It’s pretty easy to see how easy the leptin diet is to follow when you look at its five main rules:
1. Don’t eat late – you should never eat after dinner and/or less than 3 hours before going to bed
2. Stick to just 3 meals a day – this means no in-between meals which are often recommended in other diets
3. Keep portion sizes small – the goal of a meal isn’t to get you full but to get you full enough
4. Protein breakfasts – make sure your breakfast is rich in protein, 20 to 30 grams being the standard or a little more if you are still on the heavier side
5. Limit carbs but don’t remove them entirely – the leptin diet expects a nice spread of 40% proteins, 30% fat, and 30% carbs which means that most people will need to cut down on the carbs but not get rid of them completely
All in all, these five base rules make the leptin diet a pretty easy-to-maintain and middle-of-the-road diet for most people. The only more controversial part is whether you should have small in-between snacks or restrict yourself to just 3 meals.