Meat Eater to Plant Eater – December’s 30-Day Life Challenge

Posted on January 2, 2012 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

As of today I am 32 days without eating meat. I started this challenge (as with all my challenges) as a way to improve the quality of my life by diving head first into a focused 30-day life experiment. As … Continue reading →

Olive Garden, Panera, and Otto’s Pizza (Otto’s Wins)

Posted on December 30, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

The past few days at work have been pretty slack so we’ve taken a few extended lunches out in town. Early in the week one of my coworkers brought in a $25 gift card to Olive Garden so thanks to … Continue reading →

My First Vegetarian Christmas

Posted on December 27, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

One of the first things my Mom said to me when I told her I was going to be vegetarian for the month of December was, “Well, what about Christmas?”. I grew up in a family that was more carnivore … Continue reading →

Worm Compost Follow-Up and My First Horticulture Experience

Posted on December 24, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

It’s been four months since I started my worm compost bin back in August’s Life Without the Landfill Challenge. I decided that Christmas would be a good time to open up the bin to see if some of the compost … Continue reading →

Burritos, Nachos, Hiking and McDonalds at the Ballet?

Posted on December 21, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

I gave tofu another try today via a Boloco’s Classic burrito and again it let me down. I really dislike the texture of tofu, it just tastes like non-descript mush. No thanks. I’ll save that food group for when I’m … Continue reading →

A “Simple” Meal That Crossed the Atlantic and Crossed the US Coast-Coast 4 Times

Posted on December 20, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Today I picked up a few groceries at both Trader Joes and Shaws. I’ve been reading a bit about the transport of food and how that affects the carbon footprint of what you buy. I’ve started to realize that all … Continue reading →

Pulled Pork Truck, Free Pizza, and is Pepsi Hipster?

Posted on December 16, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Once I got home from work today I decided to get take-out instead of make my own meal. I worked out pretty hard during lunch and was craving something greasy and delicious. On any normal night I would have immediately … Continue reading →

Ziti Lasagna

Posted on December 15, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

I finally decided to start taking some antacid medicine and it has given me relief for the past two days. I rarely ever take any medicine but after 12 days of feeling like garbage, I felt like I had to … Continue reading →

Top Vegetarian Twitter Accounts

Posted on December 14, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Throughout each of my month challenges I’ve made a point to follow Twitter accounts that were relevant to the challenge. I used to be a huge Twitter nay-sayer because of how many people I know tend to use it (very … Continue reading →

Vegetarianism – Good in Theory, Not Yet in Practice

Posted on December 11, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Today (Saturday) marked a shift in my vegetarian lifestyle, I’ve officially moved from near constant nausea and bloating to constant acid reflux (TMI?). I burp constantly, more than I ever thought possible (at least it’s not coming out the other … Continue reading →

Nausea is Lame but Boca Burgers Are Still the Bomb

Posted on December 11, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

As with my last post about lunch at work, I’m not sure whether I’m nauseous because of those meals themselves or because of my larger shift in diet. Regardless, I was lazy again and opted for food at work during … Continue reading →

Bean Salad Wrap = Vom-City

Posted on December 7, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Before this month started I made a switch from Au Bon Pain to Cosi for my on-the-run breakfast choices. I only go through South Station once every few weeks but I’m generally in a rush to get out of my … Continue reading →

Man Cannot Live on Bagels, Pasta and Cupcakes Alone

Posted on December 7, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

So far my diet hasn’t really been that fulfilling. I find that I’m not giving myself much time to prepare good meatless meals which as a result I end up eating lot’s of bagels, cereal, and sweets (snickers bars, cupcakes, … Continue reading →

Sunday Funday

Posted on December 6, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

I ate some hearty oatmeal (Trader Joes Rolled Oats) for breakfast that was actually very good. I usually eat instant oatmeal because I’m lazy but today I made “the good stuff” and was pretty satisfied with it. With a little … Continue reading →

Black Bean Burgers

Posted on December 3, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

Today I had the usual breakfast; cereal and milk. I don’t think my vegetarian challenge will really impact my breakfast. 95% of the time I eat cereal/oatmeal/bagels from home and 5% of the time I get some greasy sausage, egg, … Continue reading →

Day 1 – Meat Eater to Plant Eater

Posted on December 3, 2011 by The Young Urban Unprofessional

As my 100 item challenge wrapped up yesterday, I realized that I hadn’t really put much thought into what my next 30-day challenge would be about. I have plenty of ideas but I hadn’t made any definite plans. However, over … Continue reading →