The Top Weight Loss Do’s and Don’ts for Women 40+ with JJ Virgin

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Dhru Purohit

Alternative Health, Medicine, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 3 July 2023

⏱️ 120 minutes

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This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough and InsideTracker. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with JJ Virgin to discuss her most impactful tips for losing weight, building muscle, and aging powerfully. JJ Virgin is a renowned health and fitness expert, bestselling author, and prominent media personality. With over three decades of experience in the field, she has become a trusted authority in nutrition, weight loss, and wellness. She is the author of four New York Times bestsellers: The Virgin Diet, The Virgin Diet Cookbook, JJ Virgin's Sugar Impact Diet, and JJ Virgin's Sugar Impact Diet Cookbook. In this episode, Dhru and JJ dive into: -The do’s and don’ts of weight loss for women over 40 (1:28) -The benefits of having lean muscle mass (10:20) -Why too much healthy food is unhealthy (12:40) -The difference between weight loss and shifting your body composition (23:28) -The importance of tracking calories (28:35) -How to hit your target protein intake (33:06) -Where carbs and fiber fit into weight loss (46:18) -Thoughts on Ozempic (54:12) -Thoughts on the body positivity movement (1:02:08) -Thoughts on intermittent fasting as a vehicle for weight loss (1:07:13) -Doubling down on the basics: sleep, diet, exercise, and stress (1:13:24) -The worst way to start your morning (1:19:31) -Best and worst practices for lunchtime (1:22:50) -A practical approach to starting strength training (1:26:01) -The role of sleep and stress when not losing weight (1:46:31) -Where to follow JJ’s work (1:56:00) Also mentioned in this episode: -Well Beyond 40 Podcast -The Virgin Diet -The Virgin Diet Cookbook -JJ Virgin's Sugar Impact Diet -JJ Virgin's Sugar Impact Diet Cookbook For more on JJ Virgin, follow her on Instagram @jj.virgin, Facebook @JJVirginOfficial, YouTube @jjvirginvideos, or through her website, jjvirgin.com. Magnesium Breakthrough really stands out from the other magnesium supplements out there. BiOptimizers is offering my community 10% off plus a special gift with purchase, so just head over to magbreakthrough.com/dhru with code DHRU10. InsideTracker provides detailed nutrition and lifestyle guidance based on your individual needs. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 20% off. Just go to insidetracker.com/DHRU to get your discount and try it out for yourself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	There's two ways I like to think of muscle and it helps a lot for women.
0:03.4	Muscle is your metabolic spanks. So what does that mean?
0:06.7	It holds everything in tighter, right? But it also supports a better metabolism because the muscle
0:12.2	protein turnover that has to happen is so costly it requires more energy on your body.
0:19.0	If you're curious about the top dosendones on the topic of weight loss and improved body
0:24.2	compositions specifically for women 40 plus today's episode is absolutely for you.
0:30.8	Welcome to the Drupurot podcast. Each week we explore the inner workings of the brain and the
0:35.4	body with one of the brightest minds in wellness medicine and mindset. This week's guest is
0:40.2	JJ Virgin. JJ Virgin is a celebrity nutrition expert and fitness hall of famer. She teaches clients
0:47.2	especially women 40 and over how to break through food and carbohydrate intolerance so that they
0:52.8	can finally lose the weight and radically transform their longevity the way that they deserve.
0:57.9	JJ is the author of four New York Times bestsellers including her mega hit The Virgin Diet.
1:03.6	And she's also the host of the top podcast well beyond 40. Stay tuned for a fascinating
1:09.0	conversation on body composition and weight loss with JJ Virgin. JJ Virgin, welcome to the
1:15.8	podcast. I want to jump right in. Today we're talking about weight loss especially for women and
1:21.7	especially for women over 40. We're talking about all the dos and especially the don'ts. Let's
1:27.5	start off with the don'ts. Give us a list of a few things that hinder weight loss for women over 40.
1:35.2	Okay well here's the first one. Stop trying to lose weight. Like what? And in fact when you
1:43.1	think about it if your sole focus was to lose weight what should you do? You should fast as much
1:49.2	as possible. Eat as little as possible and move as little as possible. And you'll lose a lot of
1:54.5	weight and you will damage your metabolism to the point it will be hard to come back from that.
1:59.9	So we have to shift that focus from weight loss to improving what that weight is made up of because
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