I lost and gained 20 pounds.

Same here sista!! I just gained 20lbs tho, lost it last year! Gained it this year! :grumble:

I gained and lost 2 boyfriends.

Kudos! I think I've had the driest year on record!! :ohwell: I'm working on it tho! :bigsmile:

I started 2012 broke and will end it broker.

I started 2012 hating my job and will end it doing double of my job with the same pay and hating it even more.

Ahhh, beat you here. Started the year broke, found a great company to work for, really enjoy my job :bigsmile: Perhaps next year you need to find another one honey??

I spent $3,700 fixing ONE tooth. So, technically I started the year with a lower right molar and will end the year with a lower right molar .. just one that cost $3,700.

WTF!!!!!!!!!! And I moaned when a cap cost me £300! Don't you guys have dental insurance?

This year has been one giant waste of time. Right back where I started.

How about you?

Lets look at the positives: We're alive and healthy! (no diseases, medication for anything). Have legs to walk/run and arms to cook and cuddle with. We have friends and family that love us. We, at least HAVE a job in a bad economy, roof over our heads, food in our belly (albeit too MUCH food!! lol) And we are wonderful, kind, free spirited, fun and lovable people.

Things could be a LOT worse!! :flowerforyou:

Lets look at the positives: We're alive and healthy! (no diseases, medication for anything). Have legs to walk/run and arms to cook and cuddle with. We have friends and family that love us. We, at least HAVE a job in a bad economy, roof over our heads, food in our belly (albeit too MUCH food!! lol) And we are wonderful, kind, free spirited, fun and lovable people.

Things could be a LOT worse!! :flowerforyou:

I very much agree, Anna. While things may seem to have gone nowhere, Jen, I'm sure you've learned a lot this year and that's worth more than money or a boyfriend. :flowerforyou: Besides, you have all of us!!!!

I lost and gained 20 pounds.

I gained and lost 2 boyfriends.

I started 2012 broke and will end it broker.

I started 2012 hating my job and will end it doing double of my job with the same pay and hating it even more.

I spent $3,700 fixing ONE tooth. So, technically I started the year with a lower right molar and will end the year with a lower right molar .. just one that cost $3,700.

This year has been one giant waste of time. Right back where I started.

How about you?

My year was not great either...

I lost 20 pounds but fell off the wagon in October while I was working two jobs and now I am finding it incredibly hard to get back on the horse.

I ‘lost’ a boyfriend of 2.5 years. I could still have him but I finally realized I deserve better. I love him, his kids, and the dog but my needs trump that!

I am broke! I fought with the ex for 11 months to get child support change due to a change in insurance. It should have taken less than a month but because my ex and his lawyer are slimy they drug it out for ELVEN months. I finally saw the higher payment today.

I had some major health problems and owe major amounts of money to several hospitals including the mayo clinic. In the end it was my family doctor and I that “solved” the problem. So basically thousands of dollars were wasted.

I’m ready for the new year!!

I lost 16 pounds put it back on and lost 36 pound.

Technically end of 2012 but got dumped by my ex (the most amazing person I have met, and only one to ever be interested in me) on 28th Dec, and spent the last year trying to get over it.

I went way off the rails and lost control of drinking.

I was diagnosed with severe anxiety and severe depression.

I was put on anti-d's and the dosage was increased.

I was knocked out, and saw everything green playing rugby.

My ex dated a friend of mine.

I ended up covering 4 jobs at work for no extra pay.

I got turned down for an internal promotion having made final 2.

My dad was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour, just waiting to see if benign or not.

My housemate from university and one of my closest friends was diagnosed with breast cancer, she is currently having chemo.

I realised I have some real true friends

I developed a really close friendship almost from nowhere with someone even though have known her for 19 years from school.

I have started to build a good friendship with my ex however slowly.

I have entered tough mudder for June 13 and have been regularly running 5k, and recently pushed up to 7.5k having also run 10k once.

Found a lot of good support, people and advice on mfp.

Thats about it, have tried to end on positives lol.

lost 20 lbs.

+1 GF

-1 micromanaging boss

..... However I feel my life gets more uneventful by the year, hopping to pic up some hobbies in 2013!

This year I have:

Lost 100.2lbs so far. From a size 26/28 to size 14/16

Just recently gained a boyfriend who is everything I ever wanted in a man and am so lucky to have found

Have a job that I finally got a great review and subsequently a great raise from. And even better, I love my job and what I do

Watched my ltitle girl grown from a little 4 year old to a KID who will be five in a little over a week.

This has been a FANTASTIC year for me and I can't wait to see what 2013 has in store for me!

2012 definitely had it's share of ups and downs:

Started on MFP and have lost a total of about 30 pounds. Not the 100 I was hoping for, but still 30 pounds gone.

Had 2 girlfriends this year (1 relationship I ended, the other I was dumped)

Gained a lot insight into some things I want in my future partner.

Got turned down for an internal promotion at work

Ended my sexual dry spell which was great.

Work has become exceedingly stressful and has me looking for new jobs.

Took a great trip out west and will be taking another to end the year to the deep south.

Lost touch with some friends, and gained some new ones.

Overall, happy to have this year done and over with. Hoping for continued success with weight loss and finding a new job and possibly new girlfriend next year.

All I remember about this year right now... is that I'm hung over. I'll have to try this again later.

January started rough. I lost a boyfriend in the first week and a friend passed away suddenly in the last week.

The year has been one of self reflection and preparing for the future. No other major events, good or bad.

Next year will be a bit more eventful with knee surgery and some issues with my ex-husband coming to a head. Neither worries me as they are more a means to an end.

- I've lost 35 lbs this year. I did gain about 12 of it during the Summer of 2012. I went to San Diego to visit friends and go to Comic-con. Though I stayed active, I ate crap and didn't track )= It has also slowed down quite a bit. Ideally, if I kept the healthy weight loss rate of 2 lbs. a week, I should have been 250 before the end of the year but I still am in the 300's though I am very close to getting out of the 300's. Also, even though the scale says otherwise, I know I am making progress. At the beginning of 2012, 3XL sized shirts fit just a teeny bit snug. Now it's too big for me, 2XLT fit ok and in some cases I can fit into 1XLT

- Early in 2012. I discovered that I have broken bones in both ankles. One of the side effects from when I used to have diabetes is that you lose feeling in parts of your body. I didn't feel any pain for a while until I improved and my diabetes went away. Being nearly 500 lbs. for many years I wasn't doing any favors to my ankles.

-No dates, girlfriends, nada. I did have a few gym crushes. Almost every single one ends because, A) married with kids has a boyfriend :brokenheart: C) found out later outside of the gym that she is a smoker :indifferent:

- Job has been good. Got a pay raise and a bonus too. It has gotten more busy lately, which translates to less time to play on MFP while at work.:laugh:

I feel good in my skin except that I have gained about 10lbs since moving home but am working in it.

I wore a cat suit for Halloween!

I had 2 bfs, one broke my heart and the other was fun.

I've never dated as much in my life as I have this year and it's been a blast!!

Thanksgiving 2011, I stayed home single and sad because I was away from family.. Newly single. This year I have spent holidays with my beautiful family.


I will be ending my 2012 dating a cool funny pilot.

In 2012..
I went back to my job in cancer care after working for the company that did my banding surgery..and gained 20lbs back

I haven't done more than make out with one man for one night, since last year at this time.

I'm still running but can't do 10k right now.

I feel like financially I'm just keeping my head above water..but I'm a good swimmer and will make it to shore.

Pretty uneventful for me personally...my brothers have both found their soul mates though lol.

Bring on 2013 its gotta be better than this year...ooooh I might get to make out with another guy...here's hoping!

I've been wondering this for a while now, do you think that MFP, after the initial surge of enthusiasm/dedication becomes too much of a playground? So, instead of coming here to log/track, we just come here to chat? :bigsmile:

I'm asking this as quite a few of us have gained this year and I'm not sure if MFP has changed from a good influence to a bad one!!

Hmmm!! Thoughts??

Coming on here everyday to talk to you wonderful people actually keeps me motivated to keep it off. While I'm here I get tips and tricks from the forums and I log my food. Now, only if it would motivate me to exercise...

2012 was a decent year
My weight stayed the same but I did keep my workouts pretty consistent
I bought my first house (all by myself)
Took a class toward my degree
Have been dating a really good guy for 1.5 months
Going to therapy and working on my boundaries
Did some renovations on my house