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Akbar Gbajabiamila

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
887 total appearances

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We're Out of Time
From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience

Two weeks, three weeks.

We're Out of Time
From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience

I even went after watching this one documentary.

We're Out of Time
From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience

It was called Sugarcoated.

We're Out of Time
From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience

I watched this documentary called Sugarcoated and I was on such a motivational high, but it was all willpower.

We're Out of Time
From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience

And I went six months with no refined sugar.

We're Out of Time
From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience

I had this whole little cutout thing.

We're Out of Time
From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience

And then after I went six months, I'm like, I'm good.

We're Out of Time
From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience

And when a dessert came up, a birthday came up, oh, I just have a little bit.

We're Out of Time
From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience

Oh, I have a little bit.

We're Out of Time
From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience

To your point, the story I kept telling myself was like, well, I'm good now because I did it for six months.

We're Out of Time
From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience

And what I didn't realize was that this is what they call relapse.

We're Out of Time
From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience

But it's hard to use the term relapse because you're thinking sugar is so readily available everywhere and in everything.

We're Out of Time
From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience

Yeah, but just because every moron does it doesn't mean it's not living your best self.

We're Out of Time
From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience

What are the people who have the most success financially?

We're Out of Time
From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience

from breaking away from drugs, because that's what I want to tap into.

We're Out of Time
From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience

How do I permanently stop the consumption of mass-produced sugar?

We're Out of Time
From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience

Have you ever been on a GLP-1?

We're Out of Time
From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience

I don't know what that is.

We're Out of Time
From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience

Okay, like Ozempic or Zetbound?

We're Out of Time
From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience

No.