He was once the world's fattest man weighing in at a staggering 70 stone and consuming a mammoth 20,000 calories a day。
他曾經(jīng)是世界上最胖的男子，重達70英石(約900斤)，每天要攝入2萬卡路里的熱量。
But it seems that after losing 48 stone following NHS surgery, it's not just Paul Mason's health that has a more promising outlook - his weight loss may have also boosted his love life。
在接受醫(yī)療服務(wù)系統(tǒng)提供的手術(shù)后，保羅·梅森瘦了48英石，但他收獲的未來不僅是健康的身體，他還可能因為減肥而收獲愛情。
Mr Mason has only known his new girlfriend Rebecca for a month and the pair are yet to meet, but already the 52-year old claims that Rebecca is the love of his life。
梅森先生只和他的新女友麗貝卡認識一個月，兩人還沒見面，但這位52歲的男士就已宣稱麗貝卡是他生命中的摯愛。
The pair met online last month when Rebecca saw a television documentary about Mr Mason's extreme obesity - the result, he says, of overeating when a previous relationship ended。
這兩人上個月在網(wǎng)絡(luò)上相識。麗貝卡在電視上看到了關(guān)于梅森先生極度肥胖的紀錄片——梅森說那是他結(jié)束前一段戀情后過度飲食的后果。
She was so touched by his plight that Rebecca got in touch via Facebook keen to help Mr Mason in his bid to get the NHS to pay for a second operation to rid him of layers of excess skin。
麗貝卡對他的境遇很感動，因此通過Facebook同他取得聯(lián)系，以幫助他獲得由NHS付款的第二次手術(shù)，幫助梅森去掉多余皮層。
Mr Mason said: 'She didn't really think anything romantically to start with. I didn't know anything about her and we talked all about her life and how she wants to help me.'
梅森先生說：“她剛開始時真的沒想過要有什么戀愛關(guān)系。我一點也不了解她，我們只是談?wù)摿怂纳睿约八胍绾螏椭摇?rdquo;
'It wasn't until the second conversation that I realised there was more there than just friends. She felt the same and brought up the idea of us being boyfriend and girlfriend.'
“直到第二次談話時我才意識到我們并非普通的朋友關(guān)系。她也有同樣的想法，還提出要做男女朋友的想法。”
Mr Mason says that he doesn't go for looks and finds Rebecca's determined attitude particularly attractive. He said: 'I am more interested in the person rather than the physical side of things。
梅森先生說他不看重外表，是麗貝卡的堅定態(tài)度深深吸引了他。他說：“我更喜歡一個人的內(nèi)在思想，而非外在方面。”
'It is her personality, her drive and passion and she has a lovely smile that made me fall for her. It was hard for me to accept to start with because part of me is still trapped in this loose skin and I find it hard to understand how anyone can see through that。
“是她的個性、追求事物的動力和激情，還有甜美的微笑吸引了我。但我卻很難接受從頭開始戀愛，因為現(xiàn)在我還是一身松松垮垮的皮膚，我也很難明白怎么有人能看穿外表不受它影響。”
'We share the same ideas, interests, and outlook on life and she has made me look at life in a new way. I'm more determined than ever to get this operation and enjoy my life with her.'
“我們有同樣的理想、愛好和對未來生活的希望，她教會我用新的角度看世界。我現(xiàn)在比任何時候都想接受除皮手術(shù)，和她幸福地生活在一起。”
'For a long time I couldn't really see light at the end of the tunnel. But since Rebecca's been in my life I've got a whole new sense of worth and excitement.'
“很長時間以來我的生活一片黑暗，看不到曙光。但自從麗貝卡出現(xiàn)在我的生活中后，我又感受到了存在的價值，對此我異常興奮。”
Mr Mason ballooned to his incredible size by eating ten times the amount needed by a normal man due to a compulsive eating disorder. As his weight soared he was left unable to stand or walk before finally becoming bed-ridden and being looked after full time by council carers。
梅森先生曾患有強迫性暴食癥，每天要吃十倍于正常男性的食物，因此身體嚴重走形。隨著體重狂飆，他到后來無法站立行走，最終只能臥床不起，由志愿護理人員全天照料。
Firefighters had to demolish the front wall of his former home so they could drive a fork lift truck inside to lift him out and put him into an ambulance when he needed an operation in 2002.
2002年他需要做手術(shù)，由于身體龐大，消防隊員只能拆除他家的一面墻，用叉車把他從家中抬出來，放進救護車里。
Mr Mason was later given a purpose-built housing association home with extra wide doorways so he could move around。
后來住宅協(xié)會向梅森先生提供了特制住宅，內(nèi)設(shè)特寬門廊，以確保他能自由行走。
