2012 in Retrospect

2012 was one of the best and worst years of my life.

Due to numerous reasons, including surgery I'm pretty much right back where I was a year ago in my fitness journey. (If you guys get Journey stuck in my head I will kick you in the taint, you know who I'm talking about - \m/ )

I've made as many beautiful memories as I have that were bad and probably have changed my outlook on life forever. I guess these are the things that shape the people we become as we get older.

I've made a lot of connections with some pretty amazing people, people I can't imagine my life without and people who have been here for me through hard times in ways that I think no one else would. Which says a lot about the type of people that are members of this site.

You know who you are, and I love and appreciate each and every one of you. Let's kick 2013's *kitten*!

well if you're gonna call me out....


This year it's been more about lifting heavy and not obsessing the scale, as well as getting out of the negativity \m/

-Lost the last lost 33 lbs and finally hit my goal weight.
-Started a consistent workout plan and have stuck with it for over 6 months (that's a huge first for me).
-Dropped down to a size 6/8 (smallest I've been in my adult life).
-Paid off a good deal of debt.
-Encouraged my husband to strive for a huge promotion at work (he got it).
-Joined MFP, and made a ****load of awesome friends.
-Got back into lifting after 9 years (I've been talking about doing this for 3 years)


2013:
-Maintain my weight and continue to lower my BF%
-Squat 1.5x my weight and DL 2x my weight
-Continue to pay off debt and hopefully move into a new house (though I'll be okay with the house part not happening until 2014)
-Get a second car
-Record a demo, and hopefully get signed (somewhere, anywhere. I''ll take whatever)

And have beers with GOnzo! Duh!

I lost 25 lbs this year.
I've added strength training.
We cut down how much we eat out.
We saved money and traveled to Rome.
My husband and I have sent each other a love letter every day this year.
Sent my 18 year old off to college (not an easy task).
Saw my autistic son play football for the first time ever.


This has been an awesome year.

I went back and became a certified educator in a different subject area than what I began in. I also quit my low paying job and am now happy with my work. Go me!

I also was engaged, got dumped a few weeks before my wedding, and am now relatively back to normal lol People have told me again and again, Wow, if I were in your shoes I would be crawled up in a ball, in bed, eating bonbons and never wanting to see anyone....to which I always respond, wheres the revenge in that? And how could I be awesome if Im just sitting in bed depressed? I need to kick butt in my life and to not get stuck in a rut because that is always the worst feeling. Which is what Im doing

I havent met any big fitness goals YET, but I will.

I have forgiven someone who did me wrong.
Left a man who had so much control over how I felt about myself it's embarrassing
Have a decent relationship with my mother. Which I haven't had in years, though it could be better, but it could def be way worse
I have started going to school for myself & my daughter.
I am OK with the relationship I have with my son, who i placed for adoption 5 1/2 years ago & I have come to terms that the man who harmed me, will never be brought to justice.
I have weeded out some fake people in my life
I have realized that I am beautiful no matter what size I am, that as long as I am happy with how I look, I will ALWAYS be beautiful

I have met some wonderful people here that make my life a little bit better each day.

I've lost 17 pounds so far this year (and my clothes actually look good on me again)
I ran my first official 5k race. I beat my time in my second 5k.
I ran a 5 mile race after not running 5 miles in over a year (probably closer to 2 years).
I took up P90X and my push ups are improving (even though I'm still not strong enough to do a "real" one)

Great thread topic! I love reading all of these successes.

For me:
Got engaged
Completed my first half marathon (plus two more)
Completed 30 Day Shred
Knocked out my car payment, credit card and medical bill debts!
Accumulated an emergency fund (savings)
Completed Financial Peace University
Visited Williamsburg, Virginia - one of my bucket list locations
Began attending church
Bought a new bicycle, with dreams of doing a Duathlon
Signed up for a Duathlon to be completed in 2013
Completed my second Warrior Dash
Visited Chicago for the first time (Rock n Roll Chicago Half Marathon)
Met a few more MFP friends!

I'm sure there's more because 2012 was an exciting, awesome year for me. I can't wait to see what kind of blessings and adventures 2013 brings (marriage!).

Congrats to everyone on their 2012 accomplishments and good luck in 2013!

---new car
---cleaned up credit
---got rid of some baggage that was weighing me down (ex)

Aww, what a great idea for a thread. :happy:

This year, I:
- Paid off my car and have no car payment for the first time since I started driving.
- Went to Wizarding World of Harry Potter and drank Butterbeer!
- Went to Disney World for the first time in 8 years.
- Bought a sword and incorporated it into some of my belly dance routines.
- Lost 20+ lbs and went down 2 sizes.
- Decorated my apartment so that it no longer looks like a bachelor pad.

Next year, I want to:
- Pay off all my debt.
- Move into a bigger place.
- Perform a solo.
- Have killer arms and abs.

So obviously you met your goal of being a dilhole in 2012? =P

I'm still pushing to do better ;p

What I've accomplished is hard to put into words, except that I'm slowly starting to feel like myself again.

In 2012:

- Lost ~20 pounds and 2 dress sizes
- started running (big deal for me as an asthmatic with a bad knee wh'd never run for more than about a block at a time - usually just to catch the bus!)
- Moved and got a roommate to be closer to work and improve my finances
- saw a financial advisor and got things on track
- in late 2011 I reconnected with my former best friend who I had not spoken to for 4 years after a falling out so we spent 2012 fixing things and becoming even closer than before (and I'm so happy to have her now almost 8 year old daughter back in my life too since I've known her since birth).
- drastically improved my eating habits
- continued working on myself, especially improving my self discipline

A lot of what I did in 2012 was in continuation of the complete life overhaul I started in 2011, after ending a bad relationship at the end of 2010.

For 2013:

- Hit goal weight (so close!) and possibly reevaluate to a new goal and hit that
- run a 5k race
- pay off more debt
- increase my salary (hopefully through a job reclassification)
- continue to improve my fitness and focus more on building strength
- continue to make myself and my goals a priority, a high priority!