Broadcasts.com - "Stop Trying to Lose Weight and What to Do Instead With JJ Virgin" (The Wellness Mama Podcast)

Published: May 22, 2023, 9 a.m.

Episode Highlights With JJ

Why we should all stop trying to lose weight and why she says this after decades as a weight loss expert
The problems with some of the weight loss trends right now
Things that have helped her thrive and feel amazing in her 50s!
The importance of skeletal muscle for maintaining a healthy body composition
Muscle loss vs fat loss
Creatine, protein, and resistance training
Reasons not to focus just on the scale
Reframing the conversation about health and weight especially with our kids
How to use a DEXA scan to understand your body composition
Why it is more dangerous to be under muscled than over fat and why where the fat is matters
Why we need more protein as we age, not less
Why you need to be healthy to drop fat, not drop fat to be healthy
Less than 6% of the population is metabolically healthy
Why we burn fat well when we are sleeping and why fasted workouts might not be great for women
Let\\u2019s stop trying to be smaller and to take up less space and focus on getting stronger
Muscle is your metabolic Spanx and a sugar sponge to handle carbs
How to use HRV as a tool to see what is helping you and use it to improve your nervous system
Why you should absolutely be taking creatine and why it is a secret weapon for women
An ending challenge for you (try it!)

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