I found this girl's blog at Live Life Active and was inspired so I'm doing one of my own.

I have 1001 days to complete my list

Start Date: April 21, 2013
End Date: January 18, 2016

Food & Drink
1.  Make at least 5 new Paleo recipes
2.  Make at least 5 new non-Paleo recipes
3.  Visit 2 new breweries
4.  Try a Vegan restaurant 
5.  Try the Brazilian beef restaurant 
6.  Go at least 14 days without buying 1 thing from a restaurant 
7.  Go wine tasting


Fitness & Health
8.  Go back to Crossfit at least 3 days a week
9.  Do at least 10 hikes on Squaw Peak
10.  Do at least 10 hikes in other places
11.  Ride 50 miles at a time on my bike
12.  Ride at least 300 miles on my bike total 
13.  Get to a lower weight than I got to last year...and stay there!
14.  Back Squat 170 lbs
15.  Do 1 pull up...1 just 1 for the first time in my entire life
16.  Run again...even if it's r-e-a-l-l-y slowly
17.  Eat clean for 55 days, no cheating
18.  Complete a 1/2 marathon
19.  Complete a full triathlon
20.  Ride 100 miles on my bike
21.  Hike to a waterfall


Family
22.  Get a tattoo with Danielle
23.  Convince Tom to get a matching tattoo with me...and get it
24.  Kiss my favorite babies in Denver
25.  Go to Prescott to see my grandparents
26.  Go to my grandpa's house to visit 
27.  Go out to lunch with Aunt Sandy
28.  Make Philip and Lily's birthday books
29.  Watch my cousin get married in Sedona
30.  Go out with Tom for a few house, just me and him
31.  Babysit Philip and Lily
32.  Hear all about my nephew's 1st day of Kindergarten
33.  Hear all about my niece's 1st day of Kindergarten


Relationships...my biggest focus this year
34.  Go on 1 date
35.  Go on another date
36.  Go on a 3rd date
37.  Go on a 4th date
38.  Find a man who can't get enough of me...and love him back ;) 
39.  Get engaged
40.  Get married
41.  Get pregnant
42.  Make a nursery


Travel
43.  Fly to Denver
44.  Go on at least 1 vacation that is just for me, not to visit anyone but just for vacation
45.  Visit Reno
46.  Visit the Grand Canyon for the 1st time 
47.  Visit Antigua 
48.  Go to Vegas
49.  Go sailing on ASS' catamaran 
50.  Visit Ouray


Entertainment
51.  Go to Tempe Town Lake for at least 2 outdoor events
52.  Ride my beach cruiser around downtown
53.  See 3 concerts
54.  Watch movies in at least 5 different genres
55.  Read Gone Girl
56.  Read a Jodi Picolt novel
57.  Read A Framework for Understanding Poverty 


Compassion
58.  Make bags for the homeless and hand them out 
59.  Buy a coffee for people behind me in line, at least 3 times
60.  Buy diapers for a family in need
61.  Write cards to at least 10 people for no reason.


For the Home
62.  Get a new bedroom set
63.  Get a screen door for the front door
64.  Make 2 emergency boxes and put them in the garage
65.  Grow and use at least 4 vegetables/herbs
66.  Use a label maker to label my craft boxes
67.  Take my grill off the patio so I do get another fine
68.  Get a new bedspread
69.  Frame 4 new pictures


Arts & Crafts
70.  Go to Brush Bar 
71.  Make 2 new Pinterest crafts
72.  Create a theme party 
73.  Create a basket with a theme


Financial Growth
74.  Pay off my medical debt
75.  Create an emergency fund
76.  Invest in some stocks
77.  Go through my finances with my dad


Other
78.  Get Surgery on my ankle
79.  Blog at least 15 times per month
80.  Get 3 deep tissue massages
81.  Go 3 full days without saying 1 negative thing
82.  Frame my new diploma
83.  Find my old diploma and frame that too
84.  Decorate my office
85.  Use Coconut Oil in my hair
86.  Focus on MY life and not other people's lives
87.  Watch a series I've never watched
88.  Double the monthly views to my blog
89.  Continue my every other week mani/pedi time with my friends
90.  Become an Assistant Principal or Principal
91.  Teach Scout to shake
92.  Go 48 hours without spending 1 cent
93.  Nail an interview
94.  Mail Kelli's wedding present
95.  Post 5 new things on TPT
96.  Get a facial
97.  Sprinkle my mom's ashes somewhere
98. Make a new playlist with no songs I've ever had on a playlist before
99.  Initiate conversation with 3 strangers
100.  Write a blog about all the best things about myself...and reread it when I need to be reminded

Finally...
101.  Inspire someone else to make a 101 in 1001 list

Just about 180 days ago I started this journey to change my body, mind and life 180 degrees.  At the time I honestly didn't think I would change.  I thought I might get a bit better in the gym but since I had always had a tough time shedding lbs in the past, I wouldn't change all that much.

I am convinced.  I have all my stats below but more, than any of that I have so many people to thank.  The gentlemen (Derek, Brian, Justin) for CF 480 have changed everything about me and I am forever in their debt (and those thank you cards are coming, promise ;) ).  And anyone else who has helped me along this journey...which has been SO many people, thank you.  Every compliment makes me want to push further and go harder.  Every, "Come on Katie, let's go," has helped me finish that WOD a little harder and a little stronger than I thought I could have.


I've done things I absolutely never dreamed I could do.  Crossfit 480 has changed my life.  I wish I could just bring new members in droves because that's how strongly I believe in this.  They say that Crossfit is a bit cult-like.  I have to agree and I'm in.  I'm so in that I just paid for a year up front.  It was expensive...but worth every penny.  I am officially hooked on eating clean and training dirty.


I say this and I will also say, I really don't think Crossfit is for everyone and I think you need to find what works for you.  For some, it's Pilates.  For some, it's cycling.  For some, it's Bar class.  Find what works for you and commit to it and push yourself.


So...just how has CF changed me?
Sidenote:  I didn't post before/after pictures.  I took them every week but there are just some things (very few ;) ) that I can't share on here.  Perhaps, one day, I'll get really brave and post them...not today.  However, a few people can attest to the fact that I look a bit different.

Description	180 Days Ago	Now
Mind and Body
Weight	Big…effin fat…not a size I wanted to be.  There’s only a handful of people who know the number and I will keep it that way.	18 pounds less…18 pounds on a 5.2” body...and still losing
Ankles	Sprained at least 4 times with lots of torn ligaments so I walked like I was 88 until after my morning shower.	NEVER hurt…never.
Size	Big…should have bought Bigger but wouldn’t do it.	2 sizes…ok 3 sizes smaller…and going down!
Eating	Sugar addict, knew what to eat but didn’t do it.	Paleo baby!
At Crossfit 480
Burpees	A joke.  My stomach was huge and whatever I was doing certainly didn’t look like a burpee…perhaps like an army crawl.	My burpees actually look like burpees
Pull Ups	Ring Rows…and they were hard	Blue and purple band.
Thrusters	Weightless PVC Pipe	65#
Back Squats	100 lbs (This was my best exercise)	155#
Box jumps	On the curb, jumping up and stepping down.	On a – in box, jumping up and jumping down.
Running	Run 100 meters, Walk 100 meters, Run 100 meters.	I finished a 5K without walking.  I run every run in a WOD and never walk.  I’m signed up to run Pat’s Run (4.2) in April…Running is my biggest accomplishment!!!
Comments	“Katie, just do 3 rounds, not 5.” “See if you can squat a big below parallel.” “Good work Katie.  You’re going to get even better.”	“I saw you walk 3 steps, don’t let it happen again.” “Get back on it.  Let’s go.” “Go ahead and just do 3 rounds,” but he WASN’T TALKING TO ME!!!  I have to finish every WOD, every time.  “By the way, you look amazing.” “Lookin’ good.”
Life
Me	Unhappy, unhealthy, not confident, ran away from cameras…yuck.	180 degrees different.  I really didn’t think that I would be changing 180 degrees and I have.  I just paid for a year of Crossfit because if anything interrupts my gym time I would be devastated.  I am doing my 2nd Whole 30 (hoping to push it to a Whole 60) because I love how it makes me feel. Life is good great.