Dr. Bernstein Diet - Happenings and Updates

What a thrill to see on Friday that I'm back to a solid 142 - yahoo!  I was quite perturbed last week with the plateau of 146...I just wasn't budging. I've found for me, that I'm fine with protein in the morning and lunch, but I can't have it at night.  If I do, it seems to slow progress down. So, I have my Proti Vanilla shake with 5 oz strawberries in the morning; sometimes have a Bon Matin slice of NoFat/No Sugar whole wheat bread (very similar to my husband's Bon Matin 14 grain bread) which is half the calories of my husband's brand.  My full slice ties me over - or I'll save it for lunch with my 100gr PC honey maple turkey. For supper, I'll load up on the veggies - a nice 16oz heap of zuccini, bean sprouts, mushrooms (enoki are my current fav), celery, broccoli and cauliflower with soya sauce, fresh garlic and ginger.  Yum!!  A heaping flavourful plate of goodness. I must say, on Tune Up, and having been on the program before, I'm n...

Well, from 152.6 to 146.2, I'm well on my way to reaching next week's target of 144. I was traveling for work this week, so I had to remember how to survive while away from my routine. I really found the first week a challenge to get strict again, but with my trusty pee-sticks on hand at home, I was monitoring and it only took 48 hours for my body to kick in. Nothing like having your body tell you in only a matter of a few hours "Yeah, you're fat - I'm burning it off already." It's humbling.... I went from my first weigh in at 152.6 (gasp!) to a 4 lb drop in two days. Water bien sur, but it's so motivating to see that initial big loss. I did find the first few days hard. I swear once you start eating refined sugar again your body truly craves it. It took me a few days to really push away the bad foods, but once you get back into your clean food and routine, I don't crave it or get lured by it. And that's a hard thing to do with t...

Well, I'm into Day 3 of the Tune Up and all is well. I'm starting to feel the little hunger pangs again, but it took a full 2 days to get into ketosis - and that's only a high 1/low 2 burn. I'm down 4 pounds since Wednesday though (it's now Friday) but I know it is mainly the water that was retained from all the salt and chemicals lining up to exit. I must say though, the B Vitamin injections sure do work. I remember waking up in the morning thinking that was the best full night sleep I've had in a long time - and I'm back to the once hourly like clockwork pee breaks. I have such a nice healthy glow - and the weight is dropping off again. Horray! I am so thankful to the folks who have registered on the program and dropped my name - I have two free weeks to help me along on the Tune Up. Thank you ladies! I'm hoping to push myself into the 130's so I'm planning on being on the program a full month. My goal? 135 lbs this time - a good sol...

It was actually quite nice to go back into the clinic. They all know me (Hi Helen!) and we just slid back into the routine. I felt like I was in an episode of Cheers - just substitute the beer for a Proti vanilla shake. Not quite the same, but.... I felt a little chagrined, though, when I stepped back on the scale. They had my chart out, with my sheet from December, when I was last in for Maintenance. I left at 143...here I ws at 152. Yikes! now, to be fair, I had jeans on, so really it was 150. Still - I felt embarassed. I'm always so impressed with the nurses at my clinic. They don't shake their heads in disgust - condemn you for gaining a few pounds. Instead I found myself apologizing profusely that I gained the weight since December - a full 10 lbs! - so I wanted to nip it in the bud before I go down the slippery slope of obesity. The receptionist just smiled knowingly (I mean, 90% of them are on the program as well, so they know the pull of temptation) and remar...