World's fattest man sheds 292Kg

Paul Mason before and after photos [Photo:Courtesy ]

-Adapted from The Sun

The world’s former fattest man celebrates after shedding an astonishing 292kg.

Paul Mason lost two-thirds of his 70st bulk following a gastric bypass op on the NHS that reduced his stomach to the size of an egg.

The ex-postman, of Ipswich, Suffolk, now weighs 152kg — but says his target is 88 to 95kg.

Last night determined Paul admitted “I still have a way to go” as he vowed to go from the world’s fattest man to the world’s greatest slimmer.

The 51-year-old confessed: “I was ashamed to be called the fattest man in the world because I knew I’d got myself in a hell of a state.

“Now I guess I could well be the biggest slimmer in the world, but I still have a way to go.

“I want to get down to between 88 and 95kg which is the healthy weight for someone who is 6ft 4ins.

“I am proud that I have shown to other people with weight problems what can be achieved.”

Paul once gorged on 20,000 calories a day — about ten times the recommended level — on a diet of supersized takeaways, fry-ups and up to forty bags of crisps.

But he cast off his electric wheelchair after the op, which saw him switch to a diet of veg and small portions.

He now weighs in at 152 kg after losing two-thirds of his bulk — with the vanished fat equivalent to the mass of THREE heavyweight boxers — and is now able to take his Staffie-cross Duke for short walks.

He added: “The NHS says my weight must be stable for two years before they will consider operating on me to remove the loose skin.

“But I want the surgery as soon as possible as it will enable me to become more mobile — and that will help me keep the weight off.”

Paul blames childhood bullying for a compulsive eating disorder and says it was made worse by the death of his dad in 1986.

Firefighters removed the front wall of his house and used a forklift to plant him in an ambulance when he needed a hernia operation while weighing 56st in 2002.

A housing association built him a special wide-doored bungalow after a temporary spell in an OAP home — although he still needed council workers to feed and clean him four times daily.

But since the bypass operation, breakfast is a single slice of toast with jam or peanut butter, lunch a small spaghetti bolognese, and dinner a jacket potato with cheese.
Paul said: “The other day I went to the cinema and had a meal in a Harvester. I had roast chicken and just ate a bit of the breast with about five chips and a bit of salad.

“Once I get rid of the spare skin I also hope to be able to go swimming and cycling and join a gym — and find a girlfriend.”