Hi…My
name is Greg Stewart. I first met Dr. Amson on June 24, 2004
and as most of you probably know, next to making the call to
his office actually showing up for the appointment was one
of the hardest things I have ever done in my life…little
did I know that showing up that summer day would change my
life forever. Dr. Amson took me through a very detailed explanation
of their program and gave me some very serious answers to some
very serious questions. Answers I had not wanted to listen
to for many years…you see I had turned 40 years old earlier
that year and I was flirting with a weight of nearly 350 pounds
and at only 5’ 5” I was slowly killing myself and
I thought that weight loss surgery was my only solution. Dr.
Amson explained to me that one of the goals of their program
was not to have to do the surgery and if there was any way
I could avoid it I should. After 3-4 hours of consultation
I left that day feeling very satisfied with what Dr. Amson
had told me as well with the knowledge that he was the right
person to help me understand what needed to be done.
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three months I weighed, no pun intended, all my options to
lose the weight and finally decided to try to lose the weight
naturally through diet and exercise one last time. I know that
I didn’t think it was possible and went into the situation
with somewhat of a defeatist attitude but what did I have to
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I met with
a woman, Barb Dales, who I had hired to fitness train a men’s professional lacrosse team I operated and because
I was so impressed with her results with my team I figured if there
was anybody who could help me it was her. I have always hated going
to the gym and despised the pretentious attitudes of some of those
gym people, we all know who I speak of, but given the choice of
life or death and with the personal support of my trainer, closely
monitored by my family doctor, I managed to make it through. I
started on October 1st, 2004 with a weight 350 pounds and was only
able to work out 3 days a week ½ hour each day, under Barb’s
close attention. She informed me that until I lost 100 pounds the
treadmill was going to become my best friend. She also had a great
knowledge of nutrition and helped me design a daily food plan that
would help me meet the desired weight loss goals we set for myself.
Again she reminded me that it might become repetitive and sometimes
boring but when faced with the option of living at 350 pounds it
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lets jump ahead nine months of working out and eating right and
1 year from the date of my first meeting
with Dr. Amson and here I am to date….
Surgery: none
Start weight (October 01-04): 350 pounds
Current weight (June 30-05): 230 pounds
Weight lost: 120 pounds
Starting BMI: 57.0
Current BMI: 38.1
Starting % B.F.: 58.3
Current % B.F.: 35.8
Exercise: 7 days a week at least 1 hour every day of high cardio
workout on treadmill (7-10 hours cardio)
Diet: continued balanced eating habits monitored daily by my
trainer Barb Dales
Goal Weight: 160 - 170 pounds
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I
want everyone to know that my only thoughts about weight loss
surgery
a year ago was that it was my only solution.
But under the close guidance of Dr. Amson, my personal G.P. and
my trainer Barb I have been able to be successful where I once
figured I could never be and I am seeing positive results where
I thought I never would…and even though I realize that the
last person on earth you want to hear has had success at losing
weight is someone who goes to the gym 7 days a week I must remind
you where I was mentally 9 months ago and what I thought was impossible
is now possible and I personally think it is possible for anyone…I
will be honest and say that it wasn’t easy and that I did
have some bad days but as long as I had more good days then bad
I was going to be ok. I was scared, terrified actually, but now
I have another chance at a longer life and my life is worth making
any sacrifices for in order to become healthy again.
Thank you Dr. Amson!
Greg
Gstewart8@shaw.ca
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