![Diet Plans and Nutrition [Home]](/images/everydiet5.png "Every Diet [Home]"){kind=small}
Bernstein Diet
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.
Updated:Patients receive a Vitamin B complex injection.
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.
More low calorie recipes can be found here.
See Also
DrBdiet – Official site.
Mona, my understanding is that Vit B is water-soluble and you pee the excess that your body doesn’t absorb out.
I’ve done drbernstein for nearly 6yrs…weightloss is quick..5lbs wk for me…the food is soooooo boring. After 4 weeks I’m off it..cannot take eating the limited food allowed.
I did Diet Workshop many many years ago…wish they were still around…believe they were the best weigt loss program….do not no why I cannot find them.
Hi Laila, I think all of your questions have already been answered in previous comments. Just take a few minutes and read through them.
I was just reading everyones comments, before giving Dr. B a call to check out their prices. Like Ann mentioned, don’t want to go bankrupt because of it. Some one mentioned that the injections could be purchased on-line or thorough a pharmacy. Does this mean that i don’t require a prescription? How would i go about looking this up and what is it called. Just Vitamin B Complex injections? Someone please help me out here, i’m well over weight and could use some help with resources as i can not really afford the Dr. B’s diet.
I have a question…
What are the side effects if you overdose on these shots?
Thanks in advance
@ Celia and Wenpat
if you check older posts you will see that some in the GTA purchased B-6 in the west end at Shoppers at Weston rd and Lawrence also Kipling and Dundas Shoppers, read back you may see a closer area. But if you get a script from your Doc then you can claim this on most insurance plans. You can pretty much buy B-12 at any pharmacy. Hope this helps.
hi every person,
I identified http://www.everydiet.org after previous months and I’m very excited much to commence participating. I are basically lurking for the last month but figured I would be joining and sign up.
I am from Spain so please forgave my speaking english...
Lori, I’m taking 3.5 of the B6 but I’ve stopped and started a few times, so it lasted me a very long time.
I’ve re-joined Dr B but I don’t go as often as I should because I do my own injections…. that way my fee spreads out a lot longer and I’m still accountable for what I eat. It is hard for me to do it strictly on my own so this works for me.
Celia, How many of the b6 are you taking each day ? Ive been considering going to Dr. B’s but the amount of money they want is unreal.
@wenpat – I suggest you try a local independent pharmacy. Also, call to check up on your online order, if it’s on back order they may not let you know.
thank-you to everyone for contributing to this forum. I have learned a lot over the past couple of days. I’ve been wanting to go to Dr B clinic, but cannot justify going in to debt, which would be the only way I could afford to do it. A friend of mine is curently going to the clinic and has lost 30+ lbs in 6 weeks, she had given me her book to read and a copy of the latest food list. I have not been able to get the B6 in any pharmacy (I live in Ontario); I spent yesterday going to many pharmacies and phoning around. I eventually ordered it online, so hopefully it won’t take long to get here. I started my journey this morning, and have just about made it through day 1. I had a megga headache mid-afternoon, but that subsided after I had an early dinner. I think the first couple of days will be the hardest to get through, just because the body has to get used to such a drastic change in the amount and type of food it’s getting….I’m very excited to be starting this and hope that I will do as well as all of you.
I bought the B6 about six months ago from Wal-Mart. Now I cannot find any pharmacy willing to order it for me (since they do not stock it). Can anyone in the Toronto/Scarborough area tell me where you purchased the B6. Thanks in advance.
Hi Angel,
If you do want to be email buddies then I will. My email address is in the older posts
. I do not have yours as I thought you didn’t want to do it 
Hi Arin….I was one of the people who e-mailed you….I am ready to start if you still have my e-mail address please email me again. I do not have your e-mail address. Right now I am going to give myself a shot. So I am starting…..right this second…okay. I promise to be your e-mail buddy. I have to start the scale is starting to go up instead of down.
Been to Bernstein’s, they only guarantee 2 pounds/week not the 4-5 pounds they advertise, even if you follow the program religiously. No counselling, just a urine check to ensure you are “burning” and a quick review of your diet sheet, your “shot” and you’re done. Very specific foods, reduced calories BUT if you are only going to lose 2 lbs/week then it is expensive and for those that want some guidance it is lacking. Beware of their bars as they “may contain” nuts, wheat and FISH….hitting a lot of allergic reactions.
DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS SYSTEM. They advertise that one can lose quickly following the program exactly, but when you don’t – well they are just at a loss for explanation but you are at a loss in the pocketbook.
Not a program I would recommend to anyone.
It is quiet in here. Just seems the interest comes and goes
I have had two people email with interest in being ‘weightloss’ buddies but that lasted two days, if that!
Does anyone have some recipes they would like to share. The food gets a little boring and I keep going off and on the diet. I am getting a little frustrated as I can’t seem to stay on it very long.
I have a wedding tommorrow so I will be starting on Monday……….I have not been doing it!!!!
How about everyone else?