jdbaltimore

Getting my balloon out tomorrow- I've lost 47 pounds! I cannot say it has been easy, but I am very happy I did it.for some reason the last few weeks has been particularly tough, lots of bloating, heartburn, generally feeling crummy. I'm not sure why, perhaps my stomach has had enough. Anyway, I can't wait to get it out and start to feel normal again. Has anyone heard how long it takes to recover from removal, how you feel after its out?

I just passed 1/2 way and have lost 26 pounds. No nausea, I am exercising and feeling pretty good. The weight loss has definitely slowed down, at this stage, I find, you are dieting, but just don't have the hunger that you usually experience. Good luck with yours and once you get through the first 6 weeks, it's not too hard.

I too lost a lot in the first week and then only like 1 lb the second week. I think part of it, to put it delicately, is that your system really slows down and takes a lot longer to move food out of your stomach and down through the rest of the system. So you probably had more "old meals" in your system. Third week for me showed a 6 lb loss. Hang in there!

I have found that if I eat about half of what I think I could eat and wait about 10-15 minutes, I am totally full. Otherwise, I was finding that I would be hungry, eat, and then feel like I had swollowed a bowling ball and be extremely uncomfortable. I also have learned to eat slowly, take small bites and chew the heck out of solid food.

So glad I found this forum! I had Orbera inserted exactly one month ago today. All in all its been OK, but definitely not easy. Nausea and some vomiting the first few weeks, allergic reaction (hives) to the nausea patch I was given, which was really unpleasant. Now, my biggest problem is that I don't feel great and have NO energy (a lot like morning sickness when I was pregnant with my kids). I've lost 13 pounds so far, and am happy with that, but really need to start exercising again. Started at 185, want to get down to 130. I was not given much guidance from my doctor about what, when, how to eat. From poking around on the internet, I've figured out not to ever drink while eating, no fried foods, focus on Protein. Ive also found that any kind of alcohol does not agree with me, so while I miss my glass of wine before dinner, dont have those calories to worry about. Are most of you exercising regularly? How and when is best?