Adam Lee on addiction, fitness and spirituality

Fire Within Nutrition and Fitness

Lessons of Weight Loss From a Reformed Alcoholic

Adam Lee is a husband and a father of four! He works at Hope Community Church as a production team event coordinator, loves riding motorcycles, building furniture, and buying his wife purses. He’s traveled all over the world but still prefers the world at Epcot Center.

In this episode as he shares his journey of getting out of the clutches of alcoholism and obesity. This conversation is all about the struggle, overcoming, and also finding out that, however severe it might be, there is always a possibility for change, and that surrounding your life with the right people is transformative.

What You Will Learn From This Episode:

• Relating the darkest moments of his life
• What was his weight loss journey like
• How he dealt with temptation about food
• The unhealthy habits he had back then and the depression he went through
• His wife’s full support for his abstinence from alcohol
• How to get clean from the bondage of alcoholism
• What is Al-anon
• What his day looks like now as a reformed alcoholic
• How he dealt with skin issues due to weight loss
• How long it took to get to the weight, he has now
• Why you should not do shortcuts to weight loss
• Processes and strategies that are helpful to weight loss

Key Takeaways:

“My wife is super supportive. She does not take any S#$@, and she does not pull any punches. She is a bulldog when it comes to me being sober. And honestly, it saved my life. I had a lot of loving people around me, who told me alcohol was bad.” - Adam Lee

“The biggest thing for me to losing weight was cutting out alcohol completely and not just limiting its intake.” - Adam Lee

“It was an overall change for me. It’s hard to do on your own.” - Adam Lee

“Develop boundaries. It’s a huge thing, and it’s the number one transformation.” - Adam Lee

“Make some replacements. Find some healthy alternatives out there. There’s celery; there are baby carrots. Have you ever tried those little like sweet pea pods? Eat something like that. Get hooked on something healthy.” - Adam Lee

“I would say transform yourself spiritually. You’ll be able to have better conversations, and you’ll be able to understand yourself a lot more.” - Adam Lee

Resources / People Mentioned

• Al-anon.org
• Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life by Henry Cloud and John Townsend

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