Just Do It - How Can Nike Inspire

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/240189/maria_sharapova_nike_commercial/
This a commercial in which Maria Sharapova is on her way to a game while music plays and people sing “I feel pretty” around her.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/127368/classic_nike_commercial_lil_penny/ This commercial features a puppet with an annoying voice whining.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x56ctv_nike-jordan-brand-maybe-its-my-faul_sport
This commercial is basically Michael Jordon trying to inspire viewers and the actors in front of him.
The Nike ad is selling sporting goods, clothing, equipment, and pretty much anything with the Nike swoosh on it. I do not think this ad is good at advertising. This ad did not make want to buy the product. If this ad was on television I would change the channel. The gentleman was very whiny and mildly annoying. He should do a commercial for Sham-wow instead of Nike. He seemed really good at basketball though and very physically fit. I just did not think Nike hit the mark with this ad.

The BigSmallVillage was selling the word of God. The links did not work when I clicked on them and the home page just told me everything on it was copyrighted. I searched descriptions on google and one website said “BigSmallVillage Looking at the meaning of life and God's plan for the Earth.” I did not think this ad was good at selling their “product” because I had no idea it was about God. I did not see the hidden message in that ad at all. It in no way convinced me to change religions or even think about whatever religion the video was promoting. I don’t even know what religion the video was promoting! I do not think this ad was good at converting people from one religion to another religion because it was missing the sneaky part of the ad where the “product” is mentioned. The advertisement itself was good, very creative and had a great message but if a viewer can not tell what someone is trying to sell to them why would they buy it?

Day 7 Sunday April 18

I was unable to meet my health goals today as well. I just wasn't hungry today and I couldn't make myself eat. I just plain wasn't hungry but I drank extra to make sure my body was full of nutrients. I drank a lot of 2% milk, I know I should drink skim milk but 2% always has the best expiry date at the grocery store and I hate wasting things. I also drank a couple watered down V8 vegetable cocktails. I drank a ton of water but I've been doing that everyday thanks to my co-worker who bought me a giant Evian bottle that I can refill just about everywhere. I've been pretty tired all day but I worked really hard at work, gave 110% at volunteering today and chased the dogs around the front yard at my Uncle's. I should have taken Pixie (my dog, Hercules is my Uncle's dog) for a walk but she was all tuckered out after visiting everyone at the retirement home. We went for a bunch of sprints after her nap though. It is really hard to remember everything I did in a day to type it up at night or the next day. I need to start writing it all down so I don't have to keep editing these posts...

Day 6 Saturday April 17

I did better than yesterday on my healthy eating plan today. I tried really hard. I had a medium tea with an apple cinnamon bar for breakfast at work. I had a peanut butter sandwich on whole wheat bread with an orange for lunch but when I went to eat my sandwich the bread was mouldy and my orange was expired. Instead of sweet orange juice there was very little juice and it tasted fermented. I should have had a contingency plan but alas, I did not. A friend came into the store and gave me a donut and two cookies which I ate for lunch. I'm kind of ashamed to say it but he's crazy about his dog too and bought her roast beef for supper from Denniger's and I asked if I could have some of his dog's supper. The roast beef was fantastic! (Just to be clear, the roast beef is deli style for human consumption but his dog is spoiled) I did notice that my stress level peaked today. I usually don't feel stress in my life so this was very unnerving to me. I think having to consciously be aware of what I should and should not eat is really stressing me out. And then if I don't eat healthy I feel like I'm failing this whole plan and I wonder if I should be honest about not meeting my daily goals and if that will affect my mark on this culminating activity. I've also noticed that when I do eat healthy I am so cranky! My friends and family don't want to be around me. I don't know if it's sugar withdrawal or toxins being excreted through my mood or what. I haven't noticed any physical changes yet.

Day 5 Friday, April 16

Today I discovered some barriers to my plan. I slept in so there was no time for breakfast or tea before rushing to work. (Hence the picture of my dog running with a cheese slice) Luckily I had a lunch stashed at work just in case. Unfortunately for me, one of the girls at work was hungry and ate my sandwich. I didn't mind, we share food all the time. While washing my apple in the office I accidentally dropped it and it fell into the mouse poison station so that became inedible. One of my co-workers was attacked by a dog today so I had to close the store while she went to the hospital. I was not prepared for this event with either food or money. So there was no breakfast, or lunch. After work the dogs had a play date so when I reached my Uncle's I was so hungry I pretty much stuffed my face with Cadbury cream eggs (they are on sale at Walmart for 20 cents) and cookies. I wasn't really thinking about my health goals as my tummy rumbled. Also my Uncle doesn't have any healthy food in his entire house. It's a junk food dream full of delicious things. He has about twenty different pints of different ice cream flavours, four boxes of brownies that are full of fudge and not even sold in Canada, drawers full of chocolate bars, seriously, there are drawers full of chocolate bars!! It's a huge temptation. This day was a total bust. I did not meet any of my health goals. I didn't even eat one vegetable today. I'm going to do better tomorrow.

Day 4 Thursday April 15, 2010

I had blueberry pancakes for breakfast with a glass of milk this morning. They were not as delicious as I remembered them being last night. I took a large tea to get me through the day but I felt like I was crashing in class so I had a Coca-cola to wake me up. I was still really tired and it was showing in my work after school so I had another soda and a friend brought me a tea at work. For lunch I had a chicken shawarma. I had it made with all the vegetables, only a small amount of garlic powder sauce and no hot sauce. It was really good. For supper I had an entire can of vegetable soup. I've been meeting my goals and taking baby steps towards eating better so it hasn't been very difficult. Except I felt really tired today and nothing was waking me up. I even tried running up and down the aisles at work before drinking the second cola but that just made me want to take a nap on the delivery carts. I think my next step is going to be increasing my activity level.

Day 3 Wednesday April 14, 3rd Culminating Activity Post

The beginning of the nutrition revolution has gone very well. I feel like I have made a few important changes to my diet although they may seem like little things. For example, I had a medium tea with an apple cereal bar for breakfast instead of my usual extra large tea with nothing to eat. And I looked at the nutrition label of all the ceral bars within my price range for the one with the most beneficial ingredients with the lowest calories before purchasing the box last night. I also had to go to two grocery stores to purchase all the ingredients on my list for the healthy eating plan. And instead of poutine from New York Fries or mcnuggets from McDonald's for Lupper (Lunch-Supper) I had a peanut butter sandwich on whole wheat bread with a banana for a snack and blueberry pancakes for supper. I think my dog is a little upset with the new plan though. She ate two blueberries and then kept scratching at the fridge. Ideally I'm hoping this plan will not only benefit me but her as well by getting her down from her plump eight pounds to a healthy six pounds. My physical activity level has not been altered very much yet but I did notice that I am constantly running from place to place because for some reason I am always running late. It's too early to tell if there have been any changes to my physical or mental health but I plan on keeping an eye on that.

Day 2 Tuesday April 13, The Green Way (Second Culminating Activity Post)

I don't foresee a blog as being particularly effective in helping me make healthier choices because I find using a pen and paper is more effective for me. Accessing a computer with internet is inconvenient and difficult to do anytime I am not in class while a pen and a piece of paper are easily accessible and highly portable. My calendar demonstrates that I am concerned about my health and have self management skills by having been created in the first place, having a plan to follow and reminders to keep that plan on track. Some healthy behaviours I'm good at including in my day to day activities are not smoking, not drinking alcohol, using disinfectant and washing my hands very often (we're all paranoid about getting sick at work). I don't think anything has really prevented me from being successful at including healthy behaviours in my day to day activities. Some of my challenges or barriers to healthy living include an odd schedule. Any food that has to be microwaved to refrigerated is automatically eliminated because I go from work to school to work or volunteering. I like junk food, I know it's bad for my health but it's delicious and it becomes increasingly difficult to break the psychological attraction KFC (for example) has when you're hungry.
I would like to continue to not smoke, sprint with my dog and take vitamins.