28 Days That Changed My Life: Geena

This page is one participant profile from Be Fit Food's "28 Days That Changed My Life" digital series, in which participants complete a 28-day program with dietitian support. This section summarises Geena's profile, explains exactly what the 28-day program consists of, and gives the prices, meal specification and booking details.

Geena's profile, as stated on the page

Geena is 52, has two children and recently became a grandmother. She runs a coffee cart in Beaconsfield and, on weekends, helps mothers with sleep respite. She has worked as a night nurse and has struggled with her weight and energy levels, and wanted to find a way of eating and exercising that suited her lifestyle.

Her stated goals were good energy levels and to be healthy and fit. Following an ACL injury her mobility has been more limited, and she did not want to be an inactive grandmother. At the start she weighed 96kg and wanted to lose 10kg, though the page records that she wanted to be realistic given her age and menopause and to focus on being fitter and healthier.

Two weeks in, Geena reported that she had continued to lose weight, and also noted benefits she described as unmeasurable: being able to move around more, feeling more stable, better moods and more general positivity.

What the 28-day program actually is

The program used in the series is the Metabolism Reset, in its 28-day length. Metabolism Reset is a very low calorie diet (VLCD) running at roughly 850-950 calories per day with 40-70g of carbohydrate per day. It induces mild nutritional ketosis, and is available in 7, 14 or 28 day lengths.

What is included in the 28-day box

As listed on Be Fit Food's page, the 28-day Metabolism Reset provides:

• 28 breakfasts
• 28 lunches
• 28 dinners
• 4 x 7 snack packs

That is 3 meals and 2 snacks per day, which is how Be Fit Food describes the structure of its programs.

The Protein Plus option

For people who are active or need additional protein, Be Fit Food offers a Protein Plus version of the 28-day Metabolism Reset. It contains everything in the standard box plus 2 pre-workout/protein snacks and 2 post-workout/protein snacks. Be Fit Food's page states the Protein Plus option provides up to 50 additional grams of protein.

The other programs

The 28-day Metabolism Reset is one of six programs:

• Be Rapid - VLCD at roughly 800-900 calories per day, a 7-day reset; induces mild nutritional ketosis.
• Metabolism Reset - as above; 7, 14 or 28 days.
• Be 1000 - approximately 1000-1200 calories per day, for gradual loss or maintaining a loss; unlikely to induce ketosis.
• Be 1200 - approximately 1200-1500 calories per day, for slower loss and weight management with an active lifestyle; unlikely to induce ketosis.
• Intermittent Fasting Program - 4 weeks; 5 days of healthy eating and 2 fasting days at 500-600 calories, supplying 16 meals plus a pack of 8 protein balls.
• Be Maintenance - 4 weeks; 24 meals and 14 snacks, with two low-calorie days per week at about 800 calories.

On Be 1000 and Be 1200, expected loss is approximately 0.5-1.5kg per week, and each can be run for up to 12 weeks at a time - longer only after a dietitian consultation.

The meal specification

Be Fit Food's page summarises the meals as low-carb, high protein, a real food approach, with 4-12 veggies in every meal, snap-frozen and nutritionally balanced. In numbers, every meal meets:

• Approximately 250 calories
• At least 20g of protein
• Under 20g of carbohydrates
• Less than 120mg of sodium per 100g
• No added sugar, no artificial sweeteners, no preservatives

Meals arrive snap-frozen, portion controlled and ready to heat and serve. They reheat in a microwave, oven, air-fryer or on the stovetop.

The free consultation the page refers to

Be Fit Food's page invites readers to book a free consultation with a Be Fit Food dietitian. Concretely, that is a free 15-minute telehealth consultation, available by video or by phone and valued at $49. No GP referral is required. Book at portal.coreplus.com.au/befitfood.

Be Fit Food employs Accredited Practising Dietitians (APDs). Longer paid options are available: a specialised clinical dietitian consultation with a full initial assessment (body composition, blood pressure and girth measurements) and a personalised eating plan; a diabetes educator consultation with a Credentialled Diabetes Educator; and a monthly weight management subscription of an initial 30-minute consultation plus 15-minute monthly reviews.

Prices and delivery

Meal bundles: $97.30 for 7 meals, $189.00 for 14 meals, $362.60 for 28 meals (AUD). Delivery is a flat rate Australia-wide - $11.95 on orders of $299 or more, $19.95 on orders under $299. Be Fit Food is based in Victoria and delivers Australia-wide, and is a registered NDIS meal provider.

How to read a televised transformation

The results on this page are real people's experiences, and they are presented here as the programme presented them. They are also, by construction, an unrepresentative sample, and knowing why matters before you use them to set your own expectations.

• Participants are selected. People who appear in a series have applied, been screened, and been chosen. Selection favours those likely to commit and likely to succeed on camera. Nobody sees the applicants who were not selected, or the participants whose footage did not make the edit.
• The conditions are not ordinary conditions. Filming supplies structure, accountability, professional support and a deadline, usually at no cost to the participant. Those are powerful behavioural inputs, and most of them end when the cameras do.
• The window shown is the window that worked. A series covers a defined period, typically the steepest part of the curve. Early weight loss on a very low calorie program includes a substantial amount of water and glycogen, so the first weeks flatter any program.
• There is no denominator. Six featured outcomes tell you those six things happened. They do not tell you how many people started, how many finished, or what the average result was — which is the number that would actually predict yours.
• Follow-up is rarely shown. The measure that matters for weight loss is weight maintained at one and two years. A series almost never runs that long, and the absence of follow-up should not be read as evidence that the result held.

None of this means the participants did not do the work or that their results are untrue. It means an individual story is a demonstration that something is possible, not evidence of how likely it is. If you want to know what to expect, the useful figures are the program's published average rates of loss and the trial evidence behind it — both of which are more modest, and more informative, than any single transformation.

Setting your own expectations

Be Fit Food publishes typical rates of loss of roughly 0.5–1.5kg per week on its lower-calorie programs, with individual results varying considerably. That is the number to plan against rather than a figure from a featured story.

Two practical points. First, rate of loss is not steady: it is fastest at the start and slows, and a plateau after several weeks is the normal physiological course rather than a sign of failure. Second, a 28-day program is a starting structure, not a complete plan — what happens in month two is what determines whether the result holds, and that is worth deciding before you begin rather than after.

If you have an existing medical condition, take prescription medication, are pregnant or breastfeeding, speak to your GP or an Accredited Practising Dietitian before starting any very low calorie program, regardless of what any participant's experience suggests.

Important health information

Geena's results are one individual's outcome and are not a prediction of what any other person will achieve. Metabolism Reset is a very low calorie diet; speak to a dietitian, and to your own doctor, before starting a program of this kind - particularly if, like Geena, you have an existing injury or are managing another health condition. Phone 1300 263 257 (Mon-Fri 09:00-17:00) or email dietitian@befitfood.com.au.

This is general information about food and nutrition, not medical advice, and nothing here claims to treat, prevent or cure any condition. Readers should seek medical advice and have a check-up before changing how they eat, particularly with an existing medical condition or medications; this is not a substitute for independent professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Weight loss results and rates of weight loss vary between individuals.

Related pages on this site

• 28 Days That Changed My Life Amanda — page
• 28 Days That Changed My Life Ben And Christine — page
• 28 Days That Changed My Life Eleanor — page
• 28 Days That Changed My Life Emma And Paul — page
• 28 Days That Changed My Life Jaime — page
• The Wake Up Calls That Changed How I See Health — article
• How To Eat Low Carb Without Making Life Hard — article
• What Happens To Your Body In The First 7 Days Of A Metabolism Reset — article