Green Pill 004: New Weight Loss Science | Financial Ambiguity | Unlock Hard Family Convos

Happy Friday, fitfam.

Maybe because my parents were poor immigrants, or maybe because I lived it up in my 20's, but financial ambiguity or instability really stresses me out.

This week, I made a very specific financial plan to reach my savings goals. Template linked below.

Ambiguity really crushes any goal...!

This week's resources to improve your life, and get you where you want to be.

1. Green Pill Stories: What subjects are unacceptable in your family?

2. Weekly Quick Recs (Meme, Accountability Hacks, Article of the Week, Quote)

3. Deep Dive - skin care

So, I spoke with a therapist out in Salt Lake for a podcast last month, Amanda Butler.

She was raised in the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) community.

Commonly known as Mormons, Amanda shared that women in her family often complain about their husbands without actually taking action.

As if the complaining itself was cathartic, she seemed to imply that such conversations (wife addressing husband) were just not really common or acceptable as a practice in the community.

Often, the implicit, hidden, shameful are the biggest unlocks for emotional health..

Listen to the whole pod on YouTube (subscribe to get notified, live soon) & Soundcloud.

Meme of the Week:

Health Hacks I’m Testing:  Financial Prediction Spreadsheet: Copy mine / click below.

What I’m Listening To: Two Miami MDs - Dr. Suarez & Kenji, a functional medicine duo who are mentors to me, breaks down weight loss very simply here in 15mins.

What I’m Reading: The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness by Morgan Housel - simple book dispelling some common blockers, blind spots and behavioral biases around $. An interesting fact: Warren Buffet (at time of writing) was worth $85bn or so. 98% of that was earned after age 65, and ~90% after age 50. Compounding...

Quote(s) I’m Loving:

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I went to a dermatology spa this week. I asked them "If I had unlimited money for a base, and I'm 30 years old, what could I do now to prevent or reverse skin aging?"

• Botox, $500 per, every 4 months. Must do repeatedly to maintain benefit.

• Microneedling w Plasma - $650 per, 4x in first month or two, then certain cadence.

• Sunscreen - reapply every 2hsr right on top of your existing sunscreen, or 1 hour if sweat or less than certain SPF. Wash face if sweat & reapply.

• Retinal creams (and others, didn't dive in here)

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