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?)
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