Dr. Bernstein Diet - Happenings and Updates

I've started a daily online food journal of my, my husband's and my son's daily intake, to see where our pitfalls are and areas for improvement.  For me, I'm on track with Bernstein - all's good. A little low on the caloric intake, but clean food nonetheless.  My husband, though eats well, skyrockets on the sodium chart.  A bag of microwave popcorn here - a can of Campbell's tomato soup there - replete with a side order of salt lick. Yikes!  Since he has high cholesterol and high blood pressure, we've got to look at low sodium or homemade options.  For my son, who's a little underweight (but is in the refined sugar/carbs trance) I'm slowly introducing better foods - all whole wheat bread, wraps, whole wheat croissants and better snacks for school, to see what the fat/sugar/sodium count is. I'm hoping to take the next month to analyze our meals and see how much cleaner we can get from salt/sodium/preservatives, without becoming rabid holistic ...

A few people have been asking me what my meal plans look like, since I've been able to achieve a 60 lb weight loss.  I have some variations, but the following shows my daily intake (give or take.) Check out Calorie Count - it's a free menu planner/calorie counter site with helpful hints. I'm really trying to stop eating once I feel full, and just save some of the items for later as little snacks. That really helps to keep the ketosis burning.   Otherwise if you overeat (an oxymoron on this program, I know) it will halt progress Sat, Aug 29 2009 Grade Grams Cals Breakfast (Daily vitamin & K-Lyte tablet #1) Egg, White - Raw, Fresh A 74 36 Tomatoes - Cherry, on the Vine 100 18 Nature's Own 100% Whole Grain Sugar Free Bread A- 50 100 Radishes - Raw A 4 1 Coffee, Decaffeinated 23...