Eventually the pain left his now-strong shoulder, he dropped 30 pounds, his body fat plummeted to 16 percent, and he got off his medication. Wong felt the difference. He also began getting more sleep. Bedtime for this bachelor used to be at 4 or 5 a.m., and he'd get up five hours later. Now Wong goes to bed at midnight and awakes between 6 and 8 a.m.
Stress is easier to handle now.
In 1999, during the high-stress opening of his Liberty House restaurant, Wong was ready. I had the stamina. A lot of the other guys were dropping. They were getting sick because of the long hours. It was rough.