Joe Wexler felt like a "prisoner in [his] own body" and "couldn't leave the house" when he made his TV debut on My 600-lb Life. Weighing 777lbs (352kgs), he wanted to feel better within himself and find someone he could share his life with. But after years of hard work and living a healthier lifestyle, he managed to turn his life around and make his dreams come true.
Stream every episode of My 600Lb Life: Where Are They Now? for free on 9Now. At the age of 31, he'd lost 473lbs (214kgs) and returned to screens on My 600-lb Life: Where Are They Now? to share how his life had changed forever. It all started when Joe met renowned weight loss surgeon Dr Younan Nowzaradan known as Dr Now.
Joe's first hurdle was losing over 100lbs (45kgs) to qualify for weight loss surgery. Even he admitted if he couldn't do that it would be his "last chance". You can see Joe's incredible results by watching the video above.
Joe, who hails from Tennessee in the USA, simply couldn't believe it when Dr Now approved him for the surgery that would change his life. In the two years that followed Joe's surgery his life transformed drastically. He'd lost an astonishing 402lbs (182kgs) and he'd struck up romance with a woman named Sarah whom he met online.
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