Dino Pohilj
Founder, RealFoods
Founder of RealFoods. Builds tools that help people lose weight without counting calories by measuring the metabolic impact of food.
I founded RealFoods after years of watching close friends and family burn out on calorie-counting apps that produced short-term losses and long-term rebounds. The product is built on a single thesis I argue here repeatedly: hormonal impact, not calorie totals, is what determines whether the body stores or burns fat after a meal. Every article on this site is written or reviewed against that lens.
Areas of focus
- Weight Loss
- Nutrition Science
- Insulin Resistance
- Blood Sugar Response
- Calorie Counting Alternatives
- Metabolic Health
- Intermittent Fasting
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Recent articles
- How The Weight Impact Score Works
Why measuring cellular hormonal response is far more accurate than measuring raw calories.
- The Problem With Calorie Counting
Why the CICO model is mathematically flawed for human biology.
- Why 95% of Diets Fail
The psychological and physiological reasons strict deprivation always rebounds.
- Blood Sugar and Weight Gain
The hidden link between your glucose levels and stubborn belly fat.
- The Weight Impact Score of 23 Popular Foods
From chicken breasts to orange juice: discover the true metabolic Weight Impact Score of 23 everyday household foods.
- Foods That Cause Weight Gain
The silent metabolism saboteurs disguised as "healthy" breakfast options.
- Weight Loss Without Counting
A step-by-step guide to achieving metabolic flexibility.
- Lose Weight Without Hunger
The science of satiety and why feeling full is a required trait for fat loss.
