: Episode 884 - Vinnie talks to listener Lisa who has an absolutely fascinating life story and shares her battle with using weight as form of emotional protection... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club LISA PEREZ Lives in NYC! Brooklyn Mostly Italian, but also an eighth Cuban People can still rag on Italians! Only group where you can still do that Found Vinnie through Adam Carolla Both of her parents checked out when she was young Her dad earlier, then her mom was really messed up too She always had to help her parents, not the other way around Lisa learned from a young age how to be self sufficient She used to do phone sex for money Also was a clown Ended up going over to office work! Lisa lived on her own on government money for awhile Lisa learned how to use her weight as protection WEIGHT Lisa is now NSNG She has learned how to no longer use food for emotional protection She is comfortable with herself, weight is no longer her blanket Good support for not using lbs as a protection on the NSNG Facebook page A lot of people have sabotaged their good progress as a result of abuse Self-sabotaging is pretty common but once you overcome it will feel so much better! Now, Lisa has lost a bunch and has made real progress Don't be afraid to make a change Easier said than done, but do it one day at a time On NSNG, you can eat food, you just can't eat BAD foods!