My Story | Getting Myself Fit
Most of the struggling with weight people I know, make one common mistake, which is they concentrate too much on what they eat and do, as opposed to focusing on what they do not but really should eat and do. I was one of them – I was hating myself for eating that hotdog and for brisk-walking too slow, but never actually got my head around the fact that I did not consume enough protein and did not get enough sleep. Growing up I was not a kid who was known for being strong and fast and lean and all that comes with it. I was and want to believe still am quite a smart guy, but my physical condition at that point was negatively overshadowing all my algebra and lingustics talents.

Genetics, inactive life style (playing chess was not that sporty, I must admit), and my mom's (and older sister's and auntie's and even occasional dad's) cooking performances – that all mixed up in what it resulted to be... well, let's face it – a pretty fat highschool geek. And that continued to be my sole desitiny throughout my college, internship, and first jobs years, but a couple of years ago I went to my highschool reunion and had a very brief talk to one of my former schoolmates that totally changed my perception about what people do, eat, have fun with and devote their time to.

Nikki (ah, Nicole – not to spoil the plot line or anything, but Nikki was my long-term crush), unlike about half of us, graduates of class 1987, actually fullfilled her dream, which was for some reason becoming an athletic trainer. Needless, to say, she looked... well stunning – a perfect athlete on her peak, but I would never tell that judging by how often she grabbed something from the snacks tables. I could not help but asking her what was going on. The answer actually was as surprising as it was comforting. Nicole told me that nothing makes a human being so lean, energetic, and fresh as regular and sufficient consumption of foods containing protein and nice and long night sleep. “So here is your milk before bed” were her exact words. She did also recommend as varied as possible physical activities routines and plenty of water, which I already knew, but how casein and whey can metabolize into a nice chunk of lean muscle mass after a nice training session and even nicer good night sleep, that I did not know.

So now my drill is as follows – I make sure I wake up and do some exercising around and then throughout my whole day eat or drink something that has whey, casein, or protein in it, and most importantly, I do get my eight hour sleep every night.