IIFYM

If you follow anyone in the fitness/health industry on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter you know it's the newest health trend. But what is it?  What does it mean?  Is it healthy?  Yep, all those questions flew through my mind too.  Since the scale hasn't moved much since I quit being a vegetarian…I decided to do it!

I started doing my research a couple of weeks ago and found these websites to be incredibly helpful.

http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/

http://healthyeater.com/how-to-calculate-your-macros

http://www.trimmedandtoned.com/beginners-guide-to-iifym/

Basically IIFYM (If It Fits Your Macros) means that you figure out how your body uses calories then you come up with a formula to find a good balance between carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. And you eat! ANYTHING.

Like for real: sugared cereal, poptarts, chips, ice cream, you name it you can have it IF IT FITS YOUR MACROS.

Today was my first day on the program and so far I love it!  It is a lot of food to eat…not going to lie, but so far so good.  My only worry is not being prepped enough with having to weigh out EVERYTHING that goes into my mouth.  I am glad that I decided to do it now that I am going to be home for the next month.  If I can get in the routine of weighing everything and planning in my macros to match my workouts (the more you work out the more you have to figure in to your eating) I think I can be really successful.

I am so glad that I have the SkinnyMeg team and of course Bailey (who is an IIFYM boss and has been a saint in responding to my 100+ texts today).

Today my parents and I went out to dinner for my dad’s 50^th birthday.  I had a super wacky eating day today due to a late workout, so I had tons of carbs, protein, and fat left.  Basically the menu was my oyster.  I had a sample of both my parent’s dinners, two delicious onion rings, and almost a whole serving of shrimp and vegetable pasta.  I am absolutely stuffed.  And I still have so much that I am supposed to eat. In true Catherine fashion, I texted Bailey freaking out and she suggested that tomorrow I try eating more in the morning.  I can totally do that because tomorrow I am back to a semi-normal schedule. 

I will keep you posted as to how it goes the rest of the week! Hopefully by this weekend I will have it semi figured out and will for sure have my menu plan posted by Sunday.

Make it great ladies,

C