J J Virgin: The Sugar Impact Diet
J J Virgin: Sugar Impact Diet
Celebrity Nutrition & Fitness Expert JJ Virgin is a three-time NY Times bestselling author.
In her most recent book, JJ Virgin’s Sugar Impact Diet: Drop 7 Hidden Sugars, Lose Up to 10 Pounds in Just 2 Weeks, shows how to identify sneaky sugars, crush your sugar addiction, and shift from being a sugar burner to a fat burner.
Her other NY Times bestsellers include The Virgin Diet: Drop 7 Foods, Lose 7 Pounds, Just 7 Days, and The Virgin Diet Cookbook: 150 Easy and Delicious Recipes to Lose Weight and Feel Better Fast. They have also been bestsellers in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the Chicago Tribune, and numerous other media outlets.
OMTimes had the privilege to Interview JJ Virgin about her new Book Sugar Impact Diet: Drop 7 Hidden Sugars, Lose Up to 10 Pounds
OMTIMES: The Low Sugar diet, isn’t this just another variation of a low-carb diet?
J J Virgin: No. It’s a low-sugar diet. I designed The Sugar Impact Diet so you wouldn’t need to count carbs, fat, calories, or anything. You simply transition from higher-impact to medium-impact and then low-impact foods with the easy-to-follow lists I provide.
If you’re a math person, I do provide some numbers in Cycles 2 and 3, but you needn’t count anything on this plan. Simply eat from the list of approved foods and gradually remove higher-sugar impact foods!
OMTIMES: A lot of readers have eliminated sugar in the past and feel awful. How does The Sugar Impact Diet address withdrawal and other symptoms that go with eliminating sugar?
J J Virgin: Unlike other plans, The Sugar Impact Diet isn’t about eliminating sugar altogether. It’s about eating the right sugar. Other programs look at one aspect of sugar impact, such as glycemic index or nutrient density. Or they do something crazy like pull you off sugar cold turkey. I’ve looked at the bigger picture to develop a step-by-step process to wean you off the foods with the highest and most damaging sugars. Gradually tapering gives you the fat-loss and optimal-health results you want without deprivation or withdrawal. It’s a win-win! But don’t some people do better completely eliminating bad foods all at once? I designed the three cycles to help people taper Sugar Impact and transition from high to medium to low Sugar Impact foods— slowly. You’re not going cold turkey! Ever. I know that’s conventional wisdom in certain diet circles, but how’s that worked for you so far? Exactly. There are a few things I can guarantee going cold turkey will do for you, and losing weight isn’t one of them. Instead, you’ll be shaky, irritable, lethargic, starving, and craving sugar— not the outcome we’re after.
