Archive for October, 2007
Hello my friend welcome back! Hey Nino it’s great to see you back as well! My friend! How have things been going with you…. since our last meeting? Gee Nino I’ll be totally honest with you I’m still trying to recover, emotionally from our discussion last week! Gee my friend why’s that? Gee Nino I have you forgotton what we talked about last week that was so amazing, that I went home and told all my friends about it as well!
Gee my friend I completely forgot what we talked about last week! Oh No Nino not again… you don’t! Nino your not going to pull that game with me with you pretending to forget, in what we talked about this week! Gee my friend! I’m impressed I can’t fool you like I used to do when we first started, your definitely beginning to know when I’m pulling your leg now!
Well my friend that being said of course I remember… what we talked about last week! My friend as a matter of fact right after our discussion we had in how “Nino’s Mission”, came to life! My friend I can’t begin to tell you how many people e-mailed me…. totally amazed by the story! My friend I actually had some people literally ask me if I was pulling their leg when I stated, that I had absolutely nothing to do with the birth of “Nino’s Mission”!
Gee Nino! What was your response when they said that to you?
Well my friend! I simply told them if they didn’t believe me they were more than free to contact, either Vanessa, Mark, or Tom and they would gladly tell them the exact same thing! Gee Nino I’ll be honest with you when I told my friends the story in how your mission, came to life they didn’t believe either! Well my friend that really dosen’t surprise me one bit, because it’s like I said to you last week! My friend it’s not very common in our society today that you hear, people doing something as amazing as this to help a person today!
Ok my friend! I really think you should get moving to our next topic of discussion today….what do you say?
Gee Nino I totally agree with you! Nino as a matter of fact I brought us a healthly snack today that we can both snack on, if you want while we discuss our next topic! Gee Nino before you ask me what I brought today, let me just say that it’s nothing sugar-free or fat-free! Nino I definitely learned a valuable lesson from you, in both those area’s in my diet! Well my friend! I’m really glad to hear you say that because it’s like I’ve been telling you… since the beginning of my mission! My friend which is simply I’m here to help educate, motivate, and inspire you in certain area’s of your life… that you might need some guidance on!
Ok my friend that being said one more time….. what kind of a healthy snack did you bring today?
Well Nino I’ll tell you right now out of all the snacks that I’ve brought in the past I just have a strong feeling, that your going to want to dig your teeth into some of these! Gee my friend you actually have my mouth watering for some….. what are they?? Ok Nino I won’t keep you in suspense any longer today! Nino I brought us a huge jar of salted peanuts today to snack on, while we discuss our next topic!
Gee my friend that was awfully thoughtful of you to think of me but I’m going to have to pass, on eating these salted peanuts with you today! Gee Nino I would have thought that you of all people who loves to eat “All Natural Peanut Butter” in thier diet, you would be all over these salted peanuts today! My friend your absolutely right I love my ”All Natural Peanut Butter”! Ok Nino so what’s the problem with you eating some salted peanuts with me today!
Ok my friend! Do you really want to know?
Yeah Nino I sure do!
Well my friend as a matter of fact I have no problem with snacking on peanuts at all, actually that’s all I love to snack on! Gee Nino hang on I’m a little confused here but if your telling me that you love to snack on peanuts, then why won’t you have some of these salted peanuts! Ok my friend I guess I have to let the cat… out of the bag! Gee Nino I think that’s a great idea, because your totally losing me here!
Well my friend I certainly don’t want to lose you today…. for this major reason! Well my friend believe or not these salted peanuts that you brought to snack on, are going to be the focus of our next discussion today! Gee Nino hang on here are you telling me that we’re going to be talking about… salted peanuts today? Well my friend we’re not necessarily going to be talking about the peanuts today! My friend however we’re definitely going to be discussing all that sodium, that are in that huge jar of peanuts!
My friend let me just say before I go any further today! My friend you just keep amazing me how you can help me come up with, our next topic of discussion without you even knowing half the time! Gee Nino it’s like you’ve been telling me God matched us up for that specific reason, so I could help you come up with these imporant topics of discussion that people might need help in today! My friend I’m so glad that your finally realizing how important you are to my mission! My friend it’s like I’ve been saying to you we’re in this mission together, until it is successfully completed for God!
Ok my friend that being said again! What do you say that we go ahead and jump right in to our next discussion today?
Gee Nino that sounds good to me! Nino I had a strong feeling today that I might be needing my pen and pad again… so I brought it with me! My friend that was really good thinking on your part, because your definitely going to be writing alot of info on sodium today!
Gee Nino aren’t you kind of glad today that I brought this huge jar, of salted peanuts with me today?
My friend absolutely! Well my friend not that I’m going to be snacking on any of these salted peanuts with you today, but I’m definitely going to be giving you my thoughts on all that sodium that your intaking! Gee Nino I think I better fill you in on something before we start, our discussion on sodium today!
Ok my friend go right ahead!
Ok Nino! I have a feeling that your not going to like what I’m about to tell you, but you always tell me that I shouldn’t be afraid to tell you anything! Gee my friend once again I’m glad to hear you say that, because your absolutely right! My friend just remember I’m strictly here to help educate you in certain area’s, that you might need some guidance on in your life today!
Gee Nino I know that by now!
Great my friend! So what do you want to tell me? Well Nino I’ve been having alot of jars of these salted peanuts latley! Ok my friend! How many jars have you been having? Well Nino I’ve been having 2-3 jars a week! Gee my friend that is a ton of sodium that your intaking daily in your diet and that doesn’t even include, the sodium in all of the other foods that your eating throughout your day either!
Gee Nino I know I guess me having all this sodium in my diet lately, is not such a good thing…. huh! My friend don’t worry this is why we’re having a discussion on sodium today, after which I’m hoping that you will start reducing your daily sodium intake “big time”!
Great Nino I’m ready to go!
Great my friend! Get ready to write down some valuable info on sodium and the unhealthy effects it can have on your body, if you intake to much like you’ve been doing lately!
Ok Nino my pen is full of ink and ready to write!
Ok my friend….. here we go again!
Well my friend! Let me start off today by going back on what I said to you earlier, when I stated that I love to snack on either ”All Natural Peanut Butter or peanuts! Yeah Nino I remember and you actually never answered my question, on why you don’t like to snack on salted peanuts! Gee Nino so what’s the difference between your peanuts and mine? Well my friend I’m glad you asked that because there is one huge major difference, that you’ll find between “my” peanuts and yours!
Would you like to know what that huge difference might be?
Yeah Nino I sure would…. because I’m really confused here!
Ok my friend I’m about to make things a little clearer for you… in what the huge difference is! Well my friend my peanuts and peanut butter are “unsalted” and yours are full of salt! Gee Nino I should have known that salt was the huge difference! My friend that’s ok this is why we’re taking the time today, to discuss all that sodium that your intaking lately in your diet!
Ok my friend! I think this might be a good time for you to start writing down some important info on sodium, because I’m about to tell you what all that sodium is doing to your body! My friend I sincerely hope after I do your going to think twice about continuing to snack, on these salted peanuts that you brought today!
Gee Nino why do I have a strong feeling that me eating these salted peanuts are going to be short lived for me, just like every other snack that I have brought in the past! Well my friend only time will tell!
Ok my friend let’s see if I can convince you once again….. this time around in greatly reducing your daily sodium intake!
Gee Nino your on…. let’s see if you still have it!
Gee my friend! That sure sounds like a challenge to me and you know by now, how I love to be challenged in my life!
Ok my friend! Let’s see if I still have the magic touch to convince you…… shall we!
Ok Nino go for it…. I’m writing and listening!
Ok my friend great!
Well my friend for starters like I said earlier which is by you intaking all that sodium lately, it’s really having an unhealthly effect on your body! My friend did you know that? Gee Nino I had absolutely no idea that all this sodium, could be effecting my body in such an unhealthy way! Well my friend I’m about to shed some light on what what all that sodium, is doing to your body right now as I speak!
Ok my friend! I think you might want to write down these two unhealthy effects I’m about to give you! My friend I have a strong feeling once I do it’s going to be more than enough to convince you today, to start lowering your daily sodium intake! Ok Nino I’m all ears go ahead! Ok my friend first off did you know that all that sodium that your intaking lately, is allowing your body to retain alot of water? Gee Nino it’s funny that you should say that because ever since we had the discussion, on the importance of drinking water I’ve been drinking a ton just like you told me! Gee my friend I’m glad to hear that! Yeah Nino but I’ve also been retaining alot of water, ever since I started intaking all this sodium in my diet!
Gee Nino do you think the reason why I’m retaining so much water lately, is due to all that sodium that I’m having? Well my friend I would have to say that’s a pretty good safe assumption by you! Furthermore my friend by you contining to retain all this water it’s going to be very difficult for your body, to flush out all that fat you’ve been intaking lately by eating all these salted peanuts! Gee Nino I’ll be honest with you I’m actually not starting to like snacking on these salted peanuts anymore! Nino the last thing I want to start happening to me, is to start gaining unecessary bodyfat!
Gee Nino I think I really need to start lowering my sodium intake so I can begin flushing out, all this fat I’ve been having lately….. before that happens! My friend I’m glad to hear you say that but hang on a minute! My friend I still have one more thing to share with you, on what all that sodium is doing to your body lately! Gee Nino I’ll be totally honest with you I think you’ve already convinced me of the fact, to stop having all this sodium in my diet today!
Well my friend I’m really glad to hear that from you but I just want to make sure, that you understand that too much sodium in your diet today is NOT a good thing! Ok Nino go ahead I’m listening! Gee thanks my friend! I promise this last reason I’m about to give you is going to make you want to go home today and rid your pantry, of all those jars of salted peanuts and replace them with my favorite the “unsalted” version!
Ok my friend! Are you ready to hear the most important reason, why you should start lowering your daily sodium intake?
Nino absolutey….. I’m all ears!
Great my friend!
Well my friend did you know all that sodium can cause your blood pressure to sky rocket? Gee Nino that’s funny that you should mention that because I went for a check up a couple days ago, and had my blood pressure taken and my doctor told me that it had significantly increased since my last visit! Gee Nino do you think the major reason why my blood pressure has increased so much, is primarily due to all the sodium that I’ve been intaking lately? My friend I would have to once again agree with you, and say that’s a pretty good safe assumption!
Gee Nino I know that I might sound like a broken record to you once again….. but I have to say it again! Gee my friend and what might that be again? Gee Nino you should know it by heart by now which is simply this! “Nino you definitely haven’t lost your magic touch when it comes to trying to convince anyone from not continuing to follow the road that they’ve been on”! Gee my friend that sure sounds like to me once again that I was able to convince you today, beyond a shadow of a doubt to stop intaking all that sodium!
Gee Nino now I would have to say to you that’s a pretty good safe assumption you just made… because your absoulutley right!! Nino as a matter of fact I’m going to take your advice that you gave me earlier! Gee my friend and what might that be? Gee Nino how could you forget your own advice to “me”? My friend I apologize but we’ve covered so much today, that my brain is on overload! Gee Nino don’t worry about it… I’ll refresh your memory! Gee my friend I would really appreciate that….. thanks!
Well Nino your advice to me was to go home and rid my pantry of all those jars of salted peanuts, and replace them with your favorite….. the unsalted version! Oh my friend that’s right how could I have forgotton… my own advice! Gee my friend that being said… would you like me to help you to that? Gee Nino that would be great! Nino before we go and do that let me treat you to a fresh jar of….unsalted peanuts! Gee thanks my friend now your speaking my language….. let’s go!!
October 26th, 2007
Hey my friend welcome back! Gee Nino thanks you know how I look forward to our meetings, each and every week! Nino I’m especially looking forward to our discussion today! My friend really…. why’s that? Gee Nino have you forgotton on what you told me last week, on what we were going to be talking about this week!
Gee my friend! I apologize I completely forgot in what I told you what we were, going to discuss this week! Nino you’ve been telling me not to ever apologize to you, so why are you apologizing to me right now! Gee my friend I think I’ve taught you to well your absolutely right, I shouldn’t be apologizing to you either! My friend I promise that won’t happen again!
Gee Nino that’s ok! Nino I guess you can say that we’re even now! Nino would you like me to help refresh your memory? My friend that sounds like a great idea to me! Well Nino if I’m not mistaken last week you hinted to me, that we were going to talk about these “special” people that you’ve been mentioning to me from time to time!
Gee my friend your absolutely right, how could I have forgotton such an important thing! Ok my friend before I go any further I have a confession to make to you! Gee Nino what is it? Actually my friend I really didn’t forget on what we were, going to talk about today! My friend I just wanted to see if you were paying attention and you definitely, showed me that your on the ball today! My friend also you showed me today that I definitely wasn’t boring you at all, with the discussions that we’ve been having lately!
Gee Nino it’s like I said you haven’t been at all boring me lately, now you know that I was being totally honest with you! Well my friend I appreciate your honesty that being said your absoulutley right today! My friend today is that “special” day that I’m going to give a “special” thanks to these very special friends of mine, that are responsible for the birth of “Nino’s Mission”!
Gee Nino are you telling me that you had absolutely nothing to do, with the birth of “Nino’s Mission”? My friend that’s exactly what I’m telling you and what I’m also telling the millions, of other people in our society today as well! My friend ever since the launch of “Nino’s Mission” back in November of 2006, I’ve had alot of my friends and people in general ask me one question!
Gee Nino what might that be if you don’t mind me asking?
My friend absolutely not I’m also glad you asked me!
Well my friend I’ve been basically asked over and over again, like a broken record simply this! My friend and I quote! “Gee Nino how did you end up having your own website”? My friend I simply responded by saying God has brought, three very ”special” people into my life to allow this to happen! Gee Nino how did they react when you told them that? Well my friend I guess you can say that they were…. quite surprised with my answer!
Gee Nino I have to be totally honest with you I would have probably reacted, in the same manner that they did as well! Gee Nino it’s not very common in our society today where you hear of people, go to such extremes to help another person! My friend that’s exactly the point I’m trying to make to you here! My friend you very seldomly hear something as amazing as this, happen to a person today in our society!
Well my friend I have news for you…. God has made it happen to me! My friend I thank God everyday for bringing these three very “special” friends into my life, who you now know them as Mark and Vanessa Cambria and Tom Venuto! My friend that being said this is why today I want to give a special thanks, to Mark, Vanessa, and Tom for making my dream come true!
Gee Nino I think it’s really nice of you to take time today and do this! My friend I should have done this in the beginning! My friend because if it weren’t for these three special friends of mine that God has brought into my life, I definitely wouldn’t be talking to you about a “Mission” today! Gee Nino before we give thanks to your friends today, would you mind if I ask you something!
Absolutely my friend! What would you like to ask me?
Ok Nino I hope this is not going to sound werid to you but if it weren’t for God, bringing Mark, Vanessa, and Tom into your life… my friend I’m sorry for interuppting! My friend I bet I know what your question is….. would you mind if I guess? Gee Nino absolutely not because you always give me, a chance to guess the anwers to your qustions! Gee thanks my friend! Well my friend I believe you want to know what alot of my friends, have been asking me as well! My friend which is simply this and I quote again! “Nino if God didn’t bring Mark, Vanessa, and Tom into your life for making “Nino’s Mission” possible for you just what would I be doing today”?
My friend is that what you want to know?
Yeah Nino! What would you be doing today?
Well my friend I would still be asking God for some direction in my life, because he knows that I’ve tried and still trying today to find employment! My friend I truly believe God is showing me a little part of his direction that he wants me to take!
My friend that being said! What do you say we give a “special” thanks today to Mark, Vanessa, and Tom for helping me see that possible direction that God want’s for me…… “Nino’s Mission”!
Yeah Nino absolutely I’m ready!
Ok my friend here we go again!
Well my friend! I think it only seems right today to start off giving a special thanks to the person who was responsible for giving “Nino’s Mission” a heartbeat! Gee Nino who might that person be? Well my friend I’m about to tell you but just keep one thing in mind! My friend I had absolutely no idea that this person who I’m about to name, would begin the birth of my mission!
Gee Nino I know how you like to keep me in suspense but who was the person, who started to give life to “Nino’s Mission”? Oh my friend I’m sorry you know how I like to keep you, at the edge of your seat on certain things! Yeah Nino it drives me crazy! Well my friend I definitely dont want that today, I need you to be calm cool and collective! My friend the person is Vanessa Cambria! My friend I truly believe if Vanessa didn’t agree to train me for my last show, I definitely wouldn’t be here talking to you here week after week like we’ve been doing!
Gee Nino are you telling me that Vanessa’s role in this was to train you, for your last show? Well my friend that was part of it but what I’m about to tell you next, is what gave Nino’s Mission that starting heartbeat! Gee Nino what was it? My friend it was a phone call that I received from Vanessa, telling me that she had some news for me! Gee Nino what news might that be?
Well my friend before I tell you let me just say that Vanessa didn’t have to do what she did, it definitley shows you the type of person that Vanessa is! My friend! Vanessa told me that she talked to her husband Mark about me in how I would love an opportunity to help people, but I was having a tough time for someone to look past my disability to give me that chance! Well my friend what she told me next is really going to allow you to see the kind of people, that Vanessa and Mark truly are!
Gee Nino what happen next?
Well my friend as you read in my story Mark took it upon himself to call his long time friend Tom Venuto and told him about me! My friend I’m not going to go into the whole thing again about what the coversation, was about because its all in my story! Listen my friend the point I’m trying to make to you here is simply this! My friend Vanessa went out of here way to help me, by doing all that she did for me! My friend now you know that Vanessa did much more than train me, she was the one that started my dream!
Gee Nino what your telling me is unbelieveable!! My your telling me I never had anyone help me in the way that Vanessa did my whole life! Gee Nino I should have brought some tissues today? Nino this gets you right in the heart! My friend trust that’s exactly where Vanessa will always be….. in my heart along with Mark and Tom! Well my friend I felt the only right thing to do after all that Vanessa did for me, was to give her my trophy that I recieved at the night of the show!
My friend Vanessa definitely without a doubt deserved it more than me she not only put up with me for 15 weeks to train me, but she also gave me an opportunity to live my dream! My friend I know that God will open that door of opportuinity that I’ve been asking him, when “he” knows the time is right!
Gee Nino that’s awesome that you did that for Vanessa!
My friend Vanessa deserves alot from me than a “special” thanks…. and a trophy!
Ok my friend it’s now time to give a special thanks to Vanessa’s husband Mark Cambria, in how he also made my dream a reality!
Gee Nino this is exciting today go ahead I’m listening! Nino I’m also learning alot today I actually think I might know, in what your trying to teach me here as well today!
Gee my friend! I had a feeling that you would also be learning something today, along with the millions of other people in our society as well! My friend but don’t tell me just yet in what you might believe that lesson might be! My friend I’ll give you an chance to guess the lesson at the end of our meeting today!
Ok Nino that sounds fair! Ok my friend let’s continue to give special thanks today!
Well my friend you now know by me telling you last week, that Mark was the master mind behind my pre-contest diet! My friend furthermore you also found out today that Mark made that phone call to Tom Venuto, and that’s how I got introduced to Tom! Gee Nino hold on a minute I don’t mean to interrupt, but it sounds like to me that you never actually met Tom in person! My friend that is correct! My friend actually I never heard of Tom Venuto before in my life until Mark told me about him, and I had a brief conversation with Tom on the phone!
Gee Nino it sure sounds to me that Mark and Vanessa are truly two people, who really have gone all out to help you to live your dream! My friend it’s like I said no one in my entire life has ever helped me, in the way that Mark and Vanessa have I owe them both greatly! Ok my friend let me get back and tell you another amazing thing that Mark did for me, that will no doubt surprise you and alot other people in our society today!
Gee Nino what is it?
Well my friend! If you’ve been wondering who’s responsible for making these posters of me that you see on this site, let me say I had absolutely nothing to do with making them! Gee Nino I would have thought that you would have a least, been responsible for making your own posters! Well my friend have news for you that was ALL Mark’s doing! My friend all I did was stand in front of the camera! Gee Nino are you telling me that Mark was also responsible for making your posters! My friend that’s exactly what I’m telling you! My friend Mark put ALL the hard work and time, not to mention the resources to make them as well!
Gee Nino I can’t believe what I’m hearing today! Nino I never heard anyone help a person like this before.. ever in my entire life! My friend that’s what I’ve also been telling myself, ever since the launch of “Nino’s Mission”! My friend let me just say one more thing about both Mark and Vanessa, before we talk about Tom’s role in all this! My friend! I’ve only known Mark and Vanessa for about two years, and I have friends that I’ve known pretty much my whole life! My friend I never had any of my really close friends offer to help me in my life, in the way that Mark and Vanessa have! Gee Nino I guess you weren’t kidding to me when you referred these people as being “special”!
Gee Nino I’m starting to get a little choked up here! My friend I’m right with you there! My friend but please stay with me because now I’m going to tell you, how Tom Venuto brought the birth of ”Nino’s Mission” to full circle and put the finishing touches on it!
Gee Nino don’t worry I’m not about to leave you now!
Great my friend!
Well my friend as I said earlier to you I never met Tom in person before, I just spoke briefly with him on the phone! My friend I only met Tom for the first time on the night of my last bodybuilding show! My friend I truly believe what I’m about to tell you next is really going to make you understand, the phrase “special” people today! Gee Nino what is it? Well my friend before I tell you I just want to thank Tom again for taking the time, to come and see me at the show that night! Furthermore my friend I also want to thank Tom for writing such a great story, on my accomplishments that I’ve been able to acheive with my disability thanks to God!
Ok my friend are you sitting down?
Yeah Nino!
Great my friend because I think what I’m about to share with you next, this is really going to get you choked up today! Well my friend I have a feeling that you’ve also been probably wondering along with the millions of other people, in our society today who was responsible for building this site! Gee Nino that’s funny that you should mention that to me, because that was going to be my next question! Well my friend look no further because Tom is the answer to your question! Gee Nino wait a minute this is really getting emotionally too deep for me today! Nino are you telling me that you had nothing to do with building your own site!
My friend that’s exactly what I’m telling you and what I’ve been telling you, since the beginning of my mission! My friend Tom along with a few other people who I also want to thank today are soley responsible, for building this site that you see here today! My friend let me just say I had a conversation with Tom by phone, when all this was happening to me and asked him one question that I’m still asking myself today!
Gee Nino what was it?
My friend I specifically asked Tom why was he doing all this for me? My friend his response was and I quote! “Nino if I didn’t think you could help inspire and motivate people with your disability I wouldn’t be doing this! My friend Tom also went on to say that it was a gift he wanted to give me! Well my friend let me tell you I never received a gift such as this, from ANYONE like this in my entire life!
Gee Nino this was truly amazing what I heard from you today! Nino I definitely learned alot from the actions that Mark, Vanessa, and Tom took to help you make your dream a reality! Oh my friend that reminds me so what’s the lesson that you think, I’m trying to teach you today? Gee Nino I think that it’s pretty simple for anyone to know the lesson that was taught today! Nino which is we should ALL be willing take the time today to help one another, in anyway that we can without making excuses!
My friend you’ve definitely matured alot since we’ve been together…..because your absolutely right! My friend this is precisely the point that God wants me educate, the millions of people in our society on……. helping one another!
Listen my friend let me just end by saying today Mark, Vanessa, and Tom deserve a WHOLE lot more than a “special” thanks from “me”! My friend these people took the time out of their lives not to mention stuck out their neck to help me, when others have just knocked me down but I keep getting back up….. No Excuses! Gee Nino this was just an amazing story, in how “Nino’s Mission” came to life! Nino thanks for sharing it with me today!
My friend please don’t thank “me” you should thank God for bringing Mark,Vanessa and Tom into my life for making all this possible! My friend they made my dream a reality and they are without a doubt, the back bone to “Nino’s Mission”! Oh my friend I also want to take this opportunity before we end today to do one more thing!
Gee Nino what might that be?
My friend I want to wish both Mark and Tom the best of luck as they are both getting ready, to compete in the same bodybuilding show on October 27th! Gee Nino that’s awesome!! My friend yes it is! My friend let me just say they both have been training and dieting extremely hard for this one day, guys go get em…. No Excuses!!
October 15th, 2007
Hello my dear friend it’s a pleasure to see you again! Gee Nino it’s great to see you again as well! Gee Nino I actually couldn’t wait to get here today! Gee my friend really! My friend what’s got you so excited today? My friend I have to say that I’ve never seen you so excited like this before, in all the times that we’ve been together so far!
Gee Nino I’m not going to apolgize because I know you always tell me, that it’s not necessary! Gee my friend now I’m getting excited because you finally realizing more and more that there is absolutely no need, to ever apolgize to me for anything whatsoever especially for you being excited about something today! Ok my friend can you now please tell me, why your so excited today before I burst!
Ok Nino! Nino it’s like I’ve been telling you week after week now I’ve learned so much from you in regards to my training, diet, and most important how to deal with my life’s everyday situations whatever they may be in a more positive way! My friend I’m so happy to hear you say that! My friend I’ll be totally honest with you I was actually beginning to think that I was starting to bore you, and you were starting to get sick of hearing me!
Gee Nino bore me are you kidding! Nino it’s like I said you’ve taught me so much in alot of area’s in my life so far especially in my diet! Ok Nino before you say another word let me tell you why I’m so excited today! Oh absolutely my friend you have my undivided attention now go ahead! Ok Nino thanks! Well Nino it’s like I said you’ve taught me so much about my nutrition so far, that I just started a new diet!
Gee Nino before you say anything this diet is not like the fat-free diet, I tried a while back! Nino after our discussion we had on fat-free diets a while back, you definitely convinced me that their is no such thing today in foods being fat-free! Well my friend I’m glad I was able to help you understand the meaning of fat-free, basically you right there is no such thing today and there never will be!
Ok my friend you have me curious so what’s this new diet that your on…. that your so excited about??
Gee Nino I’m almost afraid to tell you only because I knew how you felt when I was, on the fat-free diet I just don’t want this diet to be short lived for me as well! Nino I was actually hoping that I could convince you today, to try this new diet with me as well!
Well my friend as you probably know by now I’m not a big fan, on most of these new diets that are out there today in our society! Yeah Nino I know that but I really think your going to want to make, an exception with this particular diet!
Ok my friend you really have me curious now! My friend what’s the name of this new diet?? Ok Nino it’s called “The Sugar-Free Diet”! Nino have you heard of this diet? My friend as a matter of fact I have, actually a few of my clients that I train have tried it! Nino before you say anything about it I brought some sugar-free goodies today, for you to check out and tell me what you think about them! Ok my friend I promise you that I won’t say a word about the diet. until I look at the sugar-free goodies you brought for me to look at!
Gee thanks Nino! Nino I just know that your going to like all of the goodies, because there all 100% sugar-free and healthy for you! Ok my friend so what’s in the bag? Ok Nino first I have sugar-free flavored oatmeal, next I have sugar-free strawberry yogurt, and last but not least a sugar-free candy bar! Gee my friend I’ll be totally honest with you I love my oatmeal, but I never heard of there being sugar-free flavored oatmeal before until now!
Yeah Nino isn’t great! Gee Nino now you can add some flavor to your plain oatmeal and the best part of it all, you don’t have to worry about the sugar because it’s absolutely sugar-free! Ok Nino now you can tell me what you think about this sugar-free diet that I’m so excited, to be on and I’m hoping that you’ll want to do it with me as well! Well my friend before I give you an answer to your question, I believe you’ve done it once again!
Gee Nino why do I have a strong feeling that once again I just came up, with our next topic of discussion today! Well my friend you couldn’t be more right with that feeling! My friend let me first say before I go any further, I’m just amazed how you continue to help me come up with our topics of discussion without you even knowing half the time! My friend it’s like I’ve been telling you since the beginning! My friend! God certainly knew what he was doing when he brought us together! My friend you’ve contributed so much in regards in helping me come up with all these important topics, of discussion each and every week so far that many people in our society need help in today!
Ok my friend that being said again, let’s get back to the business at hand! Well my friend I guess it’s no surprise on what our next topic of discussion is about! Gee Nino let me take a wild guess! Ok my friend go for it! Well Nino just like a couple weeks back when you gave me your thoughts on the fat-free diet that I was on, now it’s time for you to do the same with this sugar-free diet that I’m on as well! Gee my friend you deserve another gold star because your absolutely right!
Gee Nino since I’m on a roll here today let me take another wild guess, and say that I’m about to receive another lesson on diets! Gee my friend your going to be taking all of my gold stars today, I think we better to our discussion before I run out of stars to give you!
Ok Nino I’m ready for you to give me your thoughts now, on this sugar-free diet that I’m on! Gee Nino why do I have a strong feeling that this diet is going to be, short lived for me as well!
Well my friend only time will tell, if that holds true for you once again!
My friend! Are you ready for me to give you a sugar rush?
Yeah Nino why not!
Great my friend because I’m about to put some…. sugar back in your diet!
Here we go again!
My friend let me first start off today by saying to you that I’m not at all, trying to discourage you from continuing to be on this sugar-free diet! My friend all I’m doing is simply giving you my thoughts on the diet! Gee Nino I know that and let me just say that I’ve taken every advice that you’ve given me, in regards to my diet so far and used it because I’ve seen tremendous results with my physique so far!! Nino furthermore whatever advice you give me today on this sugar-free diet that I’m on, you can be assured that I’m definitely going to take it!
My friend thanks for sharing that with me! Well actually my friend I’ve learned alot about dieting myself through a very close personal friend of mine Mark Cambria, he was the one who helped me with my pre-contest diet! My friend Mark took the time to literally sit down with me and he wrote down how each day of my diet was going to look to a tee and let me add he did it freely!
My friend in all the bodybuilding contests that I’ve done in the past I never had anybody, help me in the way that Mark did I owe him greatly! Gee Nino I wish I could say the same for “me”! My friend if it wasn’t for Mark’s expertise in pre-contest diets there was no way I would have been able, to look as good as I did at my last bodybuilding show I did back in June of 2006! My friend actually Mark was responsible for alot more, than just helping me with my diet! My friend furthermore Mark along with his wife Vanessa who you read about in my story, who trained me for the show are both a huge reason why I’m able to talk to you week after week here!
Gee Nino are Mark and Vanessa the “special” people that you’ve been talking about to me, from time to time? Yeah my friend they certainly are and your going to know alot more about in how they both helped me tremendously, in making my dream to help people around the globe a reality! My friend also along with another ”special” friend of mine Tom Venuto that we’re going to be talking about next time!
Gee Nino I can hardly wait!
Well my friend that being said lets get to my take, on this so called sugar-free diet shall we!
Ok Nino I have pad and pen ready!
Awesome my friend!
Ok my friend I’m going to make this short and sweet today, and get right to the point! My friend just like the fat-free diet, there is absolutely no such thing today in foods being sugar-free! Furthermore my friend just like we need the proper amount of fats in our diets today, many people are unaware that we need the proper amount of sugar as well! Gee Nino hold on a minute I remember you telling me awhile back, to stay away from eating foods that are high in sugar because it will be turned into fat!
My friend your absolutely correct with that statement, I certainly do remember telling you that! Well my friend I have some news for you! Gee Nino I had a feeling you were going to say that again to me! Nino what’s the news? Well my friend believe or not this sugar-free diet that you’ve been on is loaded with artificial sugars, that your body definitely does not need because it wll eventually be turned into fat!
Gee Nino wait a minute here are you trying to funny here, because everything that I’ve been eating the products say that there 100% sugar-free! Well my friend I understand that but if you read the ingredients in these sugar-free products, I almost will guarantee you that their replacing it with three artificial types of sugars that many people are unaware of!
Gee Nino if you don’t mind me asking…. what are these three types of artificial sugars called? My friend I’m very glad that you asked me that simply because I will almost guarantee you again of this! My friend the sugar-free oatmeal, yogurt, and candy bar that you brought today for me to check out will have one of these artificial sugars in their ingredients!
Ok my friend! Are you ready to write these artificial sugars down?
Yeah Nino because I’m definitely going to check if the products that I brought today, contain any of these three artificial sugars that your about to tell me! Ok my friend here they are! Well my friend let’s see there’s splenda, aspartame, and sugar alcohol! Ok my friend let’s see if your sugar-free oatmeal, yogurt and candy bar has one of these artificial sugars that I just named off to you!
Ok Nino the oatmeal says that it’s sweetened with splenda!
Ok my friend how about the yogurt
Ok Nino the yogurt says it’s sweetened with aspartame!
Gee Nino so far your two for two!
Ok my friend last but not least how about the candy bar?
Gee Nino it looks like your three for three because the candy bar, is sweetened with sugar alcohols just like you said!
Gee Nino I’ll be totally honest with you this sugar-free diet is becoming a little bit to sweet for me to continue! Nino I have to hand it to you again it’s like I’ve been telling you since we’ve been getting together week after week! Nino which is simply you know how to put things in the right context, to where anyone would not want to continue doing something that is probably not a good idea for them to continue on doing!
Gee my friend it sounds to me that I’ve convinced you that diets today, are really not free of what they say they are…… this one in particular being sugar! Gee Nino now I definitely think that you deserve a gold star today for educating me once again, on another one of these so called free diets that are out there today! Nino if I learned anything today on diets being free, it’s that just because they say it’s free of something doesn’t mean that it’s necessarily healthy!
Gee Nino could I ask you one more question….before we call it a day?
My friend absolutely! What’s on your mind?
Well Nino you said earlier that we need to have sugar in our diets today! My friend that’s absolutely correct! Ok Nino then what kind of sugars should I be having in my diet? My friend thanks for asking me that because I certainly wasn’t going to leave today without helping you figure that out!
Ok my friend I would reccommend that you try to eat more of the simple natural sugars like for example fruit, all natural fruit jam and stay away from artificial sugars as you found out today! Gee Nino thanks! My friend it’s my pleasure! Hey Nino what do you say I treat you to an “All Natural Strawberry Fruit Smoothy”? Gee my friend now your talking my langauge…. let’s go get fruity!!!
October 3rd, 2007