Eating smarter, not less.

MacroFactor has the best target-setting algorithm in nutrition tracking — genuinely better maths than a static TDEE formula. It's also manual-entry only, at $11.99 a month with no free tier. Here's when that trade is worth it, and when the problem was never your target.

Diners underestimate restaurant meals by 175 to 260 calories on average, and the bigger the plate the bigger the miss. Here's what the research says about eating out, and four approaches that work better than pretending you can look it up.

Most people regain much of the weight after stopping a GLP-1 — about two-thirds in the STEP 1 trial. Why that's biology not willpower, and how to build the habits the medication can't teach.

The "everyone regains" myth comes from one 1959 study. A far bigger one — 10,000+ people who kept it off for years — shows the real common thread, and it isn't willpower.

WeightWatchers turns every food into a proprietary number — and the company filed for bankruptcy then pivoted to selling weight-loss drugs. Here's a simpler way, no points required.

Lost 50kg of fat. Gained 10kg of muscle. Never counted a calorie. Here's the honest story — over years not months — of what actually worked.

The research says you probably need more protein than you're getting. But you don't have to weigh chicken to hit it. Here's a simple, science-backed guide.

After three years of logging every meal, I gave up. Not because tracking doesn't work — but because the friction of the app made me dread it.

80% of people abandon calorie tracking within six months. The problem isn't willpower. It's structural flaws in how calorie counting actually works.

Food scales kill consistency for most people. Here's how to track what you eat accurately — without ever needing a scale.