IIFYM OR MFP

Brooke4206
Brooke4206 Posts: 140 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I'm trying to find the correct amount of calories to be eating and i'm a bit confused. To maintain my weight MFP says I should eat 1760. However, IIFYM says to eat 1928. I'm currently counting macros, but I'm confused as to why the numbers are different for maintenance.

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  • 3laine75
    3laine75 Posts: 3,069 Member
    IIFYM asks you to enter how many workouts you do whereas on MFP you add them as you go - it doesn't give you the cals automatically, even if you put that you're going to exercise x times a week - you have to log the cardio to get them.

    Could that be it. It's always worked out pretty similair for me (I use it to get a rough idea of macros, then pop the percentages in here).

    Or maybe you still have MFP set to a deficit rather than maintain?
  • 3laine75
    3laine75 Posts: 3,069 Member
    Btw both figures will be estimates - you could be really average or you could have a higher/lower metabolism. You'll probably need to jiggle with things for a few weeks before you find the right amount for you.

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