Goodbye 2012!

Well, goodbye 2012!

Overall 2012 was a good year with some notable highlights: I graduated from law school, passed the bar, got a job :), and joined weight watchers (notable because I made the decision to improve my health). Oh and, of course, how could I forget...I made my big screen debut. That's right folks, I was an extra in The Dark Knight Rises, the new Batman movie. Didn't you know that Pittsburgh is actually Gotham city? lol. I was one of those cool crazy people who sat in the stadium for 12+ hours in a winter jacket during August to film the winter movie scene. But hey, I was in Batman, even if the scene is only like 2 minutes in the actual movie. If you haven't seen the movie, you can check out the trailer with part of the scene here. What? You don't see me? I'm in that crowd somewhere! I had to listen to C.J. Coyne sing that national anthem 800 bazillion times!

The filming was in 2011, but the movie was released in 2012, so it was my debut. Here are a couple cool pictures from the filming too:

So now it is New Year's Eve and pretty much everyone is talking about the changes they will make for the new year, myself included. It's a new year, right? Time for a new you! Geeze. how many times have I heard that before?

Each year it is like I make empty promises to myself. This year needs to be different.

But, already this morning I found myself weighing the pros and cons fo allowing myself to get a piece (an 1100 calorie piece!) of cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory tonight. We're celebrating the New Year! Surely a sweet treat would be ok. Really? I've done the math and if I skimped on every other meal and ate mostly vegetables the entire day then I could have enough calories for it. Really Katie? You've come to this? lol I have to laugh at myself. Sometimes I feel so strong saying no to cookies here and fast food there, but certain foods seem to trigger a crazy craving that makes me feel like I need to have it!

Well, I'm tired of it! Those foods that I think I need are just not worth it. I think that "It's not worth it" will be my new mantra this year when facing all those bad food choices. Because really...it's just not worth it!

If I keep doing what I've always done then I will only get the same results. So I know 2013 will be the year. I've made great progress these last couple of months and I am ready to carry it forward. I've started my resolutions, actually my list of 101 goals in 1001 days and I will post them all in another post later this week.

I hope everyone has a safe and happy New Year's Eve! See you next year!

Do you have any big new year's resolutions this year?