Jack McCluskey of San Jose weighed 380 pounds in April of 2014, the first time he watched Marshawn Lynch's famous "I’m just 'bout that action, boss" interview on YouTube.
McCluskey tells Matt Calkins of The Seattle Times how Lynch's words inspired him to get moving.
"I had been thinking that it had been time to make a change for a while, and after I watched that interview, I immediately went out for my first run," said McCluskey, 42. "It wasn’t anything I was seeking out, but somehow it came to my attention at a time that I needed it most.