The story of Drew Manning, the Eagle Mountain, Utah-based personal fitness trainer who embarked on a weight gain journey six months ago, beginning in May 2011, has received international attention. In a live interview on on Tues. November 1, 2011 on Good Morning America (video below) with ABC’s Robin Roberts Drew Manning and his wife Lynn, discussed the six-month journey during which he stopped eating his usual diet of healthy foods — replacing it with steady fare of fast food, processed foods and soft drinks — and also stopped working out and the reasons behind it.

His mission? To find out firsthand what people must deal with when they struggle with being overweight or obese, and then, in an effort to inspire and motivate others, to undergo a six-month journey of weight loss.

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