Fitness Confidential

: Episode 1195 - This Wednesday, we are sharing a 'Saturday' success story! Use this as motivation to power through the Thanksgiving holiday, or put some Life into Living and get back on the wagon right after. Listener Haley Rushton joins Vinnie, and the two talk Haley's weight loss journey, emotional eating, reactions to healthy eating, what's in her fridge, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club HALEY'S STORY She is from Nova Scotia Works for a car dealership in communications and marketing Surrounded by essentially nothing Lonnie in the Facebook group recommended to Vinnie that she be on this podcast! She found NSNG after failure with everything else (all the crap diets) Did Keto for awhile before but ate all the fake sweeteners and didn't have much progress Was still a sugar addict Her dad introduced her to the Facebook group, and she began to see changes Had to get over emotional eating When she doesn't eat sugar or grains, she does not have the emotional food cravings as much Haley has two kids - 1 and 4 She is losing weight in small amounts Currently 5'7", 214 lbs Was 275 a year ago after her second baby She'll go several weeks really strict, then fall of the wagon There's a big psychological component to it Huge carnivore REACTIONS TO HEALTHY EATING She does not want to live her life centered around food Doesn't lecture others on how to eat or justify her way of eating She and Vinnie both don't explain to others because people, uninformed, try to fight back Don't engage with people if they won't listen - they're likely jealous, or too addicted to carbs You don't need to justify your healthy eating to anyone else If it works for you, do it! Make your health your top priority - NOT making other people feel good about how you eat Don't let others pressure you into eating crap in social situations

: Episode 1194 - Anna Vocino joins Vinnie this Monday, and the two talk the recent devastating California fires, eating and cooking during the holidays, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow F-Bomb Try promo code 'Vinnie' for your first order! THE HOLIDAYS It's almost Thanksgiving! The holidays are a good time to do some planned LIL It's not what you eat between Thanksgiving and New Years, but the rest of the year that really matters However, only indulge on those special days (ex: Thanksgiving day, Christmas day, New Years Eve) and be on the wagon the rest of the time if you can Anna make a nice moist turkey Thaw it out overnight Dry brine it (or wet) Plop it in a waterproof container This will make it juicy Get a turkey with a popper, but also get a meat thermometer (180º) Fairly big bird you can get done in about 3.5 hrs Vinnie enjoys some nice potatoes during the holidays He tries the pie This is when you are supposed to put LIL If you are just getting into NSNG and you have TONS of weight to lose - DON'T DO IT Don't let the cravings come back if you're fairly new to this

: Episode 1193 - The amazing Gina Grad joins Vinnie this Sunday for this Sunday School episode, and the two talk how women are beautiful no matter how they dress, the recent Woolsey fire, the mental health crisis, getting help if you need it, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL Women don't need to dress a certain way to be beautiful You are beautiful without makeup, without sweatpants You don't need to be a Kardashian to be incredibly attractive Serena, for example, wakes up stunning each morning Gina is another woman like this Men should appreciate women who are confident, even if not all dressed up MENTAL HEALTH HELP These shootings involve a mental health issue If you feel suicidal or like you want to harm others, tell someone So many others have felt this way, even if you feel alone There ARE people who can help you if you reach out It can be hard to find help, but if you do it, you will be so glad you did Act like your mental health issue is a broken leg - go the doctor, get it fixed

: Episode 1192 - Listener Jeryl Hintzsche joins Vinnie this Saturday, and the two talk the Fat Doc, Jeryl's amazing health journey, F-bombs, healthy NSNG meals and 'snacks', and how valuable getting your good health back can be. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club GETTING YOUR GOOD HEALTH BACK Became an emotional eater at around 50 That, compounded with menopause, caused her to gain 30 extra lbs to the addition 30 she already had A1C was 10.1 and glucose was 250 VERY high numbers She found Vinnie because her husband, an athlete, listened to Vinnie Jeryl wanted to do this the right way - without medicine (5% success rate) She did it Came down 40 lbs Normal A1C (5.1), glucose around 88 Now, she feels young and healthy again You don't need to snack Jeryl doesn't eat super often Eats a lot of meat and veggies when she does eat "Cheating" is not worth it - you can plan to put "Life into Living", but get right back on the wagon afterwards

[libsyn_podcast id=7321355] : Episode 1176 - Reserve Lt. Colonel Dr. Mark Cucuzzella, M.D., joins Vinnie this Friday for a second appearance on the podcast and the two talk the new sponsor, F-Bomb, healthy running, some running greats, and how to get into barefoot running safely. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli F-Bomb new sponsor! Promo code is Vinnie for your first order Crowd Cow DR. MARK CUCUZELLA Doctor Cucuzzella was recently on the podcast - check out his first appearance here! He is a doctor and a runner Doesn't run with shoes sometimes In Boston, he does run with shoes In WV, he often doesn't wear shoes Educated at UVA (like Tallulah), now works in West Virginia Now a professor at WVU An Academic Doctor He is also an Air Force Reserve Lt. Colonel REVERSING DIABETES WITH A LOW CARB DIET A lot of the people in the South, including West Virginia, are obese with diabetes His true passion is trying to reverse diabetes Developed pre-diabetes while running marathons - was eating low fat, etc. Realized there was something he wasn't taught in med school Learned about different particles, different numbers Found LCHF and got much better Ate like crap before learning about the issues of carbs and the benefits with fat When he anecdotally asked on military bases who lost lots of weight and kept it off, it was people who ate low carb who found success Struggled with the ADA who still wanted people to eat LOTS of carbs Against ADA guidelines to prescribe low carb Easier for independent doctors, like Dr. Mark They're backing out of the room slowly, but not fast enough because people are still dying from their guidelines HEALTHY RUNNING Dr. Mark teaches people how to run without hurting themselves in a way that makes them feel better / be healthier Check out his great book, Run For Your Life here If you're a runner and need to talk to a doctor, you can do that online with Dr. Cucuzzella! Vinnie tried his 5-Fingers shoes and was sore the next day This is because he was utilizing parts of his foot he hadn't been with these shoes Good to work into it to avoid this slight strain Not injury, just need to get into it, maybe a bit more slowly next tim Dr. Mark started running barefoot doing it little by little It felt good He could run farther Super slow is the way to start Working out is a great way to clear the brain If you're stressed, running is a really good way to alleviate stress, get some fresh air if you can do it outside Having a lot of pressure on you to run well is dangerous! Zola Budd, for example She coaches now in the US Runs barefoot sometimes, still We don't have any redundancy - we're supposed to use all of our muscles, they all serve a purpose, etc. Barefoot running utilizes more of these muscles People often wear shoes that are too small for them

: Episode 1190 - Vinnie and Andy talk UltraSalt, trade shows, how Andy finds and choose what goes in PVC Vitamins, and crap additives on this Wednesday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club WHAT GOES IN PVC VITAMINS Andy goes to a lot of trade shows for PVC products Going to Supply Side West in Vegas soon Has gone for the past several years He peruses the options for ingredients for vitamins Suppliers of salt, B12, magnesium A great place to sit and talk about the products This is the good side Lots of good intel, resources, panels We make sure the BEST ingredients go into our products ADDITIVES However, at these shows, there are lots of BS products that put out crap products These type of companies lie until they get caught Additive sellers are the worst! Don't use crap to sweeten what does not need to be sweetened (like coffee)

: Episode 1189 - Anna Vocino joins Vinnie this Monday to talk the podcast's new sponsor, FBomb, Topsy's passing, the wildfires, potential solutions to morbid obesity, the proposed meat tax, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow FBomb Fat Bombs Ones without sugar are GREAT for Keto Nut butters are awesome, avocado and MCT oil are in packets as well! Owner, Ross, was on the podcast previously! Listen here Promo code 'Vinnie' for 20% off your first order! HOW TO FIX TO MORBID OBESITY More morbid obesity in rural areas So much Bojangles, everything is breaded and fried and made with unhealthy oils Vinnie was in Mississippi trying to find something he could eat No Starbucks, nothing like that He was so saddened by how many people were almost fake-looking they were so fat Some couldn't even walk Health care won't help these people, we need to CHANGE WHAT WE TELL PEOPLE TO EAT This is the only way we can begin to solve the problem of obesity We also need to make sure healthy foods are affordable MEAT TAX Meat tax really looks like propaganda So ridiculous, too much so to pass Filled with holes Proposed for England Read CNN article here MEAT IS NOT BAD FOR YOU The proposition is so misinformed The writer of the CNN article also writes on how oatmeal is good for you...

: Episode 1188 - The wonderful Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School episode, and they discuss walking as a great form of exercise, crazy bro science fads, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club WALKING IS GREAT EXERCISE Gina broke her foot In a little exoskeleton in place of a cast Using crutches, keeping weight off of it for a few weeks This is super hard for Gina because she is a walker Walks everywhere, all the time! Walking is real exercise Also a form of meditation Use the time to disconnect from technology, just enjoy your surroundings or your company BRO SCIENCE Breast milk is the new fad for pre-workout bro science Do NOT drink breast milk before you work out - unnecessary Pretty crazy "Body builders are drug addicts" Some body builders used to eat baby food Liver is actually a good thing to eat Not going to give you superhuman powers, though Don't listen to someone who starts their day off by injecting themselves with drugs Insulin (if they aren't diabetic), steroids, etc. One fad is making carb the main event of a meal This was NEVER supposed to be the way A relatively new phenomenon

: Episode 1187 - Vinnie goes solo on this Saturday show. He talks about how both razor companies and weight loss companies are selling lies to well-intentioned consumers - ingrown hairs and weight-gain are cut from the same cloth. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club SELLING LIES Gillette had a double blade razor "Better than the best" They were selling crap Vinnie's dad bought into it Now, they're up to a bunch more blades Vinnie found that the razors with more blades actually hurt his skin These expensive razor companies are just selling lies People wanted to do what was best for their skin, so they overpaid for these overrated razors Robert Haas wrote a book called "Eat To Win" Carbing up was the big lie It's still being propagated "Don't eat fat, fear it" These lies sold because people wanted to get healthy Good intentions totally stolen Getting fat is kind of like growing ingrown hairs Figure out what went wrong It was the lies you were sold that caused it

: Episode 1186 - Jersey Shore's Vinny Guadagnino, the Keto Guido, joins Vinnie this Friday, and the two talk growing up Italian, Jersey Shore, the benefits of a low-carb, ketogenic diet, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow VINNY G Vinny is Sicilian, like Vinnie His mom born in Sicily, Named Vincent, rather than Vincenzo, trying to Americanize it Now, his family is going back to Italian names Both he and Vinnie were not "Vincenzo" Still had traditional Italian family values Family meals, etc. Vinnie is the reason Vinny got into low-carb/keto Vinny was the more balanced person on Jersey Shore Overall, calm, nerdy (comparatively), college-grad, law school-bound, guy to counterbalance the crazy on the show Jersey Shore was TONS of work Between filming and PR, it was nuts Spent lots of time in night clubs Paid to show up places KETO GUIDO Check out his Instagram here Vinny has had a ton of success with a low carb diet Lost a lot of weight himself In 2015, he got really into it Went down the rabbit hole Got a keto cookbook His friends thought it was weird, but now his Instagram has almost 600k followers He says he's not an expert, he's someone with anecdotal evidence It takes guys like Vinny to spread this around because people listen to him! He is amazed by the same luminaries that Vinnie has on this show Nina Teicholz is one of those people