Tomorrow is the big day!

Tis the night before the big weigh-in and sign up to the Dr. Bernstein diet.  It's not cheap, I'll say that!  But I'm hoping that it's because it will work, be effective and the weight will come off.  Plus, they say its a short amount of time, so I guess it's all relative.  I can spend a fortune on Jenny Craig food/fees over a year, or I can spend it all up front for 2 months!

I have been binging like crazy the past couple of weeks - probably not a wise choice, but at least I'm being honest.  I keep thinking I need to eat this, or that, since I won't get to for probably 2 - 3 months, if ever!

To get the appointment, I called the 1-800 number and they explained the fees to me very clearly.  They explained that the consultation would take 1.5 hours, and my appointment is at 6:45 tomorrow morning.  You need to be there 15 minutes early, and have a 5 page medical history completed.  If you don't come with it completed, the appointment will be re-scheduled.  I also had to pay a $50 deposit to ensure I would show up, which would be applied to the consult fee.  The consult fee is $330 and is non-refundable.  It includes program orientation, medical assetment, the manual, recipe book, first week of service and a bottle of Cal-K (which I believe is a calcium/potassiam vitamin).  Then, you can either pay each week ($160/week) or you can buy bundles of 2 - 8 weeks, which gives you a savings.  There are also maintenance fees if you choose to purchase them, but I'm not sure if you can purchase them once you are in maintenance, or when you sign up.

I also have to bring all of my medications, vitamins, etc. that I take, in the bottles, so the nurse/doctor can understand exactly what I'm ingesting.

The B vitamin injections are covered by some benefits.  Unfortuantely, my doesn't cover it.  If it would have been covered, the cost for the injections is 50% of the weekly fee, which would have greatly reduced the cost to me personally.

I am expecting to sign up for the 8 weeks of service, which will be $1,123, plus the consult fee of $330.  Uggh! 

I'll post again after tomorrow to give my starting weight, to see how effective this program is, and how long it takes to drop the weight/inches.  'Till then....here's to hoping I will be a Yummy Mummy (instead of a Frumpy Mummy) by Christmas!!!.....