Preparation Phase and First load, what to do?

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    shaerow
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    Hey, so I just read Kiefer's back-loading book, and I'm quite interested. I've been frustrated with a fat loss plateau for a long time, being at 200 lbs and 13 % body fat- the fat loss has been too slow, and I've been getting sick of it. I've been doing mounds of research the past month, and found that Kiefer, along with other fitness guides, such as Romaniello of Roman Fitness Systems or Berkhan of LeanGains, was on the right track with skipping breakfast to manipulate growth hormone. For the past few weeks, I've been using Romaniello's system, in which you have a cheat day, then fast, and then use 16:8 intermittent fasting for the rest of the week (all in a cycle). Again, I'm getting sick of the week cycle, and would like to try Carb back-loading so I can lose the weight while eating the foods I want after working out at night.So the big question is, on this preparation phase, I will be including my heavy lift routines and HIIT, but how exactly would I comprehend when my body has completed the phase- also, calorically, what exactly should I pitch for? Also, when I do finish this phase, for the first carb intake, I should take the max carbs that were officially lost according to the Delta-Chart? Please let me know.P.S.- I'm doing my last cheat day today in order to boost my leptin hormones to normal levels before I start total carb/glycogen depletion, plus I want to see how much glycogen my body actually holds.Please let me know, thank you

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    maxwkw
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    During the prep phase record your weight in the beginning and the end. You will use your weight loss ad the delta chart to determine your upper limit of carbs during a back load. During the prep phase and ultra low carb portion of the day don't count calories. Just eat when you're hungry and stop when you're full. Welcome to the site. I think you'll like CBL.

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    shaerow
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    Awesome! Thank you for letting me know, and I hope so! I don't want to be so strict about what I eat all the time anymore and have what I want now after work outs instead of going on days, months even of time, with out a single carb besides post workout shakes with 60 grams. Thanks for the input!

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