Christian Eliopoulos

RIT Sustainable Living Class - Spring 2022

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
153 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

50

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

1.0

whole food meal

consumed
UP TO

0.3

pounds

food waste prevented
UP TO

1.0

organic meal

consumed
UP TO

50

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

2.9

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

50

minutes

not spent in front of a screen
UP TO

17

gallons of water

have been saved

Christian's actions

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Try a New Way to Prep

I will try a new method of food preparation, such as canning, pickling, or baking bread.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Practice Loving-Kindness Meditation

I will spend 20 minutes practicing Loving-Kindness Meditation to nurture love and compassion for myself and others.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Choose Organic Ingredients

I will enjoy 1 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients each day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Whole Food Lifestyle

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Energy

Power Down the Computer

I will power down my computer and monitor when not using it for more than 2 hours, saving up to (1.1) lbs of CO2 each day that I do this.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Go For A Daily Walk Outside

I will take a walk outside for 10 minutes each day.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Happiness

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Limit Social Media

I will limit my social media use to once each day reducing my daily use by 60 minute(s)

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Mindfulness Practice

I will spend 30 minute(s) per day practicing Mindfulness.

COMPLETED 2
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
Food Weekly Meal Planning

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

Christian Eliopoulos 3/20/2022 9:48 AM

240 lbs is a surprisingly high number for an average person, though I've never actually weighed my food. I couldn't fully understand how this number was measured based on some google searches.
It seems like they measured how much you bought, and then calculated how much you wasted based on a combination of weight, BMI, and metabolism.
The number would be less surprising to me if it included how much stores and restaurants waste, as I could see them throwing out expired food. (I've read a good amount give it to homeless shelters before it'd expire though.)

$1500 a year could be quite useful. This money could be used to get food to the hungry. The family could also spend about $25 more a week on healthier (or more sustainable) food.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Power Down the Computer

What are other easy things you could do to save energy and reduce your environmental footprint?

Christian Eliopoulos 3/20/2022 9:03 AM

Turning off lights in rooms while they're not in use could help.
Also, using natural sunlight now that it is (sometimes) sunnier.

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