I revolted against doing the same, expensive, "lose weight quick but if you don't keep paying us to tell you you're doing it wrong the minute you plateau or gain, you'll gain it all back and be back to being depressed" diets that I kept trying that wouldn't teach me how to keep the weight off unless I paid them and I joined a gym. Granted I've gained not lost weight, but I haven't given up (and a big thanks to the MFP friends that kept me from giving up and giving in when I got near the edge!) and I'm still working at finding the problem so I can fix it and start losing again.

I am revolting against being second fiddle, I realized something this past year, I have always been second best to my sister and I always will be and that hurts, there is no achievement that I can make that will put me in the spotlight with my family no matter how hard I try. So, I'm not trying anymore, I will be focusing more on establishing and maintaining my friendships because with my friends, I will be able to have my turn in the spotlight, because they will be the ones that remember when I cheered them on and gave them their turn in the spotlight, they will give me my turn even if I'm the last one in the group to achieve something or cross the finish line, they won't overshadow me with someone else's life/ sadness/acheivement/whatever just because that person did it first/fastest/better or is suffering at that moment

Revolting is what got me in trouble in the first place. I'd get mad at someone, cheeseburger. I had a crappy day at work, candy bar. The voices in my head are telling me to kill you, screw exercise. That's how I revolted, and I ended up revolting...in appearance. Slow and steady control is what is working for me. Slow and steady control is what I'll continue to do.

First off, let me start by saying that I really love this post.

What did you REVOLT against that worked in 2012 that you want to keep going and/or go harder in 2013? What didn't work? This is important too because we LEARN from mistakes...nothing wrong with that.

I think one of the biggest things I revolted against was harboring anger or ill feelings towards certain people in my life. I had a few falling outs with friends towards the end of 2011 and I kept a lot of that anger and resentment inside of me. I decided that in the new year I was going to just forgive them and let it go. It was honestly one of the best feelings ever! I can be cordial when I see them in passing now and I've even texted one of them on occasion when something random happens that reminds me of them or I see something that I know they would enjoy as well. I encourage anyone that is holding on to something like that to just release it, because honestly you will feel 10x better once you do.

Another thing I revolted against was my laziness and bad eating habits. I joined MFP in the end of October and it was the best decision of my life! I know that I still have a long road ahead of me, but just the progress I have made in the past few months still amazes me.

CHALLENGE: What are you ready to REVOLT against in your life that is preventing you from getting healthy physically and spiritually?

I know one of my downfalls is going out and drinking more than I should with friends. I'm in college so it's natural to go out and have fun, but one of my goals in the new year is to tone it down. I really want to lose weight and I know that liquid calories had a lot to do with why I gained it in the first place. It's not something that I can cut out completely, but cutting down would be an accomplishment and probably really help with my weight loss. I think for now that's a big enough step and we'll see what else I can come up with throughout the year. One step at a time though.

Happy New Year everyone!! I hope that all of you have a fun and safe evening.

I'm going to revolt against people deciding my actions. I'm going to make my own decisions as to what and how much I'm going to eat. I will do what I like and want to do and forget about what anyone else thinks. :drinker: