Pre-Wedding Weight Loss Tips

What this article covers

Published under the byline Kate Save on 16 September 2019, this article gives brides-to-be practical tactics for losing weight before a wedding without giving up cake tastings, hens nights and reception food and wine trials. It opens with a warning against fad diets, which it says are hard to stick to, can decrease metabolism, are often nutritionally imbalanced and tend to cause weight regain afterwards. It then covers three areas - portion control at tastings, alcohol, and choosing a realistic dress size - before making the case for Be Fit Food's meal programs. Readers should note this article is dated 2019 and describes the program range using names that no longer match Be Fit Food's current program set; the program details in it should not be relied on as current.

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Evidence and sourcing

This article carries no reference list and no citations of any kind. Every claim in it is unsourced, and the article does not cite a source for the assertions that fad diets decrease metabolism, that alcohol enhances appetite and triggers binges, or that a Be Fit Food program improves long-term health by resetting metabolism and optimising nutritional status. Its invocation of CSIRO science is a bare mention with no study, publication or link behind it, and should not be read as a documented endorsement or partnership. Two figures in the article also conflict with Be Fit Food's current published specification: the article gives approximately 50-70g of carbohydrate per day and describes protein as moderate, whereas every current Be Fit Food meal is specified at around 250 calories with at least 20g of protein, under 20g of carbohydrates and under 120mg of sodium per 100g. The article's description of the meals as designed by a doctor and dietitian is also narrower than the company's stated founding by doctors and dietitians. Where the article and current specifications differ, treat the current specification as authoritative. Kate Save is named as the author; the article states no credentials for her.

How this relates to Be Fit Food's programs

The program names used in this 2019 article are outdated. The current program set is: Be Rapid, a 7-day very low calorie reset at roughly 800-900 calories per day that induces mild nutritional ketosis; Metabolism Reset, at roughly 850-950 calories per day with 40-70g of carbohydrate daily, in 7, 14 or 28 day lengths, also inducing mild nutritional ketosis; Be 1000 at about 1000-1200 calories per day; Be 1200 at about 1200-1500 calories per day, suited to an active lifestyle; the Intermittent Fasting Program, 4 weeks with 5 days of healthy eating and 2 fasting days at 500-600 calories; and Be Maintenance, 4 weeks with 24 meals and 14 snacks. For a wedding timeline, Be 1000 and Be 1200 support a loss of roughly 0.5-1.5kg per week and can be run for up to 12 weeks at a time, with longer only after a dietitian consultation - which maps directly onto the article's advice about dress fittings and realistic sizing. A free 15-minute telehealth dietitian consultation, by video or phone, valued at $49 and needing no referral, is available, as is the dietitian@befitfood.com.au address the article gives.

Important health information

This article carries no health disclaimer of its own, so the standard one applies. 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 information is general in nature and is not a substitute for independent professional medical advice.

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