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How to Log a Whole Plate With Several Foods at Once
Nikolai Andrianov, founder of GATA
Mixed plates are where most calorie tracking stalls. Here is how to log a full plate with several foods, estimate portions, and stop losing the hidden calories in sauces and oil.
Read article →How to Track Calories When You Eat Out
Nikolai Andrianov, founder of GATA
Restaurant food has no label. Here is how to estimate a restaurant meal, handle cooking fat and oversized portions, and keep logging on the days you eat out.
Read article →How to Track Calories in Home Cooked Meals
Nikolai Andrianov, founder of GATA
Recipes, one pot split between several people, and batch cooking are the hardest part of tracking. Here is a practical way to log home cooked food without a spreadsheet.
Read article →How to Count Calories Without Weighing Your Food
Nikolai Andrianov, founder of GATA
Hand sizes, cups and spoons can carry you a long way. Here is where visual portion estimation is reliable, where it fails badly, and how much error actually matters.
Read article →Why People Give Up on Calorie Counting, and What Makes It Stick
Nikolai Andrianov, founder of GATA
Calorie counting rarely stops because of the numbers. It stops because of time, weekends, eating out and all-or-nothing thinking. Here is what lowers the cost of logging.
Read article →Calorie Calculator for Men: Daily Calories by Age, Activity and Goal
Nikolai Andrianov, founder of GATA
Estimate how many calories a man needs each day based on age, height, weight, activity and goal, then learn how to refine the target from real progress.
Read article →Calorie Calculator for Women: Daily Calories by Age, Activity and Goal
Nikolai Andrianov, founder of GATA
Estimate your daily calorie needs based on age, height, weight, activity and goal, and learn how to turn the estimate into a target you can actually use.
Read article →Best Protein Tracker App: Track Protein & Macros From One Photo
Nikolai Andrianov, founder of GATA
What a protein tracker app should do, why photo logging works, and how GATA AI helps you hit your protein goal without spreadsheets.
Read article →Maintenance Calorie Calculator: How Many Calories Do You Need to Maintain Weight?
Nikolai Andrianov, founder of GATA
Estimate your daily maintenance calories, understand what the number means, and learn how to refine it using your actual food intake and weight trend.
Read article →Am I Eating Okay? 7 Signs Your Eating Pattern Is Supporting Your Energy, Mood, and Daily Life
Nikolai Andrianov, founder of GATA
A calm, practical look at seven everyday signals that tell you whether your eating pattern is actually working for you.
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