IIFYM VS MY fitnesspal for baseline macros?

jesssantinon
jesssantinon Posts: 12
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Has anyone used IIFYM as a baseline and plugged the numbers into my fitness pal to track??? Im not sure which to go by, they are both very different...i get 1490 on iifym and 1200 on myfitness pal

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  • CupcakeCrusoe
    CupcakeCrusoe Posts: 1,426 Member
    The big difference is "eating back calories" vs not. On MFP, you eat back all or a portion of whatever you earn through exercise. Using the TDEE method that IIFYM does, you don't eat back exercise, it's already in there (unless you picked "sedentary," in the which case go with IIFYM and not MFP).

    As for macros, I would go by IIFYM instead of MFP. MFP's macro balance is a little weird for me. (Macros are carbs, fat, and protein, by the way, not calories.)

    To tell you whether or not 1200 is alright calorie-wise, I'd need to know your height and weight.
  • Captain_Wobbles
    Captain_Wobbles Posts: 240 Member
    When i was using a deficit I used the iifym numbers. wasn't all that different for me though. It was something like 2140 for mfp and 2190 for iifym. I pretty much just used it for finding a better macro breakdown than the mfp default.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Do you mean the macros suggested by iifym.com? There is no one-size-fits-all macro split for those practicing IIFYM. The Y is important. If it fits YOUR macros. Pick whichever one is best for you and your goals.
  • jesssantinon
    jesssantinon Posts: 12
    I just put calories cause i didnt have the macro difference infront of me. But protein on MFP is 72 and IIFYM is 109 I changed the settings so i get about 1483 on IIFYM working out 3x a week. I guess ill try that. Its so confusing in the beggining and then trying to hit macros will be a challenge! Thanks!!!
  • jesssantinon
    jesssantinon Posts: 12
    I guess its trial and error. I should plug in my numbers and try it for a few weeks . I chose reckless. Im ready to get over this plateau
  • asdowe13
    asdowe13 Posts: 1,951 Member
    give it 4-6 weeks before readjusting. doing this right takes time
  • jesssantinon
    jesssantinon Posts: 12
    Net Calories Consumed* / Day 1,483 cal/day
    Carbs / Day 167.0 g
    Fat / Day 41.0 g
    Protein / Day 111.0 g

    This is what i got...If anyone is good at this how does it look. 28..149.0 5'2 and i put working out 3x a week. Im trying to lose!
  • PumpJockeyy
    PumpJockeyy Posts: 98 Member
    I'd put protein around 130 (based on your bodyweight) Macros could be say 160c, 40f, 130 p to start off just to see what happens.
  • jesssantinon
    jesssantinon Posts: 12
    ok it wont let me default it to those specifically the closest i can get its 148C 41F 130P ..Thank you SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
    jesssantinon wrote: »
    ok it wont let me default it to those specifically the closest i can get its 148C 41F 130P ..Thank you SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH

    Google custom macros MFP and there is an extension you can use to input your only values based off grams rather than percentages.
  • jesssantinon
    jesssantinon Posts: 12
    LolBroScience wrote: »
    jesssantinon wrote: »
    ok it wont let me default it to those specifically the closest i can get its 148C 41F 130P ..Thank you SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH

    Google custom macros MFP and there is an extension you can use to input your only values based off grams rather than percentages.

    thank you!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    For one thing, there is no one size fits all macro ratio...the YOUR in IIFYM is pretty important.

    Secondly, the difference in calorie goals is due to a difference in methodology...and likely a difference in what you put as a goal rate of loss. The IIFYM calculator is a TDEE calculator and is going to account for some estimate of calories required for exercise up front in your activity level. With MFP, your activity level is sans exercise...so exercise activity is unaccounted for until you actually do it, log it, and MFP gives you those calories to "eat back"...that's how MfP accounts for that activity.

    Also, TDEE - 20% is generally a slower rate of loss than what people plug into MFP...most people just plug in 2 Lbs per week into MfP and it spits out the default 1200 calories for women. TDEE - 20% is generally closer to 1 Lb per week but will vary depending on your actual TDEE.
  • MsHarryWinston
    MsHarryWinston Posts: 1,027 Member
    I use MFP for calories and then more IIFYM for my macro breakdown. By that I mean I customized my macros based on my needs I don't use the default macros.

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