Thread: Leptin Reset (Kruse)

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I just found this thread today and skimmed through the whole thing. I plan to do the Leptin reset when I finish this round. For about three years before I started HCG, I followed a lot of the Leptin reset plan - BAB, low carbs all day, lots of coconut oil, no aerobic exercise - and it STOPPED MY WEIGHT GAIN and allowed me to stabilize during those three years.

I started eating like that because of inflammation. I've never been told that I have a "leaky gut", but I do know that my stomach empties so quickly that you could actually hear it gurgling as it empties. My MD called it "fast oxidation."

Fruit causes problems for me so I compensate with lemonade (vitamin C capsule opened into a glass of water + Stevia) or fruit-flavored whey protein shake mix made with Stevia and mixed with water. That saves a lot of carbs, but not eating starchy carbs - bread, potatoes - makes me crave salt so I put more salt on my food than I would just for taste. (Before anybody attacks me: NO, salt doesn't cause edema or high BP for me.)

The only part of the reset that will be hard for me is not eating right before bed. My stomach empties so quickly that I can't sleep through the night unless I eat before bed and have to put a little cream in my coffee even tho' I prefer it black. Before bed, I prefer eating something milky like a whey protein shake, yogurt with ground flax seed or hard cheese. But I'll try to find enough time to prepare and eat a big enough dinner (>100 g protein) for me to sleep through the night, and see how that goes.

Originally Posted by desertgirl

If you didn't have many carbs with that meal, then that's not a good postprandial reading.

I had a blood sugar check reading last Wednesday morning by the nurse at work and she told me that the teaspoon of milk that I put in my morning coffee counted as a meal and the reading under 140 was OK. Geez, that's less than 1 carb! I'll try again next Wednesday with black coffee and see what the reading is; hopefully under 90. They're testing every Wednesday this month. By the 30th I can see what it is after a Leptin reset BAB.

Originally Posted by ladyaiam

I just found this thread today and skimmed through the whole thing. I plan to do the Leptin reset when I finish this round. For about three years before I started HCG, I followed a lot of the Leptin reset plan - BAB, low carbs all day, lots of coconut oil, no aerobic exercise - and it STOPPED MY WEIGHT GAIN and allowed me to stabilize during those three years.

I started eating like that because of inflammation. I've never been told that I have a "leaky gut", but I do know that my stomach empties so quickly that you could actually hear it gurgling as it empties. My MD called it "fast oxidation."

Fruit causes problems for me so I compensate with lemonade (vitamin C capsule opened into a glass of water + Stevia) or fruit-flavored whey protein shake mix made with Stevia and mixed with water. That saves a lot of carbs, but not eating starchy carbs - bread, potatoes - makes me crave salt so I put more salt on my food than I would just for taste. (Before anybody attacks me: NO, salt doesn't cause edema or high BP for me.)

The only part of the reset that will be hard for me is not eating right before bed. My stomach empties so quickly that I can't sleep through the night unless I eat before bed and have to put a little cream in my coffee even tho' I prefer it black. Before bed, I prefer eating something milky like a whey protein shake, yogurt with ground flax seed or hard cheese. But I'll try to find enough time to prepare and eat a big enough dinner (>100 g protein) for me to sleep through the night, and see how that goes.



I had a blood sugar check reading last Wednesday morning by the nurse at work and she told me that the teaspoon of milk that I put in my morning coffee counted as a meal and the reading under 140 was OK. Geez, that's less than 1 carb! I'll try again next Wednesday with black coffee and see what the reading is; hopefully under 90. They're testing every Wednesday this month. By the 30th I can see what it is after a Leptin reset BAB.

Hey There Dear One!

I am in Week 9 of Leptin Reset which will not likely fully occur until I have my hormones dealt with & finish up my final go through HCG with my R3P2 starting on 11/13, but that should be soon & coming as my bunches & bunches of test results come in, my doctor advises & I bring my results on this thread for the amazingly knowledgeable input I will surely receive. I have had an extremely rough go during the first few weeks of my LR but you know how dogged I am and I am feeling some degree of success as I can finally say I have been stable for the last 2 weeks. Be encouraged, Dear LadyA, & be determined.

Blessings, Love & Hugs shelia

Originally Posted by Nicky

What are bio identical hormones and how do you test?

Suzanne Somers' book Ageless is very informative about bio-identical hormones. A doctor prescribes them after lab testing.