JJ Virgin's Sugar Impact Diet: Drop 7 Hidden Sugars, Lose Up to 10 Pounds in Just 2 Weeks

by J. J. Virgin

Overview

From New York Times bestselling author of The Virgin Diet comes a groundbreaking program that will revolutionize the way readers think about sugar and help you drop fat fast—up to 10 pounds in just two weeks!


New York Times Bestseller
If you're eating healthy, but just can't seem to lose weight, you're not alone. Sugar is the single biggest needle mover when it comes to your health and the number on the scale, but sugar hides in places you'd never expect: whole foods, diet foods, packaged foods, dressings . . . even sugar substitutes. And it's not enough to cut out or cut back on sugar-you have to cut out the right kinds of sugar.
In this groundbreaking book, New York Times bestselling author JJ Virgin explains the powerful concept of Sugar Impact: how different sugars react differently in the body. High Sugar Impact foods cause weight gain, energy crashes, and inflammation. Low Sugar Impact foods fuel your body for prolonged energy and promote fat burning. This eye-opening book pinpoints the most damaging sugars that we eat every day-without even realizing it-in common foods like skim milk, diet soda, whole-grain bread, and "healthy" sweeteners like agave.
By swapping High Sugar Impact foods for Low Sugar Impact foods, you will shed fat fast—up to 10 pounds in 2 weeks!—and transform your body and your health for good. Best of all, you don't need to eliminate sugar completely or count calories. Prepare to:

Lose the bloat

Target belly fat

Rev your metabolism

Cut cravings

Become a fat burner, not a sugar burner

Lose fat fast-and forever!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781455577842
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	11/04/2014
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

J.J. Virgin, CNS, CHFS is the New York Times bestselling author of The Virgin Diet and The Virgin Diet Cookbook. An internationally recognized expert in weight loss, Virgin has appeared on The Doctors, the Rachael Ray Show and Today, among many other programs, and blogs frequently for the Huffington Post, Prevention magazine, and Livestrong.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction: How Lowering Your Sugar Impact Can Change Your Life xiii

Part I Sugar Impact: The Hidden Cause of Weight Gain

1 Break Free from the Sugar Trap 3

2 Track Your Impact 21

3 The Sugar Impact Plate 41

Part II Seven Foods to Swap

4 Be Gone, Grains, Roots, and Fruit 71

5 Ditch the Low-Fat and No-Fat Dairy and Diet Foods 99

6 So Long, Sweet Drinks and Dressings 114

7 See Ya, Sweeteners and Added Sugar 137

Part III 2 Weeks to Fast and Lasting Fat Loss

8 Cycle 1: Taper 155

9 Cycle 2: Transition 193

10 Cycle 3: Transformed! 215

11 Low-Sugar Impact Recipes 238

12 The Final Frontiers: Eating Out and Working Out 285

Conclusion Sweet Freedom 309

Acknowledgments 313

References 317

Index 327

About the Author 343

Editorial Reviews

Certified Nutrition Specialist and bestselling author (The Virgin Diet) insists that our bodies aren't bank accounts; they're chemistry labs. In her latest book, she acts on that conviction by pinpointing sugars that slip beneath our radar and smuggle in unwanted pounds. According to Virgin, weight gain isn't the only damaging side effect of these sweet poisons. They can also cause fatigue, bloating, digestive tract problems, metabolic disorders; even premature aging and other maladies. This sugar impact diet puts readers on the track to lose weight even as you educate yourself and enhance your health.

"JJ Virgin's Sugar Impact Diet can help save your brain and your life. Numerous studies show that sugar can be addictive and pro-inflammatory and lead to a number of devastating illnesses. If you want a better brain, I highly recommend this book."—Daniel G. Amen, MD, New York Times bestselling author of Change Your Brain, Change Your Life

"Opens your eyes to how much sugar you're really eating, and provides an actionable plan to cut down on the sweet stuff and feel better fast."—Mark Hyman, MD, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Blood Sugar Solution 10 Day Detox Diet

"In line with leading-edge science, JJ Virgin presents a radical and empowering new way to look at sugar."—David Perlmutter, MD, FACN, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Grain Brain

"Breaks through the myths and provides a clear and realistic path to health. This book is life changing!"—Cynthia Pasquella, CCN, author of P.I.N.K. Method and The Hungry Hottie Cookbook, and founder of the Institute of Transformational Nutrition

"Follow JJ Virgin's advice if you want to live longer, feel better, and be more vibrant. You will never look at sugar the same way again."—Tara Amen, BSN, RN, New York Times bestselling author of The Omni Diet

"In her newest book, JJ Virgin's Sugar Impact Diet, author JJ Virgin takes no prisoners. She delivers a hard-hitting, no-holds-barred, crystal clear message on how to identify and eliminate the astounding and myriad forms sugars have taken in our diets. Follow her advice and you will discover answers to why weight and healthy can prove so elusive despite the best intentions."
--William Davis, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wheat Belly, Wheat Belly Cookbook, and Wheat Belly 30-Minute (or Less!) Cookbook

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