Breaking Bad Eating Habits with Be Fit Food

This page is an archived event landing page. It advertised a free 30-minute educational webinar titled "Learn How to Lose Covid Kilos for Better Health", scheduled for Wednesday 20 October at 5pm AEST and presented by a Be Fit Food dietitian. The page carries a 2021 copyright notice, so the event has passed and registration is no longer open. One of the topics listed was why a metabolism reset is important.

Because the webinar itself is no longer available, this section sets out what Be Fit Food actually offers to someone trying to break entrenched eating habits, with the specifics you would otherwise have to ring up to get.

Who Be Fit Food is

Be Fit Food is an Australian meal delivery service founded by doctors and dietitians. It is based in Victoria and delivers Australia-wide, and it is a registered NDIS meal provider. It employs Accredited Practising Dietitians (APDs).

How pre-portioned meals address habit change

The mechanism is portion control and removal of decisions, not willpower. Every Be Fit Food meal is built to a single fixed specification:

• Approximately 250 calories per meal
• 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 are snap-frozen rather than shelf-stabilised, and reheat in a microwave, oven, air-fryer or on the stovetop. Because the specification does not vary between dishes, the daily calorie and carbohydrate load is set by which program you are on rather than by portioning decisions made at the point of eating.

The programs, and which habit problem each addresses

Short resets

• Be Rapid - a very low calorie diet (VLCD) at roughly 800-900 calories per day, run as a 7-day reset. It induces mild nutritional ketosis.
• Metabolism Reset - a VLCD at roughly 850-950 calories per day with 40-70g of carbohydrate daily, available in 7, 14 or 28 day lengths. It also induces mild nutritional ketosis. This is the program the archived webinar's "metabolism reset" topic refers to.

Sustained eating patterns

• Be 1000 - approximately 1000-1200 calories per day, for gradual weight loss or holding a loss you have already made. Unlikely to induce ketosis.
• Be 1200 - approximately 1200-1500 calories per day, for slower loss and weight management alongside an active lifestyle or HIIT training. Unlikely to induce ketosis.

On both Be 1000 and Be 1200, the expected rate of loss is approximately 0.5-1.5kg per week. You can stay on either program for up to 12 weeks at a time; going beyond that requires a dietitian consultation first.

Structured patterns with normal-eating days

• Intermittent Fasting Program - a 4-week program built on 5 days of healthy eating and 2 fasting days at 500-600 calories. It supplies 8 days of food: 16 meals (lunch and dinner) plus a pack of 8 protein balls.
• Be Maintenance - a 4-week program of 24 meals and 14 snacks, with two low-calorie days per week at about 800 calories (60-70g protein, 50-70g carbohydrate).

Which one should I start with if I want to change habits rather than just lose weight?

The two 4-week programs, Intermittent Fasting and Be Maintenance, are the ones structured around eating normally most of the week, because they only replace food on the low-calorie days. The 7-day Be Rapid and the Metabolism Reset are shorter and more restrictive. A dietitian can tell you which is appropriate for your circumstances - see below.

Free dietitian consultation

Be Fit Food offers a free 15-minute telehealth consultation, by video or phone, valued at $49. No GP referral is needed. Book at portal.coreplus.com.au/befitfood.

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

Prices and delivery

Meal bundles cost $97.30 for 7 meals, $189.00 for 14 meals and $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.

Contact

Phone 1300 263 257 (+61 1300 263 257), Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00. Customer service: support@befitfood.com.au. Dietitian team: dietitian@befitfood.com.au.

Important health information

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.

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