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Beginner Bike Riders

: Episode 589 – Listener Rebecca joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Saturday show to ask about beginner bike riders and she also talks about her amazing NSNG weight loss journey.

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LISTENER REBECCA

Goes way back with Vinnie and the Lorey’s
- She had lunch with Vinnie and Serena when she was in town
Rebecca went from ~300lbs to 185 lbs
- Cutting out sugar and grains!
Eased herself onto NSNG, first grains then sugars
- Has had amazing results
After losing 110 lbs, Rebecca looks like a totally different person
Shooting for 150-160lbs
- She is 5’10”

TIPS FOR BEGINNER BIKE RIDERS

Rebecca has started riding a bike
She knows how to bike, does around 10 miles a day
- Has a cross-bike
Had her first crash
Vinnie’s tips:
- You must be very careful and aware of curbs and such
- Strong core helps bike riding
- Get tires that are as wide as possible
  - Run as low a tire pressure as possible
  - Better stability and patch
    - Patch = amount of rubber on the asphalt
- Always use easier gear and spin pedals faster instead of more slowly pushing a harder gear
  - Prevents knee injury
- If you can afford it, use a professional bike fitter
  - You want the seat to be high enough so that when the pedal is all the way at the bottom, there is still a 10º bend

Calorie Restriction and Fitbits

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 585 – Listener Mary scolds Vinnie about his Fitbit rant and asks about the high-carb low-fat calorie restriction diet her oncologist recommended.

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MARY HANDLER

Long time listener
Had a nice chest, but unfortunately was diagnosed with breast cancer and had her breasts removed
- Is doing well now!
Mexican, her family has been her for many generations

FITBIT RANT

Mary LOVES her Fitbit and thinks Vinnie was a bit out of hand with his rant
Vinnie agrees that if a fitbit motivates you, as long as you aren’t a slave to it, it can be a GREAT tool!
- Vinnie just doesn’t think it is healthy to become a slave to it
- Otherwise, go for it!

CALORIE RESTRICTION

She is NSNG and does quite well on it
In 2010, her oncologist’s office had a diet plan that restricted calories
Only 1200 calories a day
- Really not healthy or long-term sustainable

Eating a Nutrient-Dense Diet

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 584 ; Dr. Colin Champ joins Vinnie on this Friday show to discuss paleo and the benefits of eating a nutrient-dense diet.

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DR. COLIN CHAMP

Check out his website here
- He is the “Caveman Doctor”
There is a reason we evolved eating the way we did
Will sometimes eat dairy and drink wine
A real doctor!!!
Has lots of degrees

PALEO AND NUTRIENT-DENSE DIET

Clearly, this diet does not work for vegans and vegetarians
Dr. Champ believes that this is the healthiest diet, and therefore he supports it whole-heartedly
High protein, high fat, no processed food
Dairy isn’t technically paleo but it still works for some people

Healthy Weight Loss

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 583 – Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie to discuss healthy weight loss, kind bars, and PVC Vitamins!

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LISTENER MATTHEW & HEALTHY WEIGHT LOSS

Says he only eats one meal a day
- Says he eats whatever he wants in that meal
- Has taken him 3 years to lose 50 lbs
This is not a HEALTHY way to lose weight, and is so hard to maintain
Long-haul trucker — hard to lose weight
- It is great to lose a lot of weight, but it is not great to do it calorie in/calorie out
  - He likely has fatty-liver or metabolic syndrome
Matthew, get in touch with us!

KIND BAR

Point blank, they are full of grain and sugar
It is junk food
Ingredients: “non GMO” glucose, pea crisp, other unhealthy stuff are some of the top ingredients

VITAMIN E IN PVC

There is NO synthetic Vitamin E in our vitamins
Derived from edible vegetable oils
We made the best and healthiest decisions
Magnesium can help with good sleep

What to Do About a Sugar Hangover

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 581 – Listener Jennifer asks Vinnie what happened when she had a serious sugar hangover after putting a little life into living. She has been very successful with her transition to NSNG and wanted to know why she felt so poorly the day after a little cake and fried chicken…

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LISTENER JENNIFER

Lives in Boston, MA
Italian heritage (therefore she and Vinnie hit it off right away)
Has always been a relatively healthy eater, then before she started down NSNG she had a phase of eating LOTS of sugar
- when she was drinking
  - She used to be a daily wine drinker (over 7 months ago)
Lifts 4 days a week (& spins)
Has been NSNG for a few months
- Found it through Dr. Drew
Sometimes, Jennifer likes to put LIL
- Cake & fried chicken at a b-day party
  - Felt really horrible the next day

WHAT TO DO ABOUT A SUGAR HANGOVER

Jennifer felt like she had the flu the day after eating sugar
Sugar is addicting and poisoning
- You feel awful from the poison and you feel the withdrawal from the sugar, too
Try to make sure you don’t have a cheat day or even an entire cheat meal
Salt is helpful and good proteins
Don’t use sugar to get rid of your hangover — easy to get in that cycle

Blood Sugar and Intermittent Fasting

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 578 – Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino discuss fasting blood sugar and the health pros and cons of intermittent fasting, as well as how NSNG can affect a woman’s hormones and therefore her menstrual cycle on this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast.

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NEW ORLEANS

Home to many special characters
- Vinnie worked with some crazy people
- He had some corporate clients in the early 80s
  - Set up gyms at big businesses
    - He worked at a big law firm
      - The lawyers would come down and work out with him during their work days
Nicest people in the planet
People in New Orleans put LIL every day

VINNIE’S SPEECHES

Vinnie has now done a bunch of speeches at different places such as at Princeton University, or in New Amsterdam
He has a short compilation of his speeches in a video online
He wants to do a Ted Talk but has not been asked to!
Speaking of Vinnie speaking, schedule a phone call with him!

PROTEIN BARS AND PROTEIN POWDER

Only good protein bar are Epic Bars
Vinnie does not like protein powder, but will use it every once in awhile sparingly
- Don’t use Whey powder!
- Anna uses Bovine Collagen in her coffee
  - She will add cinnamon and some full fat coconut cream
  - No sugar or anything in there!

BLOOD SUGAR AND NSNG MEALS

Her fasting blood glucose has gone up a bit, but unsure why because she is NSNG
All of the following recipes are in her cookbook
In a day she eats:
- Last night for dinner she roasted a chicken
  - White meat, dark meat, chicken skin
  - 3 inch circle serving
- Made a salad with her own salad dressing
  - Ratio: 3:1
    - 3 part oil to 1 part vinegar
    - Fresh herbs
    - If you want creamy dressing, you can use dijon mustard or a teaspoon of NSNG mayo
- Green beans with garlic and salt
- Has olives and salami for snacks
  - Careful with carrots because they are pretty sugary
Her Intermittent Fasting was causing the cortisol levels to get very wonky
- For some people, IM Fasting does not work, for others, it really does work!
  - Tread lightly
  - Also, if you are super low carb like Anna was, the tiniest thing like a baby carrot can throw you off
Vinnie is not SUPER low carb nor does he Intermittently Fast, and he has really low fasting blood sugar
In general, IM fasting is good for those with metabolic syndrome, and those who are very overweight, etc.
- We all should look at how much we eat though
- It is good to do to reset, but for Anna, it was not good to stay on

MENSTRUAL CYCLES AND NSNG

When you are eating processed foods, your hormones are affected
- For Anna, she had 21 day cycles with awful cramps and heavy flow
  - Once she cut out processed foods, her cycle was more regular and her pain went away
So, when a woman eat NSNG and eat natural, it is likely her menstrual cycle can improve
NSNG also helps you sleep better and stress less, also affecting (a woman’s) hormones
Dr. Sara Gottfried talks about this in detail

RU EL’S POUND COUNTER

Ru El has made a spread sheet where you can insert the amount of weight you have lost on the NSNG facebook page
- Go check it out and contribute!
That being said, don’t worry about checking your weight all the time, etc.
- Weigh in maybe once a month, not too often