Beyond the Scale: Finding Your True Identity

American Glutton

Health & Fitness

4.9 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

In this heartfelt episode of the American Glutton Podcast, Ethan Suplee and Paige dive into the complex relationship between self-image and the scale. They explore how weight often defines identity, sharing personal struggles and societal pressures that tie self-worth to numbers. Ethan reflects on his journey, revealing how hitting target weights didn’t bring expected fulfillment and emphasizing goals like fitting into airplane seats or playing with kids. The candid conversation unpacks the challenge of shifting focus to health and non-scale victories, offering listeners relatable insights and practical perspectives on redefining personal transformation.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

00:00 - Intro and Game Show Banter

01:25 - Identity Beyond the Scale

02:11 - Ethan’s Struggle with Weight and Self-Worth

04:42 - The Scale’s Impact on Mental Health

07:32 - Gender and Societal Conditioning

09:56 - VO2 Max and Longevity Goals

12:48 - Cardio and Weight Loss Reflections

15:32 - Non-Scale Goals and Self-Image Tools

18:34 - Lasting Health Goals Over Numbers

21:51 - Airplane Seat Anecdote

25:52 - The Scale as a Progress Tool

29:46 - GLP-1 Medication and Health Focus

32:57 - Honest Reflection Using the Scale

37:17 - Ethan’s Identity and Scale Struggles

40:23 - Healthy Habits and Treats

41:46 - Real Talk on Ongoing Challenges

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0:00.0	Hello, it's Jamie and Sovi here from the Nearly Parents podcast, and we are sponsored by Gemini, Google's personal AI assistant.
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0:32.9	I want to take one minute and talk to you about three things.
0:36.3	The first is substack. I'm on Substack.
0:39.4	I'm writing longer form things and I'm having incredible conversations with my subscribers.
0:44.3	So check it out. Go to Ethan Soplee.substack.com and join in on the conversation. We want your voice heard there too.
0:53.1	That's one. The second thing is the prep deck. Do you have
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1:01.8	I have diet fatigue. My wife has diet fatigue. We go to the prep deck and we allow the deck to choose
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1:30.6	Hi, I'm Ethan Soply.
1:32.8	Welcome to American Glutton.
1:34.8	Outside of acting, my two favorite things to do are diet and eat.
1:38.6	I have a very complicated relationship with food,
1:41.0	and on this podcast, we're going to talk about all of it.
1:43.9	Food as entertainment. Food is it. Food as entertainment.
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