Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino talk advertising, Christopher Columbus, speak with long-time listener Jess Perreca and on this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty ADVERTISING We only advertise what we believe in We could be much richer if we advertised everything, but we won't This is an expensive show to run, but we keep it real INDIA Christopher Columbus started calling First Nations (Native Americans) Indians because he thought he had arrived in India in the 1400s Serena didn't believe Vinnie when he told her this because Vinnie is good at coming up with stories quickly Also, while Vinnie was in India, he told a fake story about barely making it out of Vietnam Jimi Hendrix was actually a paratrooper JESS PERRECA Has been overweight since the age of 6 -- he is now 36 He has been on several times, has been supporting Vinnie and the show forever! He was doing weight watchers when he joined He is a favorite around here Check out his old podcasts Right now, Jess is about the heaviest he's ever been Well over 500 lbs He has tried everything to lose weight but is derailed He wants to make life the reason he SHOULD lose weight, but instead uses life as an excuse to eat what he wants The greatest he ever felt, however, was when he started NSNG lost 75lbs in one month went about 6 mos and lost a bunch of weight He didn't know how to handle keeping the weight off/handling his success Once work got more stressful, he didn't keep up packing his meals, etc. Instead he ordered food, went to restaurants, etc. Once he got laid off, it made it even harder to get back on track GETTING DERAILED FROM NSNG It is easy to get derailed when you are dealing with life Can be grief, can be a few holiday meals, can be lots of work that gets you off of NSNG and makes it hard to get back on If you do go off course, just get back on the next meal you're able to! It is hard to approach the emotional side of it NSNG can make you feel better, too It's okay to go off for awhile to deal with your feelings, but eventually your body will want to go back to NSNG Try to get back on as soon as possible -- once you dive back in, you CAN succeed!