My nickname is Dickie Jukebox.

Every morning when I get up, I ask God what he wants me to do, ask him to lead me to the right people to help them.

I just strive to do better. Every time I meet somebody, I ask myself, "How can I help this person?"

I spent my childhood eating. The only exercise I got was trying to twist off the cap of a jar of mayonnaise.

When I was growing up, I did not exercise at all. I was raised in the French Quarter in New Orleans. If I saw someone running, I would call the police because I thought they stole something on Royal Street.

I just want people to get off the back burner of their life and start to take better care of themselves and their children.

Truthfully, everyone knows how to eat right. They know the difference between oatmeal and a jelly cream doughnut. They know how to walk. Everyone has this in their brain. When I started, we didn't have all this knowledge. Forty years ago, I lost my weight, but only by watching what I was eating.