As a 410-pound morbidly obese man with breathing problems, skyrocketing blood pressure, soaring cholesterol levels, and other obesity-related health conditions that were leading him to an early grave, Jimmy decided enough was enough.
He put himself on the Atkins diet after reading Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution book and even started exercising for the first time in his life. Although it was a difficult struggle at times, Jimmy was able to lose nearly 200 pounds that year and has kept it off ever since with low-carb living.
In April 2005 he created a blog to help encourage and educate others about his miraculous health and weight-loss journey. He also wrote a book called Livin' La Vida Low-Carb: My Journey From Flabby Fat to Sensationally Skinny In One Year to share his story of hope with others.
Jimmy believes it is his mission in life to help anyone who is overweight or obese to begin dealing with his or her weight problem and rise triumphantly over it just like he did. Feel free to e-mail him anytime at livinlowcarbman@charter.net if you need a word of encouragement or some useful advice from someone who has been there.