Hello, I'm Monica Reinagel, and this is the Nutrition Diva Podcast.

Thanks so much for tuning in today.

I've gotten quite a few questions from listeners about a new dieting

trend called IIFYM or if it fits your macros. And today we're going to see what this is all about.

So one of the emails that I got recently was from Bethany who wrote,

have you heard of this new approach to flexible dieting called if it fits your macros?

A lot of people seem to be doing it, and I'm interested in what this is all about.

Yep, this is a thing.

There's an if it fits your macro's website,

mobile apps and community forums,

you can get e-books and meal plans and pay for if it fits your

macro's coaching sessions. It seems to be particularly popular with the body-building

crowd. But you know what? There's nothing particularly new or revolutionary about this approach.

Here's how this works. It starts the way most weight management plans start. You decide

how many calories you should be eating and that's

based on your personal statistics such as your age, height, your current weight and

your activity level and also what you're trying to accomplish, that is whether you're trying to

lose weight or gain weight or maintain. And then you decide what percentage of

those calories should come from carbs, fats, or proteins. And again, this is based on your

goals. If you're trying to bulk up with a lot of muscle, for example, then your protein

percentage might be a little bit higher.

And if you're trying to slim down, the percentage of your calories from carbohydrates might be

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