No Haoles

To my IGN dudes who actually read/check out my Tumblr; some of you know that I stepped on my first surfboard at 2 years of age. Others might know that I started doing all sorts of water sports at 7. But… none of you know that I was obese which is why I didn't get sponsored to surf until I was 18; had lost the weight and proved I was sponsorship material!

So, yeah. I was obese. And I'll be honest; a lot of you (IGN) are fucks -- even though I love you all -- who just say, "Get on a treadmill and eat less you dumb fuck". Well, guess what. It's not that easy. It really isn't.

There are a variety of MENTAL obstacles that only people who have been through obesity will understand. They are all easy to overcome once we persevere, BUT; in our minds they look a hell of a lot bigger and once we fall over the first hurdle we are generally pretty reluctant to get back up. 

So to my bros suffering from obesity; I give you a gift: 

Motivation:

Please, for the love of God; find something, one thing, anything that you really, really want that you can only achieve through being healthy. Do not think it up on the spot. Know why? Cos 9/10 times you're gonna be wrong. It's not something you really want if you can just think it up out of the blue. Please, go away and think about what you really want. 

For me; I had surfing. But I didn't know I was gonna get sponsored. The truth? I was really hyper, hands-on, and involved as a child -- regardless of my obesity. I knew that I wanted to do something that would involve self-defence, and being challenged mentally as well as physically (even in obesity) -- I knew I wanted to be a cop for the Honolulu P.D. In fact; I still hold onto that dream. I plan to do it once my sponsorship runs its course. 

Diet:

For like 4-years I was scarfing down fried chicken burgers and MaccyDs dudes, I'm serious. But one day after being picked on I more or less said to myself, "You know what. Fuck this bullshit man. ___ called me fat. And you know what? He's right. He's a dick. But he is right." 

-- Dear people who say they are happy with being obese. You are either kidding yourself, or you are absolutely retarded. You pick.

If you are kidding yourself; you know you are, and you need to read this. 

I'm not going to sugar coat this Sir or Madam. The truth of the matter is if you are happy opening yourself up to diabetes, heart troubles, and a multitude of numerous other problems; you are stupid. --

Sincerely, TJ. 

So I sorted my diet out. Not the next day, not the day after, not on the weekend; but that very day. It came as a shock to my family when I told them I didn't want to go to McDonald's anymore. They're not fat, but I was, and they knew I loved it. 

Do you know what foods I grew up on? Mediterranean foods. It's funny, isn't it? Psychology studies showed that if a newborn baby who has never tasted food were given the option between natural grown foods or junk food he/she would instinctively go to the natural foods. Because as humans; we are a product of nature.  

Mediterranean food is the key. 

Studies show that it is:

Healthier than most other cultures' foods.

Tastier.

More aesthetically pleasing.

According to the Gracie family (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) and to lightly quote their Diet Book, (the only Diet Book I have ever bought, mind you) "At the end of the day it instinctively only boils down to taste for humans." -- which is true. When was the last time you smelt something you thought would be displeasing to taste and then tried it? Go on; think. If you can remember a time; well done, you are an adventurous eater. Not a lot of people dare to put something in their mouth that they find displeasing to smell, all innuendos aside. 

Bros;  you have to retrain yourself to eat natural foods at all costs. This doesn't mean going to a freaking all health store, although preferable if you can afford it. 

Think about it. Even Rener Gracie demands you get all these really cool and nice looking foods from all across the States and have them shipped. Dude, Rener, guess what; I can't afford to pay $45 + shipping for a special kind of nut or whatever. Sorry bro! Haha. #keepingitplayful 

But in all seriousness; natural foods doesn't have to mean from a health store. It just means get natural foods, like tomatoes, cucumber, apples, pineapples. Have a fruit salad for lunch! Why not!? 

My diet for ages was like this: 

Breakfast: 4 bananas with wheat cereal (like Shreddies or whatever). 

Lunch: Chicken Sandwich with Pineapple slices -- a lot of stores do pre-made ones now! No excuses!!

Dinner: Chicken with white or brown rice and veggies. 

But guess what!? I ate every 3-4 hours. It stopped me from getting hungry. 

Look. I've been surfing for a long time now. All these dudes are chill. But the pros are chill and dedicated. They keep their diet on lock. 

Some of these guys could replace your top dieticians! I am completely serious. 

So just eat like a small handful (literally) of cashew nuts or monkey nuts. 

OR: 

A couple of pieces of fruit/veg

A small tear of bread

Remember these are all one or the other. Don't have a handful of monkey nuts, 2 pieces of fruit, and a tear of bread all in one sitting; otherwise you'll get nowhere. 

Application: 

Instead of a life-action Bleach movie (which would ultimately flop with the current popularity of anime to live-action movies and the level of CGI graphics we have; I reckon a 3D version would work better instead.

Really wish we had seen this guy more in the Iron Man 3 movie. He had like 3 seconds of screen time yet the design behind him is so bad-ass.