How Many Calories Are in a Pound of Fat?
The famous answer is 3,500 calories. It's close enough to be useful and wrong enough to wreck your expectations — here's the honest version.
Maya Ortiz · 9 min read
Guides
The Calorie Calculator Guides
Long-form, plain-language explainers on the science behind the numbers — written to be the article we wished existed when we searched.
Mifflin-St Jeor vs. Harris-Benedict: Which Equation Should You Trust?
Two calculators, two different calorie targets — because two different equations. Where each formula comes from, why they disagree, and which to use.
Daniel Brandt · 10 min read
How to Count Calories (Without Losing Your Mind)
Calorie counting fails when it's treated as accounting perfection. Treated as a two-week measurement skill, it works — here's the practical system.
Maya Ortiz · 11 min read
Calories for Bulking: How Much Should You Eat to Gain Muscle?
Muscle needs a calorie surplus — but the dirty-bulk era oversold how big. How to size a lean surplus, set the rate, and know when to stop.
Daniel Brandt · 10 min read