2009 Update
Feb. 7th, 2009 01:40 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
outsdrSo, at the end of 2008, I posted my goals for 2009.
Here's each one, and how it's going:
1- I will drink more water.
I'm doing very well with this. I'm drinking close to 2 liters of water a day. I have to go potty at least 3 times a night, which is fine, because so does the dog. The initial cottonmouth I experienced has passed, and when I do occasionally have a soda, it makes me feel bloated and sick. I haven't been able to give up coffee, however.
2- I will eat less
This has been more difficult to accomplish. It's easy to fall back into old habits of filling the plate, and then eating it all regardless of whether I actually want it all. I'm down to 294 pounds, however; that's 11 pounds since the start of the year. At one point, I dropped down to 286; but then, that was the week I started eating pumpkin seeds- boy, was THAT interesting.
3- Santa Fe Blond
It's hard to give up the laptop at work. In fact, I haven't. But I have dug out the original story for Santa Fe Blonde, and I'm going to re-read it and start on the script soon.
4- I will save more money
This is going well. I currently have just over $1,200 in my savings account. Most of this will be going towards my trip back east to visit family in April, but it's nice to see money starting to build up. I've revised my expectations and plans, however. I'm going to try my hardest to set aside $1,000 each month; each month, I will take that money and apply it to an outstanding bill, with the goal of having all my debts paid (excepting my student loans) by the end of the year, or as soon as possible, while always keeping at least $1k in my savings for emergencies.
Here's each one, and how it's going:
1- I will drink more water.
I'm doing very well with this. I'm drinking close to 2 liters of water a day. I have to go potty at least 3 times a night, which is fine, because so does the dog. The initial cottonmouth I experienced has passed, and when I do occasionally have a soda, it makes me feel bloated and sick. I haven't been able to give up coffee, however.
2- I will eat less
This has been more difficult to accomplish. It's easy to fall back into old habits of filling the plate, and then eating it all regardless of whether I actually want it all. I'm down to 294 pounds, however; that's 11 pounds since the start of the year. At one point, I dropped down to 286; but then, that was the week I started eating pumpkin seeds- boy, was THAT interesting.
3- Santa Fe Blond
It's hard to give up the laptop at work. In fact, I haven't. But I have dug out the original story for Santa Fe Blonde, and I'm going to re-read it and start on the script soon.
4- I will save more money
This is going well. I currently have just over $1,200 in my savings account. Most of this will be going towards my trip back east to visit family in April, but it's nice to see money starting to build up. I've revised my expectations and plans, however. I'm going to try my hardest to set aside $1,000 each month; each month, I will take that money and apply it to an outstanding bill, with the goal of having all my debts paid (excepting my student loans) by the end of the year, or as soon as possible, while always keeping at least $1k in my savings for emergencies.
