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http://www.diet-blog.com/archives/20...eptin_diet.php
" Leptin Diet Over recent years the hormone leptin has been under the spotlight. The role it plays in regulating appetite and fat metabolism may be a key in managing weight. Byron Richards addresses leptin imbalances in his book Mastering Leptin. Diet Blog reader Dr R. Smith was able to provide me with a brief rundown of the diet (which he currently follows). The five basic rules of the Leptin Diet Never eat after dinner Never go to bed on a full stomach - leaving a gap of 11-12 hours between dinner and breakfast. This apparently allows enough time for optimum fat burning. Eat 3 meals per day In stark contrast to those programs that advocate eating 5-6 times a day, the leptin diet calls for a gap of 5 hours between eating. During the first 3 hours after a meal, the hormone insulin will be storing the energy from food - and our bodies are not fat-burning mode. Do not eat large meals Regular large meals leads to leptin and insulin resistance. Eat a high-protein breakfast This supports blood sugar levels throughout the day. Late afternoon energy crashes are often due to eating a breakfast high in carbohydrates and little protein. A high carbohydrate breakfast, combined with leptin resistance can lead to overeating. Reduce the amount and glycemic index of carbohydrates consumed This is not implying cutting out all carbs, but reducing, in particular starchy carbs. Top check whether too many carbs were eaten weigh yourself in the morning and at bedtime. If bedtime weight is more than 2 pounds over morning weight (and other rules) followed, then too many carbs were consumed." I pulled this out of a post from Diet Blog. I dunno, the Leptin Diet books seem like a scam if this is all that's in them. c The My Book Was on Oprah Diet |
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Try eating less and exercising more.
Everything else is a subset of this basic principle. IOW, the Leptin Diet can work as long as you're eating few enough calories and expending enough calories to maintain the weightloss you desire. wrote in message ups.com... http://www.diet-blog.com/archives/20...eptin_diet.php " Leptin Diet Over recent years the hormone leptin has been under the spotlight. The role it plays in regulating appetite and fat metabolism may be a key in managing weight. Byron Richards addresses leptin imbalances in his book Mastering Leptin. Diet Blog reader Dr R. Smith was able to provide me with a brief rundown of the diet (which he currently follows). The five basic rules of the Leptin Diet Never eat after dinner Never go to bed on a full stomach - leaving a gap of 11-12 hours between dinner and breakfast. This apparently allows enough time for optimum fat burning. Eat 3 meals per day In stark contrast to those programs that advocate eating 5-6 times a day, the leptin diet calls for a gap of 5 hours between eating. During the first 3 hours after a meal, the hormone insulin will be storing the energy from food - and our bodies are not fat-burning mode. Do not eat large meals Regular large meals leads to leptin and insulin resistance. Eat a high-protein breakfast This supports blood sugar levels throughout the day. Late afternoon energy crashes are often due to eating a breakfast high in carbohydrates and little protein. A high carbohydrate breakfast, combined with leptin resistance can lead to overeating. Reduce the amount and glycemic index of carbohydrates consumed This is not implying cutting out all carbs, but reducing, in particular starchy carbs. Top check whether too many carbs were eaten weigh yourself in the morning and at bedtime. If bedtime weight is more than 2 pounds over morning weight (and other rules) followed, then too many carbs were consumed." I pulled this out of a post from Diet Blog. I dunno, the Leptin Diet books seem like a scam if this is all that's in them. c The My Book Was on Oprah Diet |
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On Oct 25, 2:49 am, wrote:
Never eat after dinner This seems too unspecific to be useful. Why not "Don't eat 3 hours before bed" or something like that. Never go to bed on a full stomach - leaving a gap of 11-12 hours between dinner and breakfast. This apparently allows enough time for optimum fat burning. That's more useful. It would probably promote the best growth hormone response as well. Not new or unique to leptin land. Eat 3 meals per day In stark contrast to those programs that advocate eating 5-6 times a day, the leptin diet calls for a gap of 5 hours between eating. During the first 3 hours after a meal, the hormone insulin will be storing the energy from food - and our bodies are not fat-burning mode. If I'm eating low carb, and I'm keeping insulin response low, I don't see if it makes a difference, in an isocaloric world, whether I eat 3 or 5 on this criteria. On the flip side, in an isocaloric world, eating 5-6 times a day maximizes the thermic effect of the food, which would probably lead to less fat storage. Everyone is different, and most aren't even the same from season to season, so there might come a time where I'll go back to 3 and it will work better than 5, but I'm not there yet. Mileage varies. Do not eat large meals Regular large meals leads to leptin and insulin resistance. Hrm. 3 meals and only 3 meals, but no large ones. Depending on how large is defined, this could feel a lot like a calorie cutting diet. Eat a high-protein breakfast This supports blood sugar levels throughout the day. Late afternoon energy crashes are often due to eating a breakfast high in carbohydrates and little protein. A high carbohydrate breakfast, combined with leptin resistance can lead to overeating. This feels like protein power. I'm charged with 25-40g of protein at every meal (depending on 3-5 meals) so that's probably a high protein breakfast. Reduce the amount and glycemic index of carbohydrates consumed This is not implying cutting out all carbs, but reducing, in particular starchy carbs. Top check whether too many carbs were eaten weigh yourself in the morning and at bedtime. If bedtime weight is more than 2 pounds over morning weight (and other rules) followed, then too many carbs were consumed." This also feels a lot like protein power. Or Atkins beyond induction. Or south beach. I guess prime rib and brie are in then. They're both pretty low glycemic. Summary: you probably get all the benefits of the leptin diet by watching carbs and getting adequate protein at all meals. Add the 11 hour sleep- fast (3 hours before bed + 8 hours sleep = 11 hours, not hard), and you're not looking at anything but a new mechanism to explain the same old good stuff. |
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Hmmm... Lyle is a big fan of leptin, but based on his writings, I'd guess he'd say most of what you referenced is BS. I think the only "key" to a leptin-aware plan is the refeed schedule, which periodically kicks your leptin production up. For 99% of the people, losing weight happens by: (1) maintaining a proper caloric deficit over time, either through diet, exercise, or a combination of the two, and (2) getting the right mix of protein, EFAs, and other macronutrients. No amount of juggling is going to make a significant difference without changes to the above items. Eat a high-protein breakfast I think most people don't eat enough protein these days *anyway*. But protein is in milk, cheese, eggs, bacon, sausages... shouldn't be too hard to get enough protein in that meal. |
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jcderkoeing wrote:
Try eating less and exercising more. Everything else is a subset of this basic principle. IOW, the Leptin Diet can work as long as you're eating few enough calories and expending enough calories to maintain the weightloss you desire. Imagine that. Life could be so simple. Marsha/Ohio |
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"Marsha" wrote in message ... jcderkoeing wrote: Try eating less and exercising more. Everything else is a subset of this basic principle. IOW, the Leptin Diet can work as long as you're eating few enough calories and expending enough calories to maintain the weightloss you desire. Imagine that. Life could be so simple. It's hard to see simplicity in life when you're looking for a miracle. |
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Marsha wrote:
jcderkoeing wrote: Try eating less and exercising more. Everything else is a subset of this basic principle. IOW, the Leptin Diet can work as long as you're eating few enough calories and expending enough calories to maintain the weightloss you desire. Imagine that. Life could be so simple. Marsha/Ohio Actually, Taubes makes a pretty good refutation of: Eat Less ! Exercise More! He has the referenced papers on this hoary old bit of "wisdom". I marked it especially for JC. |
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So, then, no food for 12 hours at night, no heavy meals, and 5 hours between
meals. So you get two light meals a day? No, no, wait, it says 3 meals/day. Let me get this straight, you eat three meals a day, five hours apart, and then take off 12 hours. So we're talking 27 hour days. Or... three meals every 2.5 days on Jupiter, or one meal a day and a half if you rotate around Uranus. I dunno, the whole thing sounds pretty fishy. Mike my computer's making a spinning sound and i don't know why. F! I hope its not the hard drive. Maybe the fan is kicking in. |
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"Jim" wrote in message ... Marsha wrote: jcderkoeing wrote: Try eating less and exercising more. Everything else is a subset of this basic principle. IOW, the Leptin Diet can work as long as you're eating few enough calories and expending enough calories to maintain the weightloss you desire. Imagine that. Life could be so simple. Marsha/Ohio Actually, Taubes makes a pretty good refutation of: Eat Less ! Exercise More! He has the referenced papers on this hoary old bit of "wisdom". I marked it especially for JC. Magic is so much more enticing than reality. Eating more is how you got fat in the first place, so do you really think that eating more is how you are going to also shed your excess fat? If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. |
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On Oct 26, 3:31 am, "em" wrote:
So, then, no food for 12 hours at night, no heavy meals, and 5 hours between meals. So you get two light meals a day? No, no, wait, it says 3 meals/day. Let me get this straight, you eat three meals a day, five hours apart, and then take off 12 hours. So we're talking 27 hour days. Or... three meals every 2.5 days on Jupiter, or one meal a day and a half if you rotate around Uranus. 6AM: Wake Up 7AM: Eat Breakfast +5 hours 12:30: Eat Lunch +5 hours 6PM: Eat Dinner +4 hours 10 PM: Bed Sleep 8 hours Wash rinse repeat This adds, even without instantaneous meals. Your calculator isn't working, Mike. |
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