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I was reading an article that most of us have heard something about over the years, about Leptin and how it can undermine successful weight loss. I wonder of all those who are unsuccessful with dieting and weight loss how many are as a result of this... Do you think this is a major cause for failure in those who are obese??


Here is a link to the article

Battle Of The Bulge: Low Leptin Levels Undermine Successful Weight Loss

Good find! I read that low leptin levels actually prevent weight loss. Leptin is our bodies way of preventing us from losing too much weight, and when we start losing weight, our bodies produce less Leptin.

This loss of Leptin production signals different responses from food stimulus.

Has anyone else read about low leptin levels causing us to not lose weight? It sounds like an "anti-cortisol".

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M. Curtis McCoy, President - BeFit4Free

I have read somewhere about leptin a few weeks ago...Let me try and find the article and I will post it.

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Owner of 2 gym franchises, and fitness enthusiast.

Do you guys know of any over the counter supplements sold on BeFit4Free.com that can actually reduce low leptin levels?

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M. Curtis McCoy, President - BeFit4Free

Leptin likely works in concert with other appetite signaling processes in our bodies (just covered this in one of those get-three-credits-in-three-weeks summer course - my students were particularly interested in this). As we eat our stomach begins to fill and specialized cells in the lining of the stomach begin to stretch. These "stretch receptors" send a signal to the brain that the stomach is getting full. This in turn leads to the release of the neurotransmitter Leptin which binds to specific receptors in the hypothalmus to create a feeling of being full. You can imagine how these processes can work better or worse for many people. I am 6' 5" and 195lbs so my system leans towards signaling satiation more quickly than others might. Others may not feel satiated until well past the point of the average person. As is the case in most processes, these responses can be learned and trained to move in one direction or the other.

When I wasn't in a cast with a broken wrist, and I was trying to "bulk" I worked my way up to eating between 8,000 - 12,000 calories per day. When i started, I'd wake up in the morning, eat, train, then eat until I was almost nauseous every 2 hours. ( I was 19 years old, and had a real hard time gaining weight.)

I got to a point where 6,000 calories felt like that was normal, and it took a long time to shrink my stomach.

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M. Curtis McCoy, President - BeFit4Free

That is an excellent example of using behavioral techniques to affect a biological process.