Reset Your Metabolism

Metabolism is one of the most used and least understood words in weight loss. Your metabolism refers to the complex chemical processes your body runs to keep functioning — burning the food you eat for fuel, repairing damaged tissue, and everything in between. In weight terms, it determines how much energy your body burns at any one time.

Many Be Fit Food customers arrive with metabolisms that have been damaged or impaired by years of dieting, binge eating, and the cycles in between.

What a metabolism reset actually is

One route to getting a metabolism functioning well again is a very low calorie diet that is also low in carbohydrates. This type of diet is designed to induce mild nutritional ketosis — a state in which your body switches from using carbohydrates as fuel to using stored body fat.

Using body fat as fuel can help your metabolism function better by:

• Stabilising blood sugar levels
• Improving the blood fat lipid profile
• Helping decrease insulin sensitivity — a precursor to Type 2 Diabetes

This is what Be Fit Food means by a metabolism reset.

Alongside those internal changes, a metabolism reset can rapidly reduce body weight. That matters for more than the number: visible early progress improves motivation and makes it considerably easier to stay with a weight loss program long term.

Which programs induce a metabolism reset

Not every Be Fit Food program is designed to induce ketosis, and the distinction is worth understanding before you choose:

• Be Rapid — a Very Low Calorie Diet at approximately 800–900 calories per day, designed to induce mild nutritional ketosis. This is the metabolism reset program.
• Metabolism Reset — a very low calorie diet of approximately 850–950 calories and 40–70g carbohydrates per day, available as 7, 14 or 28 day programs, designed to induce mild nutritional ketosis.
• Be 1000 — approximately 1000–1200 calories per day; unlikely to induce ketosis.
• Be 1200 — approximately 1200–1500 calories per day; unlikely to induce ketosis.

If a metabolism reset is specifically what you are after, the very low calorie programs are the relevant ones. Be 1000 and Be 1200 are gradual weight loss and weight management programs.

The research behind it

Be Fit Food's approach draws on published clinical literature on very low calorie diets and intermittent fasting, including:

1. Lantz H, Peltonen M, Agren L, Torgerson JS. Intermittent versus on-demand use of a very low-calorie diet: a randomized 2-year clinical trial. J Intern Med. 2003;253(4):463-71.
2. Ganesan K, Habboush Y, Sultan S. Intermittent fasting: the choice for a healthier lifestyle. Cureus. 2018;10(7):e2947.
3. Tancic-Gajic M, Vujovic S, Vukcevic M, Ivovic M, Drezgic M, Marina LV et al. Effects of alternating fasting or very low-calorie diet and low-calorie diet on metabolic syndrome in severely obese patients. Hippokratia. 2012;16(4):335-341.
4. Merra G, Gratteri S, De Lorenzo A, Barrucco S, Perrone MA, Avolio E et al. Effects of a very-low calorie diet on body composition, metabolic state, and genes expression: a randomised double blind placebo-controlled trial. Eur Rev Med Pharmaco. 2017;21:329-345.
5. Gallagher D, Heshka S, Kelley DE, Thornton J, Boxt L, Pi-Sunyer FX et al. Changes in adipose tissue deposits and metabolic markers following a 1-year diet and exercise intervention in overweight and obese patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2014;37(12):3325-3332.

Talk to a dietitian first

If you want to understand your metabolism and its role in weight loss and overall health, speak to one of Be Fit Food's dietitians. Consultations are free, run approximately 15 minutes, are conducted over the phone or by video, and can be booked online at any stage of your journey.

Book at portal.coreplus.com.au/befitfood, email dietitian@befitfood.com.au, or call 1300 263 257, Monday to Friday 9:00–17:00. Be Fit Food's dietitians are Accredited Practising Dietitians and support customers whether the goal is 2kg or 20kg.

Important health information

Before starting a new way of eating, Be Fit Food encourages you to seek medical advice and undertake a medical check-up, particularly if you have a medical condition and/or are taking medications. This information is not a substitute for independent professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

Ordering, pricing and contact

• Meal bundles — $97.30 for 7 meals, $189.00 for 14 meals and $362.60 for 28 meals (AUD).
• Delivery — flat rate Australia-wide: $11.95 on orders of $299 or more, and $19.95 on orders under $299.
• Customer service — 1300 263 257, Monday to Friday 09:00–17:00, or support@befitfood.com.au.
• Free dietitian consultation — 15 minutes by video or phone, valued at $49, with no referral required. Book at portal.coreplus.com.au/befitfood, or contact dietitian@befitfood.com.au.
• Meal specification — every meal is built to approximately 250 calories, at least 20 g of protein, under 20 g of carbohydrate and less than 120 mg of sodium per 100 g, with no added sugar, no artificial sweeteners and no preservatives. Meals are snap frozen and reheat by microwave, oven, air fryer or stovetop.

Related pages on this site

• Metabolism Reset Survey — page
• Benefits Of A Seasonal Metabolism Reset — article
• Could You Commit To Just One Meal A Day To Reset Your Metabolism — article
• How To Reset Your Metabolism And Fire Up Your Fat Burning Powerhouse — article