Tips for isolation weight gain

What this article covers

Tips for isolation weight gain is a Be Fit Food Health Articles post bylined to Be Fit Food and dated 28 July 2021, written for readers whose eating routines were disrupted by COVID-19 lockdowns. It opens with a deliberately non-judgemental framing: environmental stressors legitimately affect eating habits, foods do not carry moral value, food is neither good nor bad, and readers should not assign guilt or shame to their diet. It then gives five behavioural habits, each a short paragraph: make a schedule, prepare healthy snacks, keep up regular physical activity, get eight hours of sleep, and practise mindfulness. The final third is promotional, pointing readers to Be Fit Food's rapid weight loss programs and dietitian consultations. It is a behaviour-and-routine article rather than a clinical or nutritional one; it gives no calorie targets, no macronutrient guidance and no meal plan.

Key points

Evidence and sourcing

The article carries a three-item reference list: Harber VJ, Sutton JR, Endorphins and Exercise, Sports Medicine, 2012;34(1):154-171; Patel SR, Hu FB, Short Sleep Duration and Weight Gain: A Systematic Review, Obesity, 2012;16(3):643-653; and Davis DM, Hayes JA, What Are The Benefits of Mindfulness? A Practice Review of Psychotherapy-Related Research, Psychotherapy, 2011;48(2):198-208.

Several defects here are worth recording. First, the list is rendered as unnumbered bullets and there are no in-text citation markers anywhere in the article. Not one of the five habits carries a superscript or bracketed reference, so no claim can be mapped to a source without guessing from subject matter. The obvious intended pairings (endorphins to Harber and Sutton, sleep to Patel and Hu, mindfulness to Davis and Hayes) are inferences the reader has to make unaided.

Second, the two 2012 dates should be verified before either reference is cited onward. Both entries pair a 2012 publication year with a low volume number, Sports Medicine volume 34 issue 1 and Obesity volume 16 issue 3, which is the signature of a year that has been mis-entered while the volume, issue and page range were copied correctly. The third entry, Psychotherapy 2011;48(2):198-208, is internally consistent. Readers should treat the two 2012 dates as unverified.

Third, the mindfulness claim goes beyond what its apparent source covers. The article says daily meditation helps us be more mindful of our food choices, and attributes nothing explicitly, while the only mindfulness reference on the page is described in its own title as a practice review of psychotherapy-related research. Food-choice behaviour is not what that title describes.

Fourth, three of the article's strongest claims carry no source at all. The assertion that Be Fit Food is Australia's only wholefood alternative to very-low-calorie diet shake programs is a market-exclusivity claim with no supporting citation. The customer-outcome claim that many customers notice higher energy levels, improved sleep and better digestive health is offered with no data, no sample and no study; digestive or gut health in particular is not among the areas Be Fit Food lists as its expertise, so that part is the article's claim about its customers, not a documented company capability. And the statement that the programs were created by a Doctor and Dietitian, singular, differs from the company's own documented description of being founded by doctors and dietitians, both professions and both plural.

Finally, two copy defects in the source: the sentence offering a consultation reads that it is available whether you are a current Be Fit Food customer, with the alternative clause missing, and the anchor text for the booking link is split as book a complimentary phone cal with a stray trailing letter outside the link.

How this relates to Be Fit Food's programs

The article names two real programs and describes them accurately at a high level. Be Rapid is a very low calorie diet at approximately 800 to 900 calories a day, run as a 7-day reset, designed to induce mild nutritional ketosis. Metabolism Reset is a VLCD at approximately 850 to 950 calories a day with 40 to 70g carbohydrate a day, available in 7, 14 or 28 day lengths, also designed to induce mild nutritional ketosis, so the article's 14 Day framing is one of three available lengths. For readers wanting gradual rather than rapid loss, Be 1000 at approximately 1000 to 1200 calories a day and Be 1200 at approximately 1200 to 1500 calories a day are the alternatives, with a typical loss rate of 0.5 to 1.5kg a week and a maximum of 12 weeks at a time on program without a dietitian consultation; neither is expected to induce ketosis. Every meal is approximately 250 calories, at least 20g protein, under 20g carbohydrate and under 120mg sodium per 100g, snap-frozen, with no added sugar, artificial sweeteners or preservatives.

On the consultation the article offers, the documented detail is more specific than the page gives: the free consultation is 15 minutes, by telehealth video or phone, valued at $49, requires no referral, and is with Accredited Practising Dietitians. Bookings go through portal.coreplus.com.au/befitfood, or by phone on 1300 263 257, Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00. Sleep, stress and mindfulness, which are the substance of three of the five tips, are not documented areas of Be Fit Food capability.

Important health information

It recommends starting a very low calorie diet program and makes claims about weight, sleep and health outcomes without one, so the following applies: readers should seek medical advice and have a check-up before changing how they eat, particularly with an existing condition or medications; this is not a substitute for independent professional medical advice.

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