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Zion Williamson: Dieting ‘Is Hard’ When You Have Money
New York Post ^ | July 11, 2023 | Miles Schachner

Posted on 07/14/2023 12:29:43 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Zion Williamson is opening up about some of his struggles with his weight.

The 6-foot-6, 284-pound forward, who has been criticized by Pelicans vice president of basketball ops David Griffin about his health problems, broke down his difficulty with dieting on Gilbert Arenas’ “Gil’s Arena” show. “Is it hard to diet at your age?” Arenas asked. “Be honest.”

“Since it’s you, I’ll be real,” Williamson said. “That s–t hard, it’s hard man. Like, you’re 20, 22, got a lot of money — it feels like all the money in the world — man, it is hard. “But I’m at that point now, where, because of certain things, I’m putting back wisdom around me… putting people around me with wisdom, put me on game to certain things and just go from there.”

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TOPICS: Food; Health/Medicine; Sports
KEYWORDS: diet; nba; zionwilliamson

1 posted on 07/14/2023 12:29:43 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Dieting is hard period.


2 posted on 07/14/2023 12:32:01 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.)
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To: nickcarraway

Hire a fitness coach, ya fat moron. And do what he tells you.


3 posted on 07/14/2023 12:32:05 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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To: nickcarraway

How hard is is it to hire a chef, personal trainer, personal chiropracter, personal Dr. when you need one, even a coupla 24/7 life coaches to make it all come together.

Ive told the Mrs the 1st thing Im gonna do if we hit the Lotto is hire me a kitchen staff and a gentleman’s gentleman, 1st thing!


4 posted on 07/14/2023 12:34:15 PM PDT by Delta 21 (MAGA Republican is my pronoun.)
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To: nickcarraway

Oh boy, candidate to be one of the biggest busts in NBA history.


5 posted on 07/14/2023 12:34:32 PM PDT by NohSpinZone (First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
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To: nickcarraway

Apparently not impregnating strippers is difficult as well.
I’m thinking he didn’t deserve entry into Duke academically…


6 posted on 07/14/2023 12:36:24 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: nickcarraway

Another pUKe bust in the nba.


7 posted on 07/14/2023 12:36:36 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: nickcarraway

Jordan and prior stars wouldn’t even know how to come up with a excuse for failure.


8 posted on 07/14/2023 12:38:00 PM PDT by Theoria
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To: metmom

“Dieting is hard period.”

Not to worry, it is about to become real easy. We are about to get a “Depression” diet forced on us...


9 posted on 07/14/2023 12:42:13 PM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: nickcarraway

There was a time I thought he would be the second coming of Charles Barkley.

NOT ANYMORE 😒☹️

In two seasons, he’s played less than half the games of the average NBA player because of this injury or that.

Too bad, he was exciting to watch when he was healthy…


10 posted on 07/14/2023 1:14:21 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: EEGator

If it’s okay for Hunter, why not him?


11 posted on 07/14/2023 1:16:18 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: SeekAndFind
There was a time I thought he would be the second coming of Charles Barkley.

I was hoping he would play a little D.

12 posted on 07/14/2023 1:17:11 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Being able to hire a chef and buy the finest foods should make anything related to eating easy, eating healthy foods, proper portions, dieting, calorie counting, and even going vegetarian for a while would be easy if a chef was preparing the meals.


13 posted on 07/14/2023 1:56:04 PM PDT by ansel12
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To: nickcarraway

If that’s your measuring metric, there’s issues.


14 posted on 07/14/2023 2:06:55 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: nickcarraway

Another reason Euro players are taking over the NBA.


15 posted on 07/14/2023 2:10:06 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: SeekAndFind
Maybe I don't remember the 90s well enough, but I feel like Barkley was overrated.

And do Power Forward's even exist anymore? Does the low post exists anymore? The 4 used to be maybe the most exciting position to watch, but I feel like it's been deprecated.

If you got in a time machine and took LeBron James back to the 80s, everyone would think he's a 4. But he's a 3 with some 1 mixed in. And he doesn't act like a power forward.

16 posted on 07/14/2023 2:12:05 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

The three-point shot ruined basketball.


17 posted on 07/14/2023 2:13:00 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: nickcarraway

SOTA weight loss, piece of cake if you really want to become healthier and lose fat, gain muscle.


18 posted on 07/14/2023 3:38:37 PM PDT by Glad2bnuts (“And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: We should have set up ambushes...paraphrased)
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To: dfwgator

Giving stars 3 steps, allowing them to palm the ball, and run over defenders on the way to the hoop is what killed the sport. The 3 point play, should be in that discussion too. A jump stop move. Jump in air, stop and shoot. Travelling


19 posted on 07/14/2023 3:41:19 PM PDT by Glad2bnuts (“And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: We should have set up ambushes...paraphrased)
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To: nickcarraway

m at that point now, where, because of certain things, I’m putting back wisdom around me… putting people around me with wisdom, put me on game to certain things and just go from there.”

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That right there is Kamalala worthy.


20 posted on 07/14/2023 5:41:29 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (Celebrating 42 years of sobriety this year, thank you Heavenly Father.)
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