About Me

Hi, I'm David Komin

Born in 1968, I was raised by two working parents.    For those of you who aren’t old enough to be familiar with the term “latchkey child”, the definition is a school-age child of working parents who must spend part of the day unsupervised (as at home).1 It was the 70s and 80s.  Most residents didn’t worry about locking their front door; it was a reasonably safe neighborhood.  Hanging out with friends, going to the village market, playing video games at the 7-11, or going to the park was accomplished by walking or riding a bicycle.  Only played a year of little league and soccer. I was an introvert and a nerdy kid, so that was the extent of my physical activity.

At the age of 18, I was 5’9” and weight only 125 lbs.  After high school, I enlisted in the Air Force and served only four years.    My military occupational specialty (MOS) was an aircraft electrician, so it wasn’t physically demanding.  During this time, I played racquetball and attended a Tae Kwon Do class most days. At the end of my enlisted time, I was not any taller at 5’9” but weighed 155.

I had always wanted to fly helicopters since I was a small boy.  I went to a local flight school and paid for my first demo flight.  I fell in love with it.  Unfortunately, the cost of achieving the goal of flight instructor was very costly, I needed a way to make more money than my construction and driver job.  My best friend convinced me to join the Sheriff’s Department.  I was accepted, passed the academy, and was working the jail for several years.  An unknown fact about this jail is that it actually had a small racquetball court in the gym.  I didn’t lift weights as much as I played racquetball.  I would also run 5 miles several days a week around my neighborhood.

By this time, which was eight years later, I had gained about twenty pounds to a weight of 175.  Unfortunately, as I went from working in the jail to a patrol job, the hours on the job, stress levels, and just a need to relax, my exercise decreased.  In an attempt to get recognized by my supervisors in order to get into the air support division, I worked as a specialist in DUI and drug recognition.  It was here that I learned about homeostasis.  The definition of homeostasis is any self-regulating process by which biological systems tend to maintain stability while adjusting to conditions that are optimal for survival.2  This means that our body will adapt to the changes we do to it.  This will become important later on.

The reason why I pointed this out is that like most people our weight slowly increases over time.  Forward the clock another five years and add in a divorce and maybe a little depression, my weight went to about 210 lbs.  In 2008, I tore my left rhomboid major.  This is the muscle that extends from the bottom of the shoulder blade to the neck.  When a muscle tightens up, it pulls on other things. So, the results of the injury caused me to have three bulged discs in my neck.  I also tacked on another 10 lbs., up to 220 lbs.

By 2018, I decided to stop living like this and make a difference.  I started keto and intermittent fasting. By having firm determination, I dropped my weight down to 167 lbs. by 2019. I also learned that your body has a set point.  My set point was around 205-210 lbs. And if you hadn’t guessed, within a year I was back up to 205 lbs. again.  It was at this moment that I once again decided to learn everything I could about the different diets, and lifestyle changes.  I took an online course to get my certification as a personal trainer, nutritionist, and DNA-Based fitness coach.  I realized that the reason why it gets so hard to lose weight as we age is not just an accepted fact.  By consistently having bad eating habits, and consuming food with additives and preservatives, in addition to a more sedentary lifestyle and a decrease in physical activity, we have trained our bodies to adapt to the changes (homeostasis).  This was the challenge that I believe I have found the solution to.

At age 55, I am currently maintaining a weight of 176 lbs. without the rebounding effect.  I went through a lifestyle change in my diet, making sure to eat more organic whole foods with close to zero net carbs.  To challenge myself, I started walking my two Siberian huskies with a 60 lb weight vest (see photo).  I also started writing an eBook which I hope to get published soon.  So, please keep in touch.

  1. Merriam-webster.com, definition, 2018
  2. britannica.com, physiology, definition, 2023
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