Misty's Story: Jimi Meets Vegetables

This is not really my story but that of Jimi, my husband.

He grew up in a household that did not eat fruits and vegetables. They were not even offered since his mom did not like them or eat them, and therefore, she did not prepare them for Jimi or his siblings.

I can remember one time when we were in high school: I had packed my lunch with strawberries. Jimi did not even know what they were! I was shocked.

My husband's family also has a very long history of early deaths from heart attacks. The men in his family are not obese but they just didn't take care of their bodies effectively.

My husband now realizes how being healthy is so very important since he lost his dad 5 years ago. His father was only 50 years old. It devastated him as his father will not seeing our child grow up; he was only 6 months old when Pop-Pop passed away.

Jimi recently went to the doctor for blood work to check on the status of his heart, and the results were very scary and shocking. We were told that a drastic change needed to be made or he would not live a long and wonderful life. He may not get to see our little one grow up either if he does not make the necessary adjustments for his life. He was ordered to change his diet and exercise habits.

We didn’t know where to start but then we found Earth Fare.

Jimi is now eating wonderful fruits and vegetables! A whole new world of food choices has opened for him. We are actually doing the South Beach diet as recommend by his doctor, and we love all the meat and produce choices at Earth Fare. We have not had been disappointed with one item yet.

When others come to our home to eat, they ask where we have gotten things. Just the other day, my girlfriend said, "Is everything there this delicious" I immediately replied yes!

It does not feel like a compromise has been made for junk food to healthy food when it taste this good. We have been doing the diet for two months now and shopping weekly at Earth Fare. Jimi is down 25 pounds!

I have been doing the diet with him but have also reaped the reward of losing 22 pounds so far! Eating this great and losing so much weight is such a reward!

When Jimi goes back to the doctor for a follow up, we hope to see if the results are any better now that he has made the changes. We are hoping for the best! I need to keep him around and he needs to be here for a very long time!