IIFYM (If it fits your macros)

jordanbid
jordanbid Posts: 3
in Food and Nutrition
Does anybody follow this type of flexible dieting? http://iifym.com/
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  • aelunyu
    aelunyu Posts: 486 Member
    To some extent! Though I wouldn't recommend it without understanding something about what it's intended for. IFFYM is more or less for those that have "paid their dues" and understand advanced dieting and how macros affect them in total. there's a reason my training partner can lose weight eating 300g carbs, and I can't =(
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,211 Member
    No. Nice to see someone trying to make money from the idea, though.......wouldn't want to leave an opportunity lying around.:wink:
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Yep. That's exactly what I do. It's the only way of eating that makes sense for my lifestyle and preferences. :smokin:
  • jordanbid
    jordanbid Posts: 3
    To some extent! Though I wouldn't recommend it without understanding something about what it's intended for. IFFYM is more or less for those that have "paid their dues" and understand advanced dieting and how macros affect them in total. there's a reason my training partner can lose weight eating 300g carbs, and I can't =(
    But im seeing results while im cutting so far i think its great so far the macros that im playing with work for me
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    To some extent! Though I wouldn't recommend it without understanding something about what it's intended for. IFFYM is more or less for those that have "paid their dues" and understand advanced dieting and how macros affect them in total. there's a reason my training partner can lose weight eating 300g carbs, and I can't =(

    Check these threads out, dude. SideSteel and Sara have laid it all out. It's no-nonsense and really simple.

    Setting Your Calorie and Macro Targets
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets IIFYM (If It Fits Your Macros)

    iifym
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/817188-iifym
  • jordanbid
    jordanbid Posts: 3
    To some extent! Though I wouldn't recommend it without understanding something about what it's intended for. IFFYM is more or less for those that have "paid their dues" and understand advanced dieting and how macros affect them in total. there's a reason my training partner can lose weight eating 300g carbs, and I can't =(

    Check these threads out, dude. SideSteel and Sara have laid it all out. It's no-nonsense and really simple.

    Setting Your Calorie and Macro Targets
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets IIFYM (If It Fits Your Macros)

    iifym
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/817188-iifym
    thankss
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    I'm a fan. It works for me.
  • mmddwechanged
    mmddwechanged Posts: 1,687 Member
    Yes I do!! Works really well.
  • sunsnstatheart
    sunsnstatheart Posts: 2,544 Member
    Works fine for me.
  • aelunyu
    aelunyu Posts: 486 Member
    To some extent! Though I wouldn't recommend it without understanding something about what it's intended for. IFFYM is more or less for those that have "paid their dues" and understand advanced dieting and how macros affect them in total. there's a reason my training partner can lose weight eating 300g carbs, and I can't =(

    Check these threads out, dude. SideSteel and Sara have laid it all out. It's no-nonsense and really simple.

    Setting Your Calorie and Macro Targets
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets IIFYM (If It Fits Your Macros)

    iifym
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/817188-iifym
    thankss

    Hmm? yes I understand the concept and agree with it. If you go back in my food diary, you will see I eat fast food almost everyday, just junk. But my point was, it's not recommended for those that have trouble losing weight, the obese, or the diabetic. Also, it's not the optimal way to lose weight...as you may ignore important things like micronutrients, fiber, and important minerals. You may also sway away from healthy sodium intakes, or forget to include a proportional potassium number. Of course it'll work. You're just eating less calories. Is it optimal for health and performance? Probably not.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    IIFYM works great for me. Ignore the "no middle ground" people who insist that you either eat "clean" or you exist entirely on junk food. Read the threads linked above to truly understand what IIFYM means. It's a healthy, flexible and sustainable way of eating.
  • bpmartyr
    bpmartyr Posts: 141
    The idea, at least how I understand and follow it, is:

    As long as I am withing my total calorie goal, have met my micro nutrient and macro nutrient targets anything is fine if it fits.

    You still need to be intelligent about it and it is not "an all fastfood or junkfood" diet.

    I eat brocolli, salmon, brussel sprouts, greek yogurt, blueberries, chicken breast etc. every day but leave space for cake, ice cream, pie, donuts, white bread or whatever I am craving at the time. I am as healthy and fit as anyone I know.

    IIFYM, if done intelligently, is phenomenal. IMO

    Maybe we should coin it IIFYMm. The small m for micro nutrients.
  • jjrichard83
    jjrichard83 Posts: 483 Member
    To some extent! Though I wouldn't recommend it without understanding something about what it's intended for. IFFYM is more or less for those that have "paid their dues" and understand advanced dieting and how macros affect them in total. there's a reason my training partner can lose weight eating 300g carbs, and I can't =(

    Check these threads out, dude. SideSteel and Sara have laid it all out. It's no-nonsense and really simple.

    Setting Your Calorie and Macro Targets
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets IIFYM (If It Fits Your Macros)

    iifym
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/817188-iifym

    Glad it works for you. Some of saras numbers are off (but are whats been generally accepted as fact up until now). Protein is high, but at least she did say LBM.

    I try to calorie cycle every now and then to avoid hitting plateaus - which I recently did after stoping my cycling.

    Whatever is "healthy" and easy to follow, go for it! There is always a better way of doing things out there.
  • monty619
    monty619 Posts: 1,308 Member
    yeh most do ts pretty much the whole design behind MFP... tracking cals and macros.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    To some extent! Though I wouldn't recommend it without understanding something about what it's intended for. IFFYM is more or less for those that have "paid their dues" and understand advanced dieting and how macros affect them in total. there's a reason my training partner can lose weight eating 300g carbs, and I can't =(

    Check these threads out, dude. SideSteel and Sara have laid it all out. It's no-nonsense and really simple.

    Setting Your Calorie and Macro Targets
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets IIFYM (If It Fits Your Macros)

    iifym
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/817188-iifym

    Glad it works for you. Some of saras numbers are off (but are whats been generally accepted as fact up until now). Protein is high, but at least she did say LBM.

    I try to calorie cycle every now and then to avoid hitting plateaus - which I recently did after stoping my cycling.

    Whatever is "healthy" and easy to follow, go for it! There is always a better way of doing things out there.

    Soooo.....are you saying YOU are mythbusting SARA?????
    BWAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
    :laugh:
  • FitnSassy
    FitnSassy Posts: 263 Member
    Bump
  • lacurandera1
    lacurandera1 Posts: 8,083 Member
    My favorite part is when he put healthy in parenthesis. That was so 'clever'.
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    To some extent! Though I wouldn't recommend it without understanding something about what it's intended for. IFFYM is more or less for those that have "paid their dues" and understand advanced dieting and how macros affect them in total. there's a reason my training partner can lose weight eating 300g carbs, and I can't =(

    Check these threads out, dude. SideSteel and Sara have laid it all out. It's no-nonsense and really simple.

    Setting Your Calorie and Macro Targets
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets IIFYM (If It Fits Your Macros)

    iifym
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/817188-iifym

    Glad it works for you. Some of saras numbers are off (but are whats been generally accepted as fact up until now). Protein is high, but at least she did say LBM.

    I try to calorie cycle every now and then to avoid hitting plateaus - which I recently did after stoping my cycling.

    Whatever is "healthy" and easy to follow, go for it! There is always a better way of doing things out there.

    Duuude. If you really think her numbers are "off" you go and put up in a thread with your "optimum" recommendation for protein for someone at calorie restriction and doing strength training.

    Going by what you wrote (isn't search - and memory - wonderful?) your understanding of protein and nutrient absorption is uncertain at best.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/887562-protein?hl=protein+research#posts-13419367


    But before you do that - please do read the the background and recommended research:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/823505-research-on-protien-intake
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/869015-fundamental-flaws-with-rda-recommendations-for-protein

    and the other important reads:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/833026-important-posts-to-read


    ETA: What the hell is that web site in the OP? That is the worst piece of latin-quoting crap I have seen in a long while. lol.
  • BurtHuttz
    BurtHuttz Posts: 3,653 Member
    Glad it works for you. Some of saras numbers are off (but are whats been generally accepted as fact up until now). Protein is high, but at least she did say LBM.

    I try to calorie cycle every now and then to avoid hitting plateaus - which I recently did after stoping my cycling.

    Whatever is "healthy" and easy to follow, go for it! There is always a better way of doing things out there.

    LOL
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    I do!
    It works!
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    To some extent! Though I wouldn't recommend it without understanding something about what it's intended for. IFFYM is more or less for those that have "paid their dues" and understand advanced dieting and how macros affect them in total. there's a reason my training partner can lose weight eating 300g carbs, and I can't =(

    Check these threads out, dude. SideSteel and Sara have laid it all out. It's no-nonsense and really simple.

    Setting Your Calorie and Macro Targets
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets IIFYM (If It Fits Your Macros)

    iifym
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/817188-iifym

    Glad it works for you. Some of saras numbers are off (but are whats been generally accepted as fact up until now). Protein is high, but at least she did say LBM.

    I try to calorie cycle every now and then to avoid hitting plateaus - which I recently did after stoping my cycling.

    Whatever is "healthy" and easy to follow, go for it! There is always a better way of doing things out there.

    Duuude. If you really think her numbers are "off" you go and put up in a thread with your "optimum" recommendation for protein for someone at calorie restriction and doing strength training.

    Going by what you wrote (isn't search - and memory - wonderful?) your understanding of protein and nutrient absorption is uncertain at best.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/887562-protein?hl=protein+research#posts-13419367


    But before you do that - please do read the the background and recommended research:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/823505-research-on-protien-intake
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/869015-fundamental-flaws-with-rda-recommendations-for-protein

    and the other important reads:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/833026-important-posts-to-read


    ETA: What the hell is that web site in the OP? That is the worst piece of latin-quoting crap I have seen in a long while. lol.


    Oh hai giuse!!


    ^^this pretty much covers it, thank you.

    Also, someone seems to be confused with absorption v utilization v use for other than protein synthesis for muscle gains in that first link.
  • sunsnstatheart
    sunsnstatheart Posts: 2,544 Member
    To some extent! Though I wouldn't recommend it without understanding something about what it's intended for. IFFYM is more or less for those that have "paid their dues" and understand advanced dieting and how macros affect them in total. there's a reason my training partner can lose weight eating 300g carbs, and I can't =(

    Check these threads out, dude. SideSteel and Sara have laid it all out. It's no-nonsense and really simple.

    Setting Your Calorie and Macro Targets
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets IIFYM (If It Fits Your Macros)

    iifym
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/817188-iifym
    thankss

    Hmm? yes I understand the concept and agree with it. If you go back in my food diary, you will see I eat fast food almost everyday, just junk. But my point was, it's not recommended for those that have trouble losing weight, the obese, or the diabetic. Also, it's not the optimal way to lose weight...as you may ignore important things like micronutrients, fiber, and important minerals. You may also sway away from healthy sodium intakes, or forget to include a proportional potassium number. Of course it'll work. You're just eating less calories. Is it optimal for health and performance? Probably not.

    ^^ This seems to miss the point entirely. Read the links.
  • diodelcibo
    diodelcibo Posts: 2,564 Member
    Not all this "IIFYM" I have my food intake tailored for gh and test levels but generally I think it's okay for your average person.
  • vjohn04
    vjohn04 Posts: 2,276 Member
    Yes. I follow it and it works for me.
  • jsan5933
    jsan5933 Posts: 33
    yes i follow iifym - feel free to add me
  • stephdeeable
    stephdeeable Posts: 1,407 Member
    Being flexible rather than trying to live up to some standard of the "healthiest diet EVA" like I used to is one of the biggest reasons I've had success this time.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    To some extent! Though I wouldn't recommend it without understanding something about what it's intended for. IFFYM is more or less for those that have "paid their dues" and understand advanced dieting and how macros affect them in total. there's a reason my training partner can lose weight eating 300g carbs, and I can't =(

    Check these threads out, dude. SideSteel and Sara have laid it all out. It's no-nonsense and really simple.

    Setting Your Calorie and Macro Targets
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets IIFYM (If It Fits Your Macros)

    iifym
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/817188-iifym
    thankss

    Hmm? yes I understand the concept and agree with it. If you go back in my food diary, you will see I eat fast food almost everyday, just junk. But my point was, it's not recommended for those that have trouble losing weight, the obese, or the diabetic. Also, it's not the optimal way to lose weight...as you may ignore important things like micronutrients, fiber, and important minerals. You may also sway away from healthy sodium intakes, or forget to include a proportional potassium number. Of course it'll work. You're just eating less calories. Is it optimal for health and performance? Probably not.

    That's interesting. I'm obese and have lost nearly 60 pounds in seven months. I have energy levels that I haven't felt since I was a teenager. I rarely eat any fast food. I eat out about once a month. Mostly I cook my own food from scratch. IIFYM means you eat for nutrition rather than some bogus definition of "healthy."
  • ArroganceInStep
    ArroganceInStep Posts: 6,239 Member
    Hmmmmm. Lets see, yesterday I ate a roasted chicken with ****ake teriyaki sauce, some frozen veggies, and ice cream.

    I don't think that's iifym, I think that's tasty.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    To some extent! Though I wouldn't recommend it without understanding something about what it's intended for. IFFYM is more or less for those that have "paid their dues" and understand advanced dieting and how macros affect them in total. there's a reason my training partner can lose weight eating 300g carbs, and I can't =(

    Check these threads out, dude. SideSteel and Sara have laid it all out. It's no-nonsense and really simple.

    Setting Your Calorie and Macro Targets
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets IIFYM (If It Fits Your Macros)

    iifym
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/817188-iifym

    Glad it works for you. Some of saras numbers are off (but are whats been generally accepted as fact up until now). Protein is high, but at least she did say LBM.

    I try to calorie cycle every now and then to avoid hitting plateaus - which I recently did after stoping my cycling.

    Whatever is "healthy" and easy to follow, go for it! There is always a better way of doing things out there.

    Soooo.....are you saying YOU are mythbusting SARA?????
    BWAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
    :laugh:

    INORITE? :laugh:

    Listening to Sara and SideSteel is one of the smartest moves I've ever made. Smart folks, they.
  • vjohn04
    vjohn04 Posts: 2,276 Member
    Hmmmmm. Lets see, yesterday I ate a roasted chicken with ****ake teriyaki sauce, some frozen veggies, and ice cream.

    I don't think that's iifym, I think that's tasty.

    LOL. Don't think it was meant to be censored, but that's some funny sheeetaki.

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