The Modern Classics Bucket List

So I see today Yahoo! has several lists titled “100 Movies to See Before You Die.” As I skim the different categories; Funniest Movies, All-Time Classics and Modern Classics, I thought “why don’t I try and concur one of these lists?” So I looked at each, listed which movies I hadn’t seen before, counted those up and decided I was going to try conquering…Modern Classics! (For those curious…there were 57 Funniest Movies I hadn’t seen and 74 All-Time Greats).

My goal is to see as many 52 Modern Classic below before the end of the year. And ideally I’d like to have a follow-up blog stating which ones I truly thought belong on the list because as I look it over I have intentionally chosen not to watch some of these, tried watching them and gave up or just plain haven’t’ heard of them before. We’ll see where the adventure takes me. But for now, I’ll begin with Netflix Instant Watch…they have 9 of the movies, so there’s my start.

Take a look below…any on my missing list surprise you? For me, I still can’t believe I’ve never seen Finding Nemo and Thelma & Louise. How’d I miss those?  Have you seen of these and are thinking “she’s crazy, that movie blows!” Or do you see a favorite here? Let me know.

Modern Classics I’m Missing:

1. Goodfellas
2. Thelma & Louise
3. Hard Boiled
4. Malcolm X
5. The Player
6. Raise the Red Lantern
7. Supercop
8. Unforgiven
9. Chungking Express
10. Ed Wood
11. Four Weddings and a Funeral
12. The Shawshank Redemption
13. Red
14. Before Sunrise
15. Living in Oblivion
16. Sense and Sensibility
17. The Usual Suspects
18. Big Night
19. Dead Man
20. Ghost in the Shell
21. Lone Star
22. Secrets & Lies
23. Trainspotting
24. Eve's Bayou
25. L.A. Confidential
26. The Sweet Hereafter
27. The Big Lebowski
28. Fireworks
29. Out of Sight
30. All About my Mother
31. Princess Mononoke
32. Run Lola Run
33. Three Kings
34. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
35. Yi Yi
36. Amelie
37. Donnie Darko
38. In the Mood for Love
39. Mulholland Drive
40. The Pianist
41. Y Tu Mama Tambien
42. City of God
43. Elephant
44. Finding Nemo
45. A History of Violence
46. The Lives of Others
47. 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days
48. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
49. Michael Clayton
50. No Country for Old Men
51. Slumdog Millionaire
52. The Hurt Locker

To see the full list go:

http://movies.yahoo.com/photos/100-movies-to-see-before-you-die-the-modern-classics-slideshow-2087/#crsl=%252Fphotos%252F100-movies-to-see-before-you-die-the-modern-classics-slideshow-2087%252F100-movies-to-see-before-you-die-the-modern-classics-photo-1333492235.html

Diary of a Fat Girl - Let's Get Physical

I think I’ve found the solution to weight loss for me. NO NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS! These past few weeks, I’ve really been kicking butt losing weight. Normally about this time, I’m depressed because I’m nowhere near hitting my resolutions. And it’s a relief not to feel the extra pressure from those failing resolutions. So that’s a small suggestion I give you for next year. If it worked for me, maybe it’ll work for you.

So let’s talk some numbers here. I’m down 18.2 lbs. in 10 weeks. (For those math challenged that’s 1.82 lbs. /week average.) Not too shabby!!!! So how am I reaching this you might ask? Basically, myfitnesspal.com. That’s it. I’m tracking my calories and striving to stay under my caloric goals for each day. And if I go over, I go over. Either way, I’m tracking and keeping an eye on what I’m eating. You’d be amazed what you’ll turn down once you realize how much calories/fat is in something. Knowledge is power folks.

But I’m not completely lethargic. I do have a part-time job that requires me to either roller skate or serve food for several hours. I bought a heart rate monitor to wear while and I usually average burning about 1,800 calories each time I work. So that has definitely helped too.

I’ve also had a weight loss competition going on at work to get me motivated in the first place. I’m a very visual person, so when I saw my name on the company bulletin board, I made it a goal to see me hitting my goals. Not only do I see this, but others will too. It was nice getting congrats throughout the 12 week challenge. And I’m happy to announce that I came in 2nd place. (And I’m $95 richer, yahoo!)

So now, what? Well, I’m glad to see that my company is doing another competition starting April 18th. Despite being on a roll, I still don’t think I’m a fully reformed from my old eating habits. So the extra motivation is great to keep me eating healthy. I know for a fact that I still stress eat. When Desmond was sick last month, it was almost pretty much a free for all. But I didn’t let that week and a half dictate the rest of my year. I stopped the naughty behavior and moved on. And as a dear friend pointed out; I didn’t stress eat completely like I would have. I may have gained two pounds but had I been the old/old Michelle, that would have been ten instead. So not all is fail.

Another thing I have going for me….DIRTY GIRL! On June 30th, me and my teammates are running the Dirty Girl 5k. So, this is actually getting me pumped up to exercise. So I have introduced myself to Jillian. I borrowed a friend’s copy of 30 Day Shred and I’m fitting this into a night routine. I gotta say, it’s a butt kicker thus far. I like that it’s only a 20 minute workout. It’s long enough that I feel the pain the next day but short enough that I don’t really have an excuse not to do the video. Do I really want to work out at 8:30 when Desmond is in bed? No not really. But what would I be doing otherwise…watching TV or reading a book. So that’s my new routine for now.

So in a nutshell, things have just lined up for me. I’m in the zone mentally and since I’m already on the ball, I’m gonna keep it rolling. I’m hoping to get to my goal weight of 190 by the time of Dirty Girl; keep your fingers crossed for me.

And since I had so much fun taking silly photos at lunch…here are the photos that didn’t make top shot..