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Dr. Stanley Bernstein is a Canadian physician who specializes in medically-supervised weight loss programs. Dr Bernstein’s weight loss practice began in 1974 - and has now grown to over 50 clinics in Canada alone. Dr. Bernstein’s program is clinic-based only - and there are currently clinics in Canada and the USA.
What is the Bernstein Diet?
The Bernstein Diet aims to lose 4-5 pounds per week and involves 3 visits to the clinic each week during the program.
The Bernstein diet program is a combination of low calorie diet (regular grocery
store foods), behavior modification, education and vitamin and mineral supplements. The daily calorie intake could be anywhere between
800 — 1350 calories per day - it is a case-by-case situation.
The diet claims that only fat tissue is lost during this rapid weight loss phase, and all other tissue (muscle, electrolytes, fluid) is retained. One of the major features of the diet is the vitamin and mineral supplementation - this is achieved by vitamin injections.
Dr. Bernstein has a number of phases on the diet - a Weight Loss phase, a maintenance phase and also the "tune-up" diet for small amounts of weight loss.
Foods on the Bernstein Diet
Here is a sample of the kind of foods found on the Doctor Bernstein Diet.
Protein
veal cutlet
chicken livers
small steak
chicken breasts
shrimp
tuna
white fish
Fruit and Vegetables
celery
mushrooms
tomatoes
lettuce
bean sprouts
cabbage
tomato sauce
apples
lemons
oranges
green, orange, red and yellow peppers
Bread Substitutes
triscuits
melba toast
Spices and Seasonings
bay leaves
dried herbs
caraway seeds
soya sauce
Beverages and Miscellaneous
liquid Sweetener
Hermasetas/Equal
Jello Light
herbal tea
decaffeinated coffee
club soda
The Bernstein diet also has a number of other foods allowed.
See Also
DrBdiet - Official site.
I have used dr. bernstein’s diet in Toronto and it’s amazing!
I lost 20lbs. within 2mths. If you are able to do the diet do it, it’s worth every penny…
I am on this site b/c now i have moved to NY and am unable to find clinics..Please open atleast one here…I have tooo many people who are interested in the diet!
I am going to start the Dr. B. diet tomorrow. Am anxious to hear how many people can actually keep the weight off on this program.
Both my wife and myself did the Bernstien diet last year.Can’t give enough praise.In just 78 days my wife lost 45 pounds and I lost 85 pounds.We did it at the Dundurn Hamilton Ontario location.The clinic staff were fantastic.They were supportive and made the experience pleasent.It is really strict and you have to follow it to the letter in order for it to work, but if you enjoy cooking and know your spices and flavours it really makes it alot easier because you can keep your meals interesting.Not cheap, but worth every penny.
I am still in shock! After struggling to lose weight for 4 months and not being able, I joined this program, it has not even been 1 weeks and I am down 6 pounds! And I am eating alot! I will definately get to my goeal of 20 pounds in another 2 weeks. I cant recommend this enough!
I lost over 155 lbs in 9+ months with this diet. I would recommend this diet to anyone.
I’ve great success with the Dr B diet. For health reasons I had to lose weight, and this plan has been the answer for me. Seventy pounds in 6 months, and I was losing at a slower rate than a lot of people. It’s strict, and expensive but worth every penny.
Starvation diet. Lost the weight but everything comes back because its a rediculous diet. Waste of money
I’ve done this diet once already and lost 45lbs in about 10 weeks after trying just about everything from lots of excercise to Atkins, to cutting back portions… all to no avail. I felt great, got huge comments on how good I looked (they cut me off when I was about 10lbs than I wanted to be - it really is run by Doctor’s). Unfortunately, I got a bit cocky after losing the pounds and did not follow through on the maintenance program (where you learn how much your body can take in (and what kinds of foods) so eventually (over 5 years) put it back on.
I’ve just rejoined the diet (not much has changed) and have already lost over 5lbs on my first week. I expect that I’ll be down at my goal weight in about 8 weeks (I’ve learned this time NEVER to cheat… you lose 3-4 days of weight burning everytime you do).
It is hard to keep on the diet but the Nurses pester the crap out of you if you break it and give you lots of encouragement when you are doing well. After the first week or so, you don’t really notice anything but the lack of choices of your original diet.
I wholeheartedly recommend this diet. Nothing else ever worked for me and you can see QUICK results.
I did Dr B a couple of years back and lost 67 lbs. Unfortunately, after not watching what I ate; I gained it back and a little more in 3 years. I restarted in January and have lost 74 lbs to date. I know I need to do maintenance. Unfortunately, I will not hit their goal of 140 lbs. I do not want to be that low. Does anyone have ideas and suggestions on how to maintain the weight lose after maintenance is done?
my husband and several friends of ours all went on this diet. it worked wonders for all of us, however, we eventually gained the weight back. the problem that we all find now is how hard it is to lose ANY weigh what-so-ever and we all feel that this diet has somehow screwed up our metabolisms. great diet - but you need to stick to maintenance and don’t gain any weight back because you will have a hell of a time getting rid of it on your own.