13 Down – 12 to Go!

I'm almost there!  When I moved to Las Vegas, I weighed 125 lbs.  Yes.  125 pounds.  Since August, I've gained 13 lbs and am up to 138 lbs.  My goal: 150 lbs... and I seem to be at a standstill... I've passed the halfway mark, but can't seem to gain anymore.  I feel as though I'm at a point where I'm just maintaining everything, and/or making everything more defined.  And on top of everything, my abs are bigger than my chest!  HA!  Oh well... I'm sure it'll all even out.   

So it's the big 2008 now.  I still find myself writing/typing 2007 and having to correct it... probably take 'til at least mid-end February before I've finally realized what year it is.  In any case... Mandy and I have begun to keep track of goals.  Meaning, writing them down, and once every other month, sitting down and reviewing them.  Making sure they're attainable goals and that they are specific enough.  Not just, "pay off credit cards" but more so , pay off "$xx.xx" by some date.  I finally paid off the Capital One Card... only to rack it right back up again.  So that card has been cut up.  Literally.   When I saw the next statement, I was so aggravated with myself that I had let myself do that.  And practically nothing on the statement was worth it.  Just paid it off again - thanks to the extra funds - but I needed to do something to prevent myself from using it. Now I just have to start in on the big one. 

But yea, goals.  I'm rather proud of myself with the things I've accomplished since moving here.  I've become so focused on what I want in life... and taking steps to make sure I get it.  The first step of that was getting my finances in check.  I'm not spending every last cent on clothes or coffee (sorry Starbucks, but I gotta cut somewhere); and I'm actually putting away a decent start to a savings.  Let's hope that the car doesn't break down and end up eating that... but if it did, I would still be happy that I had been smart to save the money.  That's what it's there for, right? The other was health and gym.  For my height, I should be around 145-150, and thankfully, I've been doing something right because I'm halfway there.  Just gotta keep up the momentum.