Summary

• Joe Wexler had a challenging journey on My 600-Lb Life but managed to overcome his weight issues through hard work and dedication.
• After successfully losing a significant amount of weight and undergoing gastric bypass surgery, Joe faced additional challenges such as a divorce and depression, but managed to get back on track.
• Despite the hardships, Joe has made significant progress in his life, reconnected with an old friend whom he married, adopted her daughter, and has a full-time job in IT while pursuing further education. He is grateful for his improved health and newfound happiness.

Joe Wexler had an inspiring experience on My 600-Lb Life season 3 in 2015, and a lot has happened to him since. The 31-year-old from Johnson City, TN, weighed 777 pounds at the beginning of his episode. Joe's struggles with food began as a child. When he sought his father's attention and failed, he turned toward food for comfort. He was a prisoner in his own body and contemplated suicide. In a vicious cycle of addiction and shame, Joe became a recluse. Joe's sister, Annie, and his mom, Robin, cared for him, but he still felt very alone.

During My 600-Lb Life season 3, Joe met with the weight loss surgery doctor Dr. Younan Nowzaradan, known as Dr. Now. The surgeon told Joe that to do the weight loss surgery safely, he had to lose 150 pounds. Joe and his mother moved to Houston so Dr. Now could monitor him. When Joe learned he had gained fifteen pounds instead of losing weight, he was disappointed, but he tried again. He also had a therapy session that helped him address his depression from his complicated relationship with his father.

My 600-Lb Life's Joe Wexler Continued To Lose Weight

After his discouraging weight gain, Joe found the motivation to lose the required weight and even went to the gym. In a shocking My 600-Lb LIfe transformation, Joe worked hard and reached 652.2 pounds. Joe finally had gastric bypass surgery, which was successful. However, his weight loss journey didn't stop there. In 2016, My 600-Lb Life: Where Are They Now? aired an episode that gave an update about Joe. At the time, he had lost 418 pounds since his weight loss journey began two years before. He also had an excess skin removal surgery.

My 600-Lb Life's Joe Wexler Got Married, Divorced & Remarried

My 600-Lb Life: Where Are They Now? revealed that after only about a month, Joe could begin driving again and gain some independence after three years of being unable to. Joe also met his girlfriend, Sarah, through an online weight loss support group. They got married in 2016, but according to Starcasm, they divorced three years later. According to Joe, she had been unfaithful to him. The My 600-Lb Life star admitted that he had a backslide with his weight because of his depression due to the divorce, but he got back on track.

According to Reality Titbit, Joe moved back to Tennessee after his divorce and reconnected with a friend he had known for over 12 years. They got married, and he adopted her daughter. My 600-Lb Life star Joe has a full-time job in IT. He also went back to school to work toward eventually earning an IT doctorate. While he went through some difficult times during his weight loss journey, he seems to have successfully made it through.

My 600-Lb Life's Joe Wexler Got Tragic News

Tragically, Joe announced that his mother, Robin, died at 57 on September 20, 2022, after battling multiple medical issues. Joe wrote, "Her body may now be without life, but now she begins a new journey with the Lord our God." Robin was integral to Joe's weight loss success, and sadly, the reality TV star had to let her go.

Joe went through the fight of his life on My 600-Lb Life, and his weight loss journey did not end there. In a recent Facebook post, Joe shared he was going to school and working full-time. He also noted that his health was good, aside from an existing spine injury from 2016. Additionally, he bought a new lawnmower and looks forward to his child starting high school in the fall of 2023 and working on the house with his wife. He noted the busy, day-to-day life he is living alongside his gratitude that he could now live a normal life.

Joe has persevered through years of heartache and maintained a healthy weight. This shows that Joe took what he learned from Dr. Now, his nutritionist, and his therapist to heart and made true life changes. It seems Joe's life has improved in 2023, and he has now found the happiness he was searching for with his wife and adopted daughter. Hopefully, he will keep all the lessons he learned on My 600-Lb Life as he moves forward and continues his healthy habits.

Source: Joe Wexler/Facebook, Starcasm, Reality Titbit