
healthMar 21, 202028:50pending
Harmful Habits That Make You Store Body Fat with JJ Virgin
About this episode
The habits that make you store fat can easily sneak into your daily life! Listen as JJ explains the top culprits behind fat storage, from poor sleep and chronic stress to snacking and the wrong type of exercise. JJ also shares how to avoid those common pitfalls so you can upgrade your fat metabolism for good!
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Main Points From Today’s Episode
You don’t change your health overnight. You change it over time, going through habits one by one that are not working for you.
While most people focus on what they can do to burn more fat, it’s crucial to know the common habits that can make you store excess body fat in the first place. JJ talks about the 9 worst habits for your waistline.
This one may be a surprise: prolonged steady-state endurance exercise can make you store fat! JJ explains how you can work out in less time and get better results.
Episode Play-By-Play
[:32] Introduction to today’s episode
[1:10] How to submit a question for the Friday Q&A episodes
[1:35] JJ’s story of struggling to lose weight in the past
[3:08] Listener shout-out
[5:04] The top habits that make you store fat
[5:34] When you don’t sleep well, you become more insulin resistant.
[5:55] The impact of lack of sleep on your hunger hormones
[7:15] Why it’s important to track your sleep
[8:01] JJ’s experience with chronic stress, and how chronic stress can lead to excess belly fat
[10:02] Strategies to manage your stress levels
[10:43] The link between too much fructose and fat storage
[12:24] How prolonged endurance exercise can make your body store fat
[14:10] The dark side of snacking
[14:35] How to shrink your eating window
[15:38] Protein, healthy fat, and fiber helps keep your blood sugar stable.
[16:06] Alcohol sidelines fat burning and stimulates your appetite.
[16:42] Why you shouldn’t eat late at night
[17:19] JJ’s tips on meal timing
[18:30] Why highly reactive foods could be stalling your progress
[19:55] Which sugars to choose and which to lose
[21:52] JJ’s takeaways from today’s episode and next steps
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