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To listen to The Leptin Diet™ Class I attended click here.

For the first time in many many years I’m below 180 pounds, 179 does not sound that much anymore. Only 6 pounds to go and my BMI score will say “NORMAL” now I’m just “OVERWEIGHT”.

Time for a barbecue (JUST KIDDING!) Nope I keep this thing going for as long as I need and that will probably forever. I was thinking that when I’m around 170 it will be tricky to stay there so it will never end I guess. In the mean time I’m a very happy camper. To bad nobody is reading this blog.

Maybe the title is a little confusing but that is what it is. Now I have to figure out what the whole story around LEPTIN is. (See my previous post.) Well all in all I did not do bad and feel I was following the LEPTIN diet as I read how to do it.

There is a lot to say about LEPTIN.  Byron Richards from WelnessResources talks in his book how it works. You can compare LEPTIN as the gas gauge of your car. It is the signaling mechanism that tells your brain to “stop filling the tank because it is full”.  If you are not eating right and not following the 5 rules your communication with your brain will not work the way it is designed. A lot of people are treating there body worse then their car, filling up at every “gas station” they see and making their body fat and go out of sync with the “full” signals.

To fully understand how it works I need to read that book several times. For me it is a eye-opener and there is a lot of common sense how to eat and live healthy without a lot of restrictions, just 5 simple rules. But do not forget to add exercise and sleep without that you are still running into problems.

At the class (see previous post) there were about 50 people while about 300 others signed up on the web. It seems to be that a lot of people are interested in following the leptin diet. You need to have the book to participate, it is not a rule but how can you understand the whole concept without knowing the whole story.

Soon (end of the week) I will tell you some more exciting news about a web community I have setup and where to go.

Most people seeking to lose weight will need to cut back on calories and increase exercise. A long-range goal is to lose two to four pounds a month while feeling energized. Diets that cause rapid weight loss, rely on stimulants, or go too fast tend to disturb thyroid and leptin, provoking the yo-yo diet response.Eating triggers a variety of hormonal responses. Eating in harmony with hormones enables a person to extract energy more efficiently from food. When a person eats is as important as the quality of food and how many calories a person consumes.

The Leptin Diet™ consists of five key dietary rules, called the Five Rules.

Rule 1: Never eat after dinner. Allow eleven to twelve hours between dinner and breakfast. Never go to bed on a full stomach. Finish eating dinner at least three hours before bed.
Rule 2: Eat three meals a day. Allow five to six hours between meals. Do not snack.
Rule 3: Do not eat large meals. If you are overweight, always try to finish a meal when you are slightly less than full: the full signal will usually catch up to you in ten to twenty minutes. Eating slowly is important.
Rule 4: Eat a breakfast containing protein.
Rule 5: Reduce the amount of carbohydrates you eat.
Complete information about these rules and the science behind these guidelines is explained in the book “the leptin diet” (How fit is your fat?)

This will be the content of a talk at welnessresources today, more to follow.

High Intensity Interval Training

Now that was fun. Last night I started a new thing I call it the 5.6.7.8. training on the treadmill. This is how it goes;

Start with 5 miles per hour for 1 minute. Then 6 miles per hour also 1 minute, all the way to 8 miles per hour 1 minute and slow down to 5 miles per hour for 1 minute and repeat. That means every minute you go a different speed. Do this as a total of 30 minutes and you know you worked out. The whole thing is to give your body a boost. Unfortunatly my heartbeat does not even go beyond 123 beats per minute but I can still feel it.

It is something different for sure and I like it, nice to break the standards.

Although I’m still working out and eat right I think I hit a plateau. I’m idling between 180 and 183 pounds, going up and down. Somewhere I read that changing a few things might help. Like eating different food and doing different exercises. Now I have to find out what to do and see what works. Anyone have tips? This is for the one reader of my blog

Then I went to my physical today. A very surprised doctor I can tell you that. The one thing that was odd is my blood pressure. It was kind of high (150/80) , maybe work stress or too much coffee. I have to monitor that. For the rest I was more healthy then ever. I’m so glad it all works out.

To higher my HDL (”good” cholesterol) he advised me to take more fish oil. (Omega 3 or HDA)

This morning I finally stepped on the scale. To my surprise I only gained 1 pound. The trick I talked myself into last week was to drink 2 bottles of water in the morning and two bottles of water in the afternoon. The urge to eat all the bad things that were offered at the seminar was less because water will fill you up. (needed to go to the restrooms badly after each session tough) It was good to be on track again with fitness Saturday and Sunday, it is getting addicted very quick, i missed it a lot.

Now I’m happy to work on my next 10 pounds.

Last week I was in Las Vegas. In my suitcase I brought sportshoes, sportshorts, sportshirts and my MP3 player ready to work out every night. My hotel was “the Venetian”. I was under the impression as a guest I could use their fitnessroom. Yes I could for the incredible scam-rate of $35 a day after I pay already $239 a night. No wonder 90% of the gamblers are overweight. And lets not talk about the fatening food everybody serves there.

Oh before someone might think I was out for gambling, nope this was a business trip for a Microsoft convention. I’m so happy to be home again. Today I’m having healthy food again and go to the Y to get my body in gear again. I did not step on the scale today, afraid it might be to much gain.  Getting back on track, I missed working out a lot.