NO2 is going to blow you up quick, but it will go away if you don't fill your body with the correct ingredients. My recommendation is this...don't do more than one supplement at a time until you know what's working for you and what doesn't. Other important things...take a multi-vitamin everyday. Believe me, it pays off, you get a good core of vitamins that your body will definitely need and also they're pretty good for preventing colds (I haven't been sick since like September). In terms of your protein intake, you have to make sure you get enough in your body otherwise the muscle will not show and all your work will be for nothing. The way it's calculated is that however many pounds you weigh, that should equal the amount of grams of protein you should be taking in per day, i.e. 210 lbs= 210 grams of protein. Gatorade is ok for you...if you have to drink it, do it during a workout, but don't overload. A small bottle is plenty, the rest should be water...you HAVE to drink a lot of water. My intake is ridiculous, I fill up a 24 oz bottle at the gym probably 3-5 times a workout, and then I drink a full gallon of water at work. Granted, I'm in the bathroom every 15 mins lol.