EP 17 – How to dial in your macros feat. Toney Saul

EP 17 – How to dial in your macros feat. Toney Saul November 23, 2015 by David in category Podcast tagged as dieting, fat loss, intermittent fasting, macronutrients, macro, macros, flexible dieting, body fat, body fat percentage with 0 and 0

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Toney Saul is a crossfitter and talks all about dieting today. Here is the basic outline

How I got into IIFYM/flexible eating

o Heard about it here and there

   Was turned off by the arrogance of people that did it
   Was under the impression that a calorie is not a calorie

o First tried iifym.com

   Calculator is confusing
   Not much help from the website, which seems defunct

o Liked the idea and continued to dig around online for info

   Found: healthyeater.com/flexible-dieting-calculator
   Stronger and simpler calculator
   Strung together my own kind of methodology over the course of about 60 days
   Figured out how my body works
   Understood my energy requirements

o I am a desk jockey

   Got over my fear of calories

o Incorporated intermittent fasting

   Have been doing IF for 3 years
   I am comfortable with fasting
   Took me about a month to figure if IF was compatible with IIFYM
   It’s an extra step in calorie/energy expenditure, but I like the balance
   I almost always feel adequately fueled for my workouts
   Different styles of exercise require different kinds of macros                                            

How I do IIFYM day-to-day

o I use My Macros+ app on iOS

o Most of the food I eat is “clean” because for me, it’s easier to track

o I do not hesitate to east something I want such as pizza, chocolate, etc., but I track it

o I do not hesitate to go out to eat

   I try to find a macro equivalent beforehand so I know what I can reasonably eat

o If I go over or under my macros, I don’t freak out.

o I weigh myself every couple of weeks

o I rely on mirror look