Bryan Johnson· Author
I was overweight and depressed.
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I was overweight and depressed.
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There is a decade of my life where I didn't take any pictures of myself because I was overweight, unhealthy, and sad. I had an inability to maintain any control over my behaviors.
I was an entrepreneur and father of three who didn’t sleep. I was obese. Inflammed. My cortisol was shot. I was suicidal. Had lost my family and community. I was on a fast track to death.
My body and mind were trashed in every way for 23 years. Chronic depression, obesity, terrible sleep, raising 3 kids, startup founder/CEO grind culture behavior (and even growing up w/ excess sugar, sun exposure, junk food).
I had to dig myself out of a hell hole of addiction. I was 50lbs overweight. Binge ate every day at 7 pm. Inflamed. Depressed. Miserable.
when I was 50 lbs heavier than I am now and helpless in my gluttony, I remember being willing to pay nearly any amount of money to liberate myself from my own hell-creation.
When I started, I was 40 lbs overweight. I had systemic inflammation. I didn't sleep very well. I was chronically depressed. My markers were all terrible. I felt like I was physically and mentally falling apart.