Hey, George, you are just the person I'm looking for! I posted on the exercise thread about refeeds but haven't got a reply yet.

I'm been looking into the leptin connection recently. That's how I pulled up this article. I'm on my last few pounds and after 2 months of slow 1/2 pound loss/week, I experienced this intense urge to binge. So here I am, looking into the refeed.

About the refeed, I would think it would be a chore too. I'm thinking of doing it, but afraid of the sugar. I have a sugar addiction that's been really under control. Funny thing is that when I think about a refeed, the "sugar addict" isn't getting excited. Although who knows what would happen after the refeed.

The other option I read was to go to maintenance calories for 2-3 days. Have you heard of this? Would that be "normal" maintenance (ie. food pyramid) or LC maintenance?

Sorry to post this here, but you don't have a journal.

Wanda