The Virgin Diet, JJ Virgin
The Virgin Diet, JJ Virgin
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The Virgin Diet
Drop 7 Foods, Lose 7 Pounds, Just 7 Days

Author: JJ Virgin

Narrator: JJ Virgin

Unabridged: 7 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/27/2012

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

The key to weight loss isn't calories. It isn't fat. It isn't protein. It isn't even carbs. You can count them, cut them, and swap them all you want, but you won't lose weight if you're eating foods that your body can't tolerate. And the most common diet foods—like egg whites, wheat bread, and fat-free yogurt—are some of the worst offenders. These "healthy" foods are actually making you fat!

In this book, celebrity nutritionist and fitness expert J. J. Virgin pinpoints the ten foods that sabotage weight loss. Just by eliminating these ten diet saboteurs, listeners will see incredible results: their fat will melt away, their metabolism will get a healthy boost, their energy levels will skyrocket and they will start to look (and feel!) younger. As Virgin explains, the body is a chemistry lab, not a calculator. These ten foods cause inflammation in the body, slowing the metabolism, creating mood swings and cravings and causing premature aging—not to mention a host of beauty problems.

In addition to eliminating the ten foods, listeners will eat plenty of Virgin's fifty powerful healing and anti-inflammatory foods for twenty-one days, ridding the body of inflammation and hitting the diet reset button. After the simple twenty-one-day program, listeners can try incorporating gluten, dairy, and eggs back into their diet and testing for inflammation. Virgin's clients see incredible results with the program, including:

Weight loss—at least ten pounds in twenty-one daysFlat tummyYounger-looking, clearer skinHealthier hairImproved energyBetter sleep and a clearer mindFewer mood swings and cravingsThis book is for listeners who are tired of counting calories without seeing results, or who find it impossible to lose weight, no matter how many calories they count or carbs they cut, and listeners who struggle with any type of inflammation.

About JJ Virgin

JJ Virgin is one of the nation's foremost nutrition and fitness experts. A twenty-five-year veteran of the health and fitness industry, she has coached high-performance athletes, CEOs, and A-List celebrities. She frequently offers health advice for national television, radio, and print media. She spent two years as the nutrition expert on Dr. Phil and is currently a cohost of TLC's Freaky Eaters. She is also the author of Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy: The Five-Step Plan to Sleek, Strong, and Sculpted Arms.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Diane on January 27, 2013

Those seven "high-FI" (food intolerance) foods? They are in everything. Everything. I have enough trouble having to deal with preparing meals for DH and me (we are an older couple in fairly poor health) without having to eliminate peanut butter and eggs, too. I could have guessed corn and soy, glute......more

Goodreads review by Diane on February 10, 2013

I got this book from the library but now sent in my order to Amazon. Have I read it all? No. Why am I giving 5 stars to an only partially read book? She gave me the kick in the ass I needed to seriously try this. I started a low carb diet in the fall and lost 17 pounds over the course of a few months.......more

Goodreads review by AH on April 01, 2014

Having struggled with weight issues for all of my life, I am always open to finding some sort of eating plan that would work with me and not feel like a diet. Sadly, The Virgin Diet is not for me. There are far too many exclusions of foods that I enjoy and I can't see myself sticking to such a diet.......more

Goodreads review by Marguarite on January 28, 2013

A good health/fitness book will provide resources to further investigate claims made by the author. A good health/fitness book explains in simple terminology the science of whatever subject the author is writing about. A good health/fitness books doesn't require the purchase of the author's products......more

Goodreads review by Anita on December 11, 2012

This one is based on the fact you may have food intolerances(not allergies) that are causing you all sorts of grief and weight retention, the worst of which is the icky sounding "leaky gut." Not something I've heard from the AMA, but she makes a case, and we all know people with food allergies, so m......more