Emancipate Yourself from Mental Slavery...

I love making resolutions...having goals... I might not necessarily meet all of my targets but I like setting them nonetheless. I like having something to look forward to and sometimes (as sad as it sounds) I feel like it gives my existence some meaning.

Needless to say, I have one of those 'Bucket Lists' - 100 Things to do before I die.

So I'm not making any new resolutions this year (other than the whole weight loss thing - which I'm going to talk about later). My resolution is to strike out a few things from my bucket list this year :)

1. Read 10 classics
2. Learn Spanish (Intermediate/Advanced)
3. Make a sculpture from plaster of paris
4. Go scuba diving
5. Fly a kite
6. Turn vegetarian
7. Try jet skiing
8. Play hopscotch on a beach
9. Wear a bikini (and look great in it) :P
10. Visit a foreign country (I have a list of 30 that I want to visit)

Okay, to be honest, I picked out the easy ones (I have stuff like, obtain a second Masters degree in there). But I think considering where I am right now, these will be easy to accomplish (and give me a sense of accomplishment) :)

There's this fun blog called Funky Brown Chick that I like reading sometimes. And her latest post really hit home...
She said, "Give me a stable, healthy existence without any real challenges (i.e. Illinois) and I’ll bore. I want thrills. Fun. Adventure. Shitty experiences that I’ll bitch and moan about for ages until, years later, I’ll be thankful they caused to me grow into a better person. To me, that’s better than experiencing regrets and unfulfilled dreams. I want to live. You know, like, REALLY live instead of just settling for something that’s the sensible/right thing to do."

I could SO relate to that. Right now, I'm doing the sensible thing....and I'm not really happy. Working here is definitely a safer option...but I'm not going anywhere and I'm definitely not growing as a person. Yet I'm afraid to take that leap. Leave everything and travel for a couple of years...do some volunteer work in different countries. And after that do my PhD. That's what I want. What I REALLY want. Yet.....

Meh! Fuck it!

Okay...weight loss...

That's it! No more of this BS..my target for this month: 175lb
If I hit 170lb then that'll be great but 175lb is the minimum!
Plan: Work out for a total of 2 hours (and hour each in the morning and evening)
Eat: No refined carbs, sugars, etc. Keep intake between 1200-1400.

Next weigh in: 7th Jan 2010 :)