5 Leptin Diet Rules

The Venus Factor™ diet uses knowledge of the importance of the Leptin hormone, derived from fat tissue. Here, Byron, a leading Leptin expert, distills his experience with the Leptin hormone and the Leptin diet in the following video. We all know the quality of the food we eat is important. However, it is just as important when you eat as what you eat. The Leptin diet is the secret to getting more energy from less food. This is not a fad diet, a calorie manipulation scheme, or a starvation routine masquerading as a real diet. It is a lifestyle for eating properly, grounded in the science of Leptin.

Here are the 5 Rules of the Leptin Diet:

1. After dinner, never eat – Give yourself at least  11 to twelve hours between dinner and breakfast – finish eating dinner at least 3 hours before bedtime


2. Plan on eating 3 meals per day

3. Do not eat large meals

4. Eat a breakfast which contains protein

5. Reduce the amount of carbohydrates eaten

Here are some facts which support these 5 Rules. Leptin has a 24 hour cycle. Leptin is the governor, which sets the timing for night-time repair of tissues. Leptin coordinates the release of:

• thyroid hormone
• “growth” hormones
• melatonin
• sex hormones
• immune system in its capacity of sustaining rejuvenating sleep

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We examine each rule in more detail below:

1. Leptin does this by burning fat in the evening, more than at any other time of day. You can facilitate this leptin-derived fat burning, by not eating after dinner. Thus, you should try to avoid the “leptin nightmare,” the drive to acquire food after dinner, although rationally you don’t need it. You should make every effort to not eat after dinner, at night.

2. You should plan to eat 3 meals a day, giving yourself 5 to 6 hours between meals, and … IT IS ADVISABLE NOT TO SNACK. It is important to create periods during the day, when you give your liver a chance to naturally clear small fat globules, called triglycerides, out of your system. By snacking, you are impeding the natural course of liver-derived triglyceride fat clearance. Your body becomes confused. Conversely, if you do a great job of not snacking during the day, you are more likely to break down fats in your hips and thighs while you are sleeping. Snacking is one of the worst things you can do to hamper the progress of your diet. Snacking turns on powerful hormonal switches which cause leptin to malfunction.

3. Large meals should be avoided. Always try to finish a meal when you are slightly less than full. A “full” signal will usually catch up to you in 10-20 minutes. Thus, it is important to eat slowly. After a while, you will start getting full signals during the meal, when you start to slow down eating your meal. Listen to your internal signals, and stop eating when you hear a signal.

4. Eat a breakfast containing protein. Your metabolism can increase 30% for as long as 12 hours from a high protein meal. On the other hand, a high carbohydrate meal does not increase your metabolic rate by more than 4%. In general, this need to consume protein is a necessity for anyone over the age of 40. For example, eggs, cottage cheese and a complex carbohydrate like fruit make make a great breakfast.

5. The amount of carbohydrates consumed should be reduced. Most overweight individuals eat 2-3 times the amount of carbohydrates they are able to metabolize. Byron’s 50/50 rule applies here: look at your plate; you want to see a palm sized portion of protein, and a palm sized portion of carbohydrate.

In conclusion, it is just as important when you eat, as what you eat. Effective weight loss and body shaping programs incorporate this insight.

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