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Macro Diet and Exercise: What You Need to Know

Macro Diet and Exercise: What You Need to Know If you are reading this, chances are that you are either about to start the macro diet to lose weight and get healthy , or already began and have some questions how it plays out when it comes to exercising and other physical activities. Either way, good ! As we have stated before, macro dieting is simply the most reliable, science-based method to lose weight and get in shape. The thing is that due to decades of misconceptions and misinformation about nutrition and exercise regimes to lose weight, most of the info out there is geared towards addressing the former while leaving the latter sitting in a blind-spot for the most part. There isn’t nearly enough clear information on how these two things interact with each other. Especially if we consider how wildly successful the macro diet is proving to be. I want to start remedying that. In this piece, I’m going to quickly go over the basics of how – and why – the macro diet works so wel
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Keto vs Macro: Which is superior?

There are hundreds of dietary alternatives out there. From Paleo dieters, to Atkins followers, all promise weight loss and a wholesome lifestyle. Any nutritional coach worth their salt knows what makes them all work: Caloric deficit. Any regime that creates caloric deficit will result in fat loss. However, this does not mean that all diets and nutritional regimes are sustainable. Diets that impose draconian restrictions to food tend to be ineffective. Not because they don´t produce the desired effect, but because sooner or later they will rebound. A proof of this is that the term “Cheat Meal” has become both a buzzword and an institution during the last few decades. Fortunately, the new millennium has given way to systems that see metabolism under another light. Ketones and Macronutrients These terms have gained traction during the last decade. They are the foundation of very different and innovative nutritional approaches and offer elegant solutions to those who want to lose we
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Health Benefits of the Macro Diet

Macro diet blog picture for IIFYM.com Health Benefits of the Macro Diet Macros -or macronutrients- are the big food groups that supply our bodies with the energy we need to function. This energy comes from the all-too-well-known calories. If you’ve ever attempted to lose weight, you are at least familiar with the term; calories in, calories out, meaning you want to lose weight, you have to eat less calories than your body needs, or use more calories (through exercise) than you eat. Make’s sense, right? Why clean eating diets fail In short, clean eating diets fail because the starve you. Many weight-loss diets are based on counting calories or drastically reducing the amount we ingest daily; and while they may be effective at first, it’s very unlikely that you’ll be able to follow them long-term. Why? Because these hypocaloric regimes usually leave us feeling hungry All. The. Time. Such is the case of fad diets. Fad diets are the weight-loss equivalent of viral content. Th
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2 Macro Diet Recipes

2 Macro Diet Recipes One of the biggest advantages of the macro diet is that it allows you to eat whatever you want, If It Fits Your Macros. That’s the magic phrase. But there isn’t any magic involved in the macro diet approach. It’s pure science. You calculate your daily macronutrient needs, reduce it by 15-20% to lose weight, and prepare your meals around those numbers. Our macro calculator will handle the details for you if you want to save time. This leaves a lot of room for flexibility and no need to starve yourself or deprive yourself of the foods you love, for example. That´s the reason why IIFYM is commonly referred to as tracking macros, or more recently flexible dieting, if you will. Of course, it works better if you eat mostly non-processed food. Non-processed foods usually have one or two macros in them and nothing else. This makes it easier for you to track your daily and weekly amounts of macronutrients (macros). How so? Because it’s easier for you to weight
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About Us

About IIFYM & the Best Macro Calculator You probably clicked on this page to learn more about the company that started the macro tracking trend and showed the world that you CAN eat the foods you love to lose weight. Well, in order to understand our company, you need to understand me. My name is Anthony Collova and  I’m the founder of IIFYM.com I am also the creator of the world’s first ever macro calculator. The small bit of software that changed the face of dieting as we know it today and allowed people to break from crappy, unsustainable weight loss programs and restrictive meal plans. In addition to being the developer of the world’s best macro calculator, I am also I’m a husband, nutritionist, life coach, burner (participant of Burning Man), artist, food snob, dog lover and recovering drug addict with over 20 years of sobriety behind my belt. My purpose in life is to help people. Simple as that. This is why I build the IIFYM website and the macro calculator. To empowe
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Easy Keto Meal Prep Ideas

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The keto diet has been gaining a lot of attention recently, and for good reasons - it is a simple, satisfying, effective style of eating (that allows for a lot of eggs and cheese!) At its core, the keto diet aims to push you into a state of ketosis, making you use ketones for energy. This happens because you’re drastically reducing your carb intake (below 10% of total calories) which also depletes your glycogen stores. To some of you, this might sound counterproductive, but the keto diet is just a variation of the ‘if it fits your macros (IIFYM)’ style of eating. The main difference is that on the keto diet, you eat very few carbs and your fat intake is increased. This gives your body a steady stream of energy throughout the day (there are no energy highs and crashes, commonly seen in carb-rich diets) and each meal is more satisfying and more filling (both protein and fats take longer for the body to break down into usable energy). With that said, if you want to ensure that you sta
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What Should I Eat on the Keto Diet?

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Everyone’s talking about the keto diet right now. People ask us all the time if it’s really different than IIFYM… and it’s not. It has a different macro ratio split, but ultimately you are still tracking your macros and eating the foods you want to eat inside those ratios. How do you calculate keto macros? It varies from person to person (and expert to expert), but usually the macro ratio falls within the following range: 60-80% of calories from fat 15-30% of calories from protein 5-10% of calories from net carbs (net carbs are your grams of carbs minus the grams of fiber… so you can still eat lots of veggies!) Regardless of the ketogenic macro ratio you use, your goal should be to eat as few carbs as possible, and the carbs you do eat should be high in fiber. Why should you consider a ketogenic diet? Your body uses carbohydrates (sugar) as fuel. By strictly limiting your carbohydrate intake you can force your body to burn fat instead. This new energy will come
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