Category: Self-Help & Personal Growth

DAN 2.0…my story of recovering from Alcohol, Nicotine & Caffeine

How I am recovering from alcoholism and my addictions.

I’m a late bloomer. It took retiring from the Marines, after nearly 39 years on active duty, to embrace a recovery program and stop using alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine. I was 60 years old.

I was inspired at the four-year mark to write down my story in order to share my experience, strength and hope with others who might be inspired to quit any addiction that might haunting them. The insanity of it all!

In the tradition of Bill Wilson, the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, I decided to have the book authored by Dan W., given Bill wrote a book by Bill W. In the book, I candidly describe how I am recovering from the addictions of alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine. I say recovering specifically because I firmly believe that I will have the disease of alcoholism for the rest of my life. The second that I proclaim myself “recovered,” I believe that it will only be a matter of time before I start drinking alcohol again. “Complacency kills!” I view my sobriety as a temporary reprieve, and that my continued sobriety is contingent upon my spiritual condition. Therefore, I must put prioritize my spiritual growth every single day in order to stay away from that next drink. I take it one day at a time and today marks 1885 days of continuous sobriety…five years and two months exactly. I’m very thankful to my Higher Power, whom I choose to call God, for His grace and mercy and gifting me the miracle of sobriety for the longest period ever in my adult life.I sincerely hope that if you are able to read my story that you are inspired to commence a recovery journey of your own. I pray that you are one of the chosen ones afflicted with alcoholism, or addiction, and that recovery rockets you into the fourth dimension of living that you may live a life of serenity; happy, joyous, and free. These past five years have been the most awesome years of my life. I pray the same for you.

Here is my book and the link allows you to buy it straight from Amazon in any of four formats. If you do happen to read it, I’d certainly appreciate a review. Thank you, and may your recovery journey be slow. Enjoy the journey!

https://a.co/d/03pLaxE4

A 110 Percent Mentality

“January 18, 2022. I stepped on the scale: 309 pounds.
Two years earlier I had retired from the Marine Corps after 39 years of staying under 220.
I had become what I used to discharge Marines for.
That morning I made a decision: I would attack my body the same way I attacked every mission in the Corps—with a 110% mentality.
110 pounds later I’m 199 pounds, have a six-pack at 63, and feel better than I did at 35.
If a hard-charging Marine can do it after retirement, you can too.
My book shows you exactly how.”

From 309 Pounds to a Six-Pack at Age 63: Retired Marine Colonel Drops 110 Pounds Using the Same 110% Mentality That Forged U.S. Marines

“Marines don’t give 100%. Marines give 110%!”

That scream from Drill Instructor Sergeant Antoinette still echoes in Colonel Dan Hunter Wilson’s head—nearly 45 years later. In January 2022, the 6’3” retired Colonel stepped on the scale and saw 309 pounds. The man who once ran a perfect 300 on the Marine Corps PFT, led Marines in Fallujah, and retired as the senior Colonel in the Corps had eaten himself into obesity in under two years.

He didn’t make excuses.

He didn’t buy pills.

He didn’t get surgery.

He simply decided to attack his body the same way he attacked every mission in 39 years of active duty—with his 110% mentality.

The result?

110 pounds gone.

Cholesterol from 235 to 171.

Blood pressure from 185/121 to 106/75.

Resting heart rate in the 40s.

A visible six-pack at 63.

And a book that is already changing lives.

A 110 Percent Mentality: My 110-Pound Weight Loss Journey is not another diet book.

It’s a battle plan written by a warrior who refused to stay soft.

Inside you’ll discover:

• The exact “Daniel Diet” (yes, straight from the Bible) that Colonel Wilson used—vegetables + lean protein + portion control that tastes so good cheating never tempts you

• The Basic Daily Routine that rebuilt his body, mind, and spirit (includes a 5-minute ice bath at 42–45°F every morning for unbreakable discipline)

• The wake-up run + garage circuit + 2 hours of Pickleball + iron + wind sprints schedule that melted fat while building muscle

• How he used faith, accountability, and ruthless consistency to power through every plateau

• The same leadership principles he used to turn civilians into Marines—now applied to turning your body into a fighting machine

This is NOT theory.

This is a retired Colonel who packed his seabag for 39 years, led in combat, trained thousands of Marines, and then proved the same principles work in retirement when the stakes were his own life.

He lost the weight slow and steady (never more than 10 lbs a month) so his skin tightened naturally—no loose skin, no Ozempic face, just lean, hard, Marine-ready muscle.

And now he wants to help you do the same.

Ready to stop making excuses and start making progress?

Grab your copy of A 110 Percent Mentality right now and begin your own transformation today:

→ Buy on Amazon (Paperback)

→ Kindle/eBook version

One reader already lost 42 pounds in 90 days using the plan.

Your story could be next.

Semper Fi and 110%—let’s get after it.

— Colonel Dan Hunter Wilson

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

A 110 Percent Mentality