Flexible dieting/IIFYM myths
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I almost 100% agree.
I still freak out a little bit over gatherings with food because I don't eat pork and recently started eating red meat again (so the stress is lower now) but I'd worry that there wasnt a chicken/fish option lol
But you wouldn't start a thread about it, all freaking out and such. That would be the difference.
Not at all haha
I'm an adult.
Plus my family knows I won't eat pork so there's also an option for me to eat0 -
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It's good to know there is a name for it! I never really understood thinking of any food as "bad"
Food fits in to two catagories for me - food I like, and food I don't!
I refuse to feel guilty for eating a small amount of something I really enjoy!
If it fits in your calories and you want it, eat it!
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It's great to live in a world where you're not controlled by food.0
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I'm currently obsessing about the McDonalds I had for lunch and the cookies that are cooling on the counter for a potluck tomorrow.0
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Cheers
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Sounds like a very healthy (physically and mentally) approach to food and eating!0
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yea...but... you still have to track your macros, which seems even more labor and time intensive than calories OR just eating clean, most of the time!!0
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yea...but... you still have to track your macros, which seems even more labor and time intensive than calories OR just eating clean, most of the time!!
Eating clean does not equate to losing weight. You can eat 3000 calories from nuts, grilled chicken, fruits and veggies, and STILL not get results. You can stall fat loss or can even gain weight (depending on your body's metabolism) from eating clean foods without even tracking how much you are really taking in.
Flexible dieting is just that: if you choose to "eat clean" and if you enjoy eating broccoli and grilled chicken for every meal,, you can incorporate that into IIFYM.
I used to be a religious clean eater and I would justify eating cups of nuts and natural pb at one sitting and telling myself that I can't possibly gain weight because it's "clean". And better yet, who determines the cleanliness of the foods we eat?
I now follow flexible dieting and MFP makes it pretty simple to keep up, it takes about 5 minutes a day to log and see what I am working with. 5 in of planning a day is something I would easily take so that I can have a better relationship with food, eat whatever I want to eat, and enjoy life.0 -
I'vwe been IIFYM for a solid year now. I think about food a lot bc I love it and stuff. I'm glad I can have the things I like.0
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Yeup! 0
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Clean as in you wash it all before you eat it?Dewymorning wrote: »I feel like if I did this I would just eat all day long...
This is why you still need to set yourself a calorie limit for the day.
About 80% of the food I eat is what is considered "clean" food.
It is just that I don't feel guilty for the fact that I just ate a piece of bread with my lunch. :P
SMH, clean is such a stupid word in the food sense, and people need to stop using it.
Flexible dieting FTW!
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Brilliant! I do actually think about food MORE than before I became fit. However, it is a good thing.
I've improved my culinary skills (previously terrified of the kitchen), found ways to cut down the food budget, try new and interesting recipes, and increase the tastiness and satisfaction of my food creations (and the hubby and kids give it a big THUMBS UP, too).
IIFYM is why I (and my family) CAN have nice (food) things, and be fit and healthy!0 -
Is this still a hot discussion? It seems that the more strident extremes of this debate have mostly calmed down.
I really don't see a huge difference between this and reasonable "clean eating", given IIFYM's macronutrient mindfulness. Is it at all possible to stay on track for fibre, protein and fat and NOT eat veg, meat (or I guess beans/legumes), and "good" fats? I can't imagine a menu that does that that isn't "clean" to some extent.
(I think when most people talk about "clean" eating, they usually mean something like more fruit and veg and whole grains. Home-cooked food. Seeing as that kind of stuff helps out with micronutrients, I don't really see a problem with it (though I also don't have a problem with frozen pizza, except for trans fats). )
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Is this still a hot discussion? It seems that the more strident extremes of this debate have mostly calmed down.
I really don't see a huge difference between this and reasonable "clean eating", given IIFYM's macronutrient mindfulness. Is it at all possible to stay on track for fibre, protein and fat and NOT eat veg, meat (or I guess beans/legumes), and "good" fats? I can't imagine a menu that does that that isn't "clean" to some extent.
(I think when most people talk about "clean" eating, they usually mean something like more fruit and veg and whole grains. Home-cooked food. Seeing as that kind of stuff helps out with micronutrients, I don't really see a problem with it (though I also don't have a problem with frozen pizza, except for trans fats). )
I don't think it's such a hot topic but just a zombie.0 -
yea...but... you still have to track your macros, which seems even more labor and time intensive than calories OR just eating clean, most of the time!!
in...because there are always a few...
so figuring out what foods are clean is easier than tracking macros? I find that interesting as most clean eating types do back flips trying to figure out what they can and cannot eat...0 -
Is this still a hot discussion? It seems that the more strident extremes of this debate have mostly calmed down.
I really don't see a huge difference between this and reasonable "clean eating", given IIFYM's macronutrient mindfulness. Is it at all possible to stay on track for fibre, protein and fat and NOT eat veg, meat (or I guess beans/legumes), and "good" fats? I can't imagine a menu that does that that isn't "clean" to some extent.
(I think when most people talk about "clean" eating, they usually mean something like more fruit and veg and whole grains. Home-cooked food. Seeing as that kind of stuff helps out with micronutrients, I don't really see a problem with it (though I also don't have a problem with frozen pizza, except for trans fats). )
you must be new here...
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Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Is this still a hot discussion? It seems that the more strident extremes of this debate have mostly calmed down.
I really don't see a huge difference between this and reasonable "clean eating", given IIFYM's macronutrient mindfulness. Is it at all possible to stay on track for fibre, protein and fat and NOT eat veg, meat (or I guess beans/legumes), and "good" fats? I can't imagine a menu that does that that isn't "clean" to some extent.
(I think when most people talk about "clean" eating, they usually mean something like more fruit and veg and whole grains. Home-cooked food. Seeing as that kind of stuff helps out with micronutrients, I don't really see a problem with it (though I also don't have a problem with frozen pizza, except for trans fats). )
I don't think it's such a hot topic but just a zombie.
Lol aha ok 0 -
yea...but... you still have to track your macros, which seems even more labor and time intensive than calories OR just eating clean, most of the time!!
How is using MFP to track my macros hard? They (macros) are listed right on any package, on every food entry in the database, etc. "More labor intensive" than what?0
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