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Dr. Krueger BEFORE: 239 Lbs. |
Dr. Krueger AFTER: 173 Lbs. & Waist Size 37 |
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"For a Specialty Medical Doctor, I should have known better." |
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Weight Lost 66 lbs I Reached my Goal Weight of 173 My New Waist Size 37 My Blood Pressure 120/70 There should have been better weight control over all the years of my life. Excuses are offered, but controlling the influences that alter eating habits is difficult. As an adolescent and with the increased caloric intake required for proper growth and development, one learns to eat larger amounts than what is needed as an adult. Sometimes a dozen doughnuts was nothing for my brother and me to consume. During my college years, maintaining my weight wasn't a problem. I was able to stay right around 169 lbs. At the age of 23 I decided to change careers from teaching to the field of medicine. When I was 24, I married a wonderful young lady. In the midst of medical school, and my wife's tremendous cooking skills, my weight ascended to 203 lbs. This was partly due to the stress of my profession, being up all night with patients, and supplementing frustrations with comfort food. One of the local hospitals provided well for young medical students; pies, cakes, rolls, doughnuts, juices, soft drinks, whole milk, etc. were always available. Similar experiences occurred during my internship: stress, increasing my knowledge in the care of patients, and food was always at my fingertips. I joined the military at the age of 28, and was able to maintain my 180 lbs weight for two years. Residency followed my military and my weight varied anywhere between 180 and 200 lbs. In the private practice of pediatrics, weight control was not a problem until around the age I was 49. I was 197 lbs. and sought help from one of my medical colleagues. Sometime in 1982 at 197 lbs. Cambridge products came to my attention. Research literature from several nations attested to the formula's efficiency and safety with weight loss programs. I followed the program as recommended at that time, adding bike riding with a teenage son to the regimen. In a 6-week period my weight descended 42 lbs. When I reached 152 lbs., I decided that weight was too low for a guy who is 6' 1" tall. I was able to ascend slowly to 164 lbs., which I maintained for about 2 1/2 years. After 1986 the stresses of medical practice, difficulty with insurance companies, increased documentation, and government interference in the practice of medicine, my weight ascended slowly to 216 lbs. I sought help from Mayo Clinic, which was the school of my pediatric residency and fellowship. A thin internal medicine doctor said I was physically fine and a thin dietitian offered a diet that dropped me to 209 lbs. However, the suggested eating alterations plateaued and shortly my weight rose back up to 216 lbs. From 1989 to April of 1998 I worked with an HMO as a specialty physician. Practice stresses, being up late, and long meetings where food was always served helped my weight rise up to 232 lbs. In January 1992, I decided to drop some weight. Through a walking program, my wife's encouragement, and watching my caloric consumption, I dropped to 209 lbs. Once again, I could not maintain that weight. Within a brief time the weight ascended to 229 lbs. I tried the Slim Fast program and there was no weight change. Disappointed, I continued the dietary pattern as usual. The weight varied between 229 and 232 pounds for several years. There was nothing medically wrong; only the stress of practice which appeared to take its toll on my consumption of unnecessary calories. Retirement from medical practice occurred in April of 1998. My wife and I changed our cooking and eating habits to see whether my weight could be controlled. Some days we ate two meals, some days three. There were treats along the way. Christmas brought its goodies, which we enjoyed making, giving away, and consuming. After a week's vacation in May of 2001, I made an important decision: the weight was to go!! No ifs, ands, or buts this time. I was up to 239 lbs. and was certainly not a physical specimen to behold. I had read some recent medical literature about the new theories of Syndrome-X and a capsule called Carbo Defense, which was directed towards weight control for individuals with Syndrome-X. I decided to try it. The diet consisted of moderate fat, increased protein, and low carbohydrate. My capsules did not come for a week, but I started the program of dietary alterations. My weight descended from 239 lbs. to 220 lbs. I was thrilled. Maybe, at last, I had discovered something that would help. Then it happened: no matter what I did I stayed at 220lbs. for three weeks. To boost the program I joined our local health club: tread milling, weight lifting, and swimming programs. These fitness efforts did not contribute to further weight loss. My wife suggested return to the Cambridge products because they were successful before. The Internet helped me find Ruthann and Bob Morris. I ordered my Cambridge 420 products. This time I made a scientific study of the weight loss program, charting daily weight, blood testing as I followed the program, and subsequently daily caloric counts, as I consumed regular foods. On July 20, 2001, the first shipment arrived. I was enthusiastic to begin my program. Coupled with the swimming and exercise program, my approximate weight loss was 16 lbs. per month for three months. I established a target goal of 180 lbs to be reached by the end of November; the first goal was to reach 190 lbs by September in that month. I had blood tests done. A general chemistry, a lipid profile, and hormonal level estimations; the triglycerides had descended from 215 to 75 mg%, the cholesterol from 232 to 166 mg%, and the testosterone level had risen from 241 nanograms to 646 nanograms. My blood pressure for several years hovered around 159/92 and in September 2001 was exactly 120/70. The weight loss via the Cambridge program had done all of these things for me. It is interesting to note that one of my medical colleagues followed the Subway sandwich program, losing 29 lbs. at a far greater expense, during the same time period in which I lost 48 lbs. on Cambridge. I reached my first weight goal of 190 lbs on October 7, 2001. Halloween came; a few goodies were consumed; Thanksgiving was approaching with the speed of light. It was on Halloween I began tracking my daily caloric intake, reading labels and following a reasonable calorie chart. After a controlled repast of 2000 calories that day, the weight ascended to 190 lbs., fluctuating through the 30th of November. By the 20th of December I had reached 184 lbs. just in time for the arrival of Christmas. We spent the Christmas holidays out of town and I couldn't weigh daily, but I continued to use Cambridge when it was possible. On the 30th of December I weighed in at 190.6lbs. By January 5, 2002 I had dropped to 184 lbs. Finally on the 20th of February the scales registered 180 lbs. My goal weight I had arrived! In the interim I switched to the Cambridge 110 products so I could consume regular food for enjoyment and still use Cambridge for nutritional balance. On the 24th of February the scales registered a pleasing 178.75 lbs. It is refreshing to note that I have been able to fluctuate around goal weight of 180 lbs., which I weighed at 39 years of age. The management of weight through the holidays, knowing about and accepting gracefully those undesirable fluctuations in the upward direction, posed a moderate problem. One must realize that the secret is to follow three things religiously: 1. Drink 64 to 80 ounces of water per day-no exceptions allowed. Write on paper the time you drink your water and the quantity. Otherwise, you will never, never know if you meet this requirement. 2. Count calories. A simple method of determining the daily calories that one needs is to multiply the desired weight for your height by the factor of 10. In my case, I want to be 180 lbs. Therefore, I multiply 180 by 10, knowing that I need about 1800 per day to reach and maintain my goal weight. I cannot emphasize enough that one must be faithful to count calories, writing it on paper for visual stimulation to the brain. If you fail to do so, your mind will play strange tricks and will make you think the calories have been fewer than they really are. 3. When food intake cannot be controlled, i.e. dining outside of one's home, accept a temporary gain and resume the program that has been successful. This time I am determined to maintain my weight at 180 lbs., eating full meals with controlled caloric intake. It has been too difficult to remove the excess weight that I had last June. This year I will celebrate my 70 birthday. I am healthier than I have ever been. I do not require any medications, and, if I did, I would not take them for they are hazardous to one's health. That is a strange statement to come from an M. D. specialist. My wife and I cannot say enough in favor of the Cambridge program and products. In addition, we have developed some scrumptious recipes to reduce the fat content of the original recipes. I enjoy hot chocolate, with or without 60 calories of Kraft marshmallows, and the pudding recipe made using the Dutch Chocolate Cambridge 110 Drink. We truly have an obesity problem in the United States. My wish for everyone is happy, controlled eating, pleasurable results, and normal weight maintenance. Sincerely, Haven C. Krueger, M.D. Great Bend, Kansas At this time Haven is unable to continue as a Distributor. Please do not contact him. Thank you. |
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