Dreams & Goals

Love Love Love this thread!!!

Some of my goals are to start surfing again, do fight/MMA classes, travel and do all the things I never ever did because my weight held me back.

I also have always promised myself I would get a Tag Heuer Watch, but only once I reach a goal of 75kg. I have a feeling I might need to start saving for this watch pretty soon!!!!

I think these life goals are so important, its awesome to see people not only reaching them, but going beyond what they thought was achievable!!!

My dream/goal is to be a healthy weight/BMI by my 30th birthday - Dec 2013, fingers crossed I can acheive it!

jasmilly wrote:

I would love to learn how to horse ride and join Tap class.

Me too. There is a trail riding place in canberra which looks so fun. And I want to take dance classes too.

I also want to join a kick boxing gym. And take art classes. And dip dye my hair.

I cannot wait to get this started!

I would love to learn how to horse ride and join Tap class.

Glenmaree - Canada is on my to do list as well.. I have new 'step' family over there and from what they have told me, it sounds so amazing!

Also have plans to travel to England and Fiji and do another cruise holiday with friends and actually be game enough to get into swimmers!

Every day I think of this thread and the new things I would love to do once the weight is off!

:)

Love this thread.....

I have always wanted to go abseiling, but was worried about fitting into harnesses

I'd also like to ride as pillion passenger on a motor bike, preferable a Harley


Oh and do some hot laps in a v8 at Eastern Creek or Bathurst and fit into the overalls

demilanni wrote:

Lillie adult swim classes are widely available. My hubby is a non swimmer and I have put him in lessons. He has gone from terrified of water and unable to go past waist deep to able to swim laps and will go to the deep end, all in about 12 weeks. We have 2 little girls so he needs to be able to swim a little :)

Wow, that's great to hear. I've been looking at lessons and its reassuring to hear that 12 weeks is enough to gain confidence. I've used excuses to avoid them, I guess. My body, don't like public pools blah blah, have to push those aside. Thank you for your info!

Great Thred guys

I would love to have a baby...I never really started trying because i thought damn if im this big now.. how huge will i be once i pop out kids.

I also want to do the oxfam fundraser with my husband. (100k walk through the mountians) i think this will help me increase my fitness and assist with the weightloss

I want to try dragon boating racing and learn to play a big drum

travel to Canada and Alaska for a holiday



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Great topic!

My bucket list is a long one...but the big ones at the moment

Join a hiking club
Hike the Oxfam Trail Challenge
Learn to Dive
Hike to Macchu Pichu
Ce roc dancing (I used to do this at my biggest but my back and knee injuries have prevented me to do this for a few years)
City to Surf
Join a hockey club (never played but always wanted to)
continue to travel (but keep up with the pace!) Central America, South America, Bali, Japan and China are on the to do list!

I am focusing on hiking and diving this summer, once I have recovered properly from my surgery

I know that at the start of my journey - I also had dreams of things I wanted to achieve or do - apart from reaching the age of 50 due to both my parents passing away very young. It's amazing are they are similar to others.

I dream to:

Skydive (tandem) for my 50th
Harbour Bridge climb
Undertake a fundraiser marathon for Breast Cancer (for mum)
Live to an age where I get to enjoy grandchildren!!
Undertake a tour to Europe - DONE
Fit in an aeroplane seat without an extension belt - DONE
Wear knee length boots - DONE

One thing I know for sure and that is you become more confident in having your photos done and to get compliments saying that your two daughter look like your sisters and more than I could ever ask for.

Take care all.

mammabear wrote:

Alysia i cant wait to get to my goal and make sure im not to saggy (skin) cause im getting my 3 kids portraits down my side :) was going to do it before christmas but now ill wait till my body is where i want it to be. Dont want to get it then it look funny when i loose weight

Yeah, exactly the same reason why I've not gotten mine yet..
A few times I've been like, as if I'll ever lose weight, just get it done. But now I'm so glad I've waited, because I'm almost at the point I'll begin losing the weight.
It's something well worth waiting for :)

Alysia i cant wait to get to my goal and make sure im not to saggy (skin) cause im getting my 3 kids portraits down my side :) was going to do it before christmas but now ill wait till my body is where i want it to be. Dont want to get it then it look funny when i loose weight

Great to hear everyone's dreams and goals.. Let's hope they all come true for us sooner rather then later. All very inspirational too :)
It has given me a few things to think about, like playing a team sport etc.

Demilanni, that's great to hear you are going to go for tough mudder 2014..

I would like to be able to complete a fundraiser walk/run when the fitness level improves.
Also I want to get a tattoo on my ribs for my dad (who passed away when I was 6), so that will be on my list too.

This thread has been on my mind all day. I have decided to really go for it and aim for tough mudder 2014. They have a training plan to follow o I want to start that in march. Till then I need to work on building some basic fitness and loosing some weight!

I would love all the usual things like new clothes and feeling better within myself but my big goals are
• play hockey within a team (same club as children and hubby) rather then only watching from the sideline
• wear boots
• have higher energy level so i can PLAY with my 3 children not watch them
• bridge climb (i didnt know that had 'fat' suits
• FINISH a warrior dash (army style obstacle course)
And most importantly loose my insecurities :)

I would love to start horse riding again. I grew up riding horses and then when I put on the weight was to embarassed to do it and to scared of hurting the horse. I would also love to learn how to Pole dance. They have classes near where I live and have always wanted to try it. It looks like so much fun.

But my biggest goal is the same as you demilanni. To be a healthy role model for my 2 boys.

Good luck to everyone acheiving their dreams & goals. It's only a matter of time now xxx

Lillie adult swim classes are widely available. My hubby is a non swimmer and I have put him in lessons. He has gone from terrified of water and unable to go past waist deep to able to swim laps and will go to the deep end, all in about 12 weeks. We have 2 little girls so he needs to be able to swim a little :)

For myself there are a few things I want to do when I am "skinny"

I want to do tough mudder 2014
I want to learn to belly dance
I want to play a team sport
I want to wear boots
I want to sit in a plane without a extension belt
I want to go to an indoor play center and be able to climb to the top with my daughter do she can go on the slide
I want to learn to shuffle

But most of all my dream is to break the obesity cycle and raise 2 healthy girls, who have no weight issues and a good role model in their mum.

This is going to sound a bit embarrassing to admit but I'll come out with it. I want to learn to swim, and not just swim, but swim well. Like life guard level well.

I love and both fear the water in equal measure. I nearly drowned learning when I was 10. And after that, I was too scared to try. Later on, I didn't learn because I was too self conscious about my body. My cousin one time got caught in a rip and the inability to act on my behalf was the the most horrible feeling ever. Of course I would have tried if my brother hadn't jumped in but I probably would have killed both of us in the process. Felt so powerless, never want to feel that way again.

So one of my biggest dreams for after surgery is not only feel comfortable wearing a bikini or a swim suit but to also feel comfortable in the water.

I would like to have a crack at the Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade. I was a fire warden at my last job and enjoyed doing the courses.

Great thread Alysia. I always wanted to be an volunteer ambo driver & earlier this year & 40 kilos lighter I qualified. It was not that I couldnt have done it before but I was too embarressed to tuck my shirt in or be caught at an accident & not be able to bend over to give life saving help to a patient because of my weight!! :(

Now my goal is to get fit, yes Im skinny but unfit, so for the first time I have started to jog & lift weights!!

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One of my dreams is to go skydiving but my weight has always held me back. This is one thing I will make sure I do when I reach my ultimate goal.

Great idea Alysia!
Sometimes we can get so focussed on the weight-loss that we forget why we're doing it -to live life!!

Swimming with dolphins sounds wonderful. no it will be quite an experience.
I'd always wanted to do the Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb too, and ticked that one off the list a couple of years ago. It was fantastic, and the weather was perfect on the day. I'd love to do it again one day.

One of my dreams is to get fit enough to run a marathon. The Rome Marathon to be precise! I have no misconceptions of becoming a super-athlete lol, just to finish would be an amazing achievement, and to do that in such an amazing, historic place....aaaahhh just magical!!
I'm hoping, or should I say PLANNING to do that in March 2014.

Did anyone else have any dreams or goals (besides weight loss or new clothes) that they wanted to achieve once they lost weight?

I've always wanted to swim with Dolphins, but have never done it because I would hate to be turned away and embarrassed with a "Sorry, we don't have a wetsuit to fit you" kind of comment.
Once I begin my weight loss, that's one thing I will be doing.

I had always wanted to do the Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb...and did end up doing it in January..once I found out they had 'jumpsuits' big enough and I wouldn't get turned away.

Another thing I would love to do, is join as a volunteer SES member...

Feel free to share any of your dreams/achievements that you want to fulfill or have fulfilled since your weight loss.