#294. Rebuilding Your Identity: Tactical Solutions for Lasting Change with Dickie Bush
The BluePrint with Dr. Erik Korem
The Impetus for Change
Five years ago, he was 280 pounds drinking 30 beers a week and thousands of dollars in debt. He's now 190 pounds; Haven't had a drop of alcohol in 18 months. "I don't think I'm ever meant to be that size for the long run," LZ Granderson says.
Co-founder of Ship 30 for 30, a community-powered course that helps people start writing online joins me to discuss how to build a health identity. In 5 years Dickie went from 280 lbs, drinking 30 beers a week, and in debt to 190 lbs, abstaining from alcohol, and financially solvent. In this episode, we discuss the steps he took to make the physical change, and the process of psychologically building a new health identity. Don’t miss this inspiring and actionable episode.
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Episode 1 Quotable moments:
1:52 “The second my [college football] career ended, I was an average person who weighed 280 pounds and that doesn't do much for you in the real world.”
6:33 “I've done carnivore. I went vegan for a month. I've really tried everything just to see, but it all kind of comes back to where I'm at now of eating either more than you're burning or less than you're burning and figuring out how to, you know, adjust things from there.”
7:04 “If you wanna lose weight, there has to be a restriction of some sort. And you can restrict calories in a lot of ways. You could be vegan and overeat and gain weight. You can be a carnivore and overeat and gain weight.”
11:16 “You can spend the first 23 years, which is what I did of my life with a certain identity, and it doesn't, even after five years, it doesn't just flip the switch, right?
12:01 “I think you have to stack evidence and prove it to yourself. And so I'm still in that process, but like at the top of that document is, hasn't missed a strength training workout in two years. So I think that's proving to myself.”
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The BluePrint Podcast is for busy professionals and Household CEOs who care deeply about their families, career, and health. Host Dr. Erik Korem distills cutting edge-science, leadership, and life skills into simple tactics optimized for your busy lifestyle and goals. Dr. Korem interviews scientists, coaches, elite athletes, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and exceptional people to discuss science and practical skills you can implement to become the most healthy, resilient, and impactful version of yourself.
On a mission to equip people to pursue audacious goals, thrive in uncertainty, and live a healthy and fulfilled life, Dr. Erik Korem is a High-Performance pioneer. He introduced sports science and athlete-tracking technologies to collegiate and professional (NFL) football over a decade ago. He has worked with the National Football League, Power-5 NCAA programs, gold-medal Olympians, Nike, and the United States Department of Defense.
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