For awhile now, I’ve been keeping a sort-of bucket list of things I want to do, or buy, or places I want to visit, but haven’t because of my weight. So you can both monitor my progress and revel in the somewhat superficial joy, here is that list:

1. Bungee jump
2. Get another tattoo (tattoo is picked out!)
3. Visit London and Paris
4. Learn how to paddleboard
5. Purchase a wrist watch
6. Go back to South Africa
7. Skydive
8. Buy a “real” bike, not one with a old lady seat and a wicker basket
9. Visit New York City at Christmas/New Year’s
10. Wear a dress cut above the knee
11. Vacation somewhere tropical
12. Purchase a Chanel tweed jacket
13. Complete a 5K (planned for September 23!)
14. Complete a triathlon
15. Wear zip-up knee-high boots
16. Learn how to surf
17. Wear a two piece swimsuit
18. Fly middle-seat coach
19. Learn how to snowboard
20. Buy and wear cute lingerie
21. Climb a mountain (or a super steep hill)
22. Do a zipline
23. Work out in one of those bra-tank top things that show everything
24. Fit my big ol’ wrist through a bangle bracelet
25. Bike through California wine country
26. Wear a bikini.
27. Get a massage
28. Take up a new sport–snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, cycling, etc.
29. Wear a ring on my middle finger–for some reason, I’ve always wanted this

To be continued…