We are now into week four almost halfway done with our Amazing Race. Hershey was indulgent but now we are off to Egypt . We will have two physical Challenges or Roadblocks. We also will have a nutritional roadblock as we always do so if your team needs the points I highly reccomend everyone doing all. Individually you could achieve 95 points this week!!!
We need to travel 6642 miles this week and these two challenges we need to do will help you get your miles in.
The first challenge is Belly Dancing!!!!
I know…. Belly Dancing?? It will be fun though. These are a series of five minute or so videos and it's a do all : no partial points. Just need to do each one once and no you don't have to be perfect just give it a try.
These are worth 40 points
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBqXxXL-6jo&sns=em


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beJstBz3jAI&sns=em

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxLIf6t2pGg&sns=em

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_pLy7Nfivg&sns=em

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iydH9s1l3wo&sns=em

The second Roadblock we are going to the pyramids. They say the Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza pyramid complex bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact.
It is aproximately 455 feet tall or 42 stories tall. 84 flights of stairs. So you probally guessed this challenge yep we need to go up 82 flights in the course of the week. There is two sets of stairs in a normal story . So skip the elevators this week, use that stair climber . I bet you would be surprised how many you actually do in a course of a day.
This is worth 25 points!


Roadblock 3: Egyptian Food. 10 pts
No monkey brains this week.
A big part of Egyptian food is similar to our grains and vegetables.
A meal might include celery, garlic, beans, peas, nuts, lentils or lettuce. There is also evidence of olive oil. Fruits including figs, grapes and perhaps melons were also present. The meat Ancient Egyptians ate was much like the meat eaten today in northeast Africa. I also found out bush okra came from there which is found a lot in our southern gardens today . I love okra !
Nutritional challenge 10 pts

Make a list of your favorite healthy foods. Once you’ve identified what foods you love the most, you can then determine what it is about those foods you love so much. Perhaps its a particular seasoning, the texture, the color, or even the smell. Once you identify why you love it, see if you can find ways to bring out those characteristics in more nutritious ways.
Accountability 10 pts
Logging in every day for 7 days. No partial pts. We need to get back on track so back to logging in our food and exercise.