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Re: Has anyone tried the Dr. Bernstein Diet?
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Sun, 5 Jan 2003 03:47:09 -0600 (CST)
YUP!!! I've heard of the Bernstein Diet....In fact I was on it...
I agree...there is very little food allowed. As for will power on this
diet?
You don't really need any...With your daily injection of Vitamin B12
that SUPPOSEDLY increases your metabolic rate, and the vitamins and
pills etc. You really don't have much to do with this entire system.
The man himself...a very diferent story. I remember my grandmother had
passed away, and having a house filled with people paying their
respects, all we did was drink coffee and some toast with jam. The
following monday, I was INTERVIEWD by Dr. Bernstein and as I explained
WHY I didn't eat, his words were (quote, unquote) "I don't care if your
F....grandmother is dead, if you don't smarten up, YOU'LL be the next
one to be buried"..now, picture a man standing up, looking down at me,
talking very very loud as if he were scolding me.....He said some other
things about my deceased grandmother etc. and then it was MY turn to
speak...
I told him to take his diet and shove it up his......and I walked out.
On my way out, a few others waiting to see the doctor, asked if I were
ok? So I asked them if this was their first visit...they replied No,
that they were on the program 2 years prior...So as I looked at them, I
asked..."IF the program works...WHY are you back?
And I walked out. From that day, even with increased exercise and a
vareful diet, I managed to gain back the 28lbs I lost, PLUS a bonus of
another 17lbs...
I put my body through hell, and my reward was bigger than when I
started.
Do I recommend this diet..? DEFINITELY NOT!!!!!This man needs to learn
to "Understand" what an overweight person is going through, and not
INSULT, DEGRADE, MOCK, HUMILIATE, YELL AT, or verbally abuse his
patients.
Everyone in his office KNOWS why they are there and they are there
because they acknowledged that they need help.....DON'T play with
someones emotional state..The results can be more damaging than good...
At Thu, 7 Feb 2002, Diane wrote:
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>At Fri, 9 Nov 2001, anonymous wrote:
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>My sister tried the Dr. "Stanley" Bernstein program in Canada. He is
>>the doctor who runs a series of clinics in Ontario. BTW - Dr. Bernstein
>>was involved in a major scandal back in the mid nineties where he was
>>accused and later aquitted of attempting to hire a hit man to kill his
>>business partner. A lot of people still suspect he was guilty. There
>>was an extensive article written about him in Toronto Life about 6 years
>>ago.
>>
>>At any rate. The diet is a semi-deprivation diet where you will eat
>>only 800 calories a day. The meals (3 only, no snacks) consist of a
>>protein, vegetables and a tiny amount of carbs. The protein is only
>>allocated for 2 of the 3 meals, however, which leaves you with breakfast
>>being something as insubstantial as melba toast and fruit (both known to
>>spike blood sugar). There is absolutely no fat allowed, which means you
>>have to rely on sugar laden fat free dressings. This is not good for
>>PCOS sufferers. Olive oil can help blood sugar levels, as can other
>>Omega 3 fats like avocado and salmon oil.
>>
>>You are also given 3 shots a week of a high potency B complex vitamin.
>>This is what takes your appetite down to a manageable level for the 800
>>calories.
>>
>>Does it work? Yes, short term. My sister lost 20 pounds in one month.
>>But it was quite a struggle and she had to stop going. You can almost
>>lose your mind on that little an amount of food and don't let them fool
>>you that you won't be hungry. She said she could've chewed that hind
>>leg off a horse. And this girl has willpower.
>>
>>So, for a PCOS sufferer, it's not terrible, but it's not great either.
>>You'd probably be a lot less deprived on "Protein Power" or "Carb
>>Addicts Diet" and it would be a heck of a lot cheaper. Bernstein's
>>program will run you $100/week and that doesn't include any food.
>>
>>Good luck with your efforts!
>>
>>At Fri, 9 Nov 2001, Joanna wrote:
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>>>There appears to be two Dr. Bernsteins.
>>>
>>>There is the Dr. (Richard) Bernstein who is an expert on diabetes and
>>>diabetes diets, and his web site is:
>>>http://www.diabetes-normalsugars.com/
>>>
>>>Then there is the other Dr. Bernstein who runs weightloss clinics:
>>>http://www.drbernstein.com/site.html
>>>
>>>I am guessing anonymous was referring to the diabetic doctor, since I
>>>have heard a number of people talk about this diet here. Personally, I
>>>am not overly familiar with either of these doctors' programs.
>>>
>>>Perhaps someone out there will be able to enlighten us on these doctors'
>>>programs??
>>>
>>>--
>>>Joanna :)
>>>
>>>http://www.drbernstein.com/site.html
>>>
>>>At Thu, 8 Nov 2001, anonymous wrote:
>>>>
>>>>At Mon, 28 May 2001, Ann wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>I am about to start trying the Dr. Bernstein Diet. Has anyone else
>>>>>tried it?
>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>bigsister28@yahoo.com
>>>>>
>>>>Do a search under Mike Bullard who is a Canadian talk show host, or the
>>>>Ottawa Citizen newspaper. He has recently went from 244 to 188 in less
>>>>than a year. He's quirky but it seems to have worked.
>>>
>--
>I've been on the Bernstein Diet since November 20, 2001 and have lost 27 lbs and 24 inches to date. Yes it is a restrictive diet, however, once tuned into the foods that you can eat there is actually a wonderful variety of satisfying dishes you can make. I found that afer about 2 weeks I was used to the decreased amount of food and felt very well and energized. It is as with anything else a matter of will power, positive thinking, and initiating change in eating habits that will make any diet successfull.
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