Losing 100 Pounds While Running a Barbecue Business - Duce Raymond’s Story

American Glutton

Health & Fitness

4.9 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of American Glutton, Ethan Suplee sits down with Duce Raymond, a chef and entrepreneur known for his passion for barbecue. Duce shares his journey of weight loss, sobriety, and building a thriving food business while maintaining a healthy lifestyle. He opens up about overcoming addiction, the challenges of food-related temptations, and his approach to fitness and nutrition. Ethan and Duce also discuss the psychological struggles of weight maintenance and the realities of skin removal surgery after major weight loss.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

00:00 - Introduction

01:48 - Duce’s love for food and barbecue

03:49 - Balancing a food business with weight loss

05:16 - Duce’s journey to sobriety

07:54 - Extreme diets and lessons learned

10:56 - The challenge of weight maintenance

17:40 - How sobriety changed Duce’s life

25:06 - Parenting, food, and body image

33:57 - Thoughts on weight loss drugs

41:45 - Considering skin removal surgery

50:31 - The mental challenges of transformation

58:35 - Closing thoughts

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1:30.2	Hi, I'm Ethan Soply.
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