Jamie Lomax

Starbucks Partners for Sustainability

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
744 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

18

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

495

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

1.0

waste audit

conducted
UP TO

16

zero-waste meals

consumed

Jamie's actions

Food

Zero-Waste Cooking

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 0 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Eat Mindfully

I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Personal Waste Audit

I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Avoid refined sugar

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

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Launch a Recycling Program

I will start a recycling program at my workplace or school. If a recycling program exists, I will advocate for ways to improve and expand it.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

De-Clutter My Home

I will de-clutter, clean, and donate or recycle unneeded items in my home.

COMPLETED 17
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
Simplicity De-Clutter My Home

How can you prevent yourself from accumulating more things in the future?

Jamie Lomax 10/17/2018 11:46 AM

This we are better at... While we are still de-cluttering our space, we are very selective about the things that we bring into it. We shop a lot less than we used to, and try to buy second hand, or find on our local Buy Nothing group when we can. The biggest thing to overcome for me is how to accumulate less craft supplies, as I upcycle materials and sew a lot. Sometimes this leads to a pretty large stack of materials in the dining room, but since the products I make are sold through my Etsy shop, the clutter doesn't stay there forever.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Avoid refined sugar

Before you started this challenge, did you think you were 'addicted' to sugar? How do you feel now?

Jamie Lomax 10/17/2018 11:44 AM

I did not feel addicted to sugar, but I noticed that I had small amounts that added up through the day. This came in the form of snacks on the community table at work, single bites of chocolate after lunch, etc. The first step I wanted to take was to eliminate sugar in my beverages, so even though I mostly drink black coffee, I began to eliminate occasional chai lattes and sweat cream in my cold brew. It's a much better way to taste the true flavor of the coffee.

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- Stacy Strickland 10/18/2018 1:20 PM
  
  I'm soo addicted to sugar! Congrats on the simple changes and the enhanced awareness!
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Zero-Waste Cooking

In North America, up to 65% of food waste happens at the consumer level. Chef Steven Satterfield advocates for utilizing every part of a vegetable. How can you incorporate using an entire vegetable, including the skins, tops, and stalks during your next meal prep?

Jamie Lomax 10/17/2018 11:41 AM

I love this! We used to compost our vegetable scraps, but it seemed like a waste. So I found a recipe on Pinterest to make your own vegetable stock out of veggie scraps. It's so easy - place the veggies in a pot, add some herbs/spices, boil and simmer, and strain. Then we can freeze the stock in large mason jars in the fridge, to pull out and use later for soups and other meals.

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- Stacy Strickland 10/18/2018 1:22 PM
  
  I've found that carrot tops make a good chimichurri and radish greens are good in salad. I just heard about a banana bread made with banana peels... I'll let you know if I try it!
  
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Jamie Lomax 10/17/2018 11:33 AM

Finding it hard to "eat mindfully" when I have so much work to do... I need to learn to get up from my desk and take a break for lunch.

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Jamie Lomax 8/16/2018 3:30 PM

Excited to start selecting challenges and feeling great about the Waste Challenges that I already do making a big impact!

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- Stacy Strickland 10/03/2018 1:16 PM
  
  It was nice to be able to say I already do/did this as I was reviewing the challenges! And super fun to identify a few areas of opportunity! Every step towards living more sustainably is an important one!
  
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