Harmful Habits That Make You Store Body Fat with JJ Virgin

Mar 21, 2020

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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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Get JJ’s free “Are You a Sugar Burner or Fat Burner?” quiz by going to jjvirgin.com/storefat.

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