IIFYM

I follow IIFYM and my diary is open to friends. I sent you a friend request... Please don't judge my last couple days... I ate A LOT of pizza.

I am doing TDEE and I follow IIFYM - most of my meals are pretty much the same, and my cheat meals are usually more of structured refeeds...plus oreos

IsaackGMOON wrote: »

harlequin0318 wrote: »

I am doing TDEE and I follow IIFYM - most of my meals are pretty much the same, and my cheat meals are usually more of structured refeeds...plus oreos

What's the point of a cheat meal if you follow IIFYM? :huh:

Am I missing the point or something?

like I said, its sort of a structured refeed. I can't follow IIFYM completely or else I would be hangry all day. So in my own view of things I follow iifym - but in an 80/20 fashion. To each their own

IsaackGMOON wrote: »

This isn't really making sense to me but ok.

Me neither.

IIFYM is as a 'diet' like periodization training is a workout routine .....to quote Dr Layne Norton

CazDeLaz wrote: »

Anyone else following IIFYM? I'm just starting out and need friends with open diaries! Please and thank you!

I enjoy the notion of IIFIYM up to a point.
It gives me flexibility to eat that twinkie smeared in jelly and wrapped with bacon.

Sometimes I just want to eat bad only to have something fabulous, junkie and - well, fabulous!
What we don't escape is the reality that empty calories do not add to our health or wellness.
If it fits in my macros, I am not harmed too much, but it is not really helping.
There is a limit to how many twinkie wraps I can eat without my goals inhibited - even if it still fits in my macros.
Nutritionally dense foods are better - yada yada yada - everybody knows this.
My issue is without my occasional twinkie wrap, I'll crave junkie foods and eventually fail altogether.

IsaackGMOON wrote: »

Ironmaiden4life wrote: »

IsaackGMOON wrote: »

This isn't really making sense to me but ok.

Me neither.

IIFYM is as a 'diet' like periodization training is a workout routine .....to quote Dr Layne Norton

Ya.. if you're getting hangry (hungry + angry??) whilst IIFYMing... then you're doing something wrong lol.

The whole point of IIFYM is to prevent that. There is no 80/20 with IIFYM - it's 100% your diet... lol mfp logic right.

Then I guess I shouldn't categorize myself into the IIFYM lifestyle - I eat for volume, and I eat oreos and pizza when I want to.
there are some that follow iifym and eat calorie dense items all day - peanut butter, cookies, ice cream, bacon
and there are some that don't...am I missing something?

Sorry for jacking your thread Caz

Edit: Post is not meant to sound mean - I am very open to learning and clearing up any misconceptions