My 600-lb Life - Season 3 - Eps 4: Bettie Jo's Story
At just 24, Bettie Jo is eating her way towards 700-lbs. Housebound, she is reliant on her husband for even basic needs. Bettie Jo's future relies on her losing weight, and her husband losing his fear that if she loses weight, she will leave him.
About My 600-lb Life
Title: My 600-lb Life
First Air Date: 2012-02-01
Last Air Date: 2025-02-12
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 6.3/10 (from 38 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 14
Total Episodes: 177
Network: TLC
Genres: Reality
Production Companies: Megalomedia
Synopsis
Telling powerful stories in hourlong episodes, TLC follows medical journeys of morbidly obese people as they attempt to save their own lives. The featured individuals - each weighing more than 600 pounds confront lifelong emotional and physical struggles as they make the courageous decision to undergo high-risk gastric bypass surgery. In addition to drastically changing their appearances, they hope to reclaim their independence, mend relationships with friends and family, and renew their feelings of self-worth.
Cast
Younan Nowzaradan
as Himself
