My Name is Earl star has one piece of advice for losing weight after dropping 300lbs

A My Name is Earl star has one vital piece of advice for anyone wanting to lose weight after managing to drop a staggering 300 pounds (21.4 stone).

Ethan Suplee weighed around 500lbs at his heaviest, and struggled to “stand joyfully” or even visit museums or the cinema.

But he’s now turned his life around and is a total gym addict, as well as embracing more nutritious foods.

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Ethan even went through excess skin removal surgery to get rid of the loose skin left behind by his epic transformation.

And his advice to others looking to ditch the extra pounds?

Diets aren’t the solution.

Speaking exclusively to Daily Star, Ethan explained: “I don’t believe diets are the solution, because diets are a short term thing.

“We need to start to think about all this in terms of, ‘What changes do I need to make that will then change for the rest of my life? What would allow me to exist in a way that is more amenable to what I want?’

“That’s what has helped me the most – changing my perspective a little bit.”

The Randy Hickey star added: “I was more than willing to suffer for three months and be lightheaded and fatigued if that would cure me – but I don’t think there is a cure.

“I’m talking about for me, because I also think we’re all unique individuals and it’s not going to be exactly the same for everybody. But the way that I look at it is – I’m changing my behaviour, and that is going to produce the most long term effects.”

Opening up on his weight loss journey, Ethan continued: “For many years, probably more than a decade, I considered that food was the problem. It took a long time to find out there’s really no finite, fixed solution to me. I am a work in progress from here on out.

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“Diets are a tool. If you wanted to build a house and you needed a hammer, the hammer’s not going to do all the work for you. There’s still a lot of work you have to do and you might need other tools.

“So that was the thing that changed for me – it isn’t food that’s the problem, it’s my relationship with food.”

Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk