Refeeding and Leptin

[110%]

par deus, tell me if i got this right, high leptin levels keep the fat burning process going good, and decreased leptin levels cause you to hit "the wall" and progress stops, or is it the opposite?

also, you said spaghetti and cereal are your favorite choices, are these just your favorite to eat or best for a refeed? and if so why

one more question, why are high gi carbs the best for this?

 

[D00fy]

i just need to know if the refeed on chinese food buffet is good if u say bad i guess il do a normal carbload

 

[Par Deus]

Would Chinese Buffet improve Leptin levels as it does not consist mostly of Glucose but rather fatty foods and protein along with some starches?

It would increase them some, but it is FAR from ideal. To get a significant increase, you would be consuming 100's of grams of fat.

 

[Par Deus]

par deus, tell me if i got this right, high leptin levels keep the fat burning process going good, and decreased leptin levels cause you to hit "the wall" and progress stops, or is it the opposite?

You have it right.

As for my refeed foods, they are foods I really like, but they are also quite good for increasing leptin.

Dextrose is IDEAL.

Hi GI carbs are best because insulin potentiates the effects of glucose on leptin.

 

[110%]

thx for the replies par, though wouldnt low gi carbs have a more sustained insuline spike, thus longer glucose levels increasing leptin levels?such as brown rice, pasta, or oatmeal? i know this is wrong, that your right, but why?

 

[Par Deus]

thx for the replies par, though wouldnt low gi carbs have a more sustained insuline spike, thus longer glucose levels increasing leptin levels?such as brown rice, pasta, or oatmeal? i know this is wrong, that your right, but why?

There is a threshold for insulin helping with leptin, and it is fairly high. In addition, ideally, you should be eating often enough, that glucose and insulin are pretty much constantly elevated, even with simple carbs.

The last meal of the night would be an exception, for the reason you stated.

 

[barnidge]

How often do you guys do Refeeds? How many calories over maintenance do you go?

 

[Par Deus]

How often do you guys do Refeeds? How many calories over maintenance do you go?

I usually do every other day for 8-12 hours, about 50% above maintenence.

 

[gymrat]

the lower your BF, the more often you need to "refeed" to replinish your low leptin levels.

As Par has stated before, the higher body fat percentage, the higher your leptin levels.

later

 

[Shinobi]

My refeed day is tomorrow and I was planning to eat only complex carbs like sweet potato, black beans and brown rice but I think cereal and spagethi would be better in terms of replinish the leptins level, right?
Im going to do for the first 8hrs of the day...How often should I eat and how mant mg´s of carbs for the 8 hrs?
BOTTOM LINE: Can my refeed day include only carbs like brown rice, sweet potato and black beans? or do I have to include cereal, spagethi, fat free cookies!?!?!?
THANKS