If It Fits Your Macros. [IIFYM] 101. CLASS IS NOW IN SESSION. F&Q

[RollTideNation]

you look like garbage. please go

Lol'd for some reason.

[CrankScript]

You're not counting calories right/or eating right servings.
This thursday Will be my my third week of cutting @ 198.7 right now. Dropping weight @ 2100-2400. HIGH PROTEIN,Moderate-High carbs depending how high my fat intake is

i have high protein but keep my carbs low and work out 5 times aweek also ive been using myfitnesspal to count my calories so i dont know why i mean ive lost abit of weight dont look ripped

[WorkoutFreak219]

i have high protein but keep my carbs low and work out 5 times aweek also ive been using myfitnesspal to count my calories so i dont know why i mean ive lost abit of weight dont look ripped

You don't looked ripped because you probably don't have enough muscle mass on you to show.
I cut 60lbs & added 15lbs for about 4months-5months.

[WorkoutFreak219]

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[NYYstateofmind]

so heres what i've learned from this thread

1)IIFYM is fukin RETARDED. especially since "80% of your diet should come from "Whole Fooods," anyway"

2)We are all fuked up in the head, and will forever count/ estimate calories in fear that we will get fat and or lose muscle mass. when we dont fit our "macros" we wake up in the morning feeling like we lost muscle mass and are scared ****less. meanwhile, there are plenty of other people that get big and strong without worrying about anything other than eating healthy. they laugh at us for being phucked up in the head...


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[WorkoutFreak219]

so heres what i've learned from this thread

1)IIFYM is fukin RETARDED. especially since "80% of your diet should come from "Whole Fooods," anyway"

2)We are all fuked up in the head, and will forever count/ estimate calories in fear that we will get fat and or lose muscle mass. when we dont fit our "macros" we wake up in the morning feeling like we lost muscle mass and are scared ****less. meanwhile, there are plenty of other people that get big and strong without worrying about anything other than eating healthy. they laugh at us for being phucked up in the head...


/thread <3

LOL'd real hard.

[ptwa9]

You're right, it is a bit of a misnomer. I like the name "flexible dieting" more.

The f is this? This is the exact line Alan Aragon said a few days ago. Just you just parrot him word for word and claim it your own?

[ptwa9]

You can definitely eat whatever you want but not as much as you want. There is an 80/20 guideline with IIFYM.80% from whole, micronutrient dense foods and 20% (this is the maximum) from discretionary calories.

This is something Alan Aragon said in a thread on here recently. And he didn't say maximum anywhere, just 80/20 as a general guideline.

[EricKanevskiy]

The f is this? This is the exact line Alan Aragon said a few days ago. Just you just parrot him word for word and claim it your own?

A lot of people call it that. I actually got the name from Lyle McDonald.

[ptwa9]

1. Nobody is recommending that. IIFYM is about moderation.
2. It's literally impossible to get all your fat calories from trans fat.

2. What is this nonsense? Being impossible to get all fats from trans fat has nothing to do with it being easy to eat too much trans fat to be healthy. You think it's hard to eat a bucket of fried chicken and fries? What was the point of this post?

[p_gomez]

so heres what i've learned from this thread

1)IIFYM is fukin RETARDED. especially since "80% of your diet should come from "Whole Fooods," anyway"

2)We are all fuked up in the head, and will forever count/ estimate calories in fear that we will get fat and or lose muscle mass. when we dont fit our "macros" we wake up in the morning feeling like we lost muscle mass and are scared ****less. meanwhile, there are plenty of other people that get big and strong without worrying about anything other than eating healthy. they laugh at us for being phucked up in the head...


/thread <3

Strong username to post content ratio.

[WorkoutFreak219]

Strong username to post content ratio.

Agreed

[WorkoutFreak219]

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[TigerBulk]

I love IIFYM. IMO My cut went very well using it.
I am currently bulking on IIFYM and think it's the shiznit.

Haters gonna hate...

[Miickk]

Everyone in this thread is debating about implementing moderation into ones diet. Last I checked moderation is a good way to establish a healthy relationship with food. IIFYM supports the idea of moderation. Therefore, it is a healthy lifestyle.

[Sneds]

IIFYM is good, but without moderation, your gonna find it almost impossible to hit you marcro's without a huge calorie surplus, and probably won't be getting you necessary fibre, vitamins and minerals.

Carbs are carbs, complex carbs are just longer chains of the same basic sugars, therefore taking longer to break digest mean and longer amount of sustained energy.

Protein should be consumed over the day, your body doesn't have the necessary enzymes to break down it in huge amounts,and consuming large amounts of protein in a short period will put strain on your kidneys.

Nutrition in body building has a general skeleton for the pure reason that it works. But with that being said, IIFYM is great in moderation but make sure you're still getting the bulk of you macro's and calories from marco dense food; meats, dairy, nuts, sweet potato, rice ect.

[BBqChicken1]

Protein should be consumed over the day, your body doesn't have the necessary enzymes to break down it in huge amounts,and consuming large amounts of protein in a short period will put strain on your kidneys.

also lold at 'strain on your kidneys'

[WorkoutFreak219]

IIFYM is good, but without moderation, your gonna find it almost impossible to hit you marcro's without a huge calorie surplus, and probably won't be getting you necessary fibre, vitamins and minerals.

Carbs are carbs, complex carbs are just longer chains of the same basic sugars, therefore taking longer to break digest mean and longer amount of sustained energy.

Protein should be consumed over the day, your body doesn't have the necessary enzymes to break down it in huge amounts,and consuming large amounts of protein in a short period will put strain on your kidneys.

Nutrition in body building has a general skeleton for the pure reason that it works. But with that being said, IIFYM is great in moderation but make sure you're still getting the bulk of you macro's and calories from marco dense food; meats, dairy, nuts, sweet potato, rice ect.

I Agree with 80% of this.
Not getting into this debate though.

[miksydand]

IIFYM:

1. eat food that fits your macros
2. eat foods that you enjoy
3. make sure you include healthy foods in your diet so you stay healthy

it's that simple


also, google: The science of nutrition: is a carb a carb? can't post links

[BBqChicken1]

IIFYM:

1. eat food that fits your macros
2. eat foods that you enjoy
3. make sure you include healthy foods in your diet so you stay healthy

it's that simple


also, google: The science of nutrition: is a carb a carb? can't post links

thank you for your irrelevant opinion

[Staliyo_Lycan]

thank you for your irrelevant opinion

why is it irrelevant?

[casuncion11]

ok quick clarification. im new to the whole IIFYM system and i'm currently cutting.

My current macros look like:
184g Protein
150g Carbs
70g fat

if a 20 piece chicken nugget from McD's has a nutrient profile of:
49g Protein
61g Carbs
65g Fat

I can eat it once in while, not everyday, as long as IIFYM and I fulfill my remaining macros for the day?
And that I won't see any setbacks on my cut?

[kenny878]

ok quick clarification. im new to the whole IIFYM system and i'm currently cutting.

My current macros look like:
184g Protein
150g Carbs
70g fat

if a 20 piece chicken nugget from McD's has a nutrient profile of:
49g Protein
61g Carbs
65g Fat

I can eat it once in while, not everyday, as long as IIFYM and I fulfill my remaining macros for the day?
And that I won't see any setbacks on my cut?

yes, but i think you'll find 20 nuggets are much less filling and satisfying then say some chicken, potatoes and nuts for example

[casuncion11]

yes, but i think you'll find 20 nuggets are much less filling and satisfying then say some chicken, potatoes and nuts for example

Ok, cool.
This system of eating won't have a negative impact on my body comp?
Lol im a newb, sorry

[Mobster1995]

Ok, cool.
This system of eating won't have a negative impact on my body comp?
Lol im a newb, sorry

No, but health may be another topic

[casuncion11]

No, but health may be another topic

True. Thx man!

[Larasmith]

This may be a stupid question (although probably no more stupid than a lot of the posts on here) but how do i find out how much of each macro a food has in it. For example a chicken breast, just because it weighs 100g im assuming thats not all protein (obviously) so is there a website or shock horror a book that lists common foods and their macro contents?
Thanks

[Visagex]

So what ur telling me here is that I can eat whatever I want as long as I hit my macros and still gain muscle?

**** why didn't anyone tell me earlier

[Eandretta96]

Myfitnesspal.com

[Larasmith]

Myfitnesspal.com

Thanks :-)