Gastric band bloke

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1GM Thursday, January 29, 2015 ............... ............... 39 Dear Deidre I Fashion I Letters I Stars I Puzzles I Perks I Bingo I Striker I Weather I City S Fashion I Letters I Stars I Puzzles I Perks I Bingo I Striker I Weather I City EXCLUSIVE by JENNIFER TIPPETT and DANNI LEVY so much he has vowed to keep even AFTER a £6,000 taxpayer-funded gastric bypass. weighs a have the surgery on the NHS later this year. op as a fresh start, super morbidly obese Paul is he will his favourite meals so he can made the because it’ll hopefully save my life, but it’s not some- thing I’m looking forward to at all. “If I could keep eating the way I do and still lose weight, of course I’d do it — that’s why I will, but in liquid form. flavours and I think I’ll be even more depressed if I just helpings of fried break- fasts, and mashed potatoes — pushing his lazy and greedy and that his addiction to junk food costs the NHS cash. But he still can’t stop. any exercise because my weight makes it hard for me “The most I’ll do is pick up the vacuum cleaner but even then I have to sit down and take a break every five minutes or so. I love my being so overweight and the negative impact it has on my life and my health. I can’t even tie my shoelaces properly and I struggle to put on my socks. The whole thing makes me very depressed. “The problem is, once binge eating gets hold of me, it’s impossible to shake the habit without professional help.” Paul, from Wakefield, West Yorks, added: “The bigger I get, the more I seem to eat, and the more I eat, the bigger I get — it’s a vicious cycle. “When I broke up with my partner late last year, things spiralled out of control and I’d use food for comfort. “I know it’s my weight that’s landed me in this hole, but food is my best friend. ‘I don’t have the cash to buy quality food’ “I love pies, I can’t imagine a week without chips and pasta is one of my favourite snacks. “I do eat salad and fruit but there’s no taste in a stick of celery. “If I have a blowout, I’ll punish myself by eating even more because I hate myself for getting this way. “The thing is though, I just can’t help being greedy. “I’m not one of these people who pretends I’ve got to this size by enjoying too many carrots — I’m obese because I overeat and I gorge on junk food.” “My gastric bypass, which is irreversible, will mean my stomach will be operating at a fraction of the capacity it is now. I won’t Continued on next page EXCLUSIVE by JENNIFER TIPPETT PAUL DANIELS loves fatty grub to k Dear Deidre I F S 2 THURSDAY Fashion I Letters I Stars I Puzzles I Perks S PAUL DANIELS so much he has vowed eating it even AFTER a £6,000 taxpayer-funded gastric bypass. Unemployed Paul, who whopping 26 STONE, will surgery on the NHS later this year. But rather than seeing the fresh start, super morbidly obese Paul is so addicted to fatty foods LIQUIDISE his favourite meals still enjoy them. Single Paul says: “I’ve decision to have surgery because it’ll hopefully save my life, but it’s not some- thing I’m looking forward to “If I could keep eating the and still lose weight, of cours — that’s why I will, but in liquid form. “I love the salty, fatty flavo think I’ll be even more depress eat soup and salad.” Paul’s diet includes daily h pies, chips, pasta, sausage, fried break- fasts, and mashed potatoes — p BMI up to a staggering 51. The 45-year-old admits he is greedy and that his addiction to costs the NHS cash. But he still Paul says: “I don’t do an because my weight makes it ha to move around much. “The most I’ll do is pick up t cleaner but even then I have t and take a break every five min “It’s a catch-22 situation food but I’m fed up of overweight and the negative im on my life and my health. I can PAUL DANIELS loves fatty grub so much he has vowed to keep OBESE PAUL’S VOW SUPER MORBIDLY I’ll liquidise pies to let me binge after £6k gastric op GREEDY . . . Paul tucks in to some of his favourite treats

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1GM Thursday, January 29, 2015 .............................. 39

Dear Deidre I Fashion I Letters I Stars I Puzzles I Perks I Bingo I Striker I Weather I CityS Fashion I Letters I Stars I Puzzles I Perks I Bingo I Striker I Weather I City

EXCLUSIVE by JENNIFER TIPPETTand DANNI LEVYso much he has vowed to keep

eating it – even AFTER a £6,000taxpayer-funded gastric bypass.

Unemployed Paul, who weighs awill have the

surgery on the NHS later this year.But rather than seeing the op as a

fresh start, super morbidly obese Paul isso addicted to fatty foods he will

his favourite meals so he can

Single Paul says: “I’ve made thedecision to have surgery because it’llhopefully save my life, but it’s not some-thing I’m looking forward to at all.

“If I could keep eating the way I doand still lose weight, of course I’d do it— that’s why I will, but in liquid form.

“I love the salty, fatty flavours and Ithink I’ll be even more depressed if I just

Paul’s diet includes daily helpings ofpies, chips, pasta, sausage, fried break-fasts, and mashed potatoes — pushing his

The 45-year-old admits he is lazy andgreedy and that his addiction to junk foodcosts the NHS cash. But he still can’t stop.

Paul says: “I don’t do any exercisebecause my weight makes it hard for me

“The most I’ll do is pick up the vacuumcleaner but even then I have to sit downand take a break every five minutes or so.

“It’s a catch-22 situation — I love myfood but I’m fed up of being sooverweight and the negative impact it hason my life and my health. I can’t even tie

my shoelaces properly and I struggle toput on my socks. The whole thing makesme very depressed.

“The problem is, once binge eating getshold of me, it’s impossible to shake thehabit without professional help.”

Paul, from Wakefield, West Yorks, added:“The bigger I get, the more I seem to eat,and the more I eat, the bigger I get — it’sa vicious cycle.

“When I broke up with my partner latelast year, things spiralled out of controland I’d use food for comfort.

“I know it’s my weight that’s landed mein this hole, but food is my best friend.

‘I don’t have the cash tobuy quality food’

“I love pies, I can’t imagine a weekwithout chips and pasta is one of myfavourite snacks.

“I do eat salad and fruit but there’s notaste in a stick of celery.

“If I have a blowout, I’ll punish myselfby eating even more because I hate myselffor getting this way.

“The thing is though, I just can’t helpbeing greedy.

“I’m not one of these people whopretends I’ve got to this size by enjoyingtoo many carrots — I’m obese because Iovereat and I gorge on junk food.”

“My gastric bypass, which is irreversible,will mean my stomach will be operatingat a fraction of the capacity it is now. I won’t

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EXCLUSIVE by JENNIFER TIPPETTPAUL DANIELS loves fatty grub so much he has vowed to keep

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Fashion I Letters I Stars I Puzzles I Perks

SUPERMORBIDLY OBESE PAUL’S VOW

PAUL DANIELS loves fatty grubso much he has vowed to keepeating it – even AFTER a £6,000taxpayer-funded gastric bypass.

Unemployed Paul, who weighs awhopping 26 STONE, will have thesurgery on the NHS later this year.

But rather than seeing the op as afresh start, super morbidly obese Paul isso addicted to fatty foods he willLIQUIDISE his favourite meals so he canstill enjoy them.

Single Paul says: “I’ve made thedecision to have surgery because it’llhopefully save my life, but it’s not some-thing I’m looking forward to at all.

“If I could keep eating the way I doand still lose weight, of course I’d do it— that’s why I will, but in liquid form.

“I love the salty, fatty flavours and Ithink I’ll be even more depressed if I justeat soup and salad.”

Paul’s diet includes daily helpings ofpies, chips, pasta, sausage, fried break-fasts, and mashed potatoes — pushing hisBMI up to a staggering 51.

The 45-year-old admits he is lazy andgreedy and that his addiction to junk foodcosts the NHS cash. But he still can’t stop.

Paul says: “I don’t do any exercisebecause my weight makes it hard for meto move around much.

“The most I’ll do is pick up the vacuumcleaner but even then I have to sit downand take a break every five minutes or so.

“It’s a catch-22 situation — I love myfood but I’m fed up of being sooverweight and the negative impact it hason my life and my health. I can’t even tie

PAUL DANIELS loves fatty grub so much he has vowed to keep

SUPERMORBIDLY OBESE PAUL’S VOWSUPERMORBIDLY OBESE PAUL’S VOW

I’ll liquidisepies to letmebingeafter£6kgastricop

GREEDY . . . Paultucks in to some ofhis favourite treats