My name is Billy Smith. I am 50 years old this year. I was very fat two years ago. _1__(lucky), I managed to lose weight. I began to gain weight when my mum developed Parkinson's disease in 2002. I soon became her caregiver, and continued to provide her _2__ care for 10 years. But when the pressure of taking care of my mother and keeping my job got too much for me, I began to skip meals and feed on fast food. I gained weight quickly. My huge weight gain caused me __3_ (develop) high blood pressure. I also had __4_ (difficult) in breathing at times. In 2016 I went to see my doctor, _5__ told me that I would die within two years if I didn't lose weight. I didn't want to die. I wanted to see my young son grow up, and I knew __6_ was time to change. I started to eat __7_ (health) food and work out in the gym. Finally, I _8__ (succeed) in losing weight. Now I weight less. I had never been to my son's parents' evenings _9__ I was so ashamed and scared that my weight would lead to him being bullied. Now, __10_ (look) normal, I can do the things that I have never been able to do but should have done as his father.