I thought Leptin was French for rabbit*

*Considered a delicacy in some countries

**That’ll be Lapin.

When my eating disorder is out of control, I eat as little to nothing as possible with the exception of COFFEE and water. I try to avoid the feeling of fullness when ever possible. I do eat for pleasure and am becoming a snob. LOL!!

Coffee black unless it is really bad coffee, then lots of half and half. I also like non-fat lattes cold or hot…Off to get some coffee now.

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A good friend of mine keeps reminding me that ‘moderation’ is the key to most things in life… but when something is soooo good, you just gotta indulge. and then return to moderation?
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Because of your disorder, do you eat little and often then, avoiding the feelings of fullness?

For me eating is a two pronged fork. On one hand I eat for pleasure and on the other I eat to refuel. Combining the two as often as possible.

I do drink coffee. I’ve only recently started, douwe egberts medium roast, no milk, just half a tsp of demerara sugar and only in the morning. How about you CC?
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There are a plethora of drugs that can suppress appetite and cause frank anorexia. The main central nervous system (CNS) stimulants being amphetamine based (Adderall, Dexedrine), however, because of the potential for abuse amphetamines for appetite suppression is not recommended. Also a major side-effect of stimulant drugs is hypertension and therefore contraindicated for those who have had seizures or cardiac disease. Because hypertension is common amongst obese persons, this limits the use of stimulants within this group.

Leptin is produced predominantly by adipose tissue (fat cells), providing negative feedback when enough fuel has been consumed to equalise energy balance. Appetite is regulated by a complex combination of the gastrointestinal tract, hormones, central and autonomic nervous systems. Drugs stimulate the hypothalamus portion of the brain to release noradrenalin from the adrenal glands which signals the fight or flight response, thus reducing hunger.
It is a highly complex and well debated subject but it is commonly believed we are programmed to deal with times of starvation rather than times of abundance.
Refs: Mahan & Escott-Stump (2000); Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phentermine
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