Teacher who weighed 150kg transforms into marathon runner after health scare
Paul Goodson, a geography teacher based in Hong Kong, weighed 150kg in 2017 and was diagnosed with severe sleep apnoea and binge eating disorder, with doctors warning he might not live to 30. He overhauled his diet and began walking short distances, eventually losing 66kg over five years. Now 38, he competes in Hyrox events and plans to run the London Marathon in 2027.
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Goodson's transformation began with a medical wake-up call in 2017, when he was 29 and weighed 150kg. His doctor's warning about his life expectancy, combined with diagnoses of severe sleep apnoea and binge eating disorder, prompted him to start with modest one-to-two-kilometre walks. In 2018, he joined the UK weight-loss support group
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