I'd love to see IIFYM success stories :)

I started it 3 years ago. I've lost 85 pounds so far. Like Kdiamond, no food is "off limits" but I generally eat pretty healthy, which is how I think most people who do IIFYM eat. Moderation is key.

Can you please tell me what IIFYM is?

I'm down 60 pounds in 8 months.

IIFYM is "If it fits your macros".

On good days, my protein is a little high and my carbs are a little low; more often, my protein and my fats are both high, at the expense of my carbs.

But the Carbs/Fats/Protein macros are only part of the picture - of what you ate, how much is Carbs/Fats/Protein.

Right now I'm at 55/28/16 (which is actually close to on target), because my intake so far has been a bowl of 10grain hot cereal with1 cup blueberries, a grande whole milk latte, and a cup of coffee with 2T half&half.

I'm going to have an apple and 4 oz of snap peas for lunch; after lunch my macros numbers will be 63/22/14

Dinner will probably be baked chicken (6 oz) with (tikka masala) sauce; at that point I will be at 44/22/34 which I would be pretty pleased about.

That would leave me just shy of 300 calories remaining for my daily goal (1320), and needing to eat about 175 calories more to meet the 1200 calorie minimum. 2 graham crackers and 1 one ounce cream cheese packet would leave me at 46/26/28 and 1,225 calories.

My choices could be healthier, but if I actually have the above I will have stayed within my goal, and hit my target for my macros, and it's pretty representative of my M-F choices.