My Dirty Thirty Bucket List

This past summer I turned 29, one more year until the Dirty Thirty.  Well, this year has dwindled down to about nine months, and I had made a promise to myself that by the time I hit 30, I'd be ready mentally and physically to take over the world.  This series of posts - My Dirty Thirty Bucket List (MDTBL) will focus on what I am doing in order to make this happen.

Last week I made the first step to getting myself in shape - I joined a gym.

As for a little background, I've dabbled with going to the gym over the years, never to much avail.  I was never that into working out.  Well, over the past four years I've lost about 50 pounds.  The weight started coming off when I began working in the pharmacy department at the hospital, where most days I was lapping the entire building(s) several times during a shift.  I would take the stairs instead of elevators, and joined the gym because it was convenient.  Then my relationship started going down the tubes and instead of turning to food for comfort, I damn near lost my appetite completely.  I was still eating, just not as much and my body became accustomed to that.

When I left my job at the hospital, the weight still kept coming off, but I was no longer going to the gym, mostly because of my financial situation and the fact that there weren't any facilities in close proximity to my house.  I drive long distances for my current job and the last thing I want to do after work is sit in rush hour traffic in downtown Wilmington.  Or pay an astronomical fee to go the one in Hockessin.

I've somehow managed to maintain my weight loss and have felt better than I have in years.  So I've made it my goal to improve myself even more.  While dropping another 20 pounds would be great, I've joined the gym in order to get healthier.  Our bodies need exercise, plain and simple.  My main goal is to tighten up this body of mine that hasn't started sagging quite yet while I can still do it rather easily.

I'm not turning into a health buff and making drastic changes to my habits.  You will never catch me deciding to be a vegan, or go vegetarian for that matter.  And you'll never see me pass up a slice of heaven that is Grotto's Pizza or a six pack of Bud Light.  But I figure it can't hurt to start a regular exercise and strength training routine.  Stay tuned for updates!