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The NSNG Journey

: Episode 621 – Listener Jess Britt joins Vinnie Tortorich to talk about the NSNG journey on this Saturday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast.

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JESS BRITT

From Louisville, Kentucky
Active on the FB page
NSNG follower!
Has been listening since the first Abel James
A musician
Is into keto and has lost a lot of weight!
Goal weight of around 185

THE NSNG JOURNEY

Jess had always been overweight
- Ate his feelings when he was younger
- Such an addict that if he hadn’t found the ketogenic way of eating he would be 350lbs
- He has lost 100lbs! Currently 250lbs
Much happier and less anxious nowadays thanks to this diet
Has realized he can’t care about what others think; must live for himself!
- Find a plan, stick with it
It’s not about a strict diet — you have to learn how to think for yourself, do the research, find what works for you
- You can, however, schedule a call with Vinnie for general questions
  - Don’t nit pick! Just don’t eat sugar or grains or processed crap!
    - Simple as that

Creatine

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 619 – Vinnie and Andy discuss a Twitter question about Creatine.

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CREATINE

What is creatine
- nitrogenous organic acid that occurs naturally in vertebrates and helps to supply energy to all cells in the body, primarily muscle
Vinnie always does say that if your body makes it, probably best to leave it at that (unless your levels are bad and you actually require it)

Mr. Epstein Barr and Zone Two Training

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 606 – Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich host this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast, where the two discuss different zones of training and why Vinnie believes that training in Zone Two is the most beneficial for many.

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Listener Suzanne
Pulled-pork shredder claws and probiotics
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ZONE TWO & OTHER TYPES OF TRAINING

Great place for athletes and those just trying to get in shape alike
Allows you to eat calories healthily and get in shape/train properly
Check out Phil Maffetone and his book
Take your age from 180 – your age
- Then if you are fit, add a few and vice versa
Zone Two doesn’t initially make you feel like you are doing much, but it is about volume
- You find you can do much more
Build up connective tissue, mitochondria, makes your aerobic center very strong
It is crazy to be in Zone Three/Four all the time, just maxes you out and doesn’t BUILD
- Good sometimes, just not all the time
- Once you get comfortable in Zone Two, you can introduce some HIIT
- Get in your red zone one minute a couple times (Interval Training)
  - Serena did 1 mile intervals during her 82 mile race
Zone Two also generally does not require extra sugar trickle
Body can use fat better and more efficiently
If you are starting out, stay in Zone Two for 3-4 months before trying Zones 3 and 4

NSNG 101

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 600 – Vinnie and Anna get back to the basics with an updated NSNG 101 episode.

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NSNG 101

Back to the basics
Fruit
Vegetables
Grains
Protein
Dairy
Nuts
Etc.
Vinnie and Anna elaborate on what exactly NSNG is, and help folks figure out what they should be eating
Some people’s metabolisms can deal with the occasional sugar or grain, but it is best to start out totally sugar and grain free
- Metabolic Syndrome does go away when folks truly commit to NSNG
If you have any more questions, please e-mail Vinnie or schedule a phone call

Sugar Trigger

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 598 – Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino talk to comedian Nikki Bailey about comedy and feeling good by eating properly, and the two also discuss The Biggest Loser, and “sugar trigger”.

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TRUMP

Vinnie was talking to Andy (who is super liberal) about how this happens
Vinnie thinks that people behind Trump are the fried twinky crowd
While neither Vinnie nor Anna like Trump because they think he is hateful and does not have good concrete policies, they do have friends / listeners who support Trump and they realize that

NIKKI BAILEY & FEELING GOOD

Stand-up comic
Has done some of the same shows and classes as Anna
Vinnie is a huge fan of hers
The Improv on May 10th!!! Check her out there
Wednesday May 25th at the Comedy Store
Check out one of her performances here
Has a confident and natural style
- She has sparkle
Nikki does have weight to lose, but she doesn’t care about her appearance as much as she cares about just feeling better
- Trouble sleeping, weird rashes, achiness
  - She went to doctors and they didn’t know what to tell her
  - She had been on every diet and just losing weight never REALLY made her feel better
- Now she is NSNG and most of that has gone away
Did weight watchers 4 separate time
- Did lose the weight but then slowly gained the weight back and never really felt good
Emotional component to eating
- Nikki had done therapy to talk about eating issues
Nikki feels like she really gets to eat with NSNG and her emotional issues and physical issues are largely resolved

SUGAR TRIGGER

This week’s stripper in “Stripper vs. NFL Player”

THE BIGGEST LOSER

People are trying to ‘win’ this game, and they are starving themselves
They had to have doctors watching contestants because the contestants are in starvation mode and are incredibly dehydrated, for the most part
Pretty much EVERYONE on that show gained the weight back and got even more emotional issues with food as a result of the show
Caused permanent ‘alteration’ to their metabolisms
- alteration is negative
- also trashes endocrine system

NSNG After Antidepressants

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 597 – Listener Jody asks questions about weight loss and NSNG after antidepressants on this Saturday 1-on-1 episode of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer Podcast.

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JODY ROSS

From Minneapolis, Minnesota
- a warm 32º the day this was recorded
- Hopes to move out of Minnesota!
46 years old
She is a Laughter Yoga teacher
- She practices yoga, but Laughter Yoga focuses on purposeful laughter and breathing
- Body cannot tell the difference between a simulated laugh and a real, humor-caused laugh
Has a history of PTSD and eating disorders
- Started starving herself at age 8
- Has been in the eating disorder psych unit multiple times
- Her reward system from a young age was messed up, so part of healing from that was introducing laughter
- Eating disorders are the most lethal addictions
Currently 5’7, and maybe 20 lbs overweight
- She likes her curves but it is a little more than she wants right now
NSNG is the first time in her life that she has not had to deal with cravings

NSNG AFTER ANTIDEPRESSANTS

On seizure, sleep, and depression medications
She thinks that part of her mood disorder was both a result of not eating proper nutrients (she limited fat a lot) and her past issues
She has since come off of antidepressants
Once she went off of her sleeping medication, she had some trouble sleeping
- Found NSNG which helped her sleeping, as well as some good supplements

GETTING RID OF KETO-FLU SYMPTOMS

Still gets achy, still has lower GI stuff
It has improved over the past few months but it is still an issue
Keto flu should only last a few days, maybe a couple weeks
Vinnie thinks she should check it out and see a doctor because he is not a doctor
Her diet
- Eggs and bacon for breakfast
- Lunch is 5 oz of meat, some carrots and veggies
- Dinner is the same as lunch
- If she needs a snack she will have a piece of bacon or some tea with full fat coconut milk
- Has recently cut out sweet potatoes
- still shouldn’t have these issues, so something else must be at play