Vinny From 'Jersey Shore' Is Now 'The Keto Guido'

Megan Friedman
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Photo credit: Instagram - Getty Images
Photo credit: Instagram - Getty Images

From Delish

The cast of Jersey Shore is known for their gym, tan, laundry routine-but one cast member is adding K onto the end of that "GTL" equation. Vinny Guadagnino is now on the extremely strict ketogenic plan, or the "keto" diet, and is spreading the word about his weight loss transformation.

Left: March/2015. Around 197 lbs. Around 25% body fat. Eating a high carbohydrate/sugary diet. Right: June/2016. Around 160 lbs. Around 12-13% body fat. On a high healthy fat / keto/ plant diet and I haven’t turned back. All natural through food and exercise.These are MY results.Everyones body is different, but I do believe this way of eating will help the majority of people lose weight and be healthy. Studies prove that the government has steered us the complete wrong way for nutrition and foods that we think we shouldn’t eat we should, and foods that we shouldn’t eat take up 99% of the grocery store. I started this page to help people who WANT to learn more about this. And share my findings with those that do. People who disagree are welcome as well. You need discourse to learn and discover. But I will post my products, research, and findings here that work for me. Enjoy

A post shared by Vinny (@ketoguido) on Oct 11, 2017 at 3:06pm PDT

Vinny started an Instagram account called Keto Guido to share his progress and give tips to fellow keto dieters. And his progress is seriously impressive.

All my fellow KGs need a @djpaulyd alarm clock to get them going in the morning ! 😂 #ketoguido

A post shared by Vinny (@ketoguido) on Apr 27, 2018 at 3:00pm PDT

For some background, the keto diet is all about minimizing all carbohydrates and eating more fats. After enough time on the diet, your body goes into ketosis. That means your cells don’t have enough carbohydrates to use for energy, so your body creates ketones and burns fat instead.

The diet was originally developed to help epilepsy patients, but it lately has become a trendy way to lose weight. But you have to stick to it incredibly closely to keep your body in ketosis, and the strict rules mean it’s not a long-term plan that can work for everyone.

On Jersey Shore Family Vacation, Vinny has been on the receiving end of some teasing for his strict diet, especially when he picked off the cheese and pepperoni off pizza and ate it without the crust.

Late night drunken keto problems! Look shoveling cheese into your mouth is not a great thing but in a pinch it feels better than stuffing all those grains into your belly! #ketoguido

A post shared by Vinny (@ketoguido) on Mar 25, 2018 at 11:27am PDT

Vinnie also made it clear that he stuck to plain spirits and didn't add any sugary mixers.

I was fat and out of shape from eating too much sugar. Then I followed a keto diet (with one or 2 cheat meals a week) and the fat went away. It’s that simple. No drugs, pills or shortcuts

A post shared by Vinny (@ketoguido) on Dec 28, 2017 at 8:23am PST

The Jersey Shore star says all that sacrifice is worth it, though. “When I ate sugars and grains, I was 50 pounds heavier and looked 10 years older,” he wrote in one caption. “I’ve discovered the fountain of youth.”

I’ve discovered the fountain of youth . You ready for it?....Stop eating sugars and grains and instead 98% of the time eat real food like whole eggs, bacon, butter, fatty steaks, fatty fish and plants and exercise a few times a week. When I ate sugars and grains I was 50lbs heavier and looked 10 years older . I look around and feel sad and angry for the majority of the population who are overweight and obese that have been taught to eat grains, use “healthy” margarines and oils, drink diet soda with artificial sweeteners,and stay away from saturated fats. This is why i started this page. To take away the stigma that saturated animal fat clogs your arteries and instead teach people the truth: sugars and grains will cause diseases and obesity before anything else. I bet if our older friends and relatives who suffer from chronic disease stopped eating sugars and grains and started eating real foods , in many cases would drop off their medication ( and not to mention, lose a shit ton of weight NATURALLY) But instead they are taught to eat whatever they want and let the medicine keep the disease in check 🙄.... until the medicine won’t save you anymore .. I’m speaking generally because everyone’s food sensitivity is different , but in most cases this will be the truth. #ketoguido #keto #ketosis

A post shared by Vinny (@ketoguido) on Mar 8, 2018 at 8:22pm PST

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