Mark Lyles

New Buildings Institute

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
210 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

160

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

22

meatless or vegan meals

consumed

Mark's actions

Water

5-Minute Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Cook New Recipes

I will cook a new recipe every day that features organic and/or local ingredients.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY 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

Food

Eat Meatless Meals

I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) per day.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

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Mark Lyles 10/27/2016 4:09 PM

I'm so impressed by all the activity that I have seen from our NBI EcoChallegne team! Coworkers encouraging others to sign up, talking about their different challenges and experiences. This is what its all about!

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Mark Lyles 10/18/2016 3:54 PM

My intention was to go fully vegetarian this year for two weeks but I've had to slightly modify this based on my families menu planning and needs. My modification is that whenever I'm presented with a meal choice, either when eating out or cooking for myself or family, I will go with a vegetarian option. Even this will be a big shift for me as my default position is to always order a meat dish when dinning out or cooking for myself or family. While this may seem like a step back, I feel this is still in line with the intent of the ecoChallenge. In this season of political campaigning, I will position this as a necessary compromise...

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