Macro Guides & Resources

Learn how to calculate your macros, track food accurately, troubleshoot plateaus, and know when your numbers need to change.

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The Beginner’s Guide to Tracking Macros

Learn how to set your numbers, weigh and log food, handle restaurant meals, and build a tracking routine you can actually maintain.

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Macro & calorie calculators

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Featured guides

Three practical resources selected because they solve common problems quickly.

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Tracking

Best Macro Tracking Apps

Compare the tools people use to log food, monitor macros, and stay consistent.

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GLP-1 nutrition

How to Set Macros on a GLP-1

Prioritize protein, calories, and nutrition structure while appetite is lower.

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Weight loss

Why Your Calorie Deficit Isn’t Working

Work through the most common reasons progress stalls before cutting calories again.

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Interviews DR. Layne Norton, PhD

IIFYM: First off, thanks for giving IIFYM.com this interview, Layne. As a former client of yours, I know how busy…
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Why Does IIFYM Give So Many Calories?

At the time this article was published, the our macro coaches have helped over 15k clients burn fat and lose…
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7 Best Macro-Friendly Vegan Protein Sources

So you’re rummaging your cabinets, flipping through recipe books, googling all the words and calling up your grandma wondering what…
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Calculate My Macros For Weight Loss

Macro Counting Diets – The Evolution Of Counting Calories Each year, a new macro diet fad takes the world by…
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