Farmer's Market. When I go to the Farmer's Market, that means I am supporting local business and farmers and buying more vegetables from them! I really enjoyed going to the Farmer's Market this past weekend, and the vegetables I bought were so fresh and full of flavor. Supporting the local farmer's market also helps to decrease the use of gasoline, as it cuts down the transit of delivering food.

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- Fatema Adamji 10/21/2021 7:20 AM
  Farmer's markets also often contain the same products with much less packaging and are usually better quality! An easy way to reduce meat is to start replacing some of your meats with alternatives (e.g instead of ground meat, you could use ground veggie which looks and feels similar and allows you to make the same dish, but meatless!)
  
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Courtney Groszhans 10/06/2021 9:35 AM
Day 1 of EcoChallenge! 21 days to challenge ourselves to discover new ideas, routines, and methods. Thank you everyone for joining and committing to the challenge!

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