Health Insights

Why Most Diets Fail and What to Do Instead

Why Most Diets Fail and What to Do Instead

Posted by Portions Master on 8th Jul 2025

You've probably been there. That surge of motivation to start a new diet. The strict grocery list. The perfect meal prep containers. The food scale that lives on your counter for about two weeks. Then life happens. You travel. You get stressed. You’re hungry. And the whole thing unravels. So why do most diets fail? Not because you’re lazy. Not because you lack discipline. They fail be …
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What Airlines, Movie Theaters, and Diets All Get Wrong About Portions

What Airlines, Movie Theaters, and Diets All Get Wrong About Portions

Posted by Portions Master on 7th Jul 2025

We've all been there: mindlessly working through a jumbo popcorn during a movie, finishing a tray of snacks on a plane simply because it's there, or following a diet plan that encourages oversized meals in the name of clean eating. Somewhere along the way, our internal sense of how much food is enough got lost. And it’s not entirely your fault. Industries have spent decades shaping our under …
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Portion Control in a World of DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Giant Portions

Portion Control in a World of DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Giant Portions

Posted by Portions Master on 29th Jun 2025

How the Portions Master App Helps You Take Back Control of Your Eating Habits In today's fast-paced world, convenience often takes priority over mindfulness, especially when it comes to food. The rise of delivery apps like DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub has made it easier than ever to have a hot meal delivered to your door within minutes. While this is a modern convenience we’ve all come t …
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Healthy Eating Without the Math: Why You Don’t Need to Count Every Calorie

Healthy Eating Without the Math: Why You Don’t Need to Count Every Calorie

Posted by Portions Master on 27th Jun 2025

For anyone who’s tried to eat healthier, one piece of advice always shows up: count your calories. It sounds simple, but let's be honest, manually tracking every bite of food, logging macros, and doing constant math quickly becomes exhausting. What should be a journey toward better health starts to feel like a full-time job. The truth is, calorie counting can work, but it’s not realist …
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