Man of Steel - Henry Cavill - Did I get your attention, Ladies?

I don't care if you are married, single, divorced, partnered, or a teenager but Henry Cavill is just attractive.

He is the actor playing Superman in the current Man of Steel movie, and to look at him you wouldn't think HE ever struggled with his weight.

Well, he did.

In High School kids called him "Fat Cavill" and made fun of him.

He decided that wasn't going to be the end of his story, or what he was known for.

And he worked hard.

For the movie "Immortals" and for the movie "Man of Steel", Henry sculpted his body through incredible dedication and strength of mind.

But that is not all!  Apparently Warner Bros. Movie studio had built in to his contract that for the duration of the shoot (4-5 months) he would eat ONLY WHAT THE STUDIO PROVIDED FOR HIM.  There were 4 actors on that set in Man of Steel who had such provisions in their contracts.  And Henry didn't blink.  He signed it, then he adhered to it.  No questions asked, no deviation from the contract.

How many of us make daily "contracts" with ourselves and then by 4:00 pm we are off to the break room or fishing around our car for 3 quarters for the vending machine? 

You see, dedication and hard work, eating a "special diet" is not just reserved for all of us overweight or obese Americans who are trying to "lose some weight".  It was used by Henry Cavill to obtain EXACTLY what he desired to obtain in his life and his career, in the same way as an Olympic Athlete has dedication, hard work, and eating a "special diet" to obtain THEIR hopes and dreams.

So why do we treat our journey as a shameful thing?  Why do we try to hide that we, too, are in training for what WE want out of life?  We are IN TRAINING for the LIFE WE WANT.  Let's not hide that fact or slink off to eat our Medifast Bar! 

Why can't we treat this as an exciting adventure, a journey of transformation, to obtain the life and the health that we so desire?  We CAN do it, in the same way Henry Cavill was able to transform his body into a body worthy of wearing the Superman Suit, without any computer enhancement. 

He was at the studio at 5:00 am on the nose every day for shooting.  He was the last one to leave every day.  He never complained, not once, so says everyone who worked alongside him.

Today I'm saluting Henry Cavill for showing us that creating the health we want IS possible, that it is a beautiful process that will develop strength of character and, let's face it, some eye candy, in the process!

Rinse and Repeat!