IIFYM Newbie, 25 lbs down, now what?!

megbrewerr

Hello, I'm Meg
I'm at my work computer so I can't post pictures, but will be soon
I was at 184 in February 2017 - I am 5 foot 5 female almost 25 years old.
I was in denial for a long time, but eventually got the motivation and started dieting
For a few months I wasn't counting, just eating better foods and the weight flew off
I hit about 165-163 and took some time off, but maintained, and later started counting (1200-1400/day)
I went through a 10-15 day period of eating sub-1000 cals when I was going through some personal issues, I was doing cardio and lifting every day, net calories ~200-400.. Quickly stopped that and went back to maintenance for a while, but not after losing 10 lbs in the 15 days. That was in July - Fast forward to now, September, I have been eating 75/80% good and the rest balancing what I want, cravings. On 9/24 I bit the bullet and started macro counting - I have pretty much maintained 155.2-155.6 for the week.
What are you experiences with beginning IIFYM? I feel satisfied a lot of the time nutritionally, but am living in constant fear of "gaining" or not losing (which I am trying to get past)
What was your workout style when you started IIFYM?

I'm eating ~1570, 137g Protein, 118g Carbs, 61g Fat
lifting about 3 days a week, cardio like 1-2

maiseybehrends

I just started IIFYM yesturday and was given macros of calories 1825, Protein 125, Carbs 185, Fat 65
I weight train 4x a week and cardio 2x a week. I'm currently 155lbs and 5'6 and have been consistantly working out like this for a year so I have alot of muscle already. I feel myself that this is too many calories and carbs to consume. (I also fear that I will gain). I Wonder why our macros differ so much? where did you go to find those or did you order it from IIFYM.com?

megbrewerr

I did IIFYM - I have a sedentary lifestyle right now (I don't count working out when considering this, more like working out is a bonus) - wrote that I work out 3x a week, because I feel like my workouts lately haven't been very intense (I made friends at the gym, BIG mistake lol)
When just doing it, I get these results:

Protein Grams :123
Fat Grams : 62
Carbs Grams : 133
Fiber Grams : 23-31

When all of these macros are added up, you get a total of 1586 calories.


I took the advice of my boyfriend and did higher protein than carb %, he advised me it will help with muscle

Then any differences are just due to myfitnesspal making me use % to calculate the gram goals instead of setting the grams myself. It could be because of the lifestyle I chose when filling it out, or because I only wrote that I work out 3x/week

cwolfman13

IIFYM is just a concept that was born out of the fitness industry...namely the bodybuilding industry and bb.com when someone would ask something like, "hey bruh...if I eat this oatmeal, will it ruin my gains?" Stock answer...IIFYM.

IIFYM isn't really a "diet"...it is used by many for losing weight, maintaining weight, and gaining weight.

Also, the IIFYM website isn't really IIFYM...it spits out a default macro ratio when in reality, there is no one size fits all macro profile.

ottermotorcycle

I'm actually in full support of the IIFYM "lifestyle." It all adds up the same, but I think it's healthier to count macros than to just count calories. I counted macros while doing NROL4W in my last year of college (lifting progressively heavy weights 3x/week, doing occasional hula hooping/yoga as cardio) - I seriously looked better than ever, and I was strong!

megbrewerr

Thanks guys.. I'm just anxious about the calorie intake because the dumber me ate too little in the past and relied on cardio.. I know that isn't the way to have a sustainable lifestyle, but my family has a history of some ED and the habits are ingrained a little.. when I weigh myself and see what is obviously water weight I still panic at times. Looking forward to being more comfortable with my results