A Michigan man is 391 pounds lighter, thanks to the support of a friend.
Brian Flemming met his motivator Jackie Eastham through sketch app Draw Something. The two spoke between each round of the game before extending their friendship to Facebook, when Eastham encouraged him to take advantage of the potential to change his alcohol-ridden, obese lifestyle, CNN reported.
"She said there were people struggling for their lives and then there's you - you have all these opportunities and you're throwing it all away," Flemming said.
Eastham, who has the muscle weakening disease myotonic dystrophy, thought Fleming could be doing better than he was.
"I just thought bloody hell, you're a guy who's 30 ... and you're wasting your life. My future is a lot gloomier. I'm trying to make the brightest future I can, and ... you're dragging yourself down," Eastham told CNN.
Eastham also said she wishes the best for Flemming.
"Brian is so inspiring," Eastham said. "I hope he gets what he wants out of life."
Fleming said he is grateful for Jackie's presence in his life.
"Jackie is the best thing that's ever happened to me. I feel that she saved my life, even though she would never take credit," Flemming said.
Flemming now follows a daily nutritional regimen of cereal and greek yogurt for breakfast, which he takes with vegetable juice, followed by lean protein like vegetables and rice for lunch and dinner, while also squeezing in one ice cream scoop each Friday.
"My typical fast-food meal was a double cheeseburger with a large pop and large fries," Flemming said in post on his blog about the experience. "That usually wasn't enough, so I would have chicken nuggets with it as well. I also ate Arby's frequently. Large roast beef sandwich, large curly fries and drink, and a side of mozzarella sticks. I ate fast food every day.'
According to CNN, Flemming is a pre-diabetic, who also had a cellulitis infection in the past.
