Actor Ethan Suplee says his long-term weight loss became sustainable when he stopped seeing it as a problem that could be permanently “cured”. The ‘Remember the Titans’ star compared managing his relationship with food and weight to maintaining sobriety, stressing that both require ongoing honesty, communication and accountability.

Suplee said this change in mindset was the breakthrough after years of major physical transformation. He described consistent support from people with similar experiences as important to staying on track, while acknowledging the continuing responsibility he feels as a public example of weight loss.