IIFYM aka If It Fits Your Macros

[King of Sting]

I don't get this IIFYM deal. Lets say my Macro intake for the day are 225g protein - 200g carbs - 50g fat so that's 475 total. But, what if my total caloric intake should be 2,000 what do I do with the rest, just eat fatty foods as long as I meet 2000 calories.

Please correct me if I'm misunderstanding IIFYM.

[frosty-g]

[NearHypnos]

Calories aren't the same as those grams... At 200+ grams of carbs and protein alone you should have no problem reaching 2k calories. You'd have to eat pretty clean to stay at 2k calories and reach all that. Back when I was younger iifym was generally just used if someone asked if they could deviate from their "diet" but it seems to have taken a more drastic meaning these last couple years it seems. Can you eat a cup of ice cream every now and then iifym? Yes... You'll be fine. Just dont take it as "ill eat pepperoni all day n just drink a few shakes and im at less than 2k!!".... But I suppose at the end of the day you'll still follow the major calories in vs out depending on needs.

Honestly, whatever works for you just bear in mind you are what you eat and you might not feel as good as you would if you got your calories from "healthy" nutrient dense foods as opposed to a bunch of junk

[Danny Gunz]

That would put you over 2k cals

[I Love Jesus!]

i think 1 gram carbs = 4 calories