Symptoms of low Leptin levels?

[CHRISTOPHERTEE]

I wanted to know what are some generic signs of low Leptin levels if anyone knows about this. This hormone seems to be the most relevant to achieve a steady state of fat loss so I think this is something everything should know. Refeeds seem to be fun and something I haven't done in a few months. How often should one do a refeed?

[justmightbecraz]

Depends on the harshness of your deficit, and how long you've been cutting as to whether or not refeeds are necessary and how often. Symptoms would be plateauing even while on a deficit, strength gains stalling and stagnating, fatigue.

[CHRISTOPHERTEE]

Depends on the harshness of your deficit, and how long you've been cutting as to whether or not refeeds are necessary and how often. Symptoms would be plateauing even while on a deficit, strength gains stalling and stagnating, fatigue.

Definitely on a fat loss stall. I guess since I'm trying to play around with refeeds for the first time in a smart way I should see how my body reacts to a one day refeed and go from there. I wish there was one equation where we all fit in. This is all so subjective.

[masonb62]

If running on a deficit and fat loss has stalled will a Leptin Supplement help? I know next to nothing about them but have heard that they can assist with upping your leptin levels without having to have a refeed day?

[idz21]

If running on a deficit and fat loss has stalled will a Leptin Supplement help? I know next to nothing about them but have heard that they can assist with upping your leptin levels without having to have a refeed day?

Leptin supplements don't work.

If you want to raise leptin, take a break from dieting, start with a two day carb up, and eat at maintence or slightly above for two weeks. Then go back to dieting and start refeeding at least once a week. Maybe every few days depending on how lean you're.

And read Flexible dieting by Lyle McDonald. He explains everything I said in much better detail.

[masonb62]

Leptin supplements don't work.

If you want to raise leptin, take a break from dieting, start with a two day carb up, and eat at maintence or slightly above for two weeks. Then go back to dieting and start refeeding at least once a week. Maybe every few days depending on how lean you're.

And read Flexible dieting by Lyle McDonald. He explains everything I said in much better detail.

Good to know, i had almost considered buying them earlier this week.

My last 2 weekends have been cheat days (definatly not refeeding, i ate heeeaps including 2 pizzas). Only gained 0.5kg which was nice. This week I ust started IF so monitoring that and am hoping that those last 2 weekends of not dieting will get me some decent losses.

Cheers for the reply!

[RobinOlds]

Good to know, i had almost considered buying them earlier this week.

My last 2 weekends have been cheat days (definatly not refeeding, i ate heeeaps including 2 pizzas). Only gained 0.5kg which was nice. This week I ust started IF so monitoring that and am hoping that those last 2 weekends of not dieting will get me some decent losses.

Cheers for the reply!

The earliest studies performed in mice were very promising. However, the most recent studies in humans have show leptin supplements to be ineffective unless you have a mutation in your leptin gene (in which case you would likely be morbidly obese). It appears the vast majority of obese humans already have markedly elevated leptin levels to which they are insensitive to. There is some research being performed in trying to sensitize individuals to leptin like some diabetes drugs that sensitize diabetics to insulin (ie the thiazolidinediones and metformin), but this is way down the road.

So unless your a mouse, or a morbidly obese individual with a very very very rare leptin mutation, leptin supplements appear to be about useless.