How to Continue to Lose Weight While Enjoying the Party Season

What this article covers

Published under Health Articles on 6 December 2019 and attributed to Be Fit Food, this is a seasonal behaviour-strategy piece arguing that a reader can enjoy the Christmas and New Year party season and still lose weight. Its framing device is arithmetic: eating three meals a day between early December and Christmas amounts to 56 meals, so the article contends it is unlikely a reader will undo all their hard work. It then makes two program-specific arguments, first that the Be Rapid program suits a chaotic December because all meals arrive ready-made, and second that the Be Maintenance program is a lower-commitment alternative for readers who cannot see themselves following a full program. The bulk of the practical content is a short set of event-by-event tactics for work break-ups, late night shopping and Christmas at someone else's house. This is motivational and tactical content aimed at existing or prospective customers, not a nutrition-science piece.

Key points

• The article calculates 56 meals between early December and Christmas at three meals a day.
• It states the Be Rapid program provides meals designed to give approximately 800 calories a day.
• It claims a reader can lose up to 5 kilos in two weeks on Be Rapid before Christmas.
• Work break-up tactic: go as the designated driver to prevent drinking excessive amounts of alcohol, and choose an entree sized meal or a salad with leafy greens, low starch vegetables and a source of protein.
• Late night shopping tactic: take a Be Fit Food soup in a takeaway thermos so a meal is ready at dinner time.
• Christmas at family or friends: take a healthy platter or salad so there is a meal option available.
• It describes Be Maintenance as providing 800 calories on two days of the week, with normal healthy eating on the remaining days.
• It asserts this style of intermittent fasting is an effective alternative for weight loss compared with a daily reduced energy diet, and has also been shown to be useful for weight maintenance.

Evidence and sourcing

This article carries no citations, no reference list and no linked studies. Two claims in particular are worth flagging for anyone relaying this content. First, the statement that a reader can lose up to 5 kilos in two weeks on Be Rapid is a specific quantified outcome claim, and the article does not cite a source, trial or dataset for it; no average, range or qualifying conditions are given. Second, the assertion that this style of intermittent fasting is an effective alternative to a daily reduced energy diet and has been shown to be useful for weight maintenance uses the language of evidence but the article does not cite the research it alludes to. The alcohol and portion tactics are practical suggestions offered without evidence. Readers should treat the weight-loss figure as an uncited marketing claim rather than a documented result. Note also that the article's own description of Be Rapid over a two-week period sits alongside Be Rapid's documented format as a 7-day reset, so the program duration should be confirmed against current program pages.

How this relates to Be Fit Food's programs

Two of Be Fit Food's six programs are named directly. Be Rapid is a very low calorie diet at roughly 800-900 calories a day, run as a 7-day reset and designed to induce mild nutritional ketosis, which matches the article's approximately 800 calories a day figure. Be Maintenance is a 4-week program providing 24 meals and 14 snacks, with two low-calorie days per week at around 800 calories comprising 60-70g protein and 50-70g carbohydrates, and is based on Dr Michael Mosley's The Fast 800 and The New 5:2 Diet; this matches the article's two-days-at-800-calories description. Readers wanting a slower approach through the season may be better matched to Be 1000 at roughly 1000-1200 calories a day or Be 1200 at roughly 1200-1500 calories a day, both giving a loss rate of about 0.5-1.5kg per week and both unlikely to induce ketosis. There is also a dedicated Intermittent Fasting Program running 4 weeks with 5 days of healthy eating and 2 fasting days at 500-600 calories. Anyone unsure which program fits can book the free 15-minute telehealth consultation, valued at $49, by video or phone with no referral needed.

Important health information

Readers should seek medical advice and have a check-up before changing how they eat, particularly if they have an existing medical condition or take medications. This is especially relevant for very low calorie programs and for anyone whose medications interact with alcohol. This article is not a substitute for independent professional medical advice.

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