Vinnie Tortorich

Fitness Confidential Podcast

DEXA Scans, Doppelgangers & Dogs in Cars – Episode 904

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 904 – Vinnie & Anna talk about a listener’s question about DEXA scans, Vinnie’s doppelganger at the gym, crazed do-gooders, quick tempers, dogs in cars, fasting and more!

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KANSAS CITY MEETUP

  • The Beauchamps set up a meet up
  • Anna, Vinnie, and Andy surprised the group and attended the meet up
  • Lonnie and Trey both were instrumental in the LA meet up a few years back

VINNIE’S DOPPELGANGER

  • Vinnie found his doppelganger in the gym
  • People kept comparing the two
  • Wear the hat the same way
  • Vinnie couldn’t stop looking at the guy
  • It was freaky seeing himself in 3D!

DEXA SCANS

  • DEXA Scan is a special type of X-ray that measures bone density
  • Anna had one in 2003
  • A listener sent her stats (maybe 20 lbs to lose, though scan said 40) but according to DEXA scan she was over 40% fat
  • Only accurate way to measure body fat is hydrostatic weighing
    • Otherwise, it won’t be all that accurate
    • This is very uncomfortable and is not used as much as it used to be
  • All the calibers are sort of BS
    • “Fat analysis”, “body scan” etc
    • Take measurements from different parts of the body
      • Makes them wildly off

FASTING

  • Vinnie will be the first to say that fasting is not for everyone
  • Can be good if you have really messed up metabolism to kick start it
  • Others like Intermittent Fasting
  • See below books for more info

 

Going NSNG is Like Paying Off Debt – Episode 898

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 898 –  (NOTE: This is a repeat of episode 875 which aired on August 12th.) Listener David shares his NSNG success story where he loses 47 lbs in 4 months (his wife lost 23!) and talks about how going NSNG is like paying off debt (a la Dave Ramsey).

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LISTENER DAVID

  • David is NSNG
  • Found Vinnie and the Facebook group via a friend who was showing continual progress
  • David topped out at 334 lbs, has so far lost over 40 lbs in 4 months!
    • Realized he needed to do something
  • He and his wife framed their NSNG lifestyle change around Lent
  • It has been going very well and hasn’t been difficult for David or his wife
    • Unlike the Atkins diet, they do not have cravings with this way of eating

PAYING OFF DEBT

  • Just like debt, when you get to a certain point in gaining weight, you know you are in for the long haul
  • You have to commit, piece by piece, to paying it off or losing it
  • The last part can often be the hardest, but you gotta keep making payments and decreasing that load
  • Just like money and spending, people can eat and eat crap past a healthy point until they are so far in that it is hard to get out
  • David paid his debt off in several years, did very well!
    • Now taking care of the weight and his health
  • David also has been investing quite a bit!
    • Invests in simple mutual funds

Will Exercise Stunt My Kids’ Growth? – Episode 894

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 894 – Listener Dan calls in to talk about his NSNG success and to ask the question “will exercise stunt my kids’ growth?” and “what age can I start them on exercise?”

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LISTENER DAN

  • Found Vinnie via the Carolla effect
  • Vinnie answered every Twitter question Dan ever asked him
  • He has been NSNG for 4 months
  • Has lost over 20 lbs
  • Always tried fads, but now has done this lifestyle change successfully
  • Has two young sons, 9 and 11
    • Both have autism, but both very high functioning
      • Mild forms, high functioning
        • Social quirks
          • Older one, very sensitive and this turns into anger, also a bit of a loner
            • Amazing memory, amazing talent
          • Younger one, will just shut down when he gets frustrated
      • They are still in a normal classroom, mainstreaming is great for them

STUNT MY KIDS’ GROWTH

  • Kids don’t need to do heavy, intense, muscle-building exercise
    • Ex: lifting weights not necessarily the best for your kids
  • If they want to run, if they want to do some martial arts, that is all great
    • Can also be good for them hormonally
  • “Formal exercise”, not yet
  • Exercise should be body movements
    • His gym has kid size rower, kid size elliptical next to adult machinery
      • All of this stuff is good
        • Make competitions out of it
  • Worst thing we are doing to kids is not letting them play or move around

Old Man’s Face, Young Man’s Body – Episode 891

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 891 – Vinnie tells Anna about a time some college kids came up to him and told him he had an old man’s face but a young man’s body… Plus they talk about another Whole Foods debacle, high school reunions, La Croix and much more.

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NFL PLAYER VS STRIPPER

  • Vinnie and Anna will take a health or fitness word and play a fun game
  • More like an NFL player’s name or a stripper’s name
  • Today’s word: amenorrhea
  • Verdict: stripper

WHOLE FOODS DEBACLE

  • A woman forget to put something she grabbed and put on the bottom of her cart onto the conveyor belt
  • She offered to pay, and still interrogated
    • She was banned
    • Absolutely ridiculous
    • This family was spending around 30k a year there, and forgot to check out WATER
    • Means someone was watching, waiting for her to mess up
  • A friend of Anna and Vinnie was caught eating cashews and was detained and then banned

VINNIE’S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION

  • Vinnie and two friends were the only ones who looked better than they did in highschool
  • They all worked out a ton
  • After 10 years, they looked as though they had de-aged
  • After that night, Vinnie knew he wanted to keep up his hard workout regiment
  • 20 year reunion, the differences were considerably more drastic
    • Reaffirmed again
  • Sad for Vinnie to see his old friends with developing health problems as they gained weight

YOUNG MAN’S BODY

  • Bunch of college guys kept eyeing Vinnie and Serena
    • Vinnie thought they were eyeing Serena because of her movies
  • In fact, they were talking about Vinnie because he had an old dude’s face but a young dude’s body
  • They asked his age

TSA, Testosterone & Vodka – Episode 889

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 889 – Vinnie and listener Jim talk about their frequent TSA pat-downs, testosterone replacement, distilled spirits and much much more!

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LISTENER JIM

  • Found Vinnie through the Carolla effect
  • Vinnie doesn’t back down when he knows he is right – that’s a great way to be!
  • Jim really liked the straight forwardness of Vinnie
  • Used to live in CA, now in Idaho
  • Jim, because of his situation, has had blood pressure troubles
    • He had an artery explode in his head
      • It took the hospital multiple visits before they actual did something about his aneurism
    • Jim could tell he was dying, but the hospital still would not do anything for a good while
      • He finally saw a specialist and found a doctor who would operate within hours of his potential death

TSA PAT-DOWNS

  • Vinnie and Jim both have a lot of experience with TSA Pat-downs, whether it be personal or related
  • Vinnie is especially the “sketchy” looking guy who gets searched
    • Largely because of his metal soldier
  • Frustrating especially because they are not the bad guys

TESTOSTERONE

  • Because of his ‘aneurism’, he is concerned about taking testosterone replacement medications
  • Vinnie is not a doctor so could not say whether or not this would really affect his brain
  • However, Vinnie finds that generally, testosterone supplements are BS
  • Vinnie has lower T, but can still do everything a man with “high” T can do because he works at it and eats right

VODKA & MORE

  • Distilled alcohols are alright, as long as sugar is not added
  • Stay away from beer – it is liquid pasta
  • Vodka, gin, tequila all alright
    • Mix it with La Croix!

The Weight That Protects You Will Kill You – Episode 884

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 884 – Vinnie talks to listener Lisa who has an absolutely fascinating life story and shares her battle with using weight as form of emotional protection…

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LISA PEREZ

  • Lives in NYC!
    • Brooklyn
  • Mostly Italian, but also an eighth Cuban
    • People can still rag on Italians!
      • Only group where you can still do that
  • Found Vinnie through Adam Carolla
  • Both of her parents checked out when she was young
    • Her dad earlier, then her mom was really messed up too
    • She always had to help her parents, not the other way around
    • Lisa learned from a young age how to be self sufficient
  • She used to do phone sex for money
    • Also was a clown
    • Ended up going over to office work!
  • Lisa lived on her own on government money for awhile
  • Lisa learned how to use her weight as protection

WEIGHT

  • Lisa is now NSNG
  • She has learned how to no longer use food for emotional protection
    • She is comfortable with herself, weight is no longer her blanket
  • Good support for not using lbs as a protection on the NSNG Facebook page
  • A lot of people have sabotaged their good progress as a result of abuse
    • Self-sabotaging is pretty common but once you overcome it will feel so much better!
  • Now, Lisa has lost a bunch and has made real progress
  • Don’t be afraid to make a change
    • Easier said than done, but do it one day at a time
  • On NSNG, you can eat food, you just can’t eat BAD foods!