Dr. Bernstein Diet - Happenings and Updates

Well, as I read over the last scant entries over the past year or so, I'm bemused and humbled by my weight loss journey. Since reaching my BMI in Sept 2009 of 140, I reached 180 lbs (I know, I know!) in August of this year. Call it dietary laziness and greed.  I reverted back to my same old bad habits and paid for it dearly. Back came the unlimited quantities of wine and spirits - especially during the summers around the pool.  Be damned were the healthy portions and food selections, when pizza and carbs abounded in the work cafeteria. It's amazing how arrogant you become when you shed the pounds, look and feel great, and think that you're invincible to the almighty calorie. So, after spending this summer feeling ugly in my own skin - with back flab and muffin-top rolls casting an unsightly silhouette on my bikini-clad frame, I enrolled back on the strict diet. As you faithful readers know, I dabbled back on and off Bernstein a few times over the last year.  I...

Well, there was no chocolate for me, but the roses from hubby was great. I met my 2 week goL, but I couldn't resist the Friday night evening with friends. Don't tell, but I imbibed in some wine and some nibblies. Though it was highly satisfying, it took 2 days to get back into ketosis. Argghhhh. I'm back swinging though. I picked up a new veggie steamer. I prefer it to using the Ziploc steamer bags now. H.

Happy 2011 folks!  Well, apart form my attempt to do it solo in December, the diet didn't yield much.  The Walmart Vitamin B Complex or Vit B6/12 pills do squat.  Can't say it any more plain language than that. So, on January 14th I returned to the clinic to do it the right way. Of course, within 2 days I was burning ++ (yahoo!) and within 1 week I'm down 8 lbs.  Ah, it feels great to be eating cleanly again and the pants are already loosening up. I was worried that I wouldn't have the willpower like I did the first time, but it's there.  I can easily resist the goodies and temptations around me, so I'm back on track to losing the 15 lbs that crept on and get back to my BMI. I am traveling again this week, so I'm just going to be strong and grin and bear the ridiculous buffet prices to get the breakfast I need BREAKFAST 6 egg white omelette - Pam spray only - with tomatoes, green pepper, mushroom and onion; 5 oz cantaloupe; decaf coffee with Spl...

So, it was really difficult to get back on the diet bandwagon yesterday.  When you've let yourself slip to grab some popcorn here, and starches and carbs there; a few sweets thrown in for good measure, it requires a real kick in the ass to resurrect some self discipline. However, it's back baby! And while I can't say it's back with a vengeance, me sitting here in my size 10 jeans with a muffin top hanging over the edge is motivation enough to say, "Bring on the veggies and egg whites!" So, I was dutiful today and have stayed within the Bernstein proteins, 16 oz veggies, 2 melba toasts, an apple and 1 Jello cup, with lots of water and decaf coffee, which is making my heart happy. Yup, I'm actually feeling a bit of the hunger pang starting to develop (so I know I'm in the right zone.) I've pulled out the Daily Multi vitamin; picked up some Vit B complex pills at the pharmacy; taking a few Senokot S with my meals (wow - was that a shock when...

Wow - I actually had a day off today and spent some time on the computer, and I realized I haven't posted on the blog since - what - May!  Oh my - that won't do. Well, a moment to reflect and confess.  I did get down to 143 since my last posting, but I'm now up to 160.  I know - 20 lbs over the summer and fall.  I tell you, it's been quite a lesson in weight mis-management. I even tried to get back on strict at the clinic in September, but failed miserably in large part due to my hectic work/travel schedule.  It's brutal trying to stick to strict when you're traveling outside of a Bernstein-zone where you can't get to a clinic every other day for your shots, and trying to eat in restaurants or you can't take your own foods with you due to no fridge. It's also ridiculous to think that I can eat what I want, when I want, and not pack on the pounds.  I mean really - bread, starches, wine/booze - you just can't win with those in the house.  For...

and I'm again 10 lbs heavier. Geesh! It is truly amazing how old eating habits creep us to bite you in your ever-expanding ass if you don't constantly keep those foods that wreak havoc with your body in check.  Bread - bad (for me.)   Pasta, rice, potatoes...rum and coke (even Coke Zero!)...man. So, it will be back to the strict diet for me.  I'm not going to go running back to the Bernstein Clinic right away.  I'll pull out my diet sheets from some earlier posting and haul my butt to Loblaws to restock the fridge and get my evil environmentally degrading Ziploc Steamer Bags chock full of 8 oz veggie delights and 7 oz (lovingly split equally in 3 portions) protein portions ready. I am determined to get back to 140 lbs - if it kills me. Wish me luck!

Okay, so I reached 139 and decided rather than fork out another $150, I'd go on my own.  I'm maintaining 143 give or take, and I think that's where my body is most comfortable.  Once I get back into a regular eating routine again, I seem to stabilize there. So, I'm keeping up my 16 oz vegetable/amalgam routine, and watching the fats/carbs, and staying busy.  That makes a difference. Plus, I told the Easter bunny to take a hike, so without any chocolate tempting my lips, I'm doing alright. I was in the gardens this past weekend too with the amazing spring weather, and did a lot of work.  Last summer I would have to take a break every 10 minutes due to lightheadedness when I would do physically demanding activities.  Now I have the energy (and some extra calories) to sustain a  full afternoon of outdoor work. Maybe my garden with be a little better maintained this year! As an added bonus - and incentive to stay healthy - my hubby carved out an 8 x 1...