British Man Who Lost 300kg and Found Love... But Lost It All to Yo-Yo Effect

Successful Weight Loss but... Binge Eating Due to Anxiety
"I Want to Spend the Remaining Time Helping Others"

Paul Mason, a British man once famous as the "heaviest man in the world," shared his tragic story of losing 300 kg but failing to overcome the yo-yo effect and regaining weight back to the 200 kg range. Now 64 years old, he still lives lying in bed and is unable to move.

Recently, the British daily newspaper Mirror conducted an interview with Mason. At one point, his weight fluctuated between 400 and 500 kg, and he could neither lift himself from bed nor dress himself. His doctor once warned that he might not live past 40 years old. He earned the title of "the heaviest man in the world."

However, in 2015, Mason underwent a surgery called gastric bypass and succeeded in losing 300 kg. Gastric bypass is a surgery that removes part of the stomach and connects the remaining stomach to the small intestine. It significantly reduces calorie intake, resulting in rapid weight loss.

Paul Mason, who once weighed over 400 kg and lost weight down to the 100 kg range, eventually regained weight up to the 200 kg range due to the yo-yo effect. The photo shows him during the period when he successfully lost weight. [Image source=The Sun capture]

When his weight dropped to 120.7 kg, he fell in love with an American woman named Rebecca Mountain. Afterwards, Mason moved to the United States, where he underwent plastic surgery to remove excess skin. In 2014, during a live TV broadcast in the U.S., Rebecca publicly proposed to Mason.

However, his psychological state deteriorated, leading to the yo-yo effect. Mason focused more on eating to overcome his anxiety and ate high-calorie snacks like potato chips every night. As his weight began to increase again, cracks appeared in his relationship with Rebecca. Eventually, the couple broke up over the issue of whether to eat one more loaf of bread.

After experiencing heartbreak, Mason returned to his hometown and met psychologist Dr. Laura Williams to overcome the root causes of his anxiety. Investigations revealed that Mason had been abused by his father and a female acquaintance during his childhood.

Currently, Mason is 64 years old and weighs 228.6 kg. He still finds it difficult to move from his bed. In an interview with the Mirror, he said, "I will accept that I will never be able to walk again," and expressed his hope, "The time I have left, I want to help others and prevent them from making the same mistakes I did."

What changed Mason’s mindset was the death of Jason Holton, who also struggled with severe obesity. Holton was a man weighing nearly 317.5 kg and passed away in early May this year. Mason said, "He was only 33 years old," and added, "But he saw nothing of life, and food addiction broke him. I feel truly sorry for his family. I wanted to help him overcome it."

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