https://bettercalapp.com/blog/ Practical writing on calorie tracking: method, habits, accuracy and the food most trackers get wrong. en https://bettercalapp.com/blog/what-is-a-calorie-deficit/ https://bettercalapp.com/blog/what-is-a-calorie-deficit/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 The concept is simple. The sizing is where people go wrong — and an aggressive deficit fails for reasons that have nothing to do with willpower. https://bettercalapp.com/blog/tdee-vs-bmr-explained/ https://bettercalapp.com/blog/tdee-vs-bmr-explained/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 One is what you burn doing nothing; the other is what you burn living your life. Only one of them should set your calorie target. https://bettercalapp.com/blog/not-losing-weight-in-a-calorie-deficit/ https://bettercalapp.com/blog/not-losing-weight-in-a-calorie-deficit/ Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 The scale has not moved in three weeks and the maths says it should have. Here is where the calories are actually going, in order of likelihood. https://bettercalapp.com/blog/how-much-protein-do-you-need/ https://bettercalapp.com/blog/how-much-protein-do-you-need/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 The RDA is a minimum to avoid deficiency, not a target for someone training or dieting. What the research actually clusters around. https://bettercalapp.com/blog/high-protein-indian-vegetarian-foods/ https://bettercalapp.com/blog/high-protein-indian-vegetarian-foods/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Dal is not the protein source people think it is. What the numbers actually are, and how a vegetarian day reaches 100 g without living on whey. https://bettercalapp.com/blog/do-macros-matter-or-just-calories/ https://bettercalapp.com/blog/do-macros-matter-or-just-calories/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Calories decide whether you lose weight. Macros decide what you lose and how bearable the process is. Those are different questions. https://bettercalapp.com/blog/tracking-calories-when-eating-out/ https://bettercalapp.com/blog/tracking-calories-when-eating-out/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Restaurant food has no label and roughly twice the oil you would use at home. How to estimate it well enough to be useful — without ruining dinner. https://bettercalapp.com/blog/tracking-calories-without-obsessing/ https://bettercalapp.com/blog/tracking-calories-without-obsessing/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 A useful tool that can become an unhealthy one. The warning signs, some practical guardrails, and the cases where the right answer is to stop. https://bettercalapp.com/blog/south-indian-breakfast-calories/ https://bettercalapp.com/blog/south-indian-breakfast-calories/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Idli is genuinely light, dosa depends entirely on the oil, and the chutney is usually bigger than the dish. Honest ranges for a South Indian breakfast. https://bettercalapp.com/blog/how-many-calories-in-dal/ https://bettercalapp.com/blog/how-many-calories-in-dal/ Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Roughly 120–180 a katori — but the lentils are the small part. The tadka is where the number actually comes from. https://bettercalapp.com/blog/how-to-log-home-cooked-food/ https://bettercalapp.com/blog/how-to-log-home-cooked-food/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 No label, no standard serving, no barcode. How to log the food you actually cook — accurately enough to be useful. https://bettercalapp.com/blog/how-to-track-calories-fast/ https://bettercalapp.com/blog/how-to-track-calories-fast/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 A full day of food in under a minute. The method, the shortcuts, and the two habits that make it stick. https://bettercalapp.com/blog/what-to-look-for-in-an-ai-calorie-tracker/ https://bettercalapp.com/blog/what-to-look-for-in-an-ai-calorie-tracker/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Eight things that decide whether you are still using it in three months — and the marketing claims worth ignoring. https://bettercalapp.com/blog/how-many-calories-in-roti/ https://bettercalapp.com/blog/how-many-calories-in-roti/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Roughly 70-110 calories — but the range matters more than the number, and here is what actually moves it. https://bettercalapp.com/blog/indian-food-calorie-chart/ https://bettercalapp.com/blog/indian-food-calorie-chart/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Common Indian foods with honest ranges instead of false precision — and notes on what actually moves each number. https://bettercalapp.com/blog/are-ai-calorie-counters-accurate/ https://bettercalapp.com/blog/are-ai-calorie-counters-accurate/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 They are estimates, not measurements. But accuracy is the wrong thing to be worrying about, and here is why. https://bettercalapp.com/blog/easiest-way-to-track-calories/ https://bettercalapp.com/blog/easiest-way-to-track-calories/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 No scale, no barcode scanner, no database. The fastest method that still works — and how to make it survive past week two. https://bettercalapp.com/blog/why-people-quit-calorie-tracking/ https://bettercalapp.com/blog/why-people-quit-calorie-tracking/ Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Most people stop within two weeks. It is almost never motivation — the failure points are specific, predictable, and fixable.