Ethan Suplee Is Jacked Now
Jason Lee’s ex-SFL (sidekick for life/until one becomes an SP) Ethan Suplee has a new podcast out called American Glutton which, according to Cinemablend, is all about his lifelong struggle with his weight. Apparently, Ethan’s gone from Mallrat to Gym Rat. He’s ripped now, and says “he’s lost and gained at least 1,000 pounds over the course of his life,” which sounds exhausting. This is why I just stay fat. And as if to prove my superior life choices, Ethan says that when he was at his thinnest, he was miserable. And this is coming from a Scientologist! Imagine the torture of biking “100 miles a day, six days a week” if you didn’t have whatever worse torture that goes on in the Sea Org for comparison.
Here’s what Ethan looks like now.
Ethan’s married to Brandy Lewis, and is Juliette Lewis’ brother-in-law. Here’s Juliette sharing the news of Ethan’s podcast with a “before” picture of Ethan from when he was in Remember the Titans, which ironically, I had totally forgotten he was in.
Scientology snark aside, Ethan’s journey sounds heartbreaking and his openness about his struggle is illuminating.
Ethan Suplee revealed he went on his first diet at age 5 after he visited his grandparents in Vermont and they were shocked at his size. So they started limiting his food and he learned that when he wanted a second helping of lasagna he had to grab it fast when they weren’t looking. It taught him that food was something people didn’t want him to have, so he would binge in private.
Ethan Suplee said he was over 200 pounds by the time he was 10, and that was when his dad put him on a liquid diet of diet soda and protein shakes. He said he was losing weight but his mom didn’t like the diet so she pulled him off it. He had another weight surge and didn’t really think about dieting again until he was around 20. When he started working on a project in Romania, he started the liquid diet again and shed about 60 pounds.
Ethan Suplee said he’s tried all kinds of diets from South Beach and Atkins to blood type, Keto, etc. He said during his most successful time for weight loss, he lost at least 210 pounds. Sounds like the 6-foot-1-inch tall star wasn’t happy during that period, though, since he described his body “skin and bones” and it came from riding something like 100 miles a day, six days a week.
I’m sure Ethan’s podcast is thoughtful and edifying but based on this picture below, I think I’d rather listen to a totally unhinged conspiracy theory podcast, co-hosted by Juliette, where he and really let their Scientology freak flags fly!
But that’s just me. I can’t think of anything worse than listening to somebody talking about going to he gym, other than actually going to the gym myself.
Pic: Instagram