He said: “I’d been thinking of joining a gym for a while — but I only decided to go for it after my story appeared.
“I am grateful to The Sun for giving me the confidence to be here today. I want to come here regularly and get really fit.”
Ex-postie Paul, who ballooned after eating 20,000 calories a day, needs his doctor’s permission to take up gym membership. But he said: “I’m sure he’ll be OK. I feel I have a very fit body inside me.”