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Building Blocks of Fat – Episode 2343

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Episode 2343 – On this Monday’s show Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss social media, the building blocks of fat, answer listener questions, and more.

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STORIES FROM SOCIAL MEDIA

  • Vinnie is starting to pay more attention to his YouTube channel and will be posting shorter format videos filled with free advice. (5:45)
    • This inspires Anna who will be posting more cooking videos on hers.
    • Even live YouTube episodes could be coming up!
    • They list the benefits of YouTube, one of which is that it can be great for tutorials. (10:00)
    • This leads to a conversation about “for you page” algorithms on Instagram.
  • They discuss Vinnie’s Instagram post in which he lists three foods you shouldn’t eat. (16:10)
    • Vinnie has gotten tons of negative comments. People just don’t want to believe oatmeal is bad.
    • Oatmeal will cause a glycogen load and will keep your blood sugar elevated for hours.
    • You can test this if you use a CGM (continuous glucose monitor).
    • Oatmeal just has had “a big PR agent” over the years.

BUILDING BLOCKS OF FAT

  • Questions for Vinnie (22:30):
    • One question asks what is the “three hours per day” recovering actor’s routine.
    • Vinnie explains what he means by the three-hour routine.
  • Food is the most important part of losing weight. (26:00)
    • They discuss why you can’t outrun a bad diet and the myths of carb loading and calorie in, calorie out. (27:00)
    • WW has been one of the biggest culprits of the myth of CICO. (31:00)
    • People have been white-knuckling it for years because of bad diet advice.
    • Long hours of exercise, if you’re not fueling your body enough, will leach protein from your muscles and bones. (34:10) 
  • Anna has a couple of stories about misunderstandings about low carb vs heavy carb. (35:00)
  • Vinnie explains why eggs are better than oatmeal. (38:40)
    • Every cell in your body needs protein to develop—it is the building block of cells.
    • The only cells that carbohydrates “build” are fat cells—Vinnie explains how they are the building blocks of fat.
  • How do you know if you’re “fat adapted”? Vinnie gives examples. (44:15)
    • You can also use a ketone monitor. Vinnie recommends the Precision Xtra.
    • .5 to 1.0 on a ketone strip is a good range indicator.
    • The longer you’re fat-adapted,  the better your body gets at regulating.
    • Being in ketosis, however, doesn’t necessarily mean weight loss. (49:45)
    • At some point calories do matter—and you will have to adjust your eating.
  • They chat about stuffing oneself and where it can reveal the emotional things behind eating habits. (52:00)

LAGNIAPPE

  • They chat about Gina Grad’s foray into eating more beef, and how she loves using Anna’s spices. (56:00)
  • They share some ideas for using the dill spices—yum!
  • Anna has a great idea for pork medallions on her Substack here.
  • Vinnie shares a recipe of his own using olive oil (wink, wink).

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