I start tonight's blog with a challenge, our gym challenge this month is how quick can you climb Big Ben. With your new improved fitness you should put it to the test. Come up to the gym and give it a go. If it helps I will do it with you.
Last nights webinar was a good introduction to Leptin, tonight I would like to discuss the reasons behind leptin imbalance. The two major reasons are through a low calorie diet and our leptin receptors switching off. If we partake in a low calorie diet and I mean an extremely low calorie diet like some of the fad diets around our bodies will release a large amount of leptin. This will tell the body to overeat to restore the leptin balance. You must of felt the battle to lose weight through low calorie diets when it is extremely difficult both mentally and physically. This will amount to yo-yo dieting as the body fights to restore a leptin balance.
The other major reason I mentioned is through the leptin receptors turning off in the hypothamalus. This is a major problem in obese people. Imagine being in a room with a strong smell, over time the smell becomes less and less. The smell has not disappeared but you become less aware of that smell. This is how leptin works, if you are heavily overweight and your leptin receptors are not functioning you will over eat and struggle to lose weight.
Listen to your body, it will tell you when you are full and have taken on enough energy and it will also tell you when you need to take up more energy ie eat, so work with your body it is trying to help you. For me this is almost an essay so I will leave you to enjoy your evenings.
Anthony
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