YOUR BODY!

* This post is to warn everyone the dangers of not monitoring your eating and exercise regime, regardless of your diet, plant based or not. *
Your on a vegetable diet , so you don't have to exercise & monitor our diet RIGHT? We just automatically process it perfectly in the absence of meat and stay slim RIGHT?
WRONG! To be healthy, you must eat healthy & exercise intensely .  Otherwise your body suffers.
Unfortunately for me, it's taken me a long time to learn this simple fact!

All my life I have been doing psychical exercise and had allowed myself to get away on over consuming of sweets simply because of the exercise I did for my body. For years I had done Indoor Soccer , playing two -three times a week , intense matches, this allowed me to to stay relatively slim. Then in 2011 in the absence of soccer I slowly went back to gym and at one point was going 5 days a week while eating pretty healthy. By the end of 2011 I was a healthy 72 kilos and about 15% body fat which was great for me considering everything.

That all changed in 2012 as I would be on the train to school by 7am and by the time I had finished school I had to go straight to work which would not finish by 9.30 . That is over 14 hours, I would of course have to buy meals, now this would be alright if I had brought fruit and stuff like that .However what teenage boy wants to go buy and eat HEALTHY outside home?   Not this guy! Plus I truly believe I would never get fat, I had always been very outgoing and exercised all the time. I also had a girlfriend so why would I need to work out? I had won.  I just engorged whatever I could for ages with no regard to exercise. I like to say I was averaging 3 cans of coca-cola a day, but in reflection, it may have been pushing 6 - 7 cans a day. Forget about the money, that's disgraceful. That's a liquid that can clean jewellery and I'm over consuming like that!

One day I was shopping for clothes and whilst in the changerooms I realised what had happened to me. I examined myself in the mirror. I was truly a fat fuck.  There was a time I could have fit into a small shirt now it was Large minimum. And they normally swim down me due to my lack of height.
I had allowed myself to balloon up to 86 kilos which may not seem a lot but I am only 5 foot 6. To give significance of the weight gain, I never checked but I could estimate that I went up to 24-25% body fat which is a disgrace and very disrespectful of my body. Worse yet,I knew I was only bloated but my love handles had appeared and they weren't pretty. I had never really gotten dressed in the day due to my schedule so I had never seen my stretch marks. They were ugly as hell & very deep. It wasn't like one or two, it was many streaks. I don't know if they will ever go away but now I must live with it .The picture on the right is the mentioned stretch marks, that is me at my worst weight and though the resolution is bad, the red area creeps right up, are all stretch marks. That is some permanent damage I have done.

Since then I have attempted to do more exercise and diets and have fallen over a few times as I had never been too big in the first place, but now I fear I may have done far too much damage to my body. I researched many sites and methods of how to lose weight and finally am starting to take care of my body seriously. have started to attempt to eat right properly, 100% of the time, and if I fall down, just to keep going. The most difficult part for me however, is cardio. Due to my extensive leg injuries I find it very difficult to run freely without pain and the best way to lose fat is to cardio i.e RUNNING!  This has led me to believe I am truly in for a long hard battle.

It's taking all my willpower to lose this extra weight. I am currently going to gym and have dropped down from 86 - 78 kilos and from 24ish% to 19% body fat. The love handles have significantly lost a chunk but since my cutting diet, I have actually made them more prominent as the rest of my torso has lost majority of it's fat. There's still a long way to go, I want to get down to 12 %, lower than I have ever been. It will take commitment and a lot of pain, but I am ready to do it. If I could do that by September when I am going holidaying for my 21st I would be delighted!

I fully believe now that just eating plant based diet won't help you if you just eat junk and the overconsumption of crap  was worse than me eating meat in my eyes. I was hurting my own body.

Some Helpful Remedies I Have Found :
-Coconut oil, make friends with it, helps clear your skin up and can add great flavour to your food
-Nuts, snack on this intensely, you will never do harm by consuming protein as often as you can
-Sleep, helps your body to recover
-Eat 1gram of protein per 1kg of body weight you are
-Drink green tea, it helps shrink the visercal fat cells
-Asparagus , just loaded with nutrients and antioxidants
-Watermelon Avocado Asparagus Celery, Contains Citruline acid, which is good for the cardiovascular system and helps relax the blood vessels that increase sex drive and have helped a certain individual increase in size ;D


You might ask yourself why now, what is the point of this post? Well this is to scare you, make you feel mortal. I was never the super movie star body but I was very active and was always a stocky shape. It can change so much if you don't take care of yourself. If this blog can help one person avoid the damage I have done, I will be so proud.
You MUST always take care of yourself, your body is your foundation at life, you only get one, treat it RIGHT!

Gordon Ramsay: Shark Bait

I have NEVER been a  fan of Mr. Ramsay.
I dislike his shows and don't approve of his explosive language.
He has been accused of infidelity .
Been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.
In 2005, he served ham to an unknowing vegetarian. He has also told the BBC that he has lied to vegetarian diners to conceal the presence of chicken stock in his soup, which is unacceptable to the consumers.

That has lead me to give him a wide berth and take what he says with a grain of salt.
However recently I have stumbled onto a few videos of him attempting to make up for what he has done wrong.

I however have a newfound respect for him after his investigative work on Shark finning.
This documentary is informative and stunning and mainly shows the overproduction of shark fining while allowing the viewers a little taste of the graphic violent deaths of the sharks for their fins.




Through research of this work he has done I found.
In January 2011, while in Costa Rica, Ramsay was doused in petrol and held at gunpoint as he tried to uncover the dark world of illegal shark fin trading for a new TV show.
Ramsay stated:
"They told me they’d shoot me. At one, I managed to shake off the people keeping us away, ran up some stairs to a rooftop and looked down to see thousands of fins, drying on rooftops for as far as the eye could see. When I got back downstairs, they tipped a barrel of petrol over me. Back at the wharf, there were people pointing rifles at us to stop us filming. A van pulled up and these seedy characters made us stand against a wall. The police came and advised us to leave the country"

This video I have displayed above has helped me get a better understanding of Gordon and I feel even though he has done some wrongs in the past and has very little justification for his serving of meat, lately he has been trying his best to research the food that he cooks and servers to his consumers.

On the Series The F Word , Gordon investigated the horrors of factory farming and since then has been quoted as :
"It's enough to make anyone turn fucking vegetarian, for God's sake. And I've always sort of knocked vegetarians and vegans for missing out on the most amazing flavour you can get from meat. But you can see why so many people change instantly."

Dutch Court Case

Unfortunately common sense did not prevail today.
The judge has sentenced Jeremy to hand over Dutch in the next tour hours to be put down.
In further defeat, the judge didn't believe Jeremy showed enough remorse for the woman being bitten and has been sentenced to 20 days in jail.

This is beyond disgraceful and a backwards step for Animal Rights.

RIP Dutch, a victim of humanity's cruelty.
You will be loved and remembered by many.

Ban Shark Fin Soup

Ban Shark Fin Soup Australia Wide

Yesterday , I attended a Ban Shark Fins protest in little Chinatown.  I was part of the group Fin Free Melbourne which have protested against the barbaric act of shark finning.

Despite this being help in Chinatown on New Years for them, we did not have one single individual of Asian descent disagree with our point of view or tell us what was happening was inappropriate. This protest consisted of about 30 people who held up signs, gave our leaflets and held up a banner whilst moving around to Chinatown to various establishment's that sold this vile product and protested against them. The finale consisted of the poster bearers on the second floor holding up signs and on the third floor a group went to the balcony to hold up the banner. A lot of the general public seem very interested in what we were about and asked plenty of questions.

What Is Shark Finning?
Fisherman hunt down sharks, regardless of any species, catch them, cut off their fins and throw them back into the water. These sharks, majority of the time are still alive & are then unable to swim to get away from other predators and they slowly die most commonly from suffocation. Sharks are not some fearsome monster we see on Jaws and only 3 deaths a year happen because of Sharks. You are more likely to die by a coconut!



The Shark population has dwindled down by 90% and they are an essential part of the ocean's ecosystem. These fisherman are not only doing unspeakable torture to these animals but fishing them out of the sea and out of this world. Before we tell off the Japanese for their unspeakable slaughter of Dolphins & Whales for "research" we should also  fix the problems on our own shores.

Please help the Sharks & Sign This!
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/801/667/276/ban-shark-fin-soup-australia-wide/?z00m=20487600

Dog Faces Euthanasia For Biting Woman Who Beat Him with metal pole

An Army Veteran with disabilities is asking for the public's help in saving his service dog, Dutch, from court-ordered euthanasia. This poor dog whom was left in his former owners care as the current owners went to the airport went through a traumatic experience.

The former owner was quoted as ""I started punching him in the face and kept punching him until my hands hurt so bad I couldn't hit him anymore," after which she grabbed a metal pole and used the pole to beat the service dog. She then pulled Dutch from her backyard into the house by his collar, and grabbed his mouth as soon as they got inside. Dutch then bit her. The woman was bitten on her leg and buttock and Dutch sustained injuries to his face and head.

This poor dog ,Dutch ,  has never shown any untowards aggressive behaviour before or after the incident .

The vet who attended Dutch reported:

"Face swollen like he was hit. Extensive ST trauma on left side of face. Swelling extends from nose up to eye and base of ear. Some dried blood noted on dog's fur but no wounds apparent in mouth or on face/body.""Note - dog was extremely well-mannered and sweet in exam room. He did not require restraint during his exam, even when his abdomen, testicles and swollen face were palpated."

Unfortunately , Dutch's former owners have now pressed charges going through the City Of Montrose animal control office Colorado.In accordance with 6-2-9 (A), Vicious animals, Under this ordinance, "A vicious animal is defined as any animal that, without provocation, bites or attacks persons or other animals."The judge ruled Dutch's bite a separate circumstance from his beating, as it occurred inside the house, however if it had occurred outside the house as the dog was being beaten, he would not have been charged.

The judge ruled Dutch's bite a separate circumstance from his beating and there is now an active euthanization order for Dutch.The judge warned Jeremy that if he doesn't surrender Dutch, the combat veteran will absolutely spend the whole year in jail.

Jeremy and Heather offered to send Dutch through a rehabilitation program, agreeing to the judge that if the evaluator considered Dutch aggressive, that they would surrender him. The Aguilars say that the judge told them that would only be allowed if Dutch's former owner would agree to it. Dutch's former owner refused to agree to the Aguilars' offer.

What you can do to help

If you would like to help Dutch, Jeremy and Heather, here is what you can do:

• Share Dutch's story
• Sign and share: Save Dutch petition
• Donate to the Aguilar's legal fund via Paypal (heatheraaguilar@gmail.com)
• Follow Save Dutch and his family on Facebook
  
  *Source
  http://www.dogheirs.com/dogheirs/posts/2744-disabled-veteran-asks-for-public-support-service-dog-faces-euthanasia-for-biting-woman-who-beat-him-with-metal-poles

Cooking Live Animals

*WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT*

I found this video a lifetime ago but I thought I would post it up for you guys to see.
This is disgusting beyond any words and at least if your going to eat and animal put it out of it's misery first. This is barbaric at it's worst and as Human's we may be the most powerful creature on the planet but we must act like and it be responsible for our actions, as we are more than equipped to performing horrible cruelty .

I then have found out recently that in some parts of the world, such as China. In 2011, Green Prophet published a story on stray dogs being cooked alive in Eastern China.The post had photos of a small homeless puppy being lured toward a woman who was shown in the next photo to be holding the dog by its neck in tongs and cooking it over fire.This is said to be a tradition of China for over thousands of years.


This act , some may argue is traditional .  For that I say , not every good practise is the right one for the future, black people used to be refer to as "niggers"  and beneath white people. Women were thought to be below Men and have only just recently in modern history been given the same full rights as men whilst however some women over the more ancient parts of the world are still battling oppression. I am not arguing the point of not eating animals in this post (though I would this would turn you off meat ), nor am I arguing of which animal to eat, I am imploring for those who do eat meat to reconsider after this video and to shame the people whom do this.

Please sign this petition and spread the message around , STOP COOKING LIVE ANIMALS!
http://www.change.org/petitions/stop-cooking-live-animals

Scorpion

About two , three months ago I purchased a Southern Rock Scorpion from the Petstore next to Victoria Market in North Melbourne. He was very cheap and I did not need any form of licence.
Funnily enough the sales attendant nearly sold me a pregnant female scorpion which was apparently about to burst! That would be the last thing I wanted as a first time owner of such a little critter.

Before you ask, No, the little bugger is not venomous but to be fair, I haven’t been stung yet to find out. But if it is, I'll be sure to upload a picture from hospital.

He was relatively cheap and easy to maintain. I acquired  a big fish tank I found around at home, in perfect conditions 2 foot X 1 foot (lw). This allows me to even purchase more scorpions in the future if I wish to. I set it up with the substrate Coir Peat Moss, though I believe it the substrate differs between varying scorpions . I have added a twigs and pieces of bark around for him to hide under and even have a miniature elephant statue for flavour purposes !

Feeding time, now leads me to a controversial subject among vegans. I can only feed him live insects as that’s they only type they eat. Before you bite my head off fellow vegans, think carefully about what you feed your pets, if you could feed them a herbivore diet, are you? I simply can't therefore I make the best of a bad situation. I leave the insect food and I have a bottle cap of water on the side of the cage so if the Scorpion decides not to eat it, it can survive. These unfortunate little souls are normally crickets as they come with extra packets of food for the little buggers. Thankfully a Scorpion only needs to eat once a month on average and can go much longer.

Things I Have Learnt While Owning  A Scorpion
-They love the dark and only seem to hunt it's prey under the cover of darkness.
-Spend 99% of the time hiding or burrowing in the substrate.
-Are relatively docile and friendly to touch
- Will only pinch you when threatened or when I am stupid.
-Glow under blacklights!
- Actually have a funny cute little scurry

I decided to name my Scorpion  Scream. Why ?  Well it's a kickass name. I was tempted for Hammer or Thor but Scream sounds much more piercing . Much more scary. There's a reason it's a successful horror franchise.  Say hello to Scream, if you dare!