IIFYM Blueprint

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Use your real world data... if you're eating 1660 and haven't lost weight after 4 weeks, reduce your cals by 200... wait another 4 weeks, calculate again....
  • angel7472
    angel7472 Posts: 317 Member
    I've used IIFYM many times without having to pay them to do anything. If you take your TDEE to lose weight you need to eat 250 to 500 under this number to lose weight. Maintenance is TDEE. My maintenance is 2000 a day no matter what activity I do. Now if I become a couch potato then obviously everything changes. To figure out your macros you could just type a search on mfp there are plenty on here who do macros. Also I just looked at IIFYM and they have a free macro calculator. So I'm not sure why you would pay for anything. I believe the most common is 60/30/30. Meaning 60 protein, 30 carbs, 30 fat.
    You also could go by this also if it helps:
    http://www.bodybuilding.com/content/macro-math-3-keys-to-dialing-in-your-macro-ratios.html
    Also this is a guessing game. Nothing is written in stone. What may work for me may NOT work for you. I've had to play with my numbers quite a few times to dial in exactly where I need to be. No one or website can predict what will work exactly for you. Good luck :)
  • snoopy176
    snoopy176 Posts: 2 Member
    I just paid for the same thing on iifym, but my stat are a little different. They said i need to eat 1900 + calories. I know I would not loose weight eating that much, so I did some adjustments. Their recommendations are 130/180/80. I took their percentages and changed to a 1200 calorie and 105/135/27. This is my first week so I am still trying to adjust to the whole macro thing. Having a hard time balancing out everything. Going a little over on the fats and not meeting the other 2.
  • AliceDark
    AliceDark Posts: 3,886 Member
    edited October 2016
    First, nobody has a real weight. You have a weight range, and you will go up and down within that range on an hourly basis in response to a ton of variables (sleep, salt, hydration, new exercise, the weight of food processing in your system, etc.) 1.4 pounds isn't necessarily significant, and it will take you a little bit of time to figure out your range to see if that 1.4 pounds is real gain or just a blip. (For example, I was 122 pounds yesterday and 122.6 pounds this morning. That's a normal fluctuation for me and is statistically meaningless). Be patient.

    Second, 16 days is nothing. You need to give it more time. Be patient, grasshopper.

    Third, what method are you using to measure your calorie intake? I mean, are you eyeballing your food, using measuring cups/spoons, a food scale or a combination of methods?

    Fourth, I know that 1660 is your target, but what is your average intake over those 16 days?

    It doesn't look like your diary is open; would you be willing to open it?

    Honestly, the difference between 1660 and 1513 calories a day is only another 0.3 pounds per week. That's not nothing, but it isn't huge either. I would worry less about your calorie target and more about getting your logging on point. After that, manipulating your calorie target to increase/decrease weight loss is easy.

  • MPD6944
    MPD6944 Posts: 75 Member
    AliceDark wrote: »
    First, nobody has a real weight. You have a weight range, and you will go up and down within that range on an hourly basis in response to a ton of variables (sleep, salt, hydration, new exercise, the weight of food processing in your system, etc.) 1.4 pounds isn't necessarily significant, and it will take you a little bit of time to figure out your range to see if that 1.4 pounds is real gain or just a blip. (For example, I was 122 pounds yesterday and 122.6 pounds this morning. That's a normal fluctuation for me and is statistically meaningless). Be patient.

    Second, 16 days is nothing. You need to give it more time. Be patient, grasshopper.

    Third, what method are you using to measure your calorie intake? I mean, are you eyeballing your food, using measuring cups/spoons, a food scale or a combination of methods?

    Fourth, I know that 1660 is your target, but what is your average intake over those 16 days?

    It doesn't look like your diary is open; would you be willing to open it?

    Honestly, the difference between 1660 and 1513 calories a day is only another 0.3 pounds per week. That's not nothing, but it isn't huge either. I would worry less about your calorie target and more about getting your logging on point. After that, manipulating your calorie target to increase/decrease weight loss is easy.

    Hmm I thought it was open. I'll try to open it. I've changed my calories on it now to 1530 though but you can see what ive been doing. I use a food scale and also measuring cups/spoons depending on what I'm eating. I just want to at least start losing something to know I'm doing it right
  • courtneyfabulous
    courtneyfabulous Posts: 1,863 Member
    Yeah at least start there. 1520 is what I'm doing and it includes activity level and exercise - and I'm 2" taller than you.

    I don't log exercise into myfitnesspal because my calculations include it.
    Try 1513 and see if you get results and keep doing exercise but do not log it.
  • courtneyfabulous
    courtneyfabulous Posts: 1,863 Member
    At least that's what I would do, but it's up to you.
  • MPD6944
    MPD6944 Posts: 75 Member
    courtneyfabulous wrote: »
    At least that's what I would do, but it's up to you.

    Thanks!
  • cathipa
    cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
    If you are using cups and spoons stop. Trust me they are wrong. Measure everything in grams and at the least oz. Log everything even cheat meals/days. Again 16 days isn't enough time.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Have you tried entering your stats into mfp? If so, how many calories did it give you.

    Bare in mind that MFP doesn't include exercise in its calorie calculation, but I'd still be interested in comparing it's number next to iifym's after you add in your daily average calorie burn.
  • Constant_Nova
    Constant_Nova Posts: 108 Member
    I agree with entering in your info on mfp. I tried the website that you speak of and it gave me a crazy amount of calories to eat each day, even though I said that I rarely work out. they gave me 1600 or so, mfp started me at 1460 to lose 1.5 lbs per week. 1200 to lose 2 lbs pr week. I'm 5'1 but i weigh a lot more than you.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    I just input my details in IIFYM and it gave me a TDEE of 2400 calories which is pretty much the exact number my fitbit gives me. Both are overestimates imo, going by my weight loss results....
  • SmartAlec03211988
    SmartAlec03211988 Posts: 1,896 Member
    Join the "IIFYM (- The official if it fits your macros Fanpage!) group on FB (it's the page for the website). Ask for a macro check, the admins on there are super helpful and will sort it all out.
  • cathipa
    cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
    The iifym calculator has been off since the update. If you do a Google search you can find out how to calculate. It's pretty easy and works. No need to pay $47 (or even $1) for numbers.
  • cathipa
    cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
    trigden1991 wrote: »
    I need to set myself up a website and charge $50 for a random calorie goal and macro breakdown. Big money here we come.

    If I didn't have a conscious I would have already beat you to it.
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    trigden1991 wrote: »
    I need to set myself up a website and charge $50 for a random calorie goal and macro breakdown. Big money here we come.

    The diet industry is worth billions so hop on board!
  • MPD6944
    MPD6944 Posts: 75 Member
    SmartAlec03211988 wrote: »
    Join the "IIFYM (- The official if it fits your macros Fanpage!) group on FB (it's the page for the website). Ask for a macro check, the admins on there are super helpful and will sort it all out.

    Thanks!! I didn't even know they had that!
  • MPD6944
    MPD6944 Posts: 75 Member
    cathipa wrote: »
    The iifym calculator has been off since the update. If you do a Google search you can find out how to calculate. It's pretty easy and works. No need to pay $47 (or even $1) for numbers.

    Well obviously I am new to this macro thing, I've done Weight Watchers for years and finally got sick of it after my last round didn't help me much and wanted to try something new since I now work out a lot more and have made it part of my lifestyle. So anyway I thought I would do the calculator wrong so I decided to just pay them to do it. What a joke huh!
  • red99ryder
    red99ryder Posts: 399 Member
    I have never really chased micros .. just go for the calorie goal and my micros seemed to fall into place . I just use what MFP calculates and aim for lower fat meats most of the.time .. lot of fish chicken pork .. if I chased micros my calories would.probably be off

    Good luck
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