- Joined
- Oct 6, 2005
- Posts
- 4,384
- Likes
- 1,519
- Location
- Melbourne
- AFL Club
- Adelaide
- Other Teams
- on a journey through time and space
yeah. I can see how being a condescending twat about it is the way to discuss things.
"Third, have fun. Remember, IIFYM is not about eating AS MUCH food as you want, but rather, eating foods you crave when you crave them – in moderation and in accordance with your recommendations. So eat pizza. But, make sure that it fits in your daily macros."
"
Meal Planning
The nice part about IIFYM is that you can choose to eat whatever you want. However, you’ll find that it’s hard to meet your ratios if you eat nothing but “junk food”. For example, if you want to eat pizza, you can. An average medium slice of pepperoni pizza has 10 grams of protein, 13 grams of fat, and 26 grams of carbohydrate. You could probably eat one slice and still meet your daily nutrient goals.
But, if you eat three slices of pizza, you’re up to 39 grams of fat. If you are only allowed 50 grams of fat for the day (example only) eating 3 slices of pizza might not be the best idea.
Overall, you’ll want to choose nutrient-dense, healthy foods for most of the day, and eat smaller amounts of the less nutrient dense foods. Good choices include fruits and vegetables, lean meat, low-fat dairy, and whole grains. By eating more nutrient-dense foods, you’ll get the nutrients that you need (including important vitamins and minerals) and feel full and satisfied. Select natural foods over processed foods, and choose foods without much added salt, added sugar, or added fat."
The pages also literally suggest against starving yourself to fit loads of junk in. The above is sent out to the IIFYM mailing list, tnation, also gives advice on it.
One of the people I was referring to on the IIFYM Facebook page was eating 200 calories 4 days a week, so she could eat corn chips, twinkies, skittles and other stuff like that on the other 3 days. She's following a combo of IIFYM and IF (which is common for those following IIFYM)
As I said:
"Third, have fun. Remember, IIFYM is not about eating AS MUCH food as you want, but rather, eating foods you crave when you crave them – in moderation and in accordance with your recommendations. So eat pizza. But, make sure that it fits in your daily macros."
"
Meal Planning
The nice part about IIFYM is that you can choose to eat whatever you want. However, you’ll find that it’s hard to meet your ratios if you eat nothing but “junk food”. For example, if you want to eat pizza, you can. An average medium slice of pepperoni pizza has 10 grams of protein, 13 grams of fat, and 26 grams of carbohydrate. You could probably eat one slice and still meet your daily nutrient goals.
But, if you eat three slices of pizza, you’re up to 39 grams of fat. If you are only allowed 50 grams of fat for the day (example only) eating 3 slices of pizza might not be the best idea.
Overall, you’ll want to choose nutrient-dense, healthy foods for most of the day, and eat smaller amounts of the less nutrient dense foods. Good choices include fruits and vegetables, lean meat, low-fat dairy, and whole grains. By eating more nutrient-dense foods, you’ll get the nutrients that you need (including important vitamins and minerals) and feel full and satisfied. Select natural foods over processed foods, and choose foods without much added salt, added sugar, or added fat."
The pages also literally suggest against starving yourself to fit loads of junk in. The above is sent out to the IIFYM mailing list, tnation, also gives advice on it.
One of the people I was referring to on the IIFYM Facebook page was eating 200 calories 4 days a week, so she could eat corn chips, twinkies, skittles and other stuff like that on the other 3 days. She's following a combo of IIFYM and IF (which is common for those following IIFYM)
As I said:
As I said I was genuinely confused because the very title of IIFYM and every single post I've ever read on the matter completely disregards nutrient density in favour of macro nutrient content. I don't think that can be attributed to a "loudmouthed" minority especially considering it's exactly what the title of the program alludes to.

