Dr Stan Bernstein diet

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has anyone experienced a .2 weight gain like on this program i did today not sure why havent done anything different

63carolena · Newbie Joined: 25 Dec 2007 Posts: 1

I was on the Dr Berstein program, unfortunately a few times over, but experienced success each time. I have in fact gained all my weight back, but in theory it has not been through the failure of the program, it has been through the failure of me returning to former eating habits. I have never learned to eat for life. Yes, I would highly recommend the Dr Bernstein Diet. It is very restrictive and very structured and if you do cheat, you will not lose weight. Good luck!!

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I was on this diet several years ago. I am 5'6, male and was 183 pounds. I got down to 138 over 13 weeks. I did regain the weight over a period of time, but I can't say this was really the fault of the diet. I stayed on the diet, except once I think I had one beer or a chocoalte bar or somehting. Here are some of my comments:

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Teaches you portion control, the importance of eating protein and not eating starch and how little food your body really needs (of course in the normal course, this is more than on the Dr. B. diet).
Lose weight really quickly. Pretty amazing results for the first while, though first week doesnt count in my view (water weitght)
I found the service was decent and they got you through appointments quickly.
Nurse was of decent attitude. None of this horrible attitude.

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Personally I was tired and hungry a lot. In my view it was very little food - the price of losing weight, I guess.
I felt like I was almost discouraged from exercising by the bernstein dr - probably wise because your body has nothing to use.
Certain foods are now dead to me. Ultra-low fat mayonnaise - wait it is not even food! Crystal light.
At certain points I stopped eating the fruit as it was impeding weight loss.
MY gp wanted me to get off.
My mom knows a few people on the diet and doesn't know anyone who did not gain back.

A few years later I have now lost 50 pounds applying what I learned using Dr Bernstein, but just eating more. I can't say I wouldn't recommend it but you need to know what you are getting into and prepared to be tired and hungry.

A side note - DO NOT pig out at the end of the diet. I did this and had to be off work four/five days because I could barely sit down due to my ass hurting so much from digestive issues.

skinnymini · Newbie Joined: 28 Jan 2008 Posts: 1

i think alot of people with negative opinions of this diet do not know what it's all about. i felt the same way about it when a friend of mine lost a bunch of weight last year. i thought she looked great but that it must be very unhealthy.

even though i am overweight i am still active, just make really poor food choices. i lost 16 lbs on my own through diet and excercise then thought i would see what bernstein was all about to get the loss to go faster. i joined 2.5 weeks ago and am down 15lbs. that's a total lose of 31lbs so far!

the first few days are tough but you get over it and the cravings actually go away. i feel great, i'm sleeping better and i have more energy. i have 25lbs to go and then will leave the program and continue to eat right and get back into more strenuos exercise. of course if you stop a diet and go back to your old ways you will gain all the weight back. i am planning on taking what i have learned about portion sizes and proper eating and applying that after the program. for those who say it's not healthy, i guarantee you i am alot healthier now eating fresh foods and drinking lots of water then i was before when i was packing in the cheese and pasta!

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wicketrun · Newbie Joined: 19 Jun 2008 Posts: 2

This is in regards to the woman who gained 10 pounds while away on vacation. I am on the Bernstein diet. I needed to lose about 180 pounds. I've now lost 95 pounds in 5.5 months. I will soon be going out of town and have learned that if you're going away for 2 weeks or less, you don't stop the diet, instead you are put on a modified version that is designed to keep you from gaining weight. If you start eating carbs and sugar, your body will naturally put on the 5-7 pounds it stores in the muscles which was used up when you started the diet. So this lady went on vacation and didn't follow the modified diet and then gets angry that she got in trouble for not doing her part. Typical fat person's mentallity (believe me, I've been there).

wicketrun · Newbie Joined: 19 Jun 2008 Posts: 2

This is in regards to the woman who gained 10 pounds while away on vacation. I am on the Bernstein diet. I needed to lose about 180 pounds. I've now lost 95 pounds in 5.5 months. I will soon be going out of town and have learned that if you're going away for 2 weeks or less, you don't stop the diet, instead you are put on a modified version that is designed to keep you from gaining weight. If you start eating carbs and sugar, your body will naturally put on the 5-7 pounds it stores in the muscles which was used up when you started the diet. So this lady went on vacation and didn't even try to follow the modified diet and then gets angry that she got in trouble. Typical fat person's mentallity (believe me, I've been there).

Don't let some loser's experience convince you not to give this diet a try. My mother and aunt successfully completed this diet, together losing over 135 pounds. My sister and I have had success. And no, we haven't experienced hair loss either (another topic of this forum). If it doesn't work for you, you can always quit, but if you've got a lot of weight to lose and want to do it quickly, this is a great diet.

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