AT a massive 73-stone, Kenneth Brumley must lose weight, or die.

His daily intake of 30,000 calories is the same as a regular-sized man eats in two weeks.

For four years hes been confined to a bed which buckled under his weight and powerless to move his gigantic legs.

Only deliveries of fast food from his partner Serena break the monotony of the day.

Because of this weakness for junk food, Kenneth is among two million Americans who are over 40-stone, and classed as super morbidly obese.

Kenneth, 40, from Texas, says: I got into this shape over the last seven years.

Theyve been the worst of my life.

Before ... Kenneth was healthy

It is like Im a prisoner to myself.

I just sit here, watch TV and eat.

Thats all I do, every day.

The volume of food Kenneth consumes is truly shocking.

He says: Id wake up and get chilli cheese fries for breakfast.

Its basically fast food 24 hours a day, seven days a week

That and a case of super-strength lager.

At my heaviest I ate three or four cheeseburgers at a time, maybe a half gallon of orange juice or apple juice.

Two litre bottles of soda would last about 30 minutes.

If I feel like Chinese, McDonalds or Mexican, thats what I get.