Ruslan’s Transformation Story

Choosing Lightness

Age: 32
Start weight: 83.5 kg (184 lb)
Current (week 16): ~75–76 kg (165–167 lb)
Framework: The Life Series Discord + The Guide + Meal Plan + travel, family, and knowing himself.

The call to show up

Ruslan began in a place many of us recognize: trying, failing, and finally wanting something that felt true rather than forced. He recorded the moment he decided to step in with a passage that reads like a vow:

“I’ve waited a long time to be here. Today, I finally took the step and it feels just right. I’m honored to walk this path with all of you. Two years ago, I made a promise to myself: I will live my life in lightness. If something doesn’t feel light, I don’t force it. That’s why going to the gym or following a “healthy” diet never really worked for me. Then, in December last year, someone showed me Mikey’s Instagram. My first reaction? “What kind of nonsense is this?” Still, something made me hit the follow button. And I’m glad I did. Now, nearly six months and several podcasts later, I feel called to be here. And I’m so glad I listened. My intention is to live the potential I came here with. I’m truly excited for this journey ahead. Thank you to everyone reading this and also to those who don’t. I love you.”

Those sentences set the tone: curiosity over judgement, devotion over discipline, and a readiness to replace ignorance with the steps laid out in the Life Guide. Ruslan was not looking to punish his body, he wanted to learn how to give it life.

The beginning: curiosity + a system

Ruslan joined the Life Community and picked up the Life Guide and Meal Plan. What he found was not an instant miracle but a map: daily methods (mirror work, meditation, breath, vacuums, and more), a food philosophy (Vitamin A→ Mineral Zinc eating), and a radical emphasis on environment and toxin reduction. "I can't wait to dive into all the toxins mentioned in the guide, because finding this kind of information on my own has been really tough. This will give me so much valuable knowledge without needing to experiment. I can just follow the steps and see what happens." He wrote about the early paradox: simple practices can feel strange at first, but they compound.

He made a small promise and a big one: to practice daily self-love and to be honest with himself.

"My love decree:

• I love you → I love myself,
• You are special → I am special,
• I protect you → I protect myself,

My staple in the morning and then I go with whatever beautiful thing arises in my head. Sometimes I just even look in my eyes for minutes. Love looking at myself in the mirror. "

Over the first weeks, he followed the first steps in the Life Guide: Remove all toxins, blackout his room, incorporate daily mirror decrees, meditations, new ways of eating, close observation of himself, and much more. The methods in the Life Guide became anchored in his life quickly.

He began seeing his mood shift, “Since I started doing the Guide, I no longer have negative thoughts in the morning or at least far fewer. I almost always wake up in a good mood and genuinely look forward to the day.”

He changed toothpaste and soaps, tracked food reactions, swapped plastic for glass, and practiced breath and theta-wave meditations. He observed, adjusted, and documented every step of his journey in the Life Community on Discord. Throughout his journey, he asked plenty of questions and Mikey personally answered them thoroughly in voice memos. 

Honest confessions, struggles that teach

Ruslan never hid any setbacks. He recorded every detail without fluff. Late food impulses, or enjoying a fried market snack and then feeling the digestive consequences. These honest notes didn’t become shameful, they became data.

Yet he also tracked cravings and old habits with frankness. When urges peaked, he experimented: noticing the body signals, locating where the impulse lived (heart, hands, hips, stomach), and practicing leaning into sensation with presence rather than escape. That internal lab work, more than any perfect streak, was the engine of change.

Slow, visible progress, the early weeks

Ruslan’s scale and self-feeling both moved. The Guide recommends not obsessing about the number yet the numbers can be useful. He logged the weight and the feelings:

• Day 1: 83.5 kg (184 lb)
  
  

• By week 2 → small visual shifts and rhythm forming
  
  

• By week 4 → clearer energy and habits
  
  

• By week 6 → a meaningful shift
  
  

He captured a milestone:

“Today marks exactly 6 weeks since I started. I began at 83.5 kg (184 lb), and this morning I was at 79.9 kg (176 lb). That’s a full 3.6 kg (8 lb) returned to the quantum field. I feel amazing. ✨”

He also reflected on a psychological victory:

“What’s really fascinating: for the first time in my life, I actually enjoy being alone. It used to be so hard for me, but as my love for myself keeps growing, I now truly love spending time with myself.”

This shift of comfort in solitude and curiosity about his inner life was as important as the kilograms lost. Early months were about learning to rest with himself, to read signals, and to choose life-giving actions.

Diet and the A→Z experiment: food as medicine, not comfort

Food in Ruslan’s account becomes a laboratory. He tracked everything he ate in the Life Community on Discord. He noticed differences day-to-day: whenever he ate from the Life Guide, his body quickly responded and any food from restaurants or not on the Life Guide approved lists quickly made him sluggish, bloated, or feeling unwell. He became so sensitive in his body that he began choosing only the best for himself. A natural decision made without force or willpower. 

He learned to eat in a sequence aligned with the Guide and to chew slowly. Small dietary rules helped keep his digestion steady and his willingness to experiment high.

Six weeks: inward work becomes visible

By the six-week mark the internal work translated: meditations lengthened, self-talk softened, and he reported stronger inner peace. In his own words:

“I feel my consciousness changed after this week. Something changed inside of me. Can't explain what but I realize that I am gone a pretty nice way. At the Seminar we had a chance to get "free" coaching from one of the coaches there. At the end I was more coaching the person. It's kinda funny how far I developed and to feel it. 🚀”

He also noted concrete physical signs:

“I also have the feeling that my teeth are getting better. It’s great that my whole body can regenerate when I treat my body right. 🙏”

These reflections show an important principle: small daily practices, mirror work, meditations, and breath compound into both subjective peace and objective changes.

Ritual deepening: strange days, deep sessions

Ruslan’s diary is full of small, tender moments: rain right after a morning meditation (“After my morning meditation it started to rain. What a perfect timing. 😍”), unexpectedly long meditations (“I thought it was like 15 minutes and I was gone for 47 minutes”), and the felt shift of a dove leaving the chest:

“At the end of the meditation. This is what happened: It felt like a dove flew out of my heart. 🕊️ And I filled the space it left with pure divine light. ✨”

Those passages remind us that transformation is not merely external. The regular practice of sensing, naming, and letting go created a different interior architecture: less shame, more presence.

The practical lessons: environment, travel, and logistics

Ruslan learned that transformation needs practical scaffolding. He began traveling with a second suitcase filled with kitchen essentials. This small logistical habit made it possible to practice the Guide anywhere. Small pragmatic choices: glass Tupperware, beeswax wraps, stainless steel pots kept him aligned when he moved from place to place.

He also developed a simple rule from Mikey: keep two suitcases, one for clothes and one for kitchen essentials. That small logistical habit made it possible to practice the Guide anywhere.

Relationships and the “Mikey effect”

Meeting Mikey in real life proved to be a turning point. Time spent with Mikey, Sasha, and Lei felt like a cultural bootcamp in movement, play, and radical hospitality. He wrote about the experience in a tone of gratitude and astonishment:

“Did hang out with Mikey and his fam. Really grateful to experience such amazing people. Just to hang out and it feels so welcoming. Sasha had her eating day. Was pretty cool to witness this feast. 😋 Everyone is chill. It feels like being a child again. It's so great to just play and have fun. It's hard to describe it in words. We are basically just having fun. 😂”

This week of embodied play taught him movement as play (not punishment). He coined the term “the Mikey effect” for how time with them boosted his energy and trust in the path.

"Spending time with Mikey was always different. Of the 6 days we spend 5 in the house. We did new things every day. It was never the same game twice. There was always a variation to it. That was really cool."

Homecoming: Kazakhstan roots, abundance, and challenges

Mid-August brought a return to Ruslan’s birthplace. The trip home was both comforting and testing. He found himself in tables full of meat, raw milks (cow and horse), and long hours of hospitality. He wrote about being received as an honored guest and about the almost shocking rawness of local food culture:

“It was an honour to be an honoured guest. I got everything from the head, eyes, ears, organs, bone marrow. It was heaven.”

Family gatherings, slaughtered animals in the living room, a holy cave visit, and long dinners taught him to balance cultural belonging with the Life Guide’s protocols. He noticed how hydration, movement, and time at the table affected digestion.

This chapter was growth: he practiced gratitude for cultural rituals while staying aware of his body’s signals.

The gynecomastia shift a visible, meaningful result

Ruslan carried a vulnerability from long ago: gynecomastia that had made him self-conscious for years.

"I’m done looking in the mirror and not seeing a god staring back at me. I know my outer appearance is just a reflection of what’s going on inside.

And even though I understand this truth, it’s still hard for me to embody it, because I simply don’t know how. But with your support and the energy of this community, I can feel it deep in my bones. I’m going to make it. 

I accept my gynecomastia. It took a lot to show it, because I’ve always been ashamed. I’ve done everything I could to hide it. But starting today, no more. I’m showing myself exactly as I am.  I used to stand in front of the mirror until I could feel “I love you” but now, I actually speak it out loud. And something is shifting. I can literally feel the energy starting to move through my body. 

You said that by helping me, you're helping yourself. You understand that, at the core, we are all one. And you're the first person I truly believe when you say that because I can feel you actually mean it. 

I’m truly grateful to be here. Thank you for building such a powerful and conscious community. I feel blessed to be part of this."

He recorded the lifetime context and a notable shift:

“I’ve had gynecomastia my whole life and have always been overweight. Back in 2014, I weighed 115 kg. Today, I’m at 84 kg, but I still don’t feel comfortable in my body. 🙈”

Later in his journals he notes that at day 77 there was a notable reduction. Because this is an important visual milestone for his journey:

That visible change more than the scale became a psychological anchor: when the body reflects the internal care, the courage to keep practicing grows larger.

Developmental edges, the honest, messy middle

Ruslan’s notes stay honest. He wrote candidly about late nights, digestive turbulence after feasts, and occasional binge viewing of shows. He used each slip to gather data not to beat himself up.

In his voice: small mistakes were not failure but reminders to refine the environment and strengthen knowing himself deeper. He learned to tune the room lighting, to plan simple travel meals, and to choose play and movement over aggressive self-punishment and criticism. 

Numbers, stability, and meaning at week 16

By the four-month mark Ruslan had settled into a new baseline. He looked back with steady pride:

“Yesterday marks day 112 or week 16 on The Guide. I want to share this with all of you beautiful people. 🐦🔥 Day 001 👉 83.5 kg - 184 lb Day 112 👉 75.7 kg - 166 lb. This is the first time I haven’t dropped any weight. I’m currently holding steady at around 75kg (166lb), and I’m actually really proud of that. Especially considering I’m here with family and relatives and making some trade-offs. 🇰🇿😍✌️”

For him, the plateau was a victory: stability after a long descent. He’d built tools to hold the gains of daily rituals, travel logistics, food sequencing, and community support. Weight was important but secondary to energy, agency, and self-love.

Practical learning: the little rules that changed everything

Ruslan’s journal ends up reading like a practical manual of micro-habits:

• Choosing to love himself instead of forcing his body to be a certain way
  
  

• Treat hunger as a signal.
  
  

• Turn cravings into investigation rather than punishment.
  
  

• Movement as play beats punitive gym sessions.
  
  

These small rules became the scaffolding of a life that felt lighter.

Relationship to others, generosity without conversion

One notable theme is Ruslan’s evolving stance with friends and family. He likes sharing the Life Guide, but he’s learned to share gently: “toss a small ball and see if it lands.” He doesn’t need to convince anyone; he needs only to live visibly and invite. This approach reduced friction in social situations and allowed him to be present without arguing about the right way to eat.

Where he is now is a new baseline and the path forward

At Day 127 his mirror quote now reads: “You are SPECIAL.” The phrase is no longer a forced affirmation but a lived truth. He no longer wakes with the same early shame about his body. He shares lightness and curiosity, and lives with a steady blend of discipline and play.

Final notes on language, pace, and humility

Ruslan’s transformation is emphatically human. He didn’t morph overnight. He experimented, relapsed, adjusted, and leaned into the Life Community. His vocabulary shifted from scarcity and reaction to choice and regeneration. He measured with a scale but lived by practice.

In his own words across the months he named what mattered: presence, curiosity, ritual, and softness. He learned to treat cravings not as enemies but as signals, to test the bodies’ responses to food, and to keep experimenting. The Life Guide gave him structure; his daily life gave him muscle memory.

If there’s a single take-away from this six-month story, it’s this: a life aligned with the methods in the Life Guide will, in time, look different from the inside and show up differently on the outside.

Ruslan’s closing humility is quiet and powerful:

“Everything is possible, my friends.”