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Alicia Velazquez

UDEM 2018 EcoChallenge

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 276 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    120
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    6.0
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    1.0
    plastic straw
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    1.0
    serving
    of fruits and vegetables
  • UP TO
    1.0
    whole food meal
    consumed

Alicia's actions

Food

Plant an Herb Garden

I will plant an herb garden in my home, workplace, or dorm room.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Whole Food Lifestyle

I will enjoy 1 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Health

Know My health

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Go get a check up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

If at all possible, I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 60 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

More Fruits and Veggies

I will eat a heart healthy diet by adding 1 cup(s) of fruits and vegetables each day to achieve at least 4 cups per day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY 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?


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    Alicia Velazquez 11/02/2018 8:28 AM
    Plantando árboles en el proyecto de ser más manos

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    Alicia Velazquez 11/02/2018 7:19 AM
    Usando termo para agua

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    Alicia Velazquez 11/01/2018 6:57 PM
    Terminando de hacer ejercicio  😍
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Skip the Straw
    How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?

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    Alicia Velazquez 11/01/2018 3:54 PM

    I use plastic containers for lunch and I use thermos for water consumption. Consumption as much as possible of items from the state (most often it is food), I recite the paper from the office and avoid the straws in restaurants.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health More Fruits and Veggies
    How does eating more fruits and vegetables and less meat positively affect yourself, other people, and our planet?

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    Alicia Velazquez 11/01/2018 3:47 PM

    I think this topic should be taken from home. And it must be implemented in the curriculum of the student from kindergarten to professional.
  • 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 or aren't allowed to use the one you brought? 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?

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    Alicia Velazquez 11/01/2018 3:45 PM
    To carry things in my hands and the system that I have implemented is to load a cloth bag and another I leave it in my office

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    Alicia Velazquez 11/01/2018 3:42 PM

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    Alicia Velazquez 11/01/2018 3:40 PM
    Use of cloth bags
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Go get a check up
    How do you practice self care?

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    Alicia Velazquez 11/01/2018 3:34 PM
    Preventing by means of good nutrition, exercise, and activities related to increasing my relationship with God and having healthy relationships.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Whole Food Lifestyle
    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 assertion?

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    Alicia Velazquez 11/01/2018 3:32 PM
    I think that is not the right thing to do, since the doctor is the specialist and instead, another person can cause you more damage.