Ben and Jerrys diet

[Andrey662]

Hey guys recently my brother bought some Ben and Jerry's pint sized ice cream. I did not eat any, but looked at the nutrition label expecting it to add up to over 1500 calories for the whole thing.
So a normal B&J ice cream is like 800-1000 calories. I figured I could easily fit this into my macros.

If I plan on eating one of these a day/every other day, do you think it will really effect my performance in the gym? I know it may be vitamin/mineral deficient and packed with sugar, but I take a multi everyday. The rest of my food is fairly clean, and I drink at least 1 gallon of water a day.

I eat based on IIFYM, but I have never eaten this volume of ice cream.

Thoughts?

[texicus]

Hey guys recently my brother bought some Ben and Jerry's pint sized ice cream. I did not eat any, but looked at the nutrition label expecting it to add up to over 1500 calories for the whole thing.
So a normal B&J ice cream is like 800-1000 calories. I figured I could easily fit this into my macros.

If I plan on eating one of these a day/every other day, do you think it will really effect my performance in the gym? I know it may be vitamin/mineral deficient and packed with sugar, but I take a multi everyday. The rest of my food is fairly clean, and I drink at least 1 gallon of water a day.

I eat based on IIFYM, but I have never eaten this volume of ice cream.

Thoughts?

i do the same thing except with a lower cal icecream (breyer's oreo/reeses/carrot cake, or something) a few times a week, you're good man

[Andrey662]

Ha thanks, yea B&J ice cream is $3.50 per pint, gotta look around tomorrow and see what my options are. But B&J strawberry shortcake is definitely my favorite. Also want to try that greek yogurt one.

[Tdiguy]

i do it quite often...fill the rest in with whole foods, lean meats, veggies and fruit and i hit all my macros/micros

[KouRon]

Ha thanks, yea B&J ice cream is $3.50 per pint, gotta look around tomorrow and see what my options are. But B&J strawberry shortcake is definitely my favorite. Also want to try that greek yogurt one.

lol $3.50 for you, $12 for us....FUUUUU Australia!

[AlwaysTryin]

Hey guys recently my brother bought some Ben and Jerry's pint sized ice cream. I did not eat any, but looked at the nutrition label expecting it to add up to over 1500 calories for the whole thing.
So a normal B&J ice cream is like 800-1000 calories. I figured I could easily fit this into my macros.

If I plan on eating one of these a day/every other day, do you think it will really effect my performance in the gym? I know it may be vitamin/mineral deficient and packed with sugar, but I take a multi everyday. The rest of my food is fairly clean, and I drink at least 1 gallon of water a day.

I eat based on IIFYM, but I have never eaten this volume of ice cream.

Thoughts?

What's your total caloric intake each day?? If it's under ~3000-3500 I would not advise a pint a day...

[AlwaysTryin]

lol $3.50 for you, $12 for us....FUUUUU Australia!

Dude seriously, you don't have to say this in every single thread about ice cream

here are some other times you still do

So jelly of you guys getting B&J for so cheap. As some of you may know here in Australia its $12 a pint!!!!!! ><

A pint of B&J here is $12.....><.

[Andrey662]

Just came back from walmart, damn I could buy those bigger tubs for the same price. Will have to weigh everything though. Im excited, going to have such a bigger variety in diet now lol.

sh*t $12.00? Hey, look at the bright side I bet you guys got less obese chicks over there

[MrMooo]

from what I have learnt from my studies here, set your macros, hit your macros eat w/e u want.

Sometimes I find it easier to eat maccas, pizzas, kfc etc to keep track of my macros easier than eating from a take away store since I cant track nutrients in noodles, rice, meats that I cant weigh

[AlwaysTryin]

from what I have learnt from my studies here, set your macros, hit your macros eat w/e u want.

Sometimes I find it easier to eat maccas, pizzas, kfc etc to keep track of my macros easier than eating from a take away store since I cant track nutrients in noodles, rice, meats that I cant weigh

No.

[MrMooo]

No.

Care to elaborate?

[KouRon]

Dude seriously, you don't have to say this in every single thread about ice cream

here are some other times you still do

I see you been stalkin my posts.

[AlwaysTryin]

Care to elaborate?

you can't just eat whatever you want, there is more to health etc (such as micronutrients). A blanket statement such as eat whatever you want doesn't work

[usawinston]

I would eat the pint towards the end of the day. A pre-workout pint contains a good amount of lactose which is not the greatest preworkout sugar. Another thing to keep in mind with the pint is that it contains a ton of sucrose. Even though it fits into your Macros, keep in mind that sugar is 50% fructose, which is unregulated in your metabolism, and all the associated physiological responses will occur-for better or worse depending upon what you're doing when you eat the pint.

[Jtbny]

If B&J was 12 a pint here I'd make it last all week Some flavors can come close to 1500 cals while others can be 800. While bulking I would eat a pint a day however that was mostly the Greek yougurts which are 800 cals. Now dieting I just eat one serving.

If you want to eat a pint a day knock yourself out.

PS I usually can get my pints BOGO at 3.69. u mad?

[Andrey662]

usawinston, thanks for that info I did not even consider that. I will eat it post workout then. Jtbny how the hell do you get that kind of deal? Most I can do is save $1 from buying 2 at once from online coupons.

[Jtbny]

usawinston, thanks for that info I did not even consider that. I will eat it post workout then. Jtbny how the hell do you get that kind of deal? Most I can do is save $1 from buying 2 at once from online coupons.

I wait for Publix to run a buy one get one and stock up. They are regularly priced at 3.69. They usually go on sale every 3-5 weeks. This was from the last sale:

[Andrey662]

Damn that is such a good deal, can't wait for a sale to come by me.

[GarbageGod]

Please, promise me that you'll post the results from this diet in about 3 or 6 months from now.

[chillaxbroseph]

you can't just eat whatever you want, there is more to health etc (such as micronutrients). A blanket statement such as eat whatever you want doesn't work

Not to ride your **** Always, but I'm thankful you constantly make this point.

The central tenant of IIFYM is moderation. The reason you see people push ice cream, cookies, etc., down people's throats in threads is because the OP is usually following a bro-diet devoid of the foods he/she loves. Completely eliminating the food items you enjoy is not practicing moderation. It is an extremist position.

The result of the preaching of IIFYM you see is that some fools try to fill the majority of the calorie allotment with cake, cookies, and other food items lacking in micronutrients. Making an effort to subsidize so much of your intake with sweets that you neglect essential vitamins and minerals is not practicing moderation. It is an extremist position.

IIFYM is a foolish term and it gets misinterpreted by many detractors and adopters. All it means is that there is no such thing as an unhealthy food when viewed in isolation. Anything can be fit into a diet within reason. Fools on both sides can't seem to grasp that.

[determined4000]

The central tenant of IIFYM is moderation. The reason you see people push ice cream, cookies, etc., down people's throats in threads is because the OP is usually following a bro-diet devoid of the foods he/she loves. Completely eliminating the food items you enjoy is not practicing moderation. It is an extremist position.

The result of the preaching of IIFYM you see is that some fools try to fill the majority of the calorie allotment with cake, cookies, and other food items lacking in micronutrients. Making an effort to subsidize so much of your intake with sweets that you neglect essential vitamins and minerals is not practicing moderation. It is an extremist position.

IIFYM is a foolish term and it gets misinterpreted by many detractors and adopters. All it means is that there is no such thing as an unhealthy food when viewed in isolation. Anything can be fit into a diet within reason. Fools on both sides can't seem to grasp that.

x2
IMO IIFYM is one of the worst things to happen to the nutrition section
Not because it doesnt work in actuality but because 90% of people distort the message and dont practice what the originators intended.
They take it too literally or tell new dieters to eat whatever they feel like but just get in enough protein blah blah blah, setting these individuals up for failure
ALso, some think they are doing 80-20 but they count things like cinnamon toast crunch as the 80 (cuz the boz says whole grain), fast food burgers as part of the 80 (it is just meat and bread), or eat very little highly nutritious foods (veggies, fruits, etc) because none of their food choices are "that bad"

[bigleopardskin]

as long as you are burning it right up and surround it with lots of whole foods, all is good!

[Sleepstream]

I ate a pint every day for about 2 months.

My recovery between workouts was awesome. I felt awesome. My lifts didn't suffer.

I gained a little weight but not much fat.

Best thing I ever did.

[KouRon]

I ate a pint every day for about 2 months.

My recovery between workouts was awesome. I felt awesome. My lifts didn't suffer.

I gained a little weight but not much fat.

Best thing I ever did.

How many cals were you having a day?

[Andrey662]

Yea I could possibly post before/after pics starting today since I will go out and buy them, ill take the pic in front of a wall of Ben and Jerrys ice cream tubs lol

[Sleepstream]

How many cals were you having a day?

5000 or more most days

[naturalguy]

Oh boy

[TomLambert]

If it fits it ships brah

[Andrey662]

Lol I bought strawberry cheesecake B&J today, ate it all 4 hours before my workout, I could not help my self lol. I still got my target macros for day, but holy sh*t I went crazy in the gym. I was taking advantage of this and worked out 2 hours did 30 minutes cardio till gym closed.

[AlwaysTryin]

Lol I bought strawberry cheesecake B&J today, ate it all 4 hours before my workout, I could not help my self lol. I still got my target macros for day, but holy sh*t I went crazy in the gym. I was taking advantage of this and worked out 2 hours did 30 minutes cardio till gym closed.

Total calorie/macro intake daily?