Health Insights

Remember the old days of food journaling? Scrolling through endless food databases, estimating portions by eye, and logging every ingredient manually. Tedious. Time-consuming. And honestly, unsustainable for most people. Welcome to the new era: visual logging. It's smarter, faster, and powered by AI. If you're still entering your meals manually, you're doing way more work than you need to. Here's …

Why Under-Eating on Rest Days Hurts Progress If you've ever thought, "I'm not working out today, so I probably shouldn't eat as much," you're not alone. But that thinking might be holding you back. Rest days aren’t “off” days for your body—they’re when your body rebuilds, recharges, and makes the gains you’ve been training for. Skimping on nutrition during recov …

How to Break the Weekend Binge Cycle Without Feeling Deprived You eat clean all week, hit your goals, but then Friday night hits and it all unravels. A few 'cheat' meals become a weekend free-for-all, and by Monday, you’re back at square one (or worse, further behind). Sound familiar? You’re not alone. The weekend binge cycle is one of the biggest obstacles for people trying to build l …

Nutrition labels are meant to help us make informed choices about the foods we eat, but the truth is, they only tell part of the story. You may think you're making a healthy decision by scanning the calories, protein, or fat content, but there’s a lot those small black-and-white panels don’t reveal. At Portions Master, we believe smarter eating starts with understanding what you’ …