"World's fattest man" loses 644 pounds
Former postman once weighed 70 stone, or 1008 pounds
Press Association Mediapoint
IPSWICH, England — A man once dubbed the world's fattest says he is looking forward to a normal life after shedding 46 stone.
Former postman Paul Mason, from Ipswich, weighed in at 70 stone before a gastric bypass in 2010 to reduce the size of his stomach.
He now weighs 24 stone but says he needs further surgery, costing up to £37,000, to remove folds of loose skin.
The 51-year-old told the Sun: ``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 4in."
Mr Mason has started his own jewellery business and is working towards a life where he can learn to drive, go on holiday and find someone to settle down with.
Firefighters removed the front wall of Mr Mason's house and used a forklift to load him into anambulance when he needed a hernia operation in 2002.
He believes he was eating 20,000 calories a day, nearly 10 times the recommended average.
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Rachael Krause Sunday, January 06, 2013 10:27:31 AM Good for him for actually getting the move to help himself. 
Dennis Blackman Sunday, January 06, 2013 11:36:35 AM That's great that he's more than likely much healthier. But these stories should be re-worded to say "removed" rather than "lost" weight. People struggle for months and years to LOSE weight by exercising and eating right. To do that takes so much more commitment and mental strength. These are the stories and the people that deserve recognition 
Lisa Stewart-Constant Thursday, January 10, 2013 6:48:36 AM Dennis, Do You actually know what it takes to have this surgery? My husband had this done and can no longer have what many of us take for granted. Yes lots of things are removed. since having the surgery, He is no longer able to have a meal that contains more than 8g of sugar. If He does He gets violenty ill. think food poisoning and the flu at the same time. Want spaghetti and sauce? forget about it on serving has 9g of sugar. What milk on those Cheerios? Sorry gotta eat em dry. Milk has 12g of sugar in a serving. Like yogurt? Forget ever having that again. Wanna kick it with the boys from the station and watch the game? get used to being the designated driver, now that the absorbtion rate is much higher better not have more than 1 or 2 beers or you just might wind up with alcohol poisioning. this is just the tip of the iceberg. There is so much more too it. But sit back and look at all of the foods You consume on a daily basis, know what is in it, then figure out if You can ever have it again. Try it for a couple of weeks and tell me the mental toll it takes on You and your family and everyone around You. when you can do this for a couple of weeks solid, try it for the remainder of Your life then tell me the level of commitment and mental strength it takes to have this done. Remember everyone else around you gets to eat what they want when they want it. do you have the balls it takes to make this kind of commitment?
