The Impossible has happened!

Today hell officially froze over.

I brought my cousin (who makes up excuses not to excersise with me) jogging. I jogged 5 km, while he jogged about 4km. All together a great experiance. Although I did have to put up with the complaining, all I had to do was put my headphones in and drown him out.

Before we got to the trail we jogged we were passed by a parade of olympic athletes running with the olympic flame, and after we finished we were both in an incredibly good mood. I could practically pin point the time that the endorphins were released inside of my cousins head.

Such a good day for a jog <3

Tricky things that you would never think would depress you

1. Facebook - going on facebook everyday for a long time will eventually depress you. When you go on you look at other peoples photos and compare you life to theirs, and start feeling bad about your own. Want to stop? Cut down on facebook alot, maybe go on everyday for an hour at first, then cut down to everyother day etc.

2. Chocolate - I know what everyone is thinking, chocolate? now way! Yes it does make everyone feel better for a while, because of its ability to release endorphins in your brain, but after a while the suger runs out and you crash. Temporarily feeling better? not so worth it. Chocolates good for a treat every once in a while, but try to space out your chocolate sprees.

Those are my two interestingly random things that depress you. Please people, bring your health up, cut down on these things (and also the other obvious things that can be depressants)

Other depressants:
- Dwelling on things
- Alchohal
- Internet all together
- Being wieght scale obsessed
- Getting bad sleeps
- Eating too many fatty foods
- Eating no food
- Not staying hydrated

The Wii Console....So great for excersise!

I begged to get a wii for my birthday last year because it was the new thing. I also wanted it because you can have fun, and excersise too!

So my cousin who never excersises has a wii, well I think that tonight I had a breakthrough with him. I got him addicted to playing Wii Fit, a fitness game on the wii. Not only does this game have Strength excersises, Yoga, and Aerobics, it also has amazingly fun balance games to interest all ages.

He met his active requirements for the day, and had alot of fun doing it. I had to make him stop because it was getting late here. All in all I had a productive day, and hopefully converted my cousin to a healthier kind of video game :)

What does complaining do?

There are lots of people in my life that have low self-esteem because of their weight. For example I have a close friend who always talks about her body. It's the number one topic in all of her conversations, which means that it must be on her mind all of the time. So anyway, this friend of mine. She complains that she eats too much, and that she's fat etc. typical things you would here out of a girls mouth. So one time she asked me and another one of my friends to help her eat healthier, and as good friends we accepted and began suggesting her healthier options instead of what she was eating. We also told, and showed her how to eat slower (which she did not do at all) But the problem is she wouldn't listen, and she'd even try to make us seem like the bad people that were making her eat less of her high-fat diet. So she wouldn't even try, she just wanted us to try for her, do the work for her. And in the end she just made our friendship wierd and continued to complain about her body.

Another example could be my cousin. I live with him and he's slightly overwieght. He gets teased about his weight at his school (which btw, never do that to someone, it hurts) So anyway, I ask him to go for runs with me all of the time, and he often makes up excuses to get out of them. His biggest excuse is that he doesn't have his running shoes (which is good enough, b/c running shoes are essential) but I've been afterschool with him before and continuously reminded him to get his running shoes. He just ends up making another excuse and leaves. But whenever I go for walks with him all he does is complain about his body, which really annoys be because he could be spending that time and energy jogging or excersising in some way and improving his health.

So the entire point of this ranting blog? My friend and cousin are spending all of their time and energy complaining about thier body which could be used to change their body and attitude for the better. So everyone, if you know a complainer, tell them they complain, because they'll just continue doing it until a gap in your relationship forms.

Complaining does nothing.

Money Getting You Down?

Is getting healthy one of your main problems in life right now? Do you find that the costly exercise classes/gym expenses are turning you off of getting fit?Well your problem can be easily solved throughout your own neighbourhood.

Yesterday while cooling down after a run I stumbled upon a beautiful trail full of outdoor exercise equipment. This trail is 1.1 km long, and has equipment at 6 stops throughout it. I was amazed... not only could I warm up and cool down here, I could do strength excersises as well! I had no idea about this place, and it turns out, it's closer to my home.....and free of charge.

So the point of this short little blog is. If you're funds are running low, but you still want/need to get healthy, go outside for a walk or jog. Enjoy the beautiful nature, the crisp air, and the fact that your wallet isn't being destroyed by the minute.

Lulu... not so lovely?

Do you frequently see people wear expensive workout clothing like Lulu Lemon?

Do you see these people not even working out while wearing these clothes?

I see Lulu Lemon clothes every day at least about ten times! Girls wear them all the time, apperently their the new gucci...

But I don't understand why people are so infatuated with Lulu lemon. I would easily understand it these people were wearing workout clothes if they were actually working out, but no... their wearing them as everyday clothing, thinking they look fashionable.

And I'm not just jelous and complaining because I'm just not cool enough to afford Lulu lemon, I have lulu lemon stuff. The only difference between me and the other girls is the fact that I actually workout in mine.

So I'm ultimately baffled about this lulu lemon craze. Why do girls just fall for these random "fashion" crazes? The only possible reason I would wear Lulu lemon clothes to school would be because their so ridiculously expensive that I couldn't afford any other clothing!!!!


In conclusion Lulu Lemon=Wonderful Workout Clothes.... but they should definately include on the tag, NOT FOR DAILY WEAR...but i guess if they put that on their clothing would never sell because I guarentee that almost everyone that wears Lulu lemon, doesn't work out...

Where has the time gone?

Hey there!

Just making a new post to inform anyone who actually reads this blog (probably no one?) or just myself that I am not dead.

Throughout the past couple of monthes my life has completely changed!

1. I quit my shitty job at Subway (yay!)
2. I moved across the province (:O)
3. I started my senior year at a highschool i've never been too.

and I managed to stay healthy the entire summer ! Yay! :)