Fitness Confidential

: Episode 567 - Vinnie and Andy rant about politics and weight loss. No matter who is in the White House, the government doesn't determine your personal success or how much weight you lose. Only you can decide that. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club POLITICS AND WEIGHT LOSS Vinnie and Andy have very different politics Andy is way left wing, Vinnie is pretty right Vinnie still voted Obama twice The two argue over politics often Vinnie has decided not to have a separate political podcast Vinnie will not vote for Trump Vinnie is surprised he has made it this far Speaking of politics, "Blazing Saddles" is far from politically correct, and Vinnie loves it (so does Serena) Weight loss has nothing to do with politics! Lose weight, don't mind politics Politics does not determine whether or not you succeed WEIGHT WATCHERS Opera's campaign is so dramatic Weight Watchers is designed to fail so they make more money Only person who can make a fortune by fluctuating in weight Calorie in Calorie out doesn't work

: Episode 566 - Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino discuss the bio-mechanical benefits of yoga with Mark Dellacave of YogaPilots.com. Vinnie also talks about his formerly-vegan friend Todd and reminisces about his own culinary indulgences on his most recent trip to Louisiana. All this and more on this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty VINNIE'S CULINARY INDULGENCES IN LOUISIANA Went to the gym in his old neighborhood, Shapes, with his friend Sybil to work out Very easy to stay on his diet... for awhile Good crawfish where Vinnie was visiting so he got some NSNG crawfish On day two, Vinnie ate lunch and dinner like a Louisianan Vinnie had lots of seafood with some grains (fried catfish with french fries) Vinnie had to sleep off that lunch Dinner was hamburger steak and it made him feel pretty crummy too Option of stuffed baked potato Dessert had graham cracker/fudge/brownie crust with their cheesecake with marbled in dulce de leche Once Vinnie started eating the dessert, he felt sick but could not help but shovel the rest of it in his mouth Vinnie is soooo fat adapted, but this just proves how sugar and grains are addicting!!! Vinnie is not the biggest fan of fasting, but he took about a day off of eating to feel better VEGANISM Vinnie knows Todd in Louisiana (co-worker of Vinnie's brother) who was a vegan athlete He became vegan to lose weight Eventually, after a few years, gains weight and puffs up after races Now that Todd and his wife are NSNG, they have never felt better!!! RELEVES Great exercise for calves Do not bounce, make this exercise a smooth motion Once you get this down, you can add weight to the back AMAZON WINNER OF THE WEEK Stacy Panuski from Akron, Ohio Buy through the Amazon banner and submit what you bought to help keep the train moving down the tracks Bought a DVD of Jumanji YOGA WIT MARK DELLECAVE Looks like Ray Donovan An avid Yogi Yoga helped his running Check out his website here Lebron James, Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Russel Wilson all utilize yoga as a helpful tool

: Episode 565 - Listener Lori Dawn from Oakland asks about keto supplements and athletic performance. She is trying to maximize her athletic performance and control hunger during long cycling events. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club LORI Designs for North Face Vinnie is a huge fan of North Face apparel Lori has a road bike which she commutes on and she has been trying to get into mountain biking as well KETOSIS SUPPLEMENTS Are there supplements to help with dietary ketosis? (KetoForce) Are they worth it? Do they do anything? It might make you get into dietary ketosis faster, but what is the point of this? Not necessary for most to get in it quickly, or to be in it at all Can these help athletes not eat while on long runs, etc.? Lori gets hungry personally She needs to eat fat before she gets out there Instead of a protein and veggie shake with MCT, try a few eggs and some bacon Will help you through longer workouts without eating extra Being fat adapted may cause you to wake up 10 minutes earlier Only really good bars are Epic bars

:Episode 564 - Listener and NSNG success story "Dr. Natascha" discusses the problem of overmedication in the U.S., what people are taught is healthy, and how to properly educate patients on what IS healthy as a doctor on this Friday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. DR. NATASCHA Not including her last name, for anonymity sake An old caller -- both she and her husband have called in multiple times Originally from Germany, also plays the cello! STATINS & OVERMEDICATION Good to get a full particle panel before starting (and stopping) statins You might not need a statin A lot of doctors cannot read a particle test Triglycerides, LDLs (low -- bring sugar into your body to store), HDLs (high -- poop stuff out), VLDLs (very low) Statin can just modulate your putting 'crap' into your body If you are eating very healthily, there are few people who actually need a statin EATING "HEALTHY" FORTIFIED FOODS AND AVOIDING FATS On the box, it says that it is "fortified" iron and healthy wheat Wheat is never healthy You don't need to "fortify" a steak -- it already has iron Real food already has all of the vitamins and minerals so you do not need to eat fortified foods Creatine is made by your body already, and is also found in meat -- you don't need pills! We don't need to be concerned with obscure things like Riboflavin Never has been an issue before, so why are people making it an issue now? People want to be healthy, but they turn on the TV, and the TV says a microwavable weight watchers meal is what is best What must change is what people are taught Fat is NOT the enemy! EDUCATING PEOPLE ABOUT NSNG When Dr. Natascha gets new patients, she has to try to figure out whether or not she should mention NSNG Some people will not hear it She works in a hospital where the cafeteria serves high-carbs What will help people short and long term? She tries to educate those who will listen, and those who have time to try this lifestyle with some error Doctors also have guidelines and ratings Insurance or a board will look at why diabetics have high levels and no statin, even when really they should be NSNG and be even healthier A healthy patient is not a widget There are so many factors Start with sugar is bad, limit your sugar, and educate on the different types of sugar ex: fruit juice extract is still a sugar Check out Food Politics here FRUIT & OTHER SNACKS Fruit went away in the winter years ago Now because of GMOs and other methods, people eat fruit year round Dangerous in a way due to the fact that sugar is so readily available even when naturally it should not be Sugar is sugar, but still a better option than a snickers bar In the 70s, things like Wheat Thins, and Protein bars, and "Healthy" Meal Replacements did not exist People just ate real food People have a powerful wrong perception of what is healthy due to the industry

Andrew Weaver joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Wednesday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast to discuss fighting food addiction with an NSNG lifestyle, and going overboard with intermittent fasting and dieting. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club ANDREW WEAVER The OTHER Andrew Makes crazy artistic thing with balloons 2-60 balloon (2 inches around, 60 inches long) Balloon talk -- not called weenie balloons Earlier listener to the show Had some success with NSNG Has since fallen off the wagon (and crashed it) and jumped on another Before this he had his own podcast Has dealt with weight issues and food addiction his whole life NSNG made it easier but he tried to incorporate more IM Fasting which really hurt him He never recovered Before NSNG his blood sugar was 180 fasting (his rock bottom number was 299) 8.4 --> 4.8 Check out his podcast here They talk health, fitness, sports John's website Andrew's website Andrew's balloon & magic page INTERMITTENT FASTING & SUGAR INPUT NSNG was working well, but he wanted to go even farther IM Fasting made him fall off the wagon -- he didn't NEED to do it but did and it ended up being too much NSNG people tend to eat less, but don't TRY to go a day without eating just for the sake of doing so Vinnie does hardcore NSNG but still ends up eating a healthy 3-4 lbs of sugar per year Most time on earth by humans has been spent not eating sugars and grains

Our friends at Audible bring you this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast with Vinnie Totorich and Anna Vocino. The two discuss selling books, Starbucks, ketosis, and some articles on fitness. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Audible Download a free audio book Enter promocode: vinnie15 for discount Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli LYNETTE CAROLLA Vinnie was on Lynette's show Went on as Lynette Carolla with Lynette's co-host until Lynette arrived A whole episode about Vinnie and Serena not being married (They also discuss children's health etc.) BOOK SALES What really sells book now is online marketing Publicists are really a scam Dean and Vinnie hired and fired 4+ publicists Vinnie gets on the phone and gets his books sold Anna is selling a GREAT (cook)book!!! Go check it out and buy it VINNIE'S CAR He is selling his FJ Cruiser GREAT condition! He has never even actually sat on the seats himself! Had seat covers Over 100k miles It has one of the highest resale values of any car because it was a short run and a FANTASTIC car!!! Fair market value Around just over $20,000 If you are interested, let Vinnie know! He will drive it TO you if you live in the contiguous US and pay for the gas He will train you and stay with you and help you with foods if you buy the car STARBUCKS Wanted a coffee, had a $100 bill on him Ordered a $2 drip and whipped out the hundred They would not take it Almost wasted a cup of coffee because of it, but ended up getting it, but the lady was condescending OLIVE OIL The olive oil scandal is a little out of hand You know what IS real Italian olive oil? VILLA CAPPELLI! DETOXING Some people heavy metals in their system Very rare, detoxing rarely works Often a scam-type situation Gwyneth Paltrow is a fan of the "detox" Juice fasts are ridiculous and do not work KETOSIS Body is making extra ketones so that your body metabolizes better There is a recent Wednesday show that talks about this specifically

Listener Jess Perreca joins Vinnie Tortorich to discuss being morbidly obese and the life or death situation that is his weight on this Saturday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club JESS Check out his website here Has been listening to Vinnie since the start Weighed 523lbs when the show first came out Was fat from age 6 Does not want to be heavy Jumped onto the NSNG train 1.5 years ago Dropped 75lbs in the first month of doing NSNG, then got close to under 400 Unfortunately, has jumped back up to 560 lbs now that he is no longer NSNG Food is his drug of choice He is bothered that he cannot stick to the regiment He realizes that it is a matter of life and death All that matters, ultimately, is that he rises from his failures and ends up succeeding in the end January he was 561, after 4 weeks he was 513.8 FOOD IN JESS'S LIFE Now, snacks limited to nuts and pork rinds Breakfast consists of egg and breakfast sausage Lunch and dinner are a vegetable and meat/chicken NSNG is great, because it allows Jess to eat, not count calories, and still lose weight! Most sustainable 'diet' Jess has ever done Works with a busy lifestyle, and is natural

Dr. Jason Fung again joins host Vinnie Tortorich, back by popular demand! The two discuss leptin, cholesterol and heart disease, and cortisol and insulin in relation to obesity on this Friday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty HEART DISEASE & CHOLESTEROL Listener Todd Had serum cholesterol go up, but triglycerides go way down from high fat diet If you eat cholesterol it DOES NOT make your cholesterol go up Eating fat DOES NOT turn into increase in cholesterol If you eat a high fat diet, both bad AND good cholesterol goes up, but triglycerides go down, so it ends up being neutral Cholesterol does not equal heart disease THE OBESITY CODE Dr. Jason Fung's new book It is about what really makes people fat How did we all decide at the same time that we would all eat more? We DIDN'T, therefore CALORIES are NOT what is causing obesity!!! We are programmed NOT to eat too many calories (Leptin) If calories were the issue, then restricting calories would not make you feel bad and would allow you to shed the weight That is not true You have to figure out what is adjusting your own personal 'thermostat', and bring it down Cortisol levels skyrocketing (due to stress, sleep deprivation, etc) can help obesity along If stress and sleep deprivation is what is causing it, you have to change your lifestyle because diet won't work if that is the case Obesity is not a caloric imbalance, it is a hormonal imbalance Both with insulin and with cortisol (two big factors) Beer belly type fat is usually cortisol, where overall fatness is usually insulin HUGE role with metabolizing glucose Obesity is a multifactorial disease Lypodystrophy Super rare condition that causes dystrophy (breakdown) of adipose tissue LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS When you address proximate cause, it does nothing, must treat the ACTUAL cause When you reduce your calories, you have to burn more than you lose to burn fat, you can't just address the proximate cause which is reducing the calories

Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino host this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. The two discuss Jillian Michaels, Vinnie's new "Fit or Bullshit" segment on the Carolla show, and Ru El is this week's special Monday guest! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty Pure Vitamin Club POLITICAL (CORRECTNESS) Anna ASKED an MC at a comedy show to call her a "derogatory" Italian name and the MC refused Vinnie was talking to a black girl named Keisha about all the different names containing "Keisha" including "Nakeisha and Lakeisha" The two were getting along quite well, and then another black girl in the class asked Vinnie to repeat the convo so she could record it and chop it up and show Vinnie in a bad light Even though he was not being racist and was literally just talking about black culture with a black student Does not think Bernie would be a good president -- he is too socialist and would take the money out of our pockets JILLIAN MICHAELS Jillian Michaels was saying that you can eat grains as long as you watch your caloric intake (UGH!) Admitted on the Carolla show that she: dropped out of CSUN after 1 semester, became a fitness trainer online because she had a good body from karate Vinnie's lawyer went online to see how long it would take to become a lawyer -- took about 30 mins She tried to get Villa Cappelli as a sponsor after we had them as a sponsor, they refused because they would have lost Vinnie and they believe in REAL health and fitness She got onto the Carolla show a week after Vinnie was on BEING A TRAINER Lots of people got these cheap, not very legitimate training degrees because they thought become a trainer would be easy and make you rich Certainly not the case Basically costs $600 to become a trainer Vinnie actually has a college degree in this, unlike most other trainers (especially gym trainers) Vinnie now has a segment on Adam's big show "Fit or Bullshit" RU EL When he was a kid, would drink Fanta Grape Soda Vinnie drank Dr. Pepper and Anna Coca Cola Never really in the house for Vinnie From Guam (of Filipino heritage) Not Vinnie's "Guam" Has his own podcast: "Ru El's Running podcast" Talks about how NSNG has helped his body tremendously Level of excitement that comes with this lifestyle positively affecting everything so much Has somewhat of a technical background so he could figure out podcasting pretty easily

Calie Durant joins Vinnie Tortorich to discuss staying with NSNG, and how one's weight can change over the years on the Saturday listener edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club CALIE She is nearly 40, 5'6", around 140 lbs This is the heaviest she has been in her life Until 5 or 6 years ago, she could eat whatever she wanted without worrying Used to eat bagels, sandwiches, pasta, white flour, chocolate Now that she is on NSNG, she has eggs and spinach for breakfast, salad for lunch, dinner is some type of veg & protein She thinks it is hard to stick to this diet so strictly Life happens and it makes it hard! Vinnie doesn't want this to be super extreme That being said, allowing "cheat days" is not the way to go You can put LIL occasionally, but not have a whole day of doing whatever you want Try to have 21 or so stricter days, to get your body on this lifestyle so that when you do put LIL, your body can handle it better The first 3 weeks are hard and you have to want it It really does get easier, though Cut out her normal wine or beer for a spirit instead for 21 days -- that will make a difference Her cravings for chocolate started to disappear! You can't keep going back and forth on NSNG -- must impede the progress in the negative direction You can't get "a little bit pregnant", same type of deal!