Heading into perimenopause and with other health issues, I decided I was no longer putting myself second to everything. One of the big challenges with working, having a young family and carrying majority share of the responsibility at home was time. I was constantly worn out and even the thought of how do I squeeze anything extra in, was overwhelming!
Questions that came up were how can I manage the sugar cravings (of which I would have physical negative symptoms if I didn't eat it daily)? How can I start this journey for myself and be consistent, to be able to create sustainable and achievable patterns?
That is when I decided to look into Be-Fit Food and saw the 28-day challenge. When I saw the price for 2 weeks of meals for just me, I was a little concerned due to the cost, and what if it didn't see any results. I reminded myself that getting healthy is not an expense but an investment for the future version of me.
What made Be-Fit Food so appealing, was that I didn't need to do anything extra to start me off (I didn't have to research meal plans, count macros and calories, find recipes and most importantly I didn't have to cook another separate meal). There also wasn't a huge exercise regime that I needed to adopt either.
I stayed relatively true for the first 10 days then had one day each week where there was a special event planed (birthday, ladies dinner etc), where I was relaxing the food for that meal/time (including having a little wine), but I made more conscious food choices for this meal, and considering portion size (based on what I had see in the Be Fit meals).
The cacao balls for snacks were amazing in giving me some sugar, without the physical withdrawal symptoms, which meant I didn't smash the chocolate and blow out the meals/calories and undo the results that I was trying to achieve.
Initially I cleared out all the snacks, chocolate etc. so, there was no temptation (also a healthy choice for the family). I was only able to walk for the first 3 weeks (sometimes only 15 min 2-3 times per week). After this I was able to start small runs occasionally in lieu of walking that day. Since there was no pressure for exercise as part of the 28-day challenge, I didn't feel any guilt if I was too exhausted to do anything more, which helped keep momentum.
During the 28-day challenge I lost 5.2 kg, I really noticed a difference in how my body felt, pain in my knee when running stopped, inflammation reduce and generally I had more energy.
For sustainability, I now always keep some be-fit meals in the freezer, I use these on the days I work in the office, when I am flat out and realise I haven't eaten, and can quickly grab one and heat it up in 5 min (rather than reaching for the quick junky snacks when I realise my body needs food right now), or when I have possibly over indulged over the weekend and want to do a 2 day reset.
Be-Fit Food really was a very easy and simplistic starting tool, it gave some pretty quick results to keep motivated, it supported my education in portion size and helped me make conscious informed choices (I also utilised the dietitian consult).
Be-Fit makes it easy to make healthy choices on the days there is just too much going on. Now I am incorporating be-fit foods along with a 15-20 min functional strength program 2 times per week with a little running or walking as well, with the aim to build up longer strength session times.
I have currently lost 6 kg, since the start.
Vanessa L. (February 2026 Challenge Participant)
Vanessa L. (February 2026 Challenge Participant)
