My goal? To test out every diet and exercise regimen on planet earth and figure out which work best. I sweated, I cooked, I learned to pole dance. In the end, I lost weight, lowered my cholesterol and doubled my energy level. I feel better than I ever have.

Jacobs is the author of The Two Kings: Elvis and Jesus (1994) an irreverent comedic comparison of Elvis Presley and Jesus; and America Off-Line (1996). He is the editor at large for Esquire and previously worked for the Antioch Daily Ledger and Entertainment Weekly. He wrote about it in his humorous book The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World (2004).

J. Arnold Stephen Jacobs Jr.