Dr. Bernstein Diet - Happenings and Updates

Image by karen.tkr via Flickr I'm jumping for joy with a spring in my step.  I'm officially down to 150 today. Do you know what that means?  10 more pounds until I reach my goal weight of 140!  Holy S&%*!!  I was so good this weekend. We had a Friday lunchtime soccer match with some colleagues (in the 30+C heat) and got in some good cardio for a half hour. Then for the weekend, I did some walking and stuck to the diet religiously (of course.)  That yielded a good 3 lb drop for today's weigh-in.  It's interesting though. I've cut back my liquids to 2 litres only - and really spaced it out throughout the day. I didn't have any pop (no Diet Coke or Coke Zero) and took 2 Senokot.S tablets with each meal, which really kept things moving.  I have come to realize that the Aspartame holds is the water retainer and evil culprit to my weight loss success. Good riddance!  I checked my urine with the pee-sticks (my very technical term) a few times ...

A little blurb on the supplements you take on the Bernstein diet.  Because the diet itself is only 800-900 calories per day, you need to ensure that you take extra multivitamins, minerals and potassium supplements. The clinic recommends Swiss One 50 timed release caplets with 36 minerals and supplements. It includes extra B vitamins and lutein - a supplement to the B-complex injections you receive.  You can get these in any drug store in the natural brands section. The clinic sells for $16 per bottle. Not bad for 72 caplets. You take one per day, so you've got a good 2+ months worth there.  Take your vitamins first thing with breakfast to kick-start your body throughout the day. Along with the multivitamin, take your potassium supplement.  The clinic usually starts off with a low dose prescription, but will regularly touch base with you on your visits whether you need to increase your dosage. Symptoms include headaches, coldness in your hands/feet, tingling,...