: Episode 882 – Vinnie and Andy talk about one of their mutual friends who is concerned because his jealous friends are telling him he looks too skinny and gaunt…
Dirt Bikes, Motocross & Phone Consults – Episode 879
: Episode 879 – Jason Cobb from the Wheel Travel podcast joins me to talk about what the benefits were from his phone consult with me, dirt bikes, Motocross, Supercross and the Baja 1000…
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DIRT BIKES
- Jason Cobb very familiar with the subject
- He has done a phone consult with Vinnie which really benefitted him
- Make sure to check out his podcast, all about biking, casual to extreme!
Vinnie is the Dave Ramsey of Weight Loss – Episode 875
: Episode 875 – Listener David talks to Vinnie about his incredible 47lb NSNG success story and let’s Vinnie know he is the Dave Ramsey of weight loss!
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LISTENER DAVID
- David is an avid NSNGer
- A Texan!
- He has lost near 50 lbs thanks to NSNG!
- Found NSNG through a friend who was part of the FB group
- Weighed 334
- “Experimented” with NSNG – it proved fruitful!
- It has not been difficult for David and his wife
- The cravings stopped
- It has not been difficult for David and his wife
- Helpful to have an accountability partner
DAVE RAMSEY
- David would listen to Dave as a luminary in his space, just as he listens to Vinnie in a health and fitness space
- Vinnie is doing the same thing – instilling common sense and helping people!
- David found Dave to be a real help!
- Go all in – cold turkey
Carbohydrates: America’s #1 Drug – Episode 874
: Episode 874 – Author and bariatric surgeon Robert Cywes, MD, PhD joins Vinnie to talk about the fact that consumption of carbohydrates are the main cause of obesity, and most obese people are using carbohydrates as a drug to deal with emotional issues.
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DR. CYWES
- Dr. Cywes largely focuses his practice on bariatric surgery
- Making the stomach smaller, using the lapband, etc
- He also sees that carbs are the main source of obesity
- Does a lot of research into the causes of obesity
- Very well versed in management of adolescent obesity as it becomes a more pressing issue
- Check out this website here
CARBOHYDRATES
- Point black, carbs are addicting
- This is why so many people have a hard time quitting
- Poison your body but make you want to come back for more
- Because of their addictive nature and the temporary satisfaction that they bring, people use carbs to treat their emotional problems
- People get sad, pig out on ice cream or chips, never on broccoli
- By doing this, they are also reinforcing their bad eating habits
- Makes it harder and harder to break the cycle
- This is why it is better to go cold turkey
- Treat quitting carbs like quitting any other drug
- You wouldn’t ease yourself off of doing meth, you would STOP
- Yes there are withdrawals but once you are ‘clean’ for a bit you will feel so much better
- You wouldn’t ease yourself off of doing meth, you would STOP
- Treat quitting carbs like quitting any other drug
Dr. Cywes is featured in the book
Diabetes Unpacked: Just Science and Sense. No Sugar Coating
Quitting Grains Made the Difference – Episode 870
: Episode 870 – Listener Kerry Wells talks to Vinnie about how quitting grains finally enabled her to lose fat, becoming a registered dietician as well as exploring the topic of dairy.
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LISTENER KERRY WELLS
- Got two business degrees
- Didn’t want to remain in a cubicle
- Hopped around everywhere, hated it from day 1
- Recently has decided to also become a registered dietician so she can share the NSNG message!
- Kerry was always slightly over weight
- Lost weight through calorie counting, but realized it was not sustainable
- Will not keep weight off
- Lost weight through calorie counting, but realized it was not sustainable
QUITTING GRAINS
- Kerry knew she had to get off of sugar and grains because calorie counting did not work
- Kerry’s gateway drug was grains
- After she kicked grains, kicking sugar was far easier
- Sugar is killing us, grain turns into sugar!
Stretching, Yoga & Intolerant Vegans – Episode 858
: Episode 858 – Vinnie and Anna light up the airwaves with Vinnie’s stretching routine, thoughts on yoga (no bashing this time), celebrity dopplegangers (photo comparisons below) and endless tales of intolerant vegans…
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STRETCHING
- Stretching is INCREDIBLY important
- Doing it before, does not reap you a whole lot
- However, now that Vinnie is a bit older, he does a few stretches before doing anything athletic
- Twists, pigeon pose, etc.
- However, now that Vinnie is a bit older, he does a few stretches before doing anything athletic
- Vinnie NEVER bounces when he stretches – don’t!
- You can microscopically tear pieces of your muscle
- More important is to stretch after a work out
- Helps loosen the muscles up
- Longer stretch
- Serena likes yoga to stretch
- Long slow distance is important, tune in next week
- Do it as a relaxing thing
- It is a discipline that you really should make time for
- Within an hour of finishing a work out, go into stretches
Celebrity Dopplegangers…
Angela Lansbury & Sir Paul McCartney
Steven Tyler & Carly Simon
Paul Macarelli & Rachel Maddow
