10/15/12 Bucket Lists

I wonder how many people have bucket lists these day. Goals that they want to achieve or places that they want to visit. Something tangible that you can look at when you're having a bad day and the extra energy you need to 'be good' on your diet or get that 30 minutes of aerobics in is just not there. But a list is a tangible object that you can look at and say "This is why I'm doing this! These are the things I want in life and what I'm doing now is how I'm going to achieve them." It doesn't have to be a list made out of extraordinary deeds and in fact it shouldn't but instead a list of goals that you want to achieve. Here's one I've started:

Sonya's Bucket List:

• Learn to snowboard!
• Finish a 5k!
• Wear a pair of size 10 pants!
• Wear a medium shirt!
• Start dating again!
• Treat yourself to a trip to Europe!

You'll notice that all of these goals involve weight loss to some point. After all, you don't normally see 300+ lb. people snowboarding, it's a physically demanding sport and you need to be in shape to learn it. Plus there's the clothes! Do they even make plus size clothes and even if they do who wants to wear tight snowboarding clothes that would undoubtedly show every fat roll?

Finishing a 5k is another challenging sport that requires endurance and dedication to accomplish. All of these items involve sticking to my weight loss plan and persistently working out 5 to 6 days a week. And once I've succeeded I get my reward! Since the reward involves finances I've already started saving for it but if I don't meet my goal then no trip! This looks like a pretty good start to a bucket list to me. :)