Wasteful Week 2

So here is what I've discovered. Saving electricity and water is relatively easy. All I have to do is turn things off when I don't need them. No problem. And individually, it's not that hard to avoid meat and to not throw anything away for 3 days. The problem here is doing them at the same time.
I am willing to try foods other than meat, but the problem is that when I'm in the commons deciding what looks edible or not, it's usually the vegetarian dish that freaks me out the most. So when I bravely choose to get the squash instead of the chicken nuggets, I convince myself that it's okay because it will be healthier for me. But when I try it and I feel the need to spit it back out onto my plate before I barf, it wouldn't matter if I lost 5 pounds from eating the squash. I just couldn't do it; I had to throw it away.
One of my favorite snacks are my Special K bars. And I always think "Hey, I can have a granola bar because it's not meat!" But then I remember that I'd have to throw away the wrapper, so I don't eat it. This is especially hard in the morning when I want to bring one to class for breakfast, but I can't. I actually gave up halfway through the 2nd day and decided to try not to throw anything away for another half-day.
So I didn't do very well this week; I didn't have a lot of willpower to resist a few luxuries. However, I was really excited because my suitemates have started to use less electricity. They used to leave lights on and sometimes even the TV for an hour or two when they weren't even in the room, so I finally just started going into their room and turning off their lights. When they discovered what I was doing, they laughed and began to turn off their lights and TV more. :)