Dr. Bernstein Diet

I checked out his site and didn't see enough information to conclude anything. It seems to be a program that you pay a fee for.
























I did enjoy his children's books about bears.

You can get vitamin B shots from your doctor if you are deficient, no need to pay for a diet for that.

You can get vitamin B shots from your doctor if you are deficient, no need to pay for a diet for that.

I agree, had a friend who paid for diet pills that came with "fat melting shots". Just looked like vit.b

Hi Sharon,

*Please keep inmind that this is MY opinion and my own personal experience... Other's may have felt or experienced this particular diet differently*

Here goes...

I went on the Dr.B diet a few years back... From what I can muster from memory (when I quit the diet I swore I would never ever do something like that to my body again and vowed to forget it ever happened) I had to visit the clinic 3x's a week for shots in the *kitten*. I had to keep a daily diary on a weekly calendar they provide for you and bring it to my appointments... I think I was only allowed to eat no more than like 930 calories a day and it had to be all fresh foods (no processed) and I'm pretty sure they give you a list of all the foods you're able to eat and you're not allowed eating anything off the list... The program was killer expensive... I spend upwards of $650 a month! I lost 20lbs in a matter of a couple of months but I was starving... literally starving... all I could think about was food... all. the. time.. It effected my friendships, my relationship, even my relationship with my family! I didn't have any energy except to think & dream about eating like a normal person... When I finally quit because my mind/body/soul just couldn't take it anymore I binged (and I've never binged in my life) for a straight 2 weeks! Eating anything and everything.. Made myself sick doing it. Then within a matter of a couple of months I gained the 20lbs back PLUS another 13lbs... This is when I realized "THERE HAS GOT TO BE ANOTHER WAY OF DOING THIS!" "A HEALTHY WAY!" ... It took me about a year to even think about trying another "diet" and after loads of research and help from friends who'd been through losing weight the healthy way I decided to do it the right way slowly losing the weight I had put on...

So to make a long story short - my experience was horrible. IMO - it's not worth the money and what you'd be putting your body through. Stick with MFP, stick with working out, and EATING!! eating healthy

Good luck and I hope in some way this will help with your final decision...

God bless,

Cyn

I've done this diet. You go to the clinic Mon, Wed and Fri. You weigh in and meet with a nurse who goes over your food diary and yes, you get vitamin B6 and B12 shots - either in the butt or the stomach. You DO lose the weight quickly and yes, it's VERY restrictive. I didn't find that I was hungry on the diet at all though. It is SUPER expensive that's for sure. The diet is all about the diet and not about excercising. I didn't notice partcularly though that I had more energy from the B shots.

I am following the diet again now but not going to the clinic - just following the food lists and what to eat when. I find it works for me.

I think there are people out there that each diet works for and no one should judge you for it.

I also did the Dr. B diet several years ago. I'm here because I gained most of it back.:ohwell: I find it interesting that they make the claims about success that they do - nobody tracked me after I left. I suspect they are selective in their statistics. But that is true of the diet industry.

Here's what I can tell you:
- very expensive program, so you have a lot of incentive to lose the weight quickly!
- it does work; if you follow it you will lose the weight, and quickly
- you will be medically supervised, mostly by nurses
- you will be on a very restricted diet, essentially low to no carb, with caloric intake possibly under 100 calories
- whereas they tell you what you can and cannot eat, there is really very little nutritional counseling that you can take away with you after the fact
- you will need to visit their clinics between once and 5 times a week, depending on where you are in the journey
- you will get vitamin B shots at your visits

If I were to go on this program again, this is what I would do differently
- I would choose my own weight goal. I was very happy with what I looked and felt like after losing 60 lbs; their goal was for me to lose 75 lbs, and I accepted it. I never did get to that goal. But I did get to a point that my friends thought I was getting too thin, and my hairdresser told me afterwards that she was worried because my hair was no longer healthy
- I didn't know that you could "stop" at any point and go on maintenance. I would do this when I got to a weight that felt right. This is probably the most critical part of the program, where you learn what level of intake will keep you from regaining the weight, and where you add healthy carbs back into your diet. By never getting to their goal, I never really got through the maintenance part of the program.

I did this diet 6 years ago and lost over 100lbs. 6 years later and I've gained most of it back. Not because of the diet, but because I went back to my unhealthy ways. If you want more information about the diet, look up drbforums.com I'm sure you will find the answer to most of your questions.