Deon van der Merwe
 On December 3rd 2007 Deon weighed 169 kg. He is 1,86m tall which means his body mass index was 48, 91% (that classified him as morbidly obese). In addition to his weight, Deon was experiencing a myriad of health complications as well, such as heart palpitations, headaches, back pain, sleeplessness, breathlessness, sinusitis, hypertension, and being severely out of shape. Looking back on all these health problems, Deon knew he needed to make a drastic change soon or he would not have many more years to live. In December 2007, Deon decided to go on a low carb diet, and ended up losing 77 kg over 7 months bringing his weight around the 90 kg mark. Read more about Deon and his weight loss on www.lowcarbsa.co.za
Jimmy Moore
 In January 2004, Jimmy Moore made a decision to get rid of the weight that was literally killing him. At 32 years of age and 186kg, the time had come for a radical change of lifestyle. A year later, he had shed 82kg, shrunk his waist by 20 inches, and dropped his shirt size from 5XL to XL. Jimmy is dedicated to helping as many people as possible find the information they need to make the kind of lifestyle change he has made. To that end, he has started a blog (www.livinlavidalowcarb.com) and a number of low carb web-sites to get out the message of lifestyle change and healthy living. Jimmy also wrote a book Livin' La Vida Low-Carb: My Journey From Flabby
Fat To Sensationally Skinny In One Year
Kent Altena
 Kent Altena is from Polk City IA. In 2003, at 195kg, he couldn't help but noticing his brother who lost 34kg and was amazed at his brothers losses. After what he describes as an embarrassingly, cramped flight back home" he started his Atkins low-carb diet on March 31, 2004. By February 2005 he has already lost 68kg and within the next few months lost a total 96kg (from 195kg to 95kg), and regained his life back. Click here to watch Kent's You Tube video My Atkins Diet Story or visit his website at http://www.network-admin.net
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Jennette Fulda
Jennette Fulda from Indianapolis tipped the scales at 169kg before losing over half her body weight (87 kg) through a low-carb South-Beach diet and exercise. After her awesome weight loss, she ran a half marathon and wrote a book called "Half-Assed: A Weight-Loss Memoir". She chronicles her life in the popular blog www.pastaqueen.com .
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Shirley Dintwe
Shirley is from Johannesburg South Africa. As part of a family diet competition running parallel with the TV shows "The Biggest Looser" she lost 40.7kg over a period of 7 months following a low carb diet. Her family of 5 people lost a total of 185.8kg in this 7 month period following the same low-carb diet.
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