Category: Diet and Nutrition

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. […]

How To Use Our Free TDEE Calculator

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Start The TDEE Calculator For Weight Loss In the battle to lose weight, many people turn to all different types of diets and exercise to get the results that they are looking for. People know that they can trust IIFYM to help them to reach their goals. This is a process that will have remarkable […]

Interviews Eric & Chris Martinez | IIFYM.com

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1. When and how did you get started with fitness? We have always been involved in sports at a young age. We used to play soccer for 8 years and Basketball all the way up to senior year of high school. But it wasn’t until the death of our father our senior year of high […]

What Is My TDEE | How Do I Get Started To Lose Weight

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How Do I Lose Weight With TDEE? The entire philosophy of “If It Fits Your Macros” is based on the foundation of TDEE. Many people start with a TDEE Calculator to determine their basic goals before they start examining in depth what exactly TDEE is. In 2019 we have seen a huge increase in interest […]

Benefits of Carb Cycling – Do They Exist?

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Similar to IIFYM, carb cycling is a hot topic in the fitness industry these days. From followers of IIFYM to people who follow strict meal plans, it seems that carb cycling as a nutritional strategy has spread its way into most sub-groups of dieters. It’s a pretty simple concept as the name says it all. Carb […]

How to Track Alcohol Macros – Can I Drink With IIFYM?

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Tracking Macros & Drinking Alcohol with IIFYM Being in recovery for 19+ years I never really have to worry about the answer to this question, but of the 200+ emails, I get every day, 2 of them are about drinking. It is for this reason that IIFYM.com has teamed up with the amazing contest prep coach, […]

Macro Diet and Exercise: What You Need To Know

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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 […]

IIFYM Vs Meal Plans

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This article is going to upset a lot of people, as there is no clear definition for a meal plan or IIFYM as far as contest prep goes. So, I’m going to have to take certain liberties here and write this article based on my interpretation of each method. The first step, is we need […]