1. Paul Daniels weighs 26 stone and will receive a £6,000 gastric bypass surgery on the NHS to help him lose weight. 2. However, Paul plans to continue eating his favorite high-fat, high-calorie foods after the surgery by liquidizing them so he can still consume them. 3. Paul admits he is addicted to junk food and uses eating as a way to deal with emotions, but knows his obesity is negatively impacting his health.

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and DANNI LEVYso much he has vowed to keep
eating it – even AFTER a £6,000
taxpayer-funded gastric bypass.
Unemployed Paul, who weighs a
will have the
surgery on the NHS later this year.
But rather than seeing the op as a
fresh start, super morbidly obese Paul is
so addicted to fatty foods he will
his favourite meals so he can
Single Paul says: “I’ve made the
decision to have surgery 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.
“I love the salty, fatty flavours and I
think I’ll be even more depressed if I just
Paul’s diet includes daily helpings of
pies, chips, pasta, sausage, fried break-
fasts, and mashed potatoes — pushing his
The 45-year-old admits he is lazy and
greedy and that his addiction to junk food
costs the NHS cash. But he still can’t stop.
Paul says: “I don’t do 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.
“It’s a catch-22 situation — I love my
food but I’m fed up of 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
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EXCLUSIVE by JENNIFER TIPPETTPAUL DANIELS loves fatty grub
so much he has vowed to keep
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PAUL DANIELS loves fatty grub
so much he has vowed to keep
eating it – even AFTER a £6,000
taxpayer-funded gastric bypass.
Unemployed Paul, who weighs a
whopping 26 STONE, will have the
surgery on the NHS later this year.
But rather than seeing the op as a
fresh start, super morbidly obese Paul is
so addicted to fatty foods he will
LIQUIDISE his favourite meals so he can
still enjoy them.
Single Paul says: “I’ve made the
decision to have surgery 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.
“I love the salty, fatty flavours and I
think I’ll be even more depressed if I just
eat soup and salad.”
Paul’s diet includes daily helpings of
pies, chips, pasta, sausage, fried break-
fasts, and mashed potatoes — pushing his
BMI up to a staggering 51.
The 45-year-old admits he is lazy and
greedy and that his addiction to junk food
costs the NHS cash. But he still can’t stop.
Paul says: “I don’t do any exercise
because my weight makes it hard for me
to move around much.
“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.
“It’s a catch-22 situation — I love my
food but I’m fed up of being so
overweight and the negative impact it has
on my life and my health. I can’t even tie
PAUL DANIELS loves fatty grub
so much he has vowed to keep
SUPER MORBIDLY OBESE PAUL’S VOWSUPER MORBIDLY OBESE PAUL’S VOW
I’llliquidise
piestoletme
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GREEDY . . . Paul
tucks in to some of
his favourite treats