his is the documentary Billy referred to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIEBb3hyzdI

Hello, My name is Billy. I am a professional musician, husband, father of two and a survivor. I spend a lot of time on “MARS”, but I’m not an astronaut… more on that later!

I have been a morbidly obese food addict pretty much my entire life. I have faced so many personal challenges and tragedies that I have lost count. But like the song says, “I Get Knocked Down, But I Get Up Again”. I was born in 1961, a big chubby 10 lb baby to a 90 lb woman. (Poor mom.) I started off big and kept getting bigger and sicker.

After high school I was over 300 lbs. I have been on almost every diet ever invented. You name it, I did it. From Weight Watchers to the Rotation Diet (remember that one?), Keto, Cabbage soup… I’ve lost and gained hundreds of pounds. Since the age of 16 I’ve been a full time professional musician/entertainer.