VitaCal Blog
Practical guides on calorie tracking, macros, and nutrition for women.
How Many Calories Should a Woman Eat to Lose Weight?
Learn how many calories women need to lose weight safely, including BMR, TDEE, and safe deficit guidelines.
Calorie Tracker for Pregnancy: What Women Need to Know
What a pregnancy calorie tracker should do: +340 calories a day in the second trimester, +452 in the third, protein up to 71 g, and the IOM weight gain ranges.
TDEE Calculator for Women: How to Find Your Daily Calorie Needs
Calculate your Total Daily Energy Expenditure with the Mifflin-St Jeor equation and activity multipliers.
Macro Tracking for Beginners: A Women's Guide
Protein at 1.6 g/kg, fat at 20 to 35% of calories, carbs with the rest: the numbers, their sources, and a five-step start.
Why Most Calorie Trackers Don't Work for Women
Most calorie apps are built for a general audience. Here's why that fails women.
How Accurate Is AI Food Recognition? What to Expect
AI meal photo logging is fast, but how accurate is it? What to expect and how to get better results.