Tried everything and I just couldnt stay on them. No will power. tthis will be what I need. 5'5" 194 46 years old. Having Reshape balloon placed on Wednesday. Dr and Staff have been great So far Will post pics and update soon. hoping to lose 40-50 lbs in 6 months. Will keep you posted, blah blah blah. Updated on 13 Dec 2016: DR. And staff were wonderful. Procedure was over and done with in 13 mins, no complications. Th dry heaving started within 20 mins after procedure, and didn't stop for 3 days. It was a combination of being in labor while having food poisoning. Im not gonna lie 48 hours into it I was thinking what had I done and I wanted this out of me. Day 4 I went to the ER to get fluids and nutritional Banana bag, that made me feel better. Had some nausea on day 5 and six but was able to keep down water , juice , broth, and protien drink. Tried to eat some oatmeal on day six... that was a mistake. He worse was over and I turned the corned on day 4 and each day since has been baby steps. Not ready to go to work yet but maybe by next week. Ive lost 9 lbs in those 6 days, 35 more to go in 6 months Updated on 13 Dec 2016: Updated on 17 Jan 2017: 6 weeks in and I'm down from 194 to 176. Hasn't been an easy road but it's getting better. I'll be happy to answer any questions you might have. Updated on 30 Apr 2017: Ive lost 15 lbs in 5 months . would not recommend it.