Vinnie Tortorich calls himself the “go to guy” in Hollywood
for health and fitness and he has been hosting a podcast for over a year
now. I found Vinnie after listening to
another one of my favorite podcasts hosted by Rich
Roll. At first, I was a little leery
of Vinnie because he is not plant powered, but I soon realized that his
approach to health and fitness applied to me as well. I prefer the plant powered label over vegan
because plant powered is a lifestyle that resonates with me and more aligns to
my goals…eat mostly plant!
I listen to a lot of podcast these days, I rarely ever turn
on the radio or listen to music. I have
found that I can gain valuable information while driving in the car vs. having some
bubble gum for the ears.
Vinnie is a Hollywood Fitness Trainer and he recently released
his new book, Fitness Confidential,
co-authored with Dean Lorey. It is also available as an audio book. It is a great read and the story flows nicely
as he talks about his own life growing up in Louisiana, his experience helping
others as a fitness trainer and discusses his own fight with cancer. The best part about Vinnie is he cares about
helping others. He is very accessible
and I feel lucky to call him a friend now.
He has personally helped me in my fitness and running journey through
phone calls and emails. This is why I believe
his popularity has exploded; he is just a regular person with a very big heart. He engages with his fans and he answers calls,
emails and engages with the facebook groups.
How many popular podcast hosts have regular people on their
show to share their stories, answer their questions or try to help improve some
aspect of their fitness journey? This
was my second appearance on the show. My
first one came back in podcast episode
123 when Vinnie and I discussed my plan to help make changes in my local
school district. There will be more to report
on this next month.
Vinnie’s primary message is eat what you want but avoid
sugar and grains; hence his message is #NSNG, No Sugar, No Grains.
Because of listening to Vinnie and joining the Facebook group NSNG, I
began to realize that we needed to have a Plant Powered approach to his
message. It became obvious that there
was a demand for #PPNSNG, Plant Powered No Sugar No Grains. Several of us got together (Ciry and Elisa) and launched the PPNSNG group a few
months ago. It has been a huge success
with over 350 members now.
My own experience with NSNG has been great, I have lost an
additional 10 lbs., I am leaner than I have ever been in my whole life and my
running has improved dramatically. I
plan to run three Marathons this season and complete in my first 50K
Ultra. This may sound crazy coming from
a person who lived on the couch 2 years ago and had not worked out in over 10
years! With proper nutrition, you can
accomplish anything!
Here is the moral of the story, if you want an easy
approach to weight loss, improved health and a way to become more active, then
NSNG is right for you. It is a simple
approach, easy to follow and it is a guideline, not a strict diet that is hard
to follow. You will never have to count
another calorie, log a meal or use point system to try to lose weight!
We need more people to share this message and that is why I
am happy to be a part of getting the message out.
“Put life in to living and do it with enthusiasm!” Vinnie Tortorich12/20/2013 Update
As a follow up, I was also a guest on podcast episode 208 where we talk about my 30 day No Sugar challenge and school nutrition updates.
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