Pepper's (Leptigen) Rebirth

[Pepper]

OK, I received my Letigen Rebirth. Thanks to TP and to Avant for selecting me to participate in this test.

According to the lable, I should take between 3 and 4 servings a day, so i am going to go with 4. I will take 1 scoop 30 minutes before by 4 non-shake meals.

My journaling will improve substantially early next week. The tax deadline has me swamped and to make matters worse, we had to move out of our house for the week for some major repairs.

I will do my "official" measurements on Saturday, but in general, I am 6-4 and weigh approximately 290 lbs. I estimate my body fat percentage to be around 25% but will get this checked via calipers ASAP.

So...off we go...I excited about this. I have been happy with the original Leptigen and am anxious to see what the new product will do....stay tuned.....

 

[P-funk]

Hey Pepper, what's going on man?

Good luck with the Leptigen!!

 

[butterfly]

Good luck, Pepper

You are successful in other areas of your life and I'm sure you will succeed with this as well

 

[Pepper]

Thanks, P-Funk & Butterfly

OK, here is a list of other stuff I am taking. I assume that TP wants me to change nothing else except addd the L-Rebirth but just in case...

ALA
CLA
Multi-Vitamin
Fish Oil
ZMA (each night + melatonin occassionally)
Chromium Picolinate (which appears to be worthless)
Ephedra (occassionally to wake my butt up)
EDIT: Green Tea Extract

Of course, I use glutamine and some creatine.

 

[Jodi]

Good luck Pepper

 

[Pepper]

Question for TP...in the package with the L-Rebirth was some Sesathin. I had not heard of this previously, but looked it up and it sounds interesting. I am assuming since this was sent to me that it is a part of the trial and will use it. Correct?

 

[Pepper]

Oh, and I'd like to state for the record that my body fat percentage is so high b/c of George W. Bush and b/c of this, I am voting for Kerry.

 

[Cate]

Originally posted by Pepper
Oh, and I'd like to state for the record that my body fat percentage is so high b/c of George W. Bush and b/c of this, I am voting for Kerry.

I needed a good laugh this morning!

I take it you are a Cubs fan?? You live in IL? I work a rooftop that a friend owns during the games.

 

[atherjen]

Good luck Pepper, look forward to watching your testing of this!

 

[Monolith]

Good luck, Pepper. I'll be starting my own rebirth log in the next few days.

 

[butterfly]

Originally posted by Pepper
Oh, and I'd like to state for the record that my body fat percentage is so high b/c of George W. Bush and b/c of this, I am voting for Kerry.

 

[Monolith]

Hey Pepper!

The workmen finish your house yet? I need some support, im startin' my Rebirth log tomorrow.

 

[Pepper]

Yep...I am back in the house and done with tax season.

I weighed in this morning at 295 lbs. I will start logging everything now....

7 am: Rebirth
7:30 : Protein Shake 360 cals, 48 P, 26 carb, 4 Fat
10 am: Rebirth
10:30: 2 peices of BJ's Chicken Breast, 1 CLA 270 cals, 34 protein, 15 fat, 2 carb + one cap Sesathin

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Workout
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1:30 100% Whey (2 scoops), 14 SeaPak shrimp (340 cals, 62 protein, 8 fat, 5 carb) + Sesathin (which tastes like ass)

will edit through out the day

 

[Pepper]

Photos and measurments coming tonight. I'll leave one measurement out so you guys won't feel inadequate, but will post the others.

 

[naturaltan]

Originally posted by Pepper
Photos and measurments coming tonight. I'll leave one measurement out so you guys won't feel inadequate, but will post the others.

don't know that posting your shoe size will make anyone feel inadequate.

 

[Monolith]

 

[Pepper]

OK...measurements...all of these are cold/unflexed

Stomach 46 in
chest 50 in
neck 18.75
bicep 17.75 (right) 18.25 (left) (i made her do that again b/c of the difference)
quad 28.25 (right) 28.0 (left)
calf 19.75 (right) 19.25 (left)

 

[Pepper]

it won't let me edit yesterday's food post anymore, so here are the totals:
Cal 1940
Protein 312 (64%)
Fat 51 (23%)
Carb 63 (13%)

Three spoons of Rebirth + 2 caps of Sesathin

Wake up Weight 4/20: 293.8

OK, I wanted to wait a bit on comments to give some time but here is what I have noticed. I have noticed a noticable increase in hunger. It is difficult to put into to words but I do feel my metabolism has increased a bit.

I had my first battle with nighttime acid reflux in over a year. I don't know that either product had anything to do with that, but I am keeping an eye on the Sesathin as I took a capful right before bed.

 

[Pepper]

Meals 4/20

Diet Log: 4/20

• 7:30am Rebirth
• 8:00am 1/2 cup lf cottage cheese with low-carb granola + 1 scoop Pro Complex + 1 CLA
  339 cals, 43 P, 10 F, 20 carb (total, not net)
• 2 BJ's Chicken Breasts, ff cheese, 3 cups brocolli, 4 tbsp ranch dressing 680 cals, 54 P, 48 F, 10 C (ok, the ranch was a mistake)
• 1/2 cup lf cottage cheese w/lc granola 200 cals, 15 P, 8 F, 18 C
• LEG WORKOUT
• Rebirth then 7 oz chicken breast, 2 pat butter, brocolli, ff cheese 490 cals, 63 P, 12 F, 8 carb (followed by Sesathin)
• Rebirth + 2 scoops 100% Whey 220 cals, 44 P, 4 F, 4 C

Total for the day: 1932 cals, 220 P (46%), 91 F (42% effin Ranch!), 60 C (12%)

Diet was a little "off" today. Total calories are ok, but need to even out better. Took the day off and that threw me. I still say I feel like my metabolism is in high gear (or at least higher gear.) The proof will be on the scales as time goes on b/c my diet is the same as it was for the last three months.

 

[Pepper]

4/21 wake up weight 292.2

I think the downward trend of my weight is encouraging, however, my weight tends to flucate a good bit. For it to be down the day after "leg day" is so rare that I don't think I can recall it happening.

While I am sure some of the weight loss is water and some just a temporary flucation, I do feel that I am in 'the zone" and am burning fat again. Time will tell.

Took Sesathin before bed last night with no reflux. At this point, I am concluding the reflux was just stress related.

 

[Monolith]

Lookin good, Pepper!

And hey, isnt Rebirth friggin tasty?

 

[Pepper]

Originally posted by Monolith
Lookin good, Pepper!

And hey, isnt Rebirth friggin tasty?

What's weird about that is that I hated it the first time. Either I got used to it or it was not shaken before my first helping and got less flavoring. I do like it now though.

 

[Monolith]

Originally posted by Pepper
What's weird about that is that I hated it the first time. Either I got used to it or it was not shaken before my first helping and got less flavoring. I do like it now though.

Maybe im just used to eating really bland stuff... like 4 months straight of brown rice and chicken.

 

[Pepper]

Meals 4/21

1. Leptigen + 100% Whey shake with 1/4 cup oats 295 cals, 46.5 P, 5.5 F, 17.5 C
2. sesathin + chicken and FF Cheese 520 cals, 79 P, 20 F, 8 C
3. Leptigen + shrimp + CLA/Fish Oil 220 cals, 27 P, 10 F, 1.5 C
4. 5 oz chicken + cheese 434.4 cals, 53.6 P, 21.2 F, 4 C
5. leptigen + 5 oz chicken, lc tortilla, ff cheese, fish oil 330 cals, 38 P, 9.7 F, 17.3 C
6. leptigen/sesathin + 1CLA + 2 fish oil + LC granola + LF cottage cheese 229.2 cals ,15.3 P, 10.8 F, 18.1 C
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   Hope this adds up to the following total:
   1998 cals
   259.4 P (53%)
   74 F (33.6%)
   66 C (12.4%

 

[Pepper]

4.22 wake up weight 293.0

Well, my initial impression is that Rebirth has helped re-fire my metabolism. It has not helped me with my strength in the gym (not that it is supposed to.) I am getting weaker, I guess I should expect that with my cals around 2000 a day. I was at least 4000 when I was putting up the big bench press numbers.

I guess I am just frustrated. My body fat is higher, like a power lifter, yet I can't move the weight anymore. I am in "no man's land." I am really hopeful that Rebirth works as advertised and as it appears to work in the short time I have been on it.

 

[Monolith]

Originally posted by Pepper
4.22 wake up weight 293.0

Well, my initial impression is that Rebirth has helped re-fire my metabolism. It has not helped me with my strength in the gym (not that it is supposed to.) I am getting weaker, I guess I should expect that with my cals around 2000 a day. I was at least 4000 when I was putting up the big bench press numbers.

I guess I am just frustrated. My body fat is higher, like a power lifter, yet I can't move the weight anymore. I am in "no man's land." I am really hopeful that Rebirth works as advertised and as it appears to work in the short time I have been on it.

Give it time.

Personally, i always tend to evaluate things too soon... i want immediate results, or i start questioning what im doing. You can probably tell that from all the random comments in my rebirth journal. After a month, though, im confident we'll be noticing results.

 

[Pepper]

Originally posted by Monolith
Give it time.

Personally, i always tend to evaluate things too soon... i want immediate results, or i start questioning what im doing. You can probably tell that from all the random comments in my rebirth journal. After a month, though, im confident we'll be noticing results.

I will. Just to be clear, I am frustrated with my body fat, not the Rebirth. So far, I'd say it is working as advertised.

 

[Pepper]

Meals 4/22

1. Rebirth + Myoplex Lite Shake
2. 100% Whey shake + 1/4 cup Oats (POST WORK OUT)
3. 4 oz chicken + FF cheese + CLA
4. Rebirth + chicken plate with green beans
5. LF cottage cheese 1/2 cup + Low Carb Lean Body
6. Rebirth + 5 oz chicken, ff cheese, tortilla, 2 egg whites
7. 5 oz chicken + FF cheese and then a break down...one bagle with cream cheese (oops)
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   Totals for the day...damn that bagel!
   2553 cals
   310 protein (49%)
   76 Fat (27%)
   159 Carb (24%)

 

[Monolith]

Cream cheese!

Mmmm...

 

[Pepper]

Wake-up weight 4/23: 292.8

Couple of observations:
1. My energy level was through the roof this morning.
2. You gotta shake your Sesathin bottle, I don't think I was getting any of the "good stuff" as it had settled. Ironcially, I discovered this after Mono's report of what it looked like. My didn't and I wondered why. now it does
3. I have noticed a slight but definate decrease in sex drive. I have no idea if this is related to anything.
4. Trained with a PT today and my wife, all the trainers, and a couple of other clients all commented on how much leaner and more defined I looked. Anyway, it got me fired up to have a good, clean weekend.
5. Trained shoulders today and they are getting better but the one word I would use to describe my shoulders is "SUCK." They still hurt and they are weak as hell, this is why my bench is down, it has to be.