I was overweight, out of shape, and taking two medications for blood pressure. For a long time, I had seen any number of commercials on TV for weight loss programs, or supplements. The idea that all you had to do was eat the prepackaged foods or take the magical pill, and the weight would fall off, all struck me as little more than a gimmick.

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                Then COVID struck. I heard that the people who were getting extremely ill had some things in common. Things like being overweight or having high blood pressure seemed to be at the top of the list.  I knew that I needed to lose weight.   My doctor had been telling me that for years. In fact, I asked him once how many pounds I’d need to lose to stop talking blood pressure meds. Off the top of his head, he said about 40 pounds.

                I started looking around for a way to lose weight and keep it off. The prepackaged foods with the celebrity spokesperson sounded good, as did the miracle fat burning pills. What I did notice was that none of them talked about support, not to mention learning to keep it off once the extra pounds were shed.  I knew that was where I’d need help.

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                I had heard Dr. Bridget Chufo’s commercials for her weight loss and wellness center on the radio, and, after some discussion with my wife, decided to make an appointment. What we found was a very enthusiastic person, someone who obviously knew her business, and was every bit the cheerful, upbeat person in the radio commercials. We signed on with Dr. Chufo at the end of July 2020. It wasn’t easy for me to follow her recommendations, but she guided us every step of the way, and made it as simple to follow the plan as possible.

                By Thanksgiving, I had lost almost all of the 40 pounds my doctor had told me to lose, and by December, my doctor had stopped one of my meds. By the beginning of February 2021, my doctor had cut my remaining med to the lowest dose. He told me that I may be able to cut that out completely if I could stay on track.

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                All during the process, Dr. Chufo was supportive and encouraging, especially when I needed to be nudged back on track.  I felt so strongly about this that I even wrote to the radio station where she advertises and ended up recording a radio commercial for her. Dr. Bridget Chufo is the real deal. I have recommended her to several friends and will continue to do so.