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And Paul is fighting the NHS to fund FURTHER surgery costing up to £30,000 to remove folds of loose skin left after his epic weight loss.
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 14 and 15 stone 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 24st 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.

Changed man ... Paul can now take his dog for short walks

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.

Former life ... Paul once weighed 70 stone

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.

Slimmer ... op reduced Paul's stomach to the size of an egg

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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.”

Benefit threat

OBESE people who refuse to go to exercise classes prescribed by GPs face having their benefits docked.
Westminster Council yesterday proposed giving claimants swipe cards which show they have been.

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Council leader Philippa Roe said: “The potential improvements to the nation’s health and to the public purse could be significant.”
The British Medical Association called the plan “silly” and said the best way to cut the £5.1billion cost of Britain’s obesity epidemic is to stop food outlets selling fatty grub.