Vinnie Tortorich

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Creating A Workout Plan – Episode 1337

by Vinnie Tortorich

 : Episode 1337 – Christopher Ridgen joins Vinnie this Saturday to discuss his NSNG journey, growing up eating junk food, phone consults, remaining active and creating a workout plan, and more.

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CREATING A WORKOUT PLAN

  • A Canadian!
  • Did a phone consult with Vinnie last year
  • Found NSNG® and his podcast through the Carolla effect
  • Christopher is 6’3″, 27 years old and waivers around 160-165 lbs
    • Super lean, looks amazing
  • Around two years ago he weighed around 240lbs
    • He ate everything, tons of junk food
    • Wake up, eat chips, tons of processed food, etc.
    • Chocolate milk and sugary juices were always around
  • His work at a bank requires him to sit a lot
    • Not a physical, active job
    • Important to make time to be active when your work requires so much sitting
  • Christopher has completely adapted these way of life
  • When he scheduled the phone consult, he had already lost a lot of weight but wanted to look good
    • Was going to the gym and didn’t want to hire a personal trainer
      • Consult was the perfect solution!
    • Now has a workout plan
      • Push/pull switching off, then legs the 3rd day
      • Around 6 hrs/wk
  • Christopher is passionate about coffee
    • Created a brand Grey Ridge coffee

Failed CICO and Veganism – Episode 1332

by Vinnie Tortorich

 : Episode 1332 – Mila Furman features on this Saturday show, and she and Vinnie discuss her failed CICO and veganism trips, her realization that NSNG® works, questioning science, and more.

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FAILED CICO AND VEGANISM

  • Didn’t believe Vinnie at the beginning
    • Thought this was not going to work
  • Used to think CICO was the law
    • Had to starve herself for a 6 pack
    • She was always miserable and starving herself
  • Gained around 65lbs after her first kid and 35lbs after her second
    • Lost the weight after her first and then found veganism
      • Tons of veggies, not too annoying of a vegan
      • Chicken made out of myoprotein
      • Green shakes for breakfast full of sugar
      • Looked good but started deteriorating
  • When she got pregnant again, craved meat and began to eat it
    • She gained way less weight this time
  • Mila is a chef
    • Knew about keto
  • Began her journey and saw results immediately
    • 9 days in, the before and after pictures were already clear
  • 5’4″, so every pound matters!
  • Has lost a good amount of weight, wants to lose a bit more
  • She’s no longer hungry all the time like she used to be
  • Now she recommends keto cookbooks and the like to her clients
  • A phone consult customer

Losing 120 lbs & Gaining Your Life Back – Episode 1327

by Vinnie Tortorich

 : Episode 1327 – Michael Just joins Vinnie to discuss his NSNG® transformation, losing 120 lbs, his work in prosthetics, gaining his life back, the dangers of veganism, and more on this Saturday show.

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LOSING 120 LBS

Michael Just Before and After losing 120 lbs

  • Joined the FB group years ago
  • Based in Oklahoma City – works for a prosthetic limbs company
    • Used to build them, now in sales
  • Had a consult with Vinnie about a year ago
  • 6’1″, 43 this year, was 385 lbs
    • Now at 265 lbs
  • Found Vinnie through the Carolla effect
  • Always felt disbelief at how heavy he was
    • Couldn’t get clothes to fit
    • Used diet pills, lost a few lbs
    • Before NSNG®, was trying BS quick fixes
  • Around December of 2016 is when he realized it was time for a lifestyle change
  • A1C in the mid-6s, had been on blood pressure medicine
    • His doctor mentioned cutting carbs in January of 2017
    • A1C now down to 5, takes half of the dose he was on for BP meds
  • Saw a lot of the success stories on the FB group and dove in
  • Now he sleeps through the night
  • Never hangry like he was when he tried to eat alternative versions of ‘healthy’
  • Been doing Ben B’s workout plan
    • He’s gained a ton of muscle with minimal effort

 

Being a Go-Getter & Pediatric Obesity – Episode 1323

by Vinnie Tortorich

 : Episode 1323 – Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School episode, and the two discuss Vinnie’s making it in LA, how to be a go-getter, the rise of pediatric obesity, why calories don’t count, and more.

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BE A GO-GETTER

  • Vinnie moved to LA after finding a lot of success in New Orleans training
  • Had some stars help him out when he arrived
  • Got linked into modeling
    • He never loved his looks, so was surprised when this took off
    • Vinnie was a very easy subject
  • Made some money and able to sure himself up so he could do what he actually wanted to do
  • Gina alternatively did have a big struggle when she first got to LA
    • This is the more common story
    • Was a lowly producer at night when she arrived
    • Kept trying and trying until she got a good gig
      • Got her radio host gig
      • You have to work for it
  • Don’t say no to gigs
  • Go out and try to get what you want
  • You can’t wait for opportunities to present themselves or they will not come
  • Even now, Vinnie books himself on things
    • Doesn’t have an agent
      • Does it himself

PEDIATRIC OBESITY

  • Diet soda is not healthy
  • More kids than ever are obese
  • Many kids drink diet drinks thinking the fact that they are low- or no-cal makes them okay
  • Kids who drink diet sodas still consume ~150-200 more calories a day
  • These calories are also unhealthy food and drink
  • Vinnie began to gain some weight when he stopped playing football
  • Calories is just a measurement, you don’t eat A calorie
    • What matters is WHAT you eat
      • Eating real food will lower obesity rates!
        • Kids didn’t used to eat processed, carby food like they do now

Low Carb High Fat Benefits with Dr. Eric Westman – Episode 1321

by Vinnie Tortorich

 : Episode 1321 – Dr. Eric Westman, internal medicine doctor and keto expert, joins Vinnie this Friday to discuss how he learned of the benefits of a low carb high fat diet, Dr. Atkins, the history of veganism, science deniers, and more in this fascinating one on one.

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DR. ERIC WESTMAN

  • Dr. Westman is an incredible internal medicine doctor
  • He has been on the podcast before — check it out here
  • Currently works at Duke
  • He is a huge part of the Fat Doc
    • Did not hear any of the other interviews
  • Wrote this great book
  • Dr. Westman is very vocal in the low carb health world
  • Took him seeing low carb benefit his own patients that really led him in this way despite his classes teaching him CICO and SAD
    • Would visit Dr. Atkins, learned a lot from him
    • Now, Dr. Westman pays this forward and invites other doctors/scientists to come learn from him
  • Notes there’s a lot of pushback that is unwarranted
    • Bad science promoted by things like religion
    • Learned a lot about this from the Fettke’s as well
    • Veganism has not been around for long
      • Came from one woman’s premonition

Stupid Diet Pills – Episode 1318

by Vinnie Tortorich

 : Episode 1318 – Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School episode, and the two talk Gina’s podcast “Easy Listening,” driving tickets, stupid diet pills, Gina’s weight loss journey, and more.

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STUPID DIET PILLS

  •  A new diet pill came out
  • They want it to be called a “medical device”
  • This is all BS
  • It is ineffective
  • Will not actually help you lose weight
  • Changing your lifestyle is so much better
  • Attempts at controlling hormones that don’t work
  • People dealing with morbid obesity are desperate
  • Doctors give patients anti-psychotics to lose weight
    • Makes them less hungry
    • Totally horrible