Success Stories

I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to my dietitian, Nrutika, and the entire team for their incredible support throughout my 6-month weight gain program. The diet plans were meticulously crafted, ensuring that I received all the essential nutrients, proteins, fiber, and more. Each plan was thoughtfully designed to not only help me achieve my goals but also improve my overall strength and well-being. The regular follow-up sessions, coupled with body composition checks, played a pivotal role in boosting my confidence and keeping me motivated. The team's dedication and caring approach ensured that I stayed on track and followed the program effectively. It has been a truly wonderful experience, and I deeply appreciate the effort and attention given to my progress.Thank you for helping me not just improve my physique but also build strength and resilience from within. I highly recommend your services to anyone looking for a structured, supportive, and results-oriented approach to health and nutrition.

I was seeking various plans to suit my weight gain journey and tried multiple diets but couldn't gain any weight. I found out about Dt. Pradnya Padhye and visited her clinic last October. The interaction was very detailed—she answered all my queries and provided a thorough explanation of why things may not have worked in the past. Her team is also very well-informed.The plan given was very simple to follow, and I started seeing results within three weeks. This was incredibly fast, considering I hadn’t made any progress before. It has been over five months now, and I am very pleased with the progress I have made. I can also attest to the excellent follow-ups and availability, which have been top-class, to say the least.I am extremely happy with every part of my interaction with Dt. Pradnya and her team. I can say with utmost confidence that my counseling with Balcal Nutrefy will last long.Just to mention a few numbers, I have gained 8 kgs in over five months. This is nothing short of extraordinary, considering my past history.Overall, I would highly recommend Dt. Pradnya Padhye for all your diet plans.

Hello, Pradnya and Richa, thank you for the proper guidance in my diet journey. I would 100% recommend Balcal Nutrefy to my family and friends. After my pregnancy, I gained a lot of weight. Joining Balcal Nutrefy, I went from 77 kgs to 68 kgs. Richa was regularly following up with me, providing her regular follow-ups and proper guidance. ❤️❤️

When I first visited Dr. Pradnya in Jan 2020, I weighed 80.2 kg. As I'm a classical PCOS patient for 20+ years, she was very mindful of the diet plan and exercise being prescribed to me. She took into account my medical history, sleep pattern, work timings and pressure, as well as my likes and dislikes for particular types of food. Hunger pangs are very common with me, and they are often the reason why diet plans didn't work for me in the past. But, Dr. Pradnya gave me easy replacements for those cravings. What I appreciate the most is that she also spoon-fed me with exercise sheets and healthy recipes to make life simpler. Throughout the process, I didn't have to sacrifice much as I'd understood how to balance my indulgences with nutrition and exercise. After following her instructions diligently for one year, I'm down to 64.5 kg in Jan 2021 and have successfully moved from XL to M. This has been my lowest weight in the last 10 years! Dr. Pradnya has made me capable enough to maintain this weight on my own – through her invaluable tips and tricks. I can't thank her enough for reigniting the confidence in me!

The journey with Dt. Pradnya and the team has been so encouraging. I had enrolled for the weight loss program as my weight went above 100 kg for the first time, and as I am suffering from PCOD, weight gain is very easy. Hence, I needed some guidance for nutrition and weight loss. Within 3-4 months, I was able to lose 5-6 kg, which seemed impossible to me at the start of the journey. The non-judgmental advice from the team and the acceptance that you can indulge and it's okay to take a break and start again – we are here to support and help you get back on track – this attitude and continuous motivation helped me lose more than 10 kg. I am really grateful to Dt. Aasavaree and Dt. Pradnya.I highly recommend consulting them, as it will really help you come out of the belief that losing weight is really difficult.

It's just been three months since our association with Balcal started. But, the sense of belongingness and gratefulness is overwhelming.My 10-year-old daughter is a basketball player and loves to sweat it out inside as well as off the court. However, despite deliberate efforts, we were worried that her nutrition wasn't enough to cope with the requirements as a sports kid. That's when we decided to approach Balcal for consultation.After a detailed analysis based on physical and medical reports, a customized plan was designed. More than just consultation, it was the personal touch of Dt. Nivedi that motivated my daughter to take up the plan seriously.Close follow-up and making desired changes as per my daughter's response to the meal plan soon led to visible results... firstly in the form of her increased energy levels and stamina. Next, the obvious results were reflected in her medical reports wherein the vitamin D levels shot up from 23 to 76 in just a matter of 3 months.Above all, Balcal has played a great role in setting a strong foundation for my daughter by inculcating healthy habits.Ever grateful to Dt. Pradnya, Dt. Nivedi, and the entire team.

I visited for Diabetic Diet Counseling. Hi! So, I have started my diet counseling with Pradnya Padhye since 2018. My goal was specifically to control diabetes and weight loss. Pradnya was very patient. She understood my concerns, lifestyle, and scientifically explained to me about diabetes. Her approach is very flexible and client-centered. She slowly changed my lifestyle to become a habit. I am very satisfied. Even senior citizens with different medical concerns get a good and manageable diet and are very happy. Absolutely happy and recommend her strongly. Meet Pradnya, and you will surely walk out with great satisfaction!!!

I was planning to run the Tata Mumbai Full Marathon in January 2023. I have been relatively active and fit. My marathon journey started in 2012, and I graduated to full marathons in 2016. Although I kept improving, during each of my marathons I had issues with cramping. Somewhere my nutrition was not proper, and I could sense that. Hence, upon a recommendation from a close friend who also had taken consultation from Pradnya, I decided to see them. They promptly fixed an appointment and gave a reminder. Upon payment of the initial fees, I saw Pradnya and Mrudula, who was assigned as my mentor. The wait to meet was barely anything.The first meeting was productive. They listened to me and asked pertinent questions to know what I needed. I simply told them to help me with a diet plan which I could sustain to lead a healthy lifestyle and something which my family could manage without inconvenience. They carefully noted my needs and then talked about what I required. I quickly realized that despite being lean and seemingly thinking I was fit, there was so much in my body which was wrongfully going in. Fueling the body is so important, I had read, but their talks came as a powerful reinforcement.One thing she mentioned was that small things lead to big changes. One such example was starting the pre-workout meal of banana or peanut butter bread or likewise. This change boosted my energy levels very high. Almost all my practice runs after the pre-workout meal helped me with sustained levels of energy and immediately showed on my performance. I just couldn’t believe that such a small change could make such a huge difference. They carefully guided me on how to intake my protein, carbs, and fiber and helped me with the ratio. Being a vegetarian and an athlete, their guidance with various alternative protein sources was a boon. Although nowadays much knowledge is available in the open domain, when someone customizes this for your needs, it is a whole different thing. Over the next few weeks, I saw a change in my levels of alertness, agility, and performance. One thing very special about the team is that they remain fully invested in you. They give their 110%. Phone calls happen weekly for updates, and those supposed to last for 20 minutes invariably end up crossing half an hour. Besides this, they make a WhatsApp group with Pradnya and Mrudulla both and keep answering any doubts or questions. Whenever you give any updates, they are more than encouraging, pushing you to go even further and stick to the plan. Another big thing that happened is that my blood hemoglobin levels shot from 12.5 (borderline for donating blood) to 13.9. I was smiling when I saw this, as I prefer donating blood every 3 months, and now I won’t have fear of rejection due to low count. It was only the diet which accentuated the HB levels. I followed their advice almost 85-90% and results were miraculous. For anyone who is planning to take consultation from the Balcal team, I recommend you be as invested as them and then see magical results. They offer very good advice and are not commercial or time-conscious. I would go and visit them again if needed and shall recommend the team to all my runner friends and others. It’s a small investment for ensuring and insulating your health.

Pradnya has been instrumental in preparation of bespoke nutrition plans for endurance events which includes marathons and ultra marathons viz. Ladakh Silk Route 2023 , KhardungLa Challenge 2022 and two editions of Comrades in 2023 and 2024 amongst other major events. The recommendations have been easy to prepare at home or access from my office cafeteria making them convenient to follow. Regular interactions with Pradnya and Team Balcal Nutrefy enable requisite tweaks as per my training schedule and office travel commitments. Presently Team Balcal Nutrefy is enabling my pursuit for improving timings for the full marathon.

I was looking for a weight loss program as I had gradually increased my weight because of PCOS. I didn’t want to take hormonal pills or anything else, so I was very much assured that I wanted to follow a strict diet, and I came across Balcal Nutrefy while searching for it. Trust me, guys, in the span of the last three months, I haven’t felt like I was following a diet. It was all a fabulous treat from them to me in the form of a diet which they made me follow. I was very hesitant, as I am someone who likes to eat rice on a daily basis, and I was like, "Will it be stopped?" But nothing like that happened. I was eating everything but in proportion, which they made me understand how to follow in everyday life. Every week there were some changes to my diet plan, which made sure I didn’t get bored and how my body needs it. Truly an amazing experience❤️