Weigh Day!

Yay! I lost 5.5lbs :o) I am pretty excited about it, its small but at least its something and it gives me more motivation to try even harder. I have been eating well, mostly oatmeal for breakfast and fresh fruit smoothies and something light for lunch and dinner. I have been walking to work or riding my bike and using the wii fitness coach, which I am going to go do right now.

A good start to the day

I got out of bed and did 30 min of the wii personal coach and 30 minutes bike ride (last part was in the rain and crummy weather) and had a bowl of oatmeal for lunch and have already drank several glasses of water and had some pumpkin seeds for a snack. Oh and I took for dog for a 10 minute walk. Every little bit helps, right? Im gonna see if I can squeeze in another wii workout tonight but my thighs are hurting me already from doing a bunch of lunges and squats earlier! its a good hurt though!

Back on Track

Today has been a good day, Im trying to get back on track with my fitness blog. First thing in the morning my sister and I took a walk around the neighborhood-which was super easy but at least its getting out and doing something. After that a friend and I went and hiked up Cathedral Hills on the Wild Rose Loop which gets up to 1600 feet in elevation. Since I got sick I havent worked out too much so I was huffin and puffin a bit at the top of the loop but it felt great to get out there and keep on trekking. Im not sure how many miles we hiked, a few probably, but it was a lot of up and downs so it was a good workout for me. I plan to go get a couple pumpkins now but after that I am going back home and work out with the wii.

albinism

I dont have any pen and paper right now so I am taking notes on my blog for something, you may not want to read this. its really awful and has nothing to do with my fitness blog.
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one in 1400 people in tanzania have albinism
"My shocking story- Albino Island"
The Mathias Sisters
Eunice Mathias was hacked to death in front of her family (her dad was involved in the murder for profit but later arrested) because albino childrens body parts are sold by witch doctors for good luck and good health.
Vision problems are the worst thing for albinos
they desperately need sunblock, hats, and sunglasses.
light hurts their eyes and burns there skin badly, life expectancy is less that 40 years due to skin cancer
one mother lives in the Mukumbi lepor colony because she lives in fear that her albino baby will be cut up and murdered. she dies her infants hair black and hopes that the albino killers will be to scared to enter the lepor colony to kill the infant.
Semeni and Shida Mathias live miles away from the nearest villiage, outcasted for being albinos, living in fear fr being murdered for their body parts, their dad had part in the murder of their sister Eunice. they walk 2 miles a day in the sun, burning and blinded, to get nasty dirty drinking water that we would not even touch, risking their lives the whole way.
Sam Mluge of Tanzania also has albinism, him and Professor Brilliant were the first doctors to ever examine the Mathias sisters. Mary Mathias is the mother of Semeni and Shida, deserted by all relatives and friends because they dissaprove of albino children she bore, they have no protection from police either, at any moment she fears the killers will return and murder her daughters to sell their body parts. They are teenagers but have excessive aging skin due to sun exposure and severe burns and damage from the sun.
Every night Semeni says "The night has come, tonight we will die"
Matindo Elementary School is a school for albino children where they can be relatively safe from albino killers

Feeling Better! :)

I am feeling pretty happy because Im finally getting over this awful flu. I am really looking forward to working out tomorrow, which I havent been able to do since I got sick, hopefully then I will be back on track :)

Feeling better

Well I am still sick today for sure, but I am gonna go for a bike ride and get in some mild cardio. My chest and lungs still feel awful but most of the sinus congestion is gone so thats nice.

Still sick, Still a slacker

Ive spent most of the day in bed trying to beat this nasty flu. I cant wait till I can breathe normally again and can do a good cardio work out

Im a sick slacker

Ok I planned to go workout today but I think I have an upper respiratory infection and I can't breathe very well so Im taking it easy today. I even got sent home from work.

Im a slacker

Ok Ive been a slacker, I admit I haven't worked out in almost a week. I will definitely work out tomorrow before work though :)