I recently picked up Dr. Bernstein Diet & Health Clinics as a client. I am doing an Immersion Experience with them.
Today was my first day on the Bernstein diet.
I weighed in at the clinic, I can’t believe I am now 214 lb. I would like to lose 10 lb in the next two weeks. I was given the food list and a de-briefing as well as an injection in my bum. Vitamins B12 and B6. It didn’t hurt too much, but I walked out feeling energized and ready to go grocery shopping like an animal.
The plan is to prepare all of your meals in advance so you don’t slip up and start eating Snickers. I meticulously made my way through the list of acceptable proteins, bread replacements, drinks, etc. and wrote down what I thought would be the most filling. I picked a lot of hot things – jalepenos, Franks hot sauce, horseradish. I figured that would help to curb the cravings.
My first meal on the plan was 6 pieces of sashimi, a tablespoon of soy sauce and all of the lettuce and radish that comes with it. I’ll have to go back tomorrow to see how much that stuff weighs.
Yes, I bought a food scale. They sold it to me for $10. And I need to weigh out all of my vegetables. Did you know three cherry tomatoes weigh 50 g? One stick of celery 33 g? Fascinating, huh? Either way, I am allowed to eat a grand total of 230 grams a day of vegetables. And I plan to weigh them all out on my handy scale.
Then I went to Nesters and bought $60 worth of fruits, veggies, crackers, sauces, and flax seed. I think I’ve found a loop hole in that you can eat flax seeds as a “supplement”, aren’t these things loaded with protein? Ha! Also, you get to drink all the broth you can handle. Booyah! Broth was on sale. I took this as a sign.
Either way, I am still planning to run to and from work and go to the gym. They doubled up on my potassium pills (I take 4 a day instead of 2) as well as a multivitamin. But we’ll see how I feel tomorrow. I may be burning too many calories that I can’t replace with broth. We’ll see.
Wish me luck. I’m on my way.
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