31/08/2022
The joy of IIFYM
SURE you can “fit” bagels and cereal into your macros, you CAN fit pop tarts and twinkees in them too Aaaaaand you can easily exchange rice or potatoes for these things right? Course you can … BUT are y you going to be FU**ING hungry and left unsatisfied after one ham and cheese Mayo laden bagel when you COULD have had a massive bowl of chick, rice with pineapple and veggies?
“Fitting” stuff in has its place but doing it all the time is just an excuse to eat s**t and say you’re happy with it. Swapping these things in to FIT will leave you derived of vital minerals and micronutrients that your body reacts to in a much more favourable way.
Gut health, systemic inflammation, recovery, hormones… these all require decent minerals and decent nutrition to function properly.
A bit of this and a bit of that is cool beans, it keeps a diet sustainable and you get to have some flexibility, but there’s a difference between “flexible” and “ar****le”
Don’t be the ar****le that tries to diet on being TOO flexible with s**t foods… be a bit smarter in your choices, especially in a prep where aesthetics, performance or making weight is involved - macros matter sure but QUALITY macros matter more
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