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Haven C. Krueger, M. D. of Great Bend, Kansas
Before: Before 238 lbs., Having tried everything, his wife suggested trying the Cambridge Diet again, and it worked.
After: Lost 66 lbs. Down to 173 pounds. At 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 the increased caloric intake required for proper growth and development, one learns to eat larger amounts than what is needed as an adult.

Sometime in 1982 at 197lbs. 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 42lbs. When I reached 152lbs., I decided that weight was too low for a guy who is 6’ 1” tall. I was able to ascend slowly to 164lbs., which I maintained for about 2 1/2 years.

After trying diet after diet, yo-yoing through, the Mayo Clinic, Slim Fast, Calorie Counting, and Carbo Denfense Capsules, I returned to Cambridge after a suggestion from my wife. Nothing else worked.

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, my first shipment arrived. I was enthusiastic to begin my program. Coupled with my swimming and exercise program, my approximate weight loss was 16lbs. per month for three months. I established a target goal of 180lbs to be reached by the end of November; my first goal was to reach 190lbs by September in that month. I had blood tests done. A general chemistry, a lipid profile, and hormonal level estimations, my triglycerides had descended from 215 to 75 mg%, my cholesterol from 232 to 166 mg%, and my testosterone level had risen from 241 nanograms to 646 nanograms.

My blood pressure for several years hovered around 159/92 and in September 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 29lbs. at a far greater expense, during the same time period in which I lost 48lbs. on Cambridge.

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 178.75lbs. It is refreshing to note that I have been able to fluctuate around goal weight of 180lbs., 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, poses 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 how much. 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 180lbs. Therefore, I multiply 180 by 10, knowing that I need about 1800 per day to reach and maintain my goal weight. One must be faithful to count calories, writing it on paper, failing to do so, the mind will play strange tricks and 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 180lbs., 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.

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