Are You Satisfied When You Diet?
1. Are You “Satisfied” During Dieting? “In all pleasure there is satiety.” – George HakewillSatiety means to feel satiated, or, in simple terms, full or satisfied. So, with that in mind, can you relate to the above quote? We sure hope you’re nodding and saying yes. When you think about it, isn’t life more enjoyable […]
What’s The Bmr Formula? Can You Lose Weight By Eating Your BMR?
This Is How To Work Out Your BMR, And Then How To Understand And Utilize That Information What Is the Definition of Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)? Basal metabolic rate, or BMR, is the measurement of an organism’s energy expenditure when at rest. To put that in more simple everyday terms, your BMR is, in essence, […]
Lowest Calorie Alcohol: How Much Can You Drink Before It Affects Your Health?
Here at IIFYM, we prefer to believe we know how to turn up. Ok I need, to be honest, I had to look up exactly what that meant in the Urban dictionary—that shows my age, I’m actually typing this on my rocking chair. Yet, regardless of your age, we all want to let loose every […]
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 weight while eating foods they love. Most of our clients come to us by way of our weight loss Macro Calculator, which is used over 8k times per day (just over 14 million times since […]
Gain Muscle and Lose Fat: Can You Accomplish Both Simultaneously?
Who doesn’t want to get jacked and shredded? But the age-old question always seems to be, can you gain muscle and lose fat at the same time? Why not? Gain muscle and lose fat FTW! It can be done said all the old school bro-science magazines! See any of them around anymore? Nope. IIFYM has […]
Acne – Clearing Up The Issue Once & For All
If you’re like me, you care about how you look. The better I look, the better I feel, so I make it a point to keep up with my appearance. I exercise, eat right, dress well, shave, wax my eyebrows and get manicures and pedicures weekly (yeah.. I’m that guy). Regardless of your regimen, everyone […]
Orthorexia Nervosa: The Dark Side of Dieting
The first documented dieting book for weight loss was published over 150 years ago, called “The Banting Diet: Letter of Corpulence” (1). It starts out by referring to obesity as the most parasitic phenomenon of humanity (1). This was at a time when obesity wasn’t understood or even thought of as an issue. Banting was […]
The PCOS Playbook: How to Make Progress with IIFYM
If you are one of the millions of women living with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, there’s a good chance that you struggle to lose weight and keep it off. There are several PCOS related hormonal imbalances and symptoms that can make shedding fat a serious challenge. In spite of the difficulty, losing weight is one of […]
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 you can do to get more vegan protein in your diet. We get it and we’re here to help. Protein is important for optimal health, it is vital for muscle growth, muscle strength, weight loss, […]