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.
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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