Speak it, believe it, achieve it!

I’m on my summer vacation and am having some difficulty getting on a schedule of… anything. Apparently, like many of my students, I need STRUCTURE! This go-to-bed-whenever-you-want, no responsibilities, summer thing is not working.

Yeah, I can hear the sympathy rushing my way.

Freedom without purpose is senseless. Lock me up. Put me in my cubicle and give me a stack of paperwork to crush. Yes, I could have applied for a summer school position. Yes, I have an application for a warehouse job right here. Or I could do something entrepreneurial. Hmm. Probably have to be confident of the spelling of the word entrepreneurial before you can follow that course, though.

(Googles)

You know what? I’m not looking that word up. I’m 99% certain it’s spelled right anyway.

The point of this BodyBlog is stating my purpose. Porpoise? No, purpose. Dolphins? NO!

Porpoises is probably spelled incorrectly. I’m only 50% sure of that one.

Ahem.

You see? You see how I’m losing some focus without a desk to sit behind? Actually, my desk at school is covered with student art. I never sit down at a desk. Well, other than beside a table filled with students.

I’m constantly roving the room looking for students to help (or annoy - “You! Draw! Draw now!”). Anyway, no students for several weeks and so I’m left to my own schedule. Isn’t the phrase, left to your own devices?

What the heck does that mean?

And where was I?

Ah, yes, p-u-r-p-o-s-e. In addition to my spring cleaning (in the summer?), I’m going to focus on diet and exercise. I purchased a three-month membership to Gold’s Gym here in Carlisle. Just five minutes or less from my doorstep to theirs. That will cut down the gas costs that I would have dealt with by commuting to my regular gym - Planet Fitness in Harrisburg.

Let’s say I get 30 mpg with my Civic. And let’s call the round trip 60 miles. If I’m planning on four workouts per week, that’d be eight gallons of gas each week, right?

Maybe my purpose should be to brush up on my math skills.

Focus! Focus!

That would be about $32.00 per week. I’d make up my gym fee in about three weeks. That works for me.

And the cost of not attending sessions at Planet Fitness? I pay about $11 per month there, so 3/4 of that is $8.25.

This whole focus thing isn’t working out.

I’m like Manny Rivera only without the baseball skills. Maaaaan.

Purpose: Get in my best shape ever by exercising regularly, eating clean, and getting enough rest.

P.S. What’s YOUR Purpose?

Check this out:

Before

According to Gregg Valentino, “THAT WAS TAKEN IN BOB BAFF’S FITNESS CENTER IN YORKTOWN HEIGHTS NY , IT WAS A NAUTILUS GYM ONLY AT THAT TIME…..1979″

After

Can you say transformation? No, not especially what I want to do with my body, but he certainly did transform.

And my 900th comment originated from ChickenTuna.

That’s the link to her new site (under construction). Sweet.

Her BodySpace profile is one that everyone here has probably visited: http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/chickentuna/

CT was one of the first BodySpacers I visited when I started visiting BodySpace. No surprise there as she’s consistently on the top pop on BodySpace’s front page.

Of course she looks great, but what also appealed to me were the words on her BodyBlog and then her bunklers site.

“It really comes down to this… you need to work out and eat right consistently to stay in shape, that is the  only method I  know that works.”

Truer words were never spoken.

I’m ending my Hydroxycut use and switching over to Aplodan and Leukic Hardcore.

Amanda Jo Earhart-Savell, 30, IFBB Professional Figure Competitor was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds recently.

“The Dallas County medical examiner’s preliminary report ruled the death of Amanda Jo Earhart-Savell as a homicide,” according to the article found following the link above.

Rest in Peace.

P.S.

Jason Ferruggia sells a series of eBooks. I picked up his one collection. His nutrition book comments on unsaturated fat.

“Make sure 20-30% of your calories come from good sources of unsaturated fat. A diet that is too low in fat will automatically cause a drastic drop in performance because low levels of dietary fat cause a decrease in testosterone production. You can avoid this by being sure to consume an adequate amount of good fats such as flax oil, hemp oil, olive oil, fish oil, avocadoes, nuts, Omega-3 egg yolks, and wild salmon. An easy way to get extra calories is to simply take a tablespoon of oil with every meal.”

I’m currently taking a tablespoon of Bertolli’s Extra Virgin Olive Oil with at least one meal a day. Of course since I’m on a slight cut, trying to reduce my waistline a touch, the evoo might not be the smartest addition to my diet. Ferruggia’s eBook also notes, “Each tablespoon is 140 calories, so you can see how quickly they add up. Take two tablespoons with each meal for five total meals and you have an additional 1,400 calories in your diet.”

AllWhites® 100% Liquid Egg Whites

The ad copy on their Web site reads: “AllWhites® 100% Liquid Egg Whites are delicious scrambled, as a white omelet or as a tasty protein fruit drink! They are also great for French toast, quiche, meatloaf, cakes, frostings, cookies and batters and coatings for baking!”

I drink a carton in the mornings during the commute to work. Just a quick way to get a serving of protein and there are no pans or dishes to wash either. ;) Being a Rocky fan from the very first movie (where Stallone’s iconic character drank whole eggs from a glass) it’s something that I’ve been doing for years and years with no ill effects.

Hey, if people can drink tuna shakes, I can down a carton of egg whites! Hmmm. THAT label says there are about 7 servings per carton while the cartons in my fridge all say about 8.

The June 16 issue of Time has a cover story on the use of antidepressants in Iraq and Afghanistan. Troops are being administered these drugs in order to combat battlefield stress.

The Military’s Secret Weapon

Click the link for the full article at Time.com.

P.S. Personally, I’d prefer we leave Iraq immediately.

Most people have to make a living. Sure, some are trust fund babies (izzat the term) and enjoy their silver spoons and cushioned lives (more power to them), but many more people have to earn their keep.

Film critics, well, some of them, get paid for their articles, right? I’m sure many people offer their opinions for free - college newspapers, newsletters, hey, blogs. :)

Still, critics annoy me. (Yes, that’s a criticism and, no, the irony doesn’t escape me.)

All that to say this: I just read a critic’s negative reaction to the new Adam Sandler film, You Don’t Mess with the Zohan.

They gave it a C+.

I’m giving it an A+ without even seeing it. I typically enjoy Sandler’s films

Click (2006)
50 First Dates (2004)
Anger Management (2003)
Little Nicky (2000)
Big Daddy (1999)
The Waterboy (1998)
The Wedding Singer (1998)
Bulletproof (1996)
Happy Gilmore (1996)
Billy Madison (1995)

and, yes, Emmanuelle Chriqui is in Zohan:

C+? No.

Okay, she wears clothes, too!

Oh, dear. She was born in 1977. Okay, December 10th, but still. What the hell is Adam Sandler (born 1966) doing with a teenager as his leading lady.

Somebody call 911.

Of course I was born in 1962 and I’m posting a pic of her with flowers as her top. D’OH!

“Hey, it’s ART! Go cry about your Hannah Montana pics.”

And, 1977 places her firmly at age 30! Yay!

(Googles)

Okay.

Still, Kim makes me feel like less of a pervert and is equally hot at age fifty-plus:

The Goddess Kim Basinger
Born: December 8, 1953

I’d like to make the following a blanket PM to everyone on MySpace, Facebook, LJ, here, there, everywhere. Yeah, just because, hey, it might make that oooone person feel better. On the other hand, it might be responsible for 1,700 people destroying their computer. Not necessarily a bad thing.

Well, hang in there. It will get better.

And then it will get worse.

And THEN you’ll think it’s getting better, but it will really be MUCH worse.

AND THEN… IT WILL GET REALLY, REALLY, REALLY FRIGGING GREAT!

Only to be followed by about 17 weeks of absolute and positive lousy.

Then you get to do laundry.

And then it gets great again.

That’s the pattern. This is what is called… “Life.”

Welcome aboard, my friend.