'Remember the Titans' star Ethan Suplee says one hard truth fueled his 300-pound weight loss
"Remember the Titans" star Ethan Suplee spent years dramatically transforming his body, but the actor says the breakthrough that finally helped him maintain his weight loss came when he stopped viewing it as something he could permanently "cure."Suplee explained he saw the biggest change when he began treating his relationship with food and weight much like his sobriety — a lifelong condition requiring honesty, communication and accountability.Reflecting on his recovery journey with Fox News Digital, Suplee said repeated attempts to get sober failed because he believed he could simply complete rehab and move on. He believed taking 30 days away from drugs and alcohol meant the problem had gone away."I haven’t had drugs or alcohol in 30 days," he recalled.
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"Remember the Titans" star Ethan Suplee spent years dramatically transforming his body, but the actor says the breakthrough that finally helped him maintain his weight loss came when he stopped viewing it as something he could permanently "cure."Suplee explained he saw the biggest change when he began treating his relationship with food and weight much like his sobriety — a lifelong condition requiring honesty, communication and accountability.Reflecting on his recovery journey with Fox News Digital, Suplee said repeated attempts to get sober failed because he believed he could simply complete rehab and move on. He believed taking 30 days away from drugs and alcohol meant the problem had gone away."I haven’t had drugs or alcohol in 30 days," he recalled. "That means I’m cured."'REMEMBER THE TITANS' STAR ETHAN SUPLEE ISSUES WARNING ABOUT WEIGHT LOSS DRUG CRAZEIt wasn't until he embraced ongoing accountability and open communication that he found lasting success, a lesson he later realized applied just as much to maintaining his weight loss."My condition isn’t a condition with a cure," Suplee explained. "It’s a condition that I can learn to manage."He added, "I did not apply that to weight loss for many, many years.
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- "Remember the Titans" star Ethan Suplee spent years dramatically transforming his body, but the actor says the breakthrough that finally helped him maintain his weight loss came when he stopped viewing it as something he could permanently "cure."Suplee explained he saw the biggest change when he began treating his relationship with food and weight much like his sobriety — a lifelong condition requiring honesty, communication and accountability.Reflecting on his recovery journey with Fox News Digital, Suplee said repeated attempts to get sober failed because he believed he could simply complete rehab and move on. He believed taking 30 days away from drugs and alcohol meant the problem had gone away."I haven’t had drugs or alcohol in 30 days," he recalled.
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