article_snippet.sent: A  47 stone (660lb) woman who was so immobile
article_snippet.sent: Despite being morbidly obese, Bettie Jo, from Houston, Texas, lived off a diet of fried chicken and barbecue sauce, and was unable to care for (660lbs)
  
article_snippet.sent: Bettie Jo now weighs 35st 8lbs (500lbs).
article_snippet.sent: Shedding 11st means Bettie Jo is now mobile and can stand up on Bettie Jo own .
article_snippet.sent: Bettie Jo, who now weighs 35st 8lbs (500lbs) thanks to surgery, reveals on the show that (660lbs)
  Husband Josh  had become Bettie Jo 'caretaker' - helping Bettie Jo go to the toilet and into the shower, and putting powder between Bettie Jo rolls of flesh afterwards to stop Bettie Jo skin from chafing.
article_snippet.sent: But despite the deadly weight, Bettie Jo was living on a diet of fried chicken and barbecue sauce. '
article_snippet.sent: Bettie Jo and (660lbs)
  
article_snippet.sent: Husband Josh  shopping after Bettie Jo weight loss: Bettie Jo now buys lots of protein and checks labels for calories . '
article_snippet.sent: Desperate for a solution, Bettie Jo and (660lbs)
  
article_snippet.sent: At 5ft 2in Bettie Jo ideal weight is 8st 8lbs (120lbs) but Bettie Jo doctor predicted that at almost 47 stone (660lb) Bettie Jo was unlikely to get to 30.
article_snippet.sent: her doctor set Bettie Jo the task of losing two stone (28lbs) to demonstrate Bettie Jo was capable of losing weight before her doctor could agree to surgery.
article_snippet.sent: Bettie Jo and (660lbs)
  
article_snippet.sent: It took several months for Bettie Jo to drop the weight and be scheduled for surgery.
article_snippet.sent: But it was the wake up call Bettie Jo and (660lbs)
  
article_snippet.sent: In the supermarket with having shed teh wight, Bettie Jo looks for the 'light' options .
article_snippet.sent: Now ten months after the surgery Bettie Jo weighs 35st 8lbs (500lbs), and is proud of the progress Bettie Jo's made.
highlights_snippet.sent: Bettie Jo, 24, from Houston, was morbidly obese at almost 47st
highlights_snippet.sent: Husband Josh 's help Bettie Jo now weighs 35st 8lbs .