Stop Trying to Lose Weight and What to Do Instead With JJ Virgin

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’s 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!) Resources We Mention Mindshare JJ's YouTube video on Ozempic Grip Strength Tester Levels Kion Aminos Kion Creatine Mitopure Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill