Chuck McCull spent Wednesday cleaning the home where he now stays by himself. Less than 24 hours ago,his 900 pound brother was lifted out of a duplex off of Eighth Street and Eureka.

"I said hey wait a minute... this needs to be taken care of," said McCull.

Chuck said his brother suffers from a rare genetic disorder that creates an overwhelming desire for food and an inability to feel full after eating.

"You feel like you can't get full," said McCull. "You want to eat and eat...You keep seeing the food there and you just want to keep eating more."

There were thoughts of gastric bypass surgery, but his cousin says his mother died in the hospital, and has had a fear of hospitals ever since.

"You have the fear versus the need and the want, and so he was kinda fighting himself over it, " said Mike Morse, the man's cousin. "But this is the first step to getting him well."

"People don't understand... They see a heavy person on the street and immediately jump to the conclusion that well, there's a lazy person," said Kathy Kacynkski.

Kacynkski works at Sparrow Health System's Weight Management Center. Their goal is to help people develop healthy relationships with food. Part of the obesity problem, Kacynkski believes is emotional eating. A solution-- exercising and smaller portions.

"Everybody wants that quick fix, and there really isn't a quick fix to weight management," explained Kacynkski. "It's really hard work. You have to make lifestyle changes."

They're changes that could extend your life-- and no matter how hard it may be--

"They shouldn't feel like they're alone," said Kacynkski. "There is help out there," said Kacynkski.