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Always Be Learning – Episode 2688

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Episode 2688 – Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino motivate and challenge you to always be learning, ramp up your goals, and look at the long game.

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Always Be Learning

  • The history behind the phrase “Life into living and do it with enthusiasm.” (2:00)
  • Vinnie shares how he got interested in cycling. (7:15)
  • Goals are goals—set your mind to it. It doesn’t apply to just losing weight—always be learning and challenging yourself! (16:00)
  • Nothing gets done without starting on Day 1. (16:45)
  • You don’t know what you can do until you try!
  • Things people say to you can often stick with you for life. (21:30)
    • Anna shares some of her motivated moments with mentors.
  • They discuss the importance of delayed gratification and the value of putting in the hours. (27:00)
  • Eat Happy Kitchen is for everyone, and several of the sauces are vegan. (46:30)
    • Anna’s sauces are in several stores. Go to her website and use the store locator to find the store closest to you. https://eathappykitchen.com/pages/grocer-locations
  • Vinnie explains how you’ll be able to join the NSNG® VIP group when it reopens soon!
    • If you are interested in the NSNG® VIP group, register here! https://vinnietortorich.com/vip/

More News

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  • Don’t forget to check out Serena Scott Thomas on Days of Our Lives on the Peacock channel. 
  • “Dirty Keto” is available on Amazon!
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    • Make sure you watch, rate, and review it!
  • Eat Happy Italian, Anna’s next cookbook, is available! 
    • You can go to https://eathappyitalian.com
    • You can order it from Vinnie’s Book Club. https://amzn.to/3ucIXm
    • Anna’s recipes are in her cookbooks, website, and Substack–they will spice up your day! https://annavocino.substack.com/
  • There’s a new NSNG® Foods promo code you can use!
    • The promo code ONLY works on the NSNG® Foods website, NOT on Amazon. https://nsngfoods.com/

 

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FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021)

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Filed Under: Cycling, Fitness, Health, NSNG®, Nutrition, Podcast, Sports, Weight Loss Tagged With: challenging yourself, delayed gratification, goals, Ian Bagg, Joe Bonnadonna, John Stamstead, mentor quotations, mentors, persistence, Pete Penseyres, Race Across America, RAM, Robert Oberst, ultra racing

Pay Now or Pay Later – Episode 2449

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2449 – On this Wednesday’s show Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad discuss investing time to exercise and the lesson of “pay now or pay later”, and more.

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Pay Now or Pay Later

  • Gina is feeling “soft and succulent” after being cooped up from all the recent California rain. (2:00)
    • Vinnie relays a story from when he moved to CA in 1991.
  • Vinnie recently spoke to someone whose philosophy was a bit different than his when it comes to success & money. (10:00)
    • It’s not about “luck,” it’s about planning and putting in the work and having patience.
    • He relates buying a car to investing in yourself.
    • Gina understands betting on yourself in terms of delayed gratification. (16:30)
    • There’s a social media trend about “treating yourself”–but it all centers around not really delaying gratification.
    • Finances and health are very similar – you need to invest in yourself for the future. (20:00)
    • They discuss country musician Toby Keith’s passing away.
    • Because Vinnie works out every day, he is ready at any time for a physical challenge–he invests the time daily.

Mind Manipulation

  • Gina reads  an article about processed foods and how they are manipulated to be addicted. (25:00) 
  • “Salt Sugar Fat” by Michael Moss explains how scientists hired by Big Food help figure out “bliss points” of flavors and texture to keep you addicted.
    • You can purchase it easily by going to Vinnie’s Book Club and buying it here. https://amzn.to/3OIjJ6K
    • Don’t believe it? Eat a 16 oz. steak compared to a 16 oz. bag of Doritos and see which one satisfies you and keeps you full.
    • Your body keeps releasing insulin to cover all the food you eat, especially carbs. (28:00)
    • He explains ghrelin, leptin, and insulin with an example about beer.
  • Food addiction is tough because your body needs food as fuel to survive.
    • Vegetables naturally have carbs, so you don’t need pasta, bread, etc. (32:00)
    • Vinnie’s been enjoying eating fish all week.(33:00)
    • They talk about steak and finding deals.
  • Gina has a new Instagram @myextrafamily and a new website, https://myextraseries.com.
    • Go check out her socials–she shares some relatively recent news.

Check out Gina’s book My Extra Mom. She also co-hosts with Bryan Bishop for @LAmag on the Bryan & Gina Show, which you can find on any podcast platform and YouTube.

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  • Vinnie shares an update to his website that you’ll want to check out: a VIP section! Go to https://vinnietortorich.com/VIP  to join the waitlist!
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PURCHASE BEYOND IMPOSSIBLE (2022)

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  • This is Vinnie’s third documentary in just over three years.
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Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries

REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter!

FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021)

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FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019)

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Filed Under: Fitness, Health, Podcast, Sports, Wednesdays with Gina Grad Tagged With: Big Food, buying money, cardio, compounded interest, corvina, delayed gratification, Doritos, Food Addiction, Ghrelin, halibut, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Leptin, Michael Moss, mortgage, Pavlov’s dog, wagyu beef

Always Getting to Something – Episode 2341

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2341 – On this Wednesday’s show Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad talk about discipline, time management, always getting to something, and more.

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ALWAYS GETTING TO SOMETHING

  • Vinnie and Gina lead the show with a little chat about musician Barry White. (2:00)
  • They discuss discipline and habits and compare notes on how they each approach them. (6:00)
  • In consultations, Vinnie is still hearing how the pandemic had altered people’s course with their habits, and how it also affected people’s relationship to alcohol and eating. (9:30)
  • Discipline and delayed gratification are always worth it. (14:00)
    • Vinnie shares some examples from his own life.
    • He treats his finances the same way—by delaying gratification.
  • Gina talks about the importance of inspiring others to avoid excuses. (16:40)
  • Chris Kostman, who owns the Badwater Ultramarathon, told Vinnie that it wasn’t just grit that helped athletes train, but the fact that they know how to manage time to the Nth degree. (19:00)
  • Vinnie and Gina also discuss listening to success stories from AA (Alcoholics Anonymous).
    • So many stories are great examples of how to pick yourself up and be disciplined. (20:00)
  • Gina’s mom is recently open to learning more about NSNG®.
    • She, like most people, has struggled with “diet mentality” and is learning that everything she thought was correct was based on poor information.
  • The show ends with more scandalous Barry White music.
  • Check out Gina’s book My Extra Mom. She also co-hosts with Bryan Bishop for @LAmag on the Bryan & Gina Show, which you can find on any podcast platform and on YouTube.
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Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries

REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter!

FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021)

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FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019)

  • Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries
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Filed Under: Documentaries, FAT documentary, Health, NSNG®, Nutrition, Podcast, Running, Wednesdays with Gina Grad Tagged With: badwater, barry white, Chris Kostman, consultations, delayed gratification, diet mentality, discipline

Paying the Price – Episode 2320

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2320 – On this Wednesday’s show Vinnie Tortorich tells Gina Grad the tale of paying the price when he went home to Louisiana for Easter, the fallout from seed oils, and more.

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PAYING THE PRICE

  • Vinnie took a road trip home to Louisiana recently and shares how he plans for it. (2:50)
    • He also shares the events that took place and how he decided if and when he will put Life Into Living (LIL).
    • Vinnie has a rule for himself that he will have fried catfish only when he visits Louisiana. (8:15)
    • But sometimes things just don’t go quite as you planned…
    • Nevertheless, Vinnie made sure to stop the LIL  before it got way out of hand.
    • He felt different afterward and attributes it to seed oils that a lot of the food was probably prepared with.
  • They chat about how Vinnie has always cultivated “delayed gratification”, especially when involved with sports. (14:00)
  • Gina makes a great point that “sweet” is not a flavor. (2:48)
  • Vinnie and Gina talk about how their bodies feel after having sugar, carbs, or seed oils. (31:00)
    • This leads to a brief chat about how nightclubs work.
  • Vinnie mentions Cate Shanahan, who has been rallying against seed oil for years.
    • She is the one who got Vinnie into looking at seed oils more closely.
  • PLUS… Vinnie reveals a Pure Coffee Club special Promo Code. (LISTEN FOR IT!)
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PURCHASE BEYOND IMPOSSIBLE

  • The documentary launched on January 11!
    • Order it TODAY!
  • This is Vinnie’s third documentary in just over three years.
  • Get it now on Apple TV (iTunes) and/or Amazon Video!
  • Link to the film on Apple TV (iTunes): 
    • bit.ly/beyondimpossibleitunes
  • Then, Share this link with friends, too!
  • It’s also now available on Amazon (the USA only for now)! 
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Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries

REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter!

FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021)

  • Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries
  • Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family.
  • The more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend!
  • REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter!

FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019)

  • Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries
  • Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family.
  • The more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend!
  • REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter!

 

Filed Under: Diabetes, Health, NSNG®, Nutrition, Podcast, Wednesdays with Gina Grad Tagged With: crawfish boil, delayed gratification, Dr. Cate Shanahan, Life Into Living, LIL, planning ahead, seed oils

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