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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.
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Oops…make that karenshaver@rogers.com
Thanks!!
I’d love a copy of the food list as well. I have one from 2007, but I suspect there are additions on it with all the new products out these days. If anyone is able…karenshaver@rogers.com
……..My email addy is pixxeydust@yahoo.com
thanks! ;–)
Hi all!! I’m looking for a copy of Dr. Bernstein’s diet food list? Can someone please email to me? I’m in Alberta, but I’ll take what I can get. Thanks!
Could someone please post the food list in the comments so we can avoid the ongoing email requests for it? Thanks a lot!
I would also like the list if possible. Im trying to decide what to do with my health and sadly I am not able to afford the program but am thinking I just might buy some vitamins and do it myself. juliebrown@theseed.ca
thanks
Hi, Would lov eto have a copy of the required foods for this diet. I am a picky eater with no time. 3 small children. thanks sue
Could I please have a copy of the food list forwarded to me as well? Thanks so much for your time! dandstrakii@aol.com
Hi Brenda
Can you please email me the canadian list
missykavs@gmail.com
Also how much of the b-12 do we take as injections?
How much neo bex and b12 do i need to use together?
Hi!
How many mg of Potassium is required daily? Thanks!
I find that an excellent snack in the evening is 1/2 piece of Dempster’s 100% whole wheat bread, toasted, with a few sprays of I Can’t Believe it’s Not Butter spray, topped with a mixture of 95% fat free cream cheese mixed with liquid sweetner and cinnamon (mmmmm) really satiates my sweet craving!!
Hey Brenda, Can you please send me the Ontario food list. Please and thank you. My email is sameera_7@hotmail.com
hey guys! before christmas i had lost 15 pounds which was my goal and then after the vacation i had gained 5 pounds….so now iam starting back up with a goal of losing abother 15 pounds! i noticed that the weight comes off faster when i drink alot of water and when i give myself a cheat day every 2 weeks!
Food list for US/Canada can be downloaded from here:
hxxp://rapidshare.com/files/337201479/CanadaFoolList.zip
hxxp://rapidshare.com/files/337202234/USFoodList.zip
I am anxious to hear how everybody is doing on the diet. New Year’s resolutions still in play?
I am getting close to my half way point and starting to lose motivation to stay on the diet. I feel better about myself (my current weight feels better going down than it ever did on the way up) but am not seeing the same results that Dr. Bernstein describes – where you can “expect” to lose between 4 – 5 lbs each week. My results are significantly less than that.
Any suggestions on how to keep this going?
This is for Amy, this is a great diet to follow, but you CANNOT do it while pregnant. They actually ask you before starting the diet if you are pregnant and they will turn you away, and if you become pregnant they cut you off. while pregnant you CANNOT diet, as much as you may want to. The year before last I lost 70lbs on the Bernstein and I had to stop when I wanted to get pregnant, which I did, and even though I gained 110lbs (ouch) while pregnant, I had to wait to do the diet. wait until the pregnancy is over, then you can easily lose that weight (40lbs) in about 2 months on this diet! Best of luck!
Hi everyone.
I’m very interested in this diet plan.
Brenda (or anyone else who has the food lists): could you please send it/them to me also? Thanks!
manders103@hotmail.com
Hi,
Could I trouble someone for the list of foods as well please and thank you.
Thanks So Much,
rtumbas@hotmail.com
I went on this diet about 5 years ago and lost nearly 70 pounds! It really wasn’t hard after getting used to the first week or so. Sadly though, I have gone back to my old stressed-out way of eating and now I am excited to start back up on this diet again. I won’t be paying for the injections this time though.
Could someone please send me the updated food list? I can tell by reading some other posts on other sites that there are many more acceptable choices now than there was available 5 years ago!
Thanks and good luck everyone!
norene.leroux@hotmail.com
Hi Brenda,
Could I please have a copy of the list fwd to me as well?
Thanks so much for time:) nmian@hotmail.com
I was wondering if someone could email me the food list(?)/diet plan for BC.
I am hoping there is more than 1 diet plan to follow as i am pregnant and i don’t think 800 calories/day would be healthy for me. I’m only 10 weeks pregnant but i could really use help losing 20 lbs (technically i am overweight by about 40lbs)
i will ask my dr before getting her to administer b12 shots.
thanks!
Amy
WICKEDMERMAID@GMAIL.COM
I would appreciate it if someone could send me the Alberta food list. Thanks so much.
janet.m.west@shaw.ca
Hi i was wondering if someone has the current food list as i only have the 2007 and was wondering what changed were on it. Thanks. Please email to wakeboardchic50@hotmail.com
Hi DD / Don – I sent out the lists – good luck!
Weighed in today and was down 3 lbs from Friday – talk about motivation
It appears there are provincial differences around the availability of B6 / NeoBex / B12 with Ontario being the most liberal.
Can someone send me the Ontario food list. My email is lairdwriker@yahoo.ca. I was thinking of going on the dr b diet but it’s so expensive!!!! Thanks.
My mom, dad and myself did this diet and it works! My mom was the only one who went to the clinic and did the injections. My dad and myself just went to superstore and bought some b6 and b12 vitamins in pill form, we all lost 20lbs in the first month. We all fell off the wagon after about 6 weeks (Xmas), none of us gained a pound. Now we back on it, can’t wait to see the old me again.
Good Luck Everyone, it’s a hard diet to follow but those 100cal chocolate bars sure help!
Hi there…Good Luck to everyone with the diet…it does work! I was on it a couple of years ago, the weight did stay off for about 1 yr…and now is back (plus some).
BRENDA (or someone please): could you please send me the food list for Alberta? The one I have is soooooo outdated.
digitaldivas@shaw.ca
Thanks so much and HAPPY 2010 ALL!!!
Hey Hales,
Good job! if you want to exchange recipe send me an email at selvana3@hotmail.com
Lists have been sent off, good luck everybody!
Hey Brenda,
That’s great if you can send it to me at selvana3@hotmail.com. And it would be good to talk to others who are doing this diet for support and chat
I lost 10 lbs on the first week, second week zip, not sure why, i started excercising. I’m going to start my third week tommorrow wish me luck
Thanks,
S.