The Virgin Diet: Drop 7 Foods, Lose 7 Pounds, Just 7 Days

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments -- Introduction: How the Virgin Diet Can Change Your Life -- Part I. How Diet Foods are Making You Fat -- 1. Food Intolerance: The Hidden Cause of Weight Gain -- 2. How the Virgin Diet Can Work for You -- Part II. 7 Foods to Avoid -- 3. Gluten Gone -- 4. No Joy in Soy -- 5. Dump the Dairy -- 6. Pluck the Eggs, Corn and Peanuts -- 7. The Sweetness Trap -- Part III. Three Cycles to Lose Weight for Good -- 8. Cycle 1: Elimination -- 9. Cycle 2: Reintroduction -- 10. Cycle 3: The Virgin Diet for Life -- 11. The Virgin Diet Meal Assemblies and Restaurant Guide -- 12. The Virgin Diet Recipes -- Appendix A. The Virgin Diet Shopping List -- Appendix B. Converting to Metrics -- Sources -- Index.

Brief Description:

The 24-week New York Times bestseller now in paperback with a new introduction and more of JJ s favorite recipes.

Your fat is not your fault.

Are you eating all the right things low-fat yogurt, egg-white omelets, whole-grain bread, even tofu but still can't lose the weight? Your favorite "diet" foods may be to blame.

In this runaway bestseller, nutrition and fitness expert JJ Virgin reveals the real secret behind weight gain food intolerance. A negative reaction to certain foods like dairy or gluten can sabotage your health by triggering inflammation and causing a host of nasty symptoms like bloating, breakouts, headaches, achy joints and worst of all stubborn weight gain.

On The Virgin Diet, you'll eat plenty of anti-inflammatory, healing foods to reclaim your health and reset your metabolism, while avoiding the 7 foods that are most likely to cause food intolerance. You'll never feel hungry or deprived, and in just one week, you'll drop up to 7 pounds, lose belly bloat, gain energy, clear up inflammation and look and feel years younger. And that's just the beginning!

Including delicious, guilt-free recipes as well as testimonials from people who have had successful results, The Virgin Diet will help you to look and feel your best."

Are you eating all the right things but still can't lose the weight? Your favorite "diet" foods may be to blame. In this runaway bestseller, nutrition and fitness expert JJ Virgin reveals the real secret behind weight gain: food intolerance. On The Virgin Diet, you'll eat plenty of anti-inflammatory, healing foods, will never feel hungry or deprived, and in just one week, you can:

- drop up to 7 pounds - lose belly bloat - gain energy - clear up inflammation - look and feel years younger

With three powerful cycles, you'll achieve fast and lasting fat loss:

Transform your body in just 21 days by eliminating 7 foods.

Customize the diet for your unique body chemistry by testing the foods to see what works for you and what doesn't.

Sustain your success for life, without ever having to "diet" again

"The Virgin Diet eliminates the 'healthy' foods that are actually holding your health hostage so you can lose weight quickly and permanently."--Mark Hyman, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"Eliminates the 'healthy' foods that are actually holding your health hostage, so you can lose weight quickly and permanently." - Mark Hyman, MD, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, The Blood Sugar Solution

"A foolproof, science-based plan to lose weight, boost your metabolism and reclaim your health, for life." - Daniel G. Amen, MD, author of Change Your Brain, Change Your Body

"You must read this book if you think you're doing everything right and still struggling to lose weight!" - Suzanne Somers, bestselling author of 23 books, including Bombshell

A New York Times bestseller.

"The Virgin Diet eliminates the 'healthy' foods that are actually holding your health hostage so you can lose weight quickly and permanently."--Mark Hyman, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Your fat is not your fault.

Are you eating all the right things--low-fat yogurt, egg-white omelets, whole-grain bread, even tofu--but still can't lose the weight? Your favorite "diet" foods may be to blame. In this informative nutrition guide, celebrity nutrition and fitness expert JJ Virgin reveals the real secret behind weight-loss resistance--food intolerance. A negative reaction to certain foods like dairy or gluten can sabotage your health by triggering inflammation and causing a host of nasty symptoms like bloating, breakouts, headaches, achy joints and--worst of all--stubborn weight gain.

On The Virgin Diet, an effective elimination diet plan, you'll eat plenty of anti-inflammatory, healing foods to reclaim your health and reset your metabolism, while avoiding the 7 foods that are most likely to cause food intolerance. You'll never feel hungry or deprived, and in just one week, you'll drop up to 7 pounds, lose belly bloat, gain energy, reduce inflammation, and look and feel years younger as part of this effective anti-inflammatory diet. And that's just the beginning!

Including delicious, guilt-free recipes as well as testimonials from people who have had successful results, The Virgin Diet will help you to look and feel your best.

Now in paperback and featuring a new introduction and more of JJ's favorite recipes.

This science-based plan gives you the tools to reclaim your health and reset your metabolism with:

• A New Approach to Weight Loss: Discover why your fat is not your fault and learn how seemingly "healthy" foods like low-fat yogurt and whole-grain bread could be the real reason you can't lose weight.
• The 7 High-FI Foods: Pinpoint the 7 foods most likely to cause food intolerance--including gluten, dairy, and soy--that trigger inflammation, cause bloating and breakouts, and lead to stubborn weight gain.
• Fast, Lasting Results: Follow the simple, three-cycle plan designed to help you drop up to 7 pounds in the first week, lose belly bloat, and gain energy by resetting your metabolism.
• Delicious, Guilt-Free Recipes: Eat plenty of healing, anti-inflammatory foods with an easy-to-follow plan that includes delicious recipes, so you never feel hungry or deprived.

Contributor Bio:Virgin, Jj

New York Times bestselling author JJ Virgin is a prominent fitness and nutrition expert, public speaker, and media personality. She has appeared on The Dr. Oz Show, The Rachael Ray Show, The Doctors, TODAY, and extensively on public television. She is the author of The Virgin Diet Cookbook, JJ Virgin's Sugar Impact Diet, and JJ Virgin's Sugar Impact Diet Cookbook.