Training Day

It's crazy how fitness can take over your life. At first, it's just eating healthy. Maybe you switch out regular produce for organic. You decide that soda and sugary drinks are overrated and you simply opt out for water. And then you take it one step farther. No more processed food. If you can't grow it or kill it, you don't eat it.
But then you start to have more energy. But what to do with all that energy? Workout of course. And workouts start out simple enough. A 5 mile run here, a 20 mile bike ride there, a few gym days in between. But then you start to learn more. If you match your diet to your workout, you'll start to see a lot of changes. All of a sudden, you're running 8 minute miles, you're able to squat and deadlift a lot more and you start to change in the mirror.
Then you're hooked. There's no going back. Then it's an almost obsession. You're matching the amount of grams per body weight to how many grams of protein your in taking. You're carbs only constitute 30% or less of your diet. And you start to be the odd one at your family functions because you won't have any pasta, cake or pie.
And while everyone else is out of shape and slightly heavy, YOUR the one that's looked at like the weird one. "Jon, you've always loved pancetta. Why are you only eating that chicken and rice stuff"?
And then you have a summer outing with your family and they all go "wow, you must have a fast metabolism". No. I workout like it's not an option and I eat well. It's literally that simple.
And I'm not saying I was ever on both sides of the spectrum. I was always pretty lean and never overweight by ANY means. And I'm also not a body builder. I love wine too much to ever get down below 8% body fat. I get that. But I can run faster and farther, jump higher, lift more and hit a baseball farther than I ever have in my life. And while I'll probably peak within the next 10 years, I'm going to make sure I at least have a peak worth having.

Random Sidenotes:
1. I love the movie Midnight In Paris. I am definitely one of those people who long for bygone days and romanticize the past. Especially in Paris.
2. The old Jazz station on my Pandora is the best. It Had to be You is currently on. I love that song.
3. I'm sort of thinking of getting a half sleeve tattoo. But I have no idea about what.
4. Atlas Shrugged is much better as a book than it is on my iPod.