The Reverse Bucket List

I know the title may have you wondering, what the heck is she talking about? What's a reverse bucket list? Well, unlike Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson, I am not ready to make my list of things to do before I "kick the bucket". I'm ready to do everything I've been missing out on once I can finally start living!

There are so many things that I've never been able to do because my weight held me back. Sometimes it was because I was afraid of injuring myself, being too heavy, or breaking something but other times it was because I thought people would judge me. I thought they might look at me and say "Why is the fat girl trying to do that?" and instead of dealing with that feeling of embarrassment, I'd just sit the fun stuff out. I even faked sick on a school ski trip once because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to stay up on the skis. How lame is that?

So it's time to start making plans for the new life I'm going to live in less than a year! Once I've reached my goal weight, I want these to be my new goals that I can chase after and achieve without the fear. It's time for the girl who's barely been living to have every fulfillment she can. We only get one life... it's time for me to stop wasting it!

Here's the start to my Reverse Bucket List! I'll add more as the ideas come to me but this is all I could think of today. I know some of these may seem trivial but if you're thinking that it's probably because you've done them before. I legitimately have never done any of them. Can't wait to get started!

Shop in a regular store

Ride a rollercoaster in comfort

Wear dresses… every day

Audition for a play with confidence

Audition for a part other than character type (ingenue maybe?)

Wear shorts and sleeveless shirts in the summer

Enjoy running

Be able to throw a solid punch

Do a cartwheel

Get a piggy-back ride

Dance in a club

Do a switch leap and fouettes

Become certified to teach Zumba and Pump

Get asked on a date

Go on said date without worrying about judgment

Jump really high on a trampoline

Do a chin-up

Run a marathon

Swing dance

Win at arm-wrestling

Go bungee-jumping and sky-diving

Learn to surf

Go rock-climbing

Crowd surf

Go water-skiing

Ride a horse bareback

Have my own band and perform

Learn to belly dance

Do yoga (without sweating like a pig and gasping for air)

Ride a zip line

Go white water rafting

Wear a two-piece bathing suit

Ride a rip-cord

Ride a bike in the French countryside

Get married

Have kids

Play outside with my kids

Live a healthy life!

Stay tuned friends... there's more to come!