Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Eco-Chic Lifestyle Change Week 3: Weekly Update

1. My SMART goal: I will eliminate all paper products including napkins, paper towels, paper plates, and paper cups from my lifestyle. I will also only eat at fast food restaurants once a week to cut down on my use of paper products.

2. This week I cooked and ate all my meals at home. I used my reusable glass plates, bowls, and glasses for my meals. I also used a dish towel for my napkin when I needed it and washed it so I can re-use it this week. Some challenges I faced this week was my roommate brought home fast food twice so I was tempted to get fast food myself, however I resisted the temptation. I also like to drink a pop at work so I am going to bring my own pop instead of buying a fountain pop in a paper cup at work next week.

3. The feelings I felt towards the end of the week were great since I didn't use any paper products to eat my meals.

4. I learned that I can make it through the week cooking for myself and not eating fast food for the entire week. I also learned that doing dishes is not that bad if you just do them right away after you use them instead of letting them pile up.

5. My plans for next week are to continue with my current SMART goal. I am going to make sure I keep planning ahead to make sure I do not have to use paper products for my meals.

3 comments:

  1. Nice. Sounds like things are going well. One more idea: bring a water bottle to work and just fill it up at the soda fountain. That way, you'll be saving cups, cans, and plastic bottles!

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  2. Nice job! It is such a challenge when someone brings food in the house we are trying to avoid. Maybe that will get easier as time goes on if you keep up your goal. Sometimes looking at our food differently helps. It helps me... SOMETIMES anyway! :)

    Keep up the inspiring work!

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  3. You are doing a great job! I'm sure it has been challenging but your determination and discipline are awesome! Your body and pocketbook will love you for not doing fast food so much and Im sure you will get good at cooking :) Not sure why doing dishes always sound so awful but they do... so that is a great idea to not let them pile up. Keep up the good work!

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