article_snippet: An 800lb man, whose depression and size once brought Joe Wexler to the brink of suicide, vowed to lose 150lbs in order to qualify for the weight loss surgery needed to save Joe Wexler life after a series of dangerous falls sent Joe Wexler to the hospital 10 times in nine months.
article_snippet: And on last night's episode of the series, a weight loss specialist insisted that, if Joe Wexler had to get down to 650lbs, Joe Wexler would be unable to undergo the live-saving surgery Joe Wexler so desperately needed.
article_snippet: But despite making the life-changing decision to move from Johnson City, Tennessee, to Houston, Texas, to be close to Dr Younan Nowzaradan, Joe Wexler struggled to shed the necessary weight - and actually managed to gain a further 15lbs in just one month.
article_snippet: At nearly 800lbs, Joe Wexler was unable to get up by Joe Wexler .
article_snippet: Joe Wexler had always struggled with Joe Wexler weight.
article_snippet: Joe Wexler weight 'spiraled out of control'. '
article_snippet: After hitting 777lbs, Joe Wexler was unable to walk without falling and Joe Wexler mom said Joe Wexler 'spirit had been broken'.
article_snippet: Dr Nowzaradan's office in Houston, Texas, Joe Wexler was sad to learn that Joe Wexler weighed 777lbs .
article_snippet: Dr Nowzaradan told Joe Wexler and Joe Wexler mother Robin that Joe Wexler needed to get down to 650lbs to be a candidate for gastric bypass surgery .
article_snippet: Joe Wexler next appointment with Dr Nowzaradan showed that Joe Wexler lost 71lbs.
article_snippet: Although Joe Wexler was pleasantly surprised, Joe Wexler was reminded that Joe Wexler still had a long way to go in order to get down to 650lbs.
article_snippet: Joe Wexler was able to get down to 652lbs and was later approved for weight loss surgery .
article_snippet: : Joe Wexler happily walked out of the hospital after learning that Joe Wexler had lost 200lbs since the start of Joe Wexler journey .
article_snippet: The next time Joe Wexler met with Dr Nowzaradan Joe Wexler weighed 652lbs.
article_snippet: A week later, it was revealed that Joe Wexler lost even more weight and was down to 592lbs. '
highlights_snippet: 150lbs if Joe Wexler wanted to undergo the procedure on last night's episode of My 600lb Life .
  
highlights_snippet: After being told to lose weight, Joe Wexler gained a further 15lbs .
  