America’s Weight Crisis & the Ozempic Game
Three out of four or 75% Americans are overweight. 40 % are obese. Read that AGAIN!! That’s wild. And instead of fixing the real problem, we keep chasing shortcuts.
Right now, seems like, everyone’s on Ozempic, Mounjaro, all these GLP-1 drugs that make you eat less. And sure, they work, the side effects will rear there ugly heads one day. But here’s the kicker… Big Food is already trying to beat the system. I’m hearing they’re making “GLP-1 resistant” foods. Basically stuff that’s designed to make you keep eating even if you’re on the drug.
Let that sink in. Instead of making food better, they’re figuring out how to hack your body so you keep shoveling it in. That’s the same playbook that got us here in the first place. Ultra-processed, addictive, calorie bombs made to override your hunger. Freakin sheisters 🤨
So now we’ve got people taking drugs to eat less while the food industry works overtime to make sure you still eat more. The corporations win. Our health loses. And if we don’t wake up, nothing changes. Snap out of it!! And change your life for the better.
Discipline Is Destiny
This book popped into my life two weeks ago and it’s changed me…
Most people think discipline is about restriction, all the things you can’t do. But real discipline is the opposite. It’s freedom. When you can master your impulses instead of letting them control you, you stop reacting to every urge or distraction and start moving with purpose. That’s real power.
The more control you have over yourself, the more freedom you have in your health, relationships, work, and peace of mind. Discipline isn’t punishment, it’s the tool that lets you create the life you’re truly capable of living.
Below I’m sharing a couple sections that hit home.
Quit Being a Slave
It’s about facing the habits, vices, and crutches that quietly own you. Ask yourself the hard question… if I knew exactly how much damage this was doing to my body, mind, and spirit, and I had never touched it before, would I start it today? For some, it’s alcohol. For others, it’s toxic food, mindless scrolling, gossip, or anything that keeps you numb and small. Real freedom comes when you stop letting these chains define you and finally choose to step into the version of yourself that isn’t controlled by them.
Sweat The Small Stuff
John Wooden, the legendary UCLA basketball coach, started every season by teaching his players how to put on their socks. No wrinkles, no loose spots, nothing that could cause a blister. Because a blister meant missed practice, missed practice could cost a game, and a lost game could cost a championship.
It’s the same truth behind the old proverb… For want of a nail, the shoe was lost, because of the shoe, the horse was lost, because the horse the rider, because of the rider the message, because of the message the battle, because the battle the kingdom. FOR WANT OF A NAIL, THE KINGDOM WAS LOST….
By ignoring the little things, we make ourselves vulnerable. The smallest cracks can break the strongest foundation. The small stuff isn’t small at all… it’s the armor that protects everything else.
FLUFFY VS Dolidze
UFC Vegas 109 is popping off this weekend at the APEX. Headlined by none other than my Mexican brother Anthony Hernadez. He’s a on 7 fight win streak and looking to extend to 8. I just got approved for tickets so we will be live to support him in person!!
A couple more homies are fighting on the card. My guy Andre Fili will be using his “New Dad” powers against Christian Rodriguez and my big bro Eryk Anders is ready to bang on Leroy Duncan!
Do work boys 😤
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That’s a wrap for this week’s MPG Letter.
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I’ll be back next week with more real talk, fight game insights, and life on and off the mats.
Appreciate you being part of the journey.
– Max “Pain” Griffin
That might be a good mothers day gift...just kidding..I actually like doing laundry...I have way lest than you.
I better read that book!