It’s taken me weeks to acclimate to it and I’m slowly getting it! I’m beginning to see the light so I wanted to share what’s been helping me! Here are the things that helped me… In the beginning I couldn’t adhere to it whatsoever because I didn’t know which foods were appropriate. On rest days, I keep the carbs low but can have more fat than workout days.Ĭonfused much? It sounds hella confusing if you’re not familiar with this stuff and the concept sounds foreign.On workout days, I load up on carbs but keep the fat as low as possible.I try to make protein a priority and keep it fairly consistent on all days.

(For anyone familiar with leangains, these ratios above are for a 50/50 – 75-25 setup) Workout Day: 50% carbs, 15% fat, and 35% protein.Rest Day: 30% carbs, 30% fat, and 40% protein.Also, don’t worry too much about macros until you’ve reached less than 15% body fat if you’re a man or 20% if you’re a woman. However, I just want to remind you that there’s really no point in adhering to the macros if you’re eating way too many calories than you’re supposed to. I’ve only recently decided to hunker down on the macros because I am finally used to everything else. I got the 16/8 IF and calorie cycling down pat after weeks of getting comfortable with it. Priorities: Making sure you eat within the intended calories is more important than adhering to the macros. Leangains also incorporates calorie restriction (if one wants to lose fat), 16/8 intermittent fasting, and calorie cycling (eating more on workout days, less on rest days). I am basically following the leangains guide and macro-cycling is one of the finer aspects of this system. So “macro ratio” means the proportion of carbs, fat and protein relative to each other. Since then, things have gotten a bit more intricate as I’m also trying to adhere to a specific macro ratio for the day. For nearly half a year I’ve become very accustomed to logging my food and seeing how many calores I’m eating on a daily basis.

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