How A Busy Dad Cut His Risk Of Dying In Half

We almost all fall prey to this…

Failed New Year's resolutions.

Have you heard Of Quitter’s Day? 

By the second week of February every year,  80% of new year’s resolutions have failed. 

The day you’re most likely to give up? 

January 19 has become known as Quitter’s Day.  

I’m not into the New Year’s resolution hype.  

Dec 31 isn’t any different than Jan 1, except “Dry January” enters the vocabulary.

But many things start anew on Jan 1 (fiscal years, taxes, insurance deductibles, my wife’s lettuce for lunch rule, etc.).  

I don’t mind the idea of wiping the slate clean and restarting.  

It's refreshing…like closing all your browser tabs and starting over (ahhhhhhh).   

So instead of setting myself up for failure with a resolution,  I create a mantra. 

Not the sitting-on-the-floor-eyes-closed-crosslegged-lotus-pose kind. 

Here’s what I mean by mantra.  

A word or phrase that guides my direction and decisions. (definitely not from webster).  

In 2022 my mantra was ‘Health.’  I wanted to be a healthy dad that could keep up with my three fiercely independent kids.    

A mantra is how this busy dad put up (or put down) some serious stats:

Me on 1/1/22 

- 210 lbs

- 289 total cholesterol 

- 3.5% risk of heart attack (in the next 10 years)

Me on 12/23/22

- 192 lbs (⬇️18lbs)

- 168 total cholesterol (⬇️ 121)

- 1.5% risk of heart attack (⬇️57%)

There were three things I did to live my mantra and improve my health. I will use these same three things to live out my mantra in 2023 (Growth):

1/ Went Monk

What is went monk?

It is a focused challenge + a fast.  

The key to going monk is to focus on one thing for a short duration (go to the gym 3 days a week for 30 days) and fasting distractions or vices (no beer during the week).   

This short duration and intense focus make the goal attainable and easier to turn into a habit.   

2/ Hired a coach 

I know what you are thinking… you're picturing a football coach screaming in your ear as his spit whacks you in the face like a sprinkler. 

What I mean by coach is an expert.  Someone that has been-there-done-that.  That can give you tips, keep you focused and challenge you.  

I hired a fitness coach and spent more time with my doctor. 

Coaches are crucial to success as kids and are even more important for exhausted dads.  

3/ Took a class 

I sang like Alice Cooper when I graduated college (schooooool’s out foor-ever!).  

As I get older, I realize how little I know and how important learning is to continue to grow as an adult.  

To live out my mantra each year, I take one or two classes (online or in person).  

For 2022 I took a fitness class.  It taught me to push my body while not getting hurt. 

Conclusion

So, try these tips to put down some serious numbers or achieve something new this year. 

And maybe Quitter’s Day will eventually perhaps become known as Doers Day.  

Salud to a happier and better you!   

The Secret Billionaires Have, For Losing Their Dad Bods

If you are like me, you’ve worked hard to get that dad bod.  And it’s not exactly going anytime soon.

I’ve been working on mine for 5 years.  Sympathy eating with my pregnant wife and neglecting exercise like I did my childhood pet hermit crab. Sorry, Hermy.

Well, good news! There is a secret weapon billionaires are using to shred their dad bods. Going from soft to svelte with almost no effort.   

Billionaires (most notably Elon Musk), celebs, and influencers are shooting it up like Johnny Weeks (Bubbles' heroin buddy in The Wire).  

The secret...a drug called Wegovy.

What the hell is Wegovy?

I’m glad you asked.  

It is an FDA-approved diabetes drug that you inject weekly to control diabetes.

And now, apparently, to lose weight.  

The scientists call it a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist (aka semaglutide). Ya, I don’t know what the hell that means either.  But the Billionaire's secret sure intrigued me.  

And here’s the miracle…you get ripped without having to change your diet or exercise.  

How does it work? 

With the help of the Mayo Clinic, Google, and a few influencer docs, these are the 3 things Wegovy does to help the rich and famous get ripped:

1/ It kills appetite quicker than watching your kids sneeze on your food by messing with the brains receptors that control appetite (GLP-1).

2/ It slows digestion (food moving from stomach to intestines) to a crawl like gawkers checking out a fender bender during rush hour.  

3/ It wins Most Realistic Halloween Costume award by dressing up like insulin and tricking the body into thinking blood sugar levels are lower than they are.  Low blood sugar levels equal fat-burning zone.   

This sounds too good to be true.  

Why isn’t everyone on it?  

Well, everyone kinda is, or at least they’re trying to get their hands on it.  

Look at the Google search trend for Wegovy. It's bouncing off the ceiling like a champagne cork. 

It is so popular right now that a run on the drug is causing a shortage for people who need it for their diabetes (Ozempic).

So where can I get it?  

Hold up bucko. 

Let's talk about the downside; there are at least 3:

1/ Reports show that the fat loss is paired with an equal amount of muscle mass loss. I’m picturing a skeleton in a skin suit like Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club. 

2/ It can give you gut cramps. Reminding me of a stomach bug that had me hunched desperately on the toilet for 24 hours straight.

3/ And there is just not enough data to show if the recreational use is worth the long-term effects of tricking your pancreas and brain into losing a few pounds. 

IMPORTANT CONCLUSION: 

This is not an endorsement of Wegovy. 

Here at Dynasty Dad we share science-based tools for busy dads that help you be the best dad possible.  

And health and wellness are part of the best version of you.  So we feel the duty to share the science about this emerging trend.    

TBH you won’t find me shooting up Wegovy anytime soon. 

However, just because it is trendy, doesn’t mean we should write it off as a fad.  

Science has made major advancements in treating the body and disease. 

Finally, there is nothing that beats good ol’ fashion diet and exercise. 

How do you think Rocky defeated the Russians?