What I did in 2012 that I had never done before

Wow! Lots of great firsts!

I have to really dig deep to find something.....

Ran 2 5Ks (my first 5K was in 2011 - Warrior Dash); I ran that one again this year and added the Reindeer Romp - I actually placed 3rd in my division for the Reindeer Romp ...so I guess that's a first. I've never placed in anything before

Ran my fastest 5K ever @ 23'52"
Ran my fastest 10K ever @ 49'54"

I learned how to swim (using youtube and my neighbor's help); and actually swam the front crawl (or free style) for laps without touching my feet to the bottom of the pool; I actually jumped in the pool a few times went to the bottom and came back up without drowning (I've always been afraid of water); I swam to the bottom of the "deep end" (it's only 5 1/2 feet deep (but I'm only 5'2") in my neighbor's pool), touched the bottom and came back up without sucking in water and without freaking out a couple of times. Actually, this is a real feat for me; we're putting in a pool next year and I hope to do even more with swimming; perhaps train & run a triathlon.

Oh and I got my body fat down to 15%; that's definitely a first :bigsmile:

I guess that's it for me; I can't really think of anything else

This year-
-Kept on eating right and exercising beyond Jan/Feb
-Completed a 100 mile road bike ride
-Went Zip Lining with my daughter

Next year-
-Complete a 35 or 50 mile mountain bike ride
-Do some kind of triathlon
-Do some kind of mud run or adventure race

Ran my first 5K! Something I never thought I'd be able to do.

1) drastically cut sugar and fat from my diet
2) wore gymclothes constantly
3) made it a habit to walk to the shops
4) went from a size 12 to size 8 australian
5) from overweight to healthy bmi

Congrats to everyone!!!! I ran a 5k with my man and 14 year old son. This was a before 30 goal and I finally got up the courage to do it at 34! :happy:
I also joined a gym and actually forced myself to go, and I LOVE IT. Joined years ago and was too nervous I would be the fat out of place chic.

Here's to an even better 2013 for everyone :flowerforyou:

Oh wow all kinds of awesome achievements within the MFP community! So nice to see

As for me:

1. Ran the Army 10-miler on the Homes for Our Troops team and personally raised over $3000 to build an adapted home for a severely wounded OIF/OEF veteran. The longest distance I ever ran prior to this was 6 miles and that was around 15 years ago.

2. Learned how to snowboard. Love it!. Gray on a tray! whoop whoop

Cheers to 2013!

It's only half a year on here for me, but I think I made it count.

-Stopped eating my daily sugar allotment for breakfast (I still miss you Raisin Bran). I'm fairly sure this is related to my skin clearing up significantly.
-Am 15 pounds lighter than I've been since high school (and maybe before) and am wearing a size 10 for the first time I can remember
-Made my peace with burpees; I think I'm even starting to like them a little
-Started strength training again
-I've always made most of my own meals at home, but I think I'm making a much wider variety of stuff now and just feel more organized about meal planning and really enjoy cooking.
-Had my first cycling accident, but got myself and my bike fixed up and got back out there.

Happy 2013 everyone!

Love your list of accomplishments. Congrats on all you have achieved!

After 48 years of addiction I quit smoking successfully. (4/2/12)

Started a fitness/workout program. This is not the first time I did this but it is the first time I did it for more than one month. (4/9/12)

Ran a mile with out stoping and then bumped that up to 1.5 Miles with out stoping.

I lost weight with out using diet pills.

Both big steps for me.