"If you're anything like me, you've had your ups and downs with trying to lose weight For 17 years I fought a difficult battle with trying to lose mine. Most of my life I was overweight, and when I entered my teenage years, my weight skyrocketed to a jarring 380 pounds At age 16, I was a size 54 waist, and extremely miserable. I was slowly dying and felt helpless." Darrin Cook, Author, The Weight of New Orleans The Weight of New Orleans is a story about how New Orleanian, Darrin Cook took control of his life and lost 175 pounds in addition to gaining confidence to start a successful company. Read this true story of triumph about one young man's struggle with obesity and how he made the decision to drop the weight and live an enjoyable, exciting and healthy life.