Biggest 2012 Disappointment

i had done so well and lost 80 lbs this past year i got cocky or lazy or both and gained 35 back when i only had 20 more lbs to lose to meet my goal ..while im not beating myself up over it i still am disappointed in myself . im back on track for 2013 though .. im not only losing that weight but losing that other 20lbs i shouldve lost last year

finishing it heavier than I started it. Damned Mirena *shakes fist*

Not paying enough attention to myself! I gave too much and did not give enough to myself in 2012.....

My husband losing his job 7 months after losing his sister.

i still can't pull off a sweat band on my head :sad:

for everything else bad/average that happened, life goes on

Apart from crappy time at work (which is still ongoing) my only other issue was I didn't lose the weight I wanted to before I hit 40. I could've done it if I really wanted to, but I guess I used the excuse of stress at work to eat like a pig!

Anyway, on the whole I enjoyed my year with my family, I try not to let little things like my job interfere with the rest of my life and I'm a pretty positive person. I also gained a very good friend (yes, that's you Sarah!) thanks to MFP which is a lot to be thankful for :happy:

Long runs all Summer on the beach in South Texas:explode: :explode: :explode: to run the Tamarindo Beach Marathon in Costa Rica - 3 days into trip I caught a stomach bug!!! Instead of carbo-loading, I lost 7 lbs. Traveled half way around the world to stay in hotel room eating soda crackers & ginger ale. :sad: :sad: :sad:

I feel like apologizing for thinking i had a rough time last year after reading this thread.

I know, right? We all have our problems but some of the stuff here just makes me really thankful that my year hasn't been nearly as bad in comparison.

I think the biggest disappointment (outside of 'weight gain instead of loss', or the persistent 'I have my frickin job' usual stuff) was my vacation in July. I was determined that since I hadn't really spent more than a week every 1-2 years back in Philly that I was gonna use the bulk of my stockpiled vacation time on a month-long trip down with my husband and son in July. Like ALL of July. I was so excited for a chance to re-connect with my 4 brothers and giving my son a chance to REALLY get to know my home and family...

1. July was miserable, so we didn't get out of my parents' house much
2. 3 of my four brothers treated the whole thing like I was either a) trying ot add to the family drama, b) deliberately disturbing their lives, or c) a bad dose of medicine that needed to be endured. I only had one brother that was happy to see me and mine.
3. My husband and I decided to renew our vows in Philly since the only brother of mine that bothered to show for our wedding was the only one that was happy to see me in Philly. Needless to say, the resulting ridiculousness had me in tears for days after. Only 2 of my brothers showed up, and the extra one showed because HIS wife insisted.

But I've learned my lesson. I refuse to take time and spend money and effort dealing with people that obviously couldn't be bothered. So I informed all of my brothers that I wasn't going back to Philly again until they brought their lazy butts - that have NEVER been to Canada once in the 8 years I've lived here - up. Time for them to put some effort into our relationship, eh?

As for the rest, 2012 schooled me on a LOT of different fronts. I'm ready to conquer 2013, and I've already started ^_^

Was a tough year.

- Started with my cat getting sick, ended up spending $7,000 in vet bills and surgery. For that We will be in debt for a while

$7,000 on a cat? No....see if it had been me that sentence would read "cat got sick and died"
There's no way - there's that car you needed

This thread is beyond depressing