Happy New Year!! I can’t believe it is 2013. Sometimes I still think the 90’s were 10 years ago. Weird, I know. How did you ring in the New Year? We hung around the house with friends, played monopoly, and watched the ball drop (at 11…) and then at 12 we went out the garage and did a little workout. I practiced my double unders, and got 2! BAM! This is going to be the year of conquering the double under! I will RX a workout with Double Unders! The hubs threw the weights around for a bit but I wasn’t feeling it… it was after 12am after all…
Looking back over 2012 I am super proud of the progress I made. It blows my ever loving mind that at this time last year I had been training for 6+months for the Disney Marathon. And that even after 6 months of outrageous amounts of running… I was still huge. I think I fluctuated around 215 +/- 5lbs for most of my training. Granted I wasn’t focusing on my food as much as my training, but still proof that lifting weights makes such a huge difference. I was around 190 during our November trip to Disney.
While I lost about 25lbs, I feel like I gained a significant amount of muscle too. I can tell my arms, legs, and butt are way smaller and my face thinner. I have accomplished more this year than I ever thought I could. I’m going to try to highlight some of my favorites
Ran the Disney Marathon
Ran a 5k While on Vacation in Texas
Tried New Rules of Lifting for Women (when my love for lifting began!)
Ran the Go! STL Half Marathon
Entered a 60 Day Fat Loss Challenge
Got some Sobering
Results from my DXA Scan
Tried CrossFit for the first time!!
Pushed Past my Mental Block
Was Inspired by the CrossFit Games
Confronted my inferiority complex
Completed my 60 Day Fat Loss Challenge
Was a Finalist in the Promax DOer Contest
Rocked the Color Run
Ran my first 5K with a Stroller
Realized what Healthy Living Has Freed Me From
Got Pretty Muddy In Chicago
Celebrated 5 Years of Marriage
Conquered the Warrior Dash
VICTORY OVER THE BOX JUMP!
Got to drive a Tahoe for a week
Ran the Zombie Survival Dash
Hit my first handstand
Realized I’m Not Perfect
Celebrated the Victory
Set at 5K PR
Man, what a year! I’m so thankful that you guys have come along for my journey. I hope you stay around for 2013!
Going into 2013 my focus word is going to be “Intentional”
I will be intentional in my relationships, eating, and training. I will continue to set monthly goals, but as far as yearly goals or resolutions go I just want to make this an intentional and focused year. This is going to be a huge year for us. We have some huge plans and exciting things in the works. I can’t wait to see where 2013 is going to take us! This year I am chasing some scary dreams and taking big risks. Dreaming big is scary. But I am encouraged by this quote I found on a bracelet (that I now wear every day):
Every day, every minute you are making a choice that will either help your dreams come true or won’t. Small choices add up to big results. Another one of my mantras for this year!
How was your New Years Celebration?
Any goals for this year?
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