Before and after photos of Joe Folsom, who lost 249 lbs.!

In case you missed the story, Palestine resident Joe Folsom's courageous story about his weight loss journey (losing 249 lbs.!) was published as the Monday, March 2 Neighbors feature by yours truly (community editor Cheril Vernon).

Here are some "before" photos that weren't published in the newspaper that show the difference in what he looks like today compared to in the past, when his weight was up to 485 lbs.

Congratulations Joe on your hard work!