JJ Virgin is a multi-best-selling author, nutrition expert and passionate advocate of eating and exercising smarter. In this episode, she talks with Angela about the power of the right mindset and creating your future self along with great content about how to successfully achieve weight loss.
Dieting can become less effective as we age and JJ discusses the barriers that can get in the way of weight loss and the way to effectively detox and reset your system for a better future.
 
KEY TAKEAWAYS

Mindset is a muscle and having a growth mindset can make all the difference
We can all control how we show up and how we perceive things
If you don’t create your future self it will be created for you
Everything starts with mindset and when you are in a place where you don’t think you are good enough you hold yourself back
When failure isn’t an option and your ‘why’ is so big you find a way to make it happen
There are a range of factors that can get in the way of weight loss
Stress lowers serotonin and leads to cravings for sugar and can cause insulin resistance so you feel hungrier
We have made it acceptable to have more body fat but fat is not benign it has its own endocrine system making you more inflamed and causing more toxins in your system
Toxins lower your metabolic rate and cause hormone disruption
If you are extreme dieting and doing lots of cardio you are damaging your metabolism and slowing your metabolic rate
We need to look at how we use diets and learn to use them therapeutically in the short term to help understand what we should put into our bodies every day to achieve good health
You have to detox to lose fat and be able to reset
Get everything out of your diet and find your new normal through bringing things back one by one and understanding what affects you
Make the commitment to your future self that you are the most important thing

 
BEST MOMENTS
‘We need to use diets to connect the dots so we know what we should be eating, what works best for us’
‘It helps to really un-process your diet’
‘It is critical that we all think about what is ours to do and how we show up because that’s what we have control of’
 
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ABOUT THE GUEST
 JJ Virgin, CNS, BCHN, EP-C
Triple-board certified nutrition expert and Fitness Hall of Famer JJ Virgin is a passionate advocate of eating and exercising smarter. JJ helps people stay fired up and healthy as they age, so they feel the best they ever have at age 40+.
JJ is a prominent TV and media personality, whose previous features include co-host of TLC’s Freaky Eaters, 2 years as the on-camera nutritionist for Weight Loss Challenges on Dr. Phil, and numerous appearances on PBS, Dr. Oz, Rachael Ray, Access Hollywood, and the TODAY Show. She also speaks regularly and has shared the stage with notables including Seth Godin, Lisa Nichols, Gary Vaynerchuk, Mark Hyman, Dan Buettner, and Mary Morrissey.
JJ is the author of four NY Times bestsellers: The Virgin Diet, The Virgin Diet Cookbook, JJ Virgin’s Sugar Impact Diet, and JJ Virgin’s Sugar Impact Diet Cookbook. Her latest book, Warrior Mom: 7 Secrets to Bold, Brave Resilience, shows caregivers everywhere how to be strong, positive leaders for their families, while exploring the inspirational lessons JJ learned as she fought for her own son’s life.
JJ hosts the popular Ask the Health Expert podcast, with over 8 million downloads and growing. She also regularly writes for Rodale Wellness, Mind Body Green, and other major blogs and magazines. JJ is also a business coach and founded the premier health entrepreneur event and community, The Mindshare Summit.
Visit www.jjvirgin.com for hundreds of free recipes and resources, plus state-of-the-art programs, products, and plenty of support to help you build your dream life.
 
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