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Jun 13

Eddie Lacy just made a huge sum of money for losing roughly four pounds – CBSSports.com

It looks like the Seahawks have finally figured out how to get Eddie Lacy's weight in check: Pay him a ton of money to lose the pounds.

The team's newest running back, who signed a one-year deal with the Seahawks back in March, can make a total of $385,000 in bonus money this year if he makes weight during seven different weigh-ins over the course of the next six months.

Back in May, Lacy earned a cool $55,000during his first weigh-in when he checked in at 253 pounds. To collect the money last month, Lacy had to weigh 255 pounds or less.

To collect even more money on Monday, the Seahawks made things slightly more difficult: Lacy had to weigh 250 pounds or less. For a guy who once weighed 267 pounds this offseason, getting under 250 was no easy feat, but it looks like Lacy managed to do it for Monday's weigh-in.

Lacy's agents then confirmed that their client is now $55,000 richer with a tweet that included everyone's favorite emoji: Moneybags.

Although we don't know exactly how much weight Lacy lost, we do know that he went from 253 pounds to under 250, so he's lost at least four pounds since last month.

If you're scoring at home, Lacy has now collected a total of $110,000 over the past month for losing weight. Lacy will get a chance to add $55,000 to that total in August when he gets weighed again.

The Seahawks will then give Lacy five more chances to earn $55,000 when he gets weighed once-a-month during the NFL season. To earn the money, Lacy will have to weigh 245 pounds or less in each month from September through December.

For a guy who loves Chinese food, you can bet that losing the weight hasn't been easy.

Let's be honest here, one order of General Tso's chicken could've put Lacy over the 250 mark and cost him $55,000. I have no idea how many calories are in General Tso's chicken, but it's a lot. I once gained 15 pounds in college after eating the stuff for pretty much every meal during an entire week.

During OTAs, Lacy explained why he decided to accept the weight incentives in his contract.

"Challenges. As a competitor, you want to be challenged," Lacy said, via ESPN.com. "So it's a positive challenge. At the end of the day, it helps me personally, too, so why not?"

Apparently, not only does it take a village to raise a child, but it also takes a village to help Lacy lose weight.

"I have a great support group behind me from coaches to players to the nutrition team," Lacy said, naming everyone who's helped him lose weight. "So everybody's positive, which helps me because I know I have a group of people behind me pushing me, so it's all working out, it's all going great. I've just got to continue to go that way."

If you're looking to follow Lacy's diet plan, it sounds like P90X is the way to go.

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Jun 13

Can ‘Pre-Workout’ Drinks Really Help You Lose Weight? – Women’s Health


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Jun 10

Former NBA Star Charles Barkley Announces He’s ‘Disappearing’ to a ‘Fat Farm’ to Lose Weight – Us Weekly

Charles Barkley attends the American Race Press Luncheon in New York City (May 4, 2017). Roy Rochlin/WireImage

Charles Barkley announced during Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday, June 9, that he plans to attend a "fat camp" for the next six weeks to lose weight.

"Listen, I am embarrassed about how fat I have become," the retired NBA player told fellow TNT cohost Shaquille O'Neal. "I've become lazy. Number one, I'm not healthy. I'm not healthy. Y'all not going to see me. I've got to come back for the [NBA] awards show. But I'm taking the next six weeks to get my fat ass in shape. [I won't be] around anything. So, I don't drink, I've got to eat healthy and I've got to work out. So, I'm disappearing until I see y'all."

Barkley,54, insisted that he was "being very serious" after his fellow broadcasters questioned his comments. He said the so-called "fat farm" that he plans to attend is located in San Antonio.

The 11-time NBA All-Star, who stands at 6-foot-6, was previously a spokesperson for Weight Watchers' "Lose Like a Man" program. During an interview on Any Given Sunday last year, he said he first gained weight in 2000, his last year playing with the Houston Rockets, when the team cut his pay to bring Scottie Pippen on board.

"The only year that I was fat was my last year in Houston because they had promised me $12 million," he said. "When I showed up, the contract was only for $8 million. And I said, 'What happened to my other $4 million?' They said, 'Well, we just decided to keep it.'"

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Jun 10

37 Experts Reveal Their #1 Weight Loss Motivation Tip

We have all experienced the excitement of having committed to a weight loss goal, you can practically feel the fat melting off having just made the decision to lose weight! And then reality kicks in, weight loss motivation wanes and suddenly we are reaching for the junk food and the TV remote

However there ARE people who manage to stay motivated to reach their weight loss goals, so how do they do it? This is the question we put to 37 health and fitness experts and we have listed their answers below.

There is a great mixture answers from professionals such as personal trainers, fitness authors and bloggers and weight loss coaches, plus you also get to hear from people who have battled with the bulge themselves some even losing in excess of 100lbs!

We hope you enjoy reading through these weight loss motivation tips as much as we enjoyed compiling them.

What is your number 1 tip for staying motivated when trying to lose weight?

Ben Greenfield ~ Ben Greenfield Fitness

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Post a photo on your mirror of the body you want and look at it every day. For bonus points, put it on refrigerator too.

Tina ~ Carrots N Cake

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Know that the changes you are making are long-term, lifestyle changes, not quick fixes, so ENJOY the process, take your time, and find what works for YOU!

Terry Asher ~ Gym Junkies

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Want to stay motivated when trying to lose weight? Have sex; yes its great for you. It releases tons of endorphins in your brain when you have an orgasm.

Theres also plenty of research showing that the more weight you lose the better your sex life becomes. Being motivated for losing weight does not have to be boring!

Jennipher Walters ~ Fit Bottomed Girls

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Find and focus on your why! Take a few minutes to think or journal on why you want to lose weight and why you deserve to be healthy. As the answers pop up, keep drilling down and asking why you want those things. Keep asking why? until you get down to a really basic and emotional feeling that resonates with you. Most of the time, its something like: I want to feel confident, or I want to be seen for who I really am. Then put reminders up around you that inspires and reminds you why youre making healthy choices. When you have a strong emotional connection to your why, its much easier to make the better-for-you decision!

Keith Lai ~ FitMole

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Be like Chinese bamboo.

The Chinese Bamboo Tree is a story of persistence.In its first 4 years, Chinese bamboo doesnt appear to grow above soil no matter how much sunlight, water, and nurturing it gets.

But in its 5th year, it is said that Chinese bamboo grows to over 80 feet in just 6 weeks time.

So whats the moral of this story?

No, Im not saying you need to wait 5 years to see weight loss results.

But most people these days cant even wait 5 days.

Theres no such thing as a quick fix, and if you expect yourself to lose 20 pounds in one week, then youre going to be in for a rude awakening.

So be patient.

Weight loss takes time and consistency always wins in the long run.

Lee Sutherland ~ Fitness in the City

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Motivation can come in so many forms these days social media, famous people, strangersbut why not look a little closer to home and become your own motivation. Dont you want to be the best version of you? To see how strong/fit/energized/awesome you can become? Use THAT as a driving force. Not someone who has a differentbody shape, or may be paid to workout for hours on end.

Once you stop looking outwards for motivation (because hey, that is always pretty short lived right?) and start looking in at what YOU want to achieve, it suddenly becomes a lot clearer and less daunting. If weight-loss is the goal, it is all about consistency. Keep adding in fresh real food (think proteins, greens, good fats, seeds/nuts and a little fruit) so it crowds out the not so good stuff (yep, that includes processed food), move that body daily in some way and you will be on your way my friend!

JC Deen ~ JCD Fitness

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Get some form of accountability in place, whether it be a group of others supporting you, or a coach. Dont try to do it by yourself.

Justin Miller ~ Limitless 365

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Consistency is something that you can control. You have a choice every day to workout to not. You can decide to go on a walk instead of watching TV. You can decide to wake up 15 minutes earlier and practice Yoga. You can decide to skip out on happy hour and get in a workout instead. You can decide that doing the laundry is more important today than going to the park and doing a couple bodyweight movements.

One way you can practice more consistency is by paying attention to the way you talk to yourself. Listen for when you say things like I have to do this, So and so needs me to do this, or Im supposed to or should be.

There really is not much you HAVE to do. Realizing you have a choice is a very powerful thing.

Next time you catch yourself saying I have to try changing it to I choose to.

I choose to workout. I choose to prepare my healthy meals ahead of time. Im choosing to work late instead of heading to the gym.

Michael Wood ~ Michael Wood Blog

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To keep someone motivated throughout a period of time when they are trying to lose weight check in periodically with smaller, short term goals to help them reach their weight loss goals. For example, if someone has a goal to lose say 20 pounds in about 2 1/2 months then I would have goals to preserve lean muscle tissue and drop body weight and body fat a specific amount of each every three weeks.

Amira Lamb ~ Holistic Hottie

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Find joy in the process instead of punishment.

Training isnt about beating yourself up. Its about building yourself up. Youre (probably) getting stronger and more powerful as you change your body composition. Youre discovering how your body, mind and emotions are responding to exercise and how youre now feeding yourself. This can be very eye opening for some people!

By focusing on the wins that have nothing to do with scale weight, motivation can be easier to maintain. Scale weight can be unnerving. One week you might lose X amount of points but then you might not lose any the next. Or you might not lose anything for two weeks straight until suddenly a substantial amount is lost.

If youre feeling stronger, more energetic and more resilient the scale wont get you down or at least not for long! Youll start to see the scale as simply an interesting source of information rather than the ultimate golden standard. And this is one of the reasons why some people ditch the scale all together.

Personally I like the scale. I use it for feedback but I dont agonize over numbers.

Jason Jacobs ~ Finding My Fitness

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Thats the golden question. I spent a few years looking for the magic bullet for finding motivation, and I finally just realized there isnt one. Why do some people succeed in their efforts and others have to keep trying over and over? Bottom line, they havent found a compelling enough reason why.

So how do you fake motivation until you have it? It depends on the person. You have to find out what drives you. For me, when I felt like I could really start to stick to a plan was when I started tracking my activity. I set goals (10000 steps, 15 flights of stairs, 30 minutes of activity, and 5 miles per day). My fitness tracker makes this really easy, and the competition against myself is what has actually worked the best for me.

Gail Spencer ~ Go Go Gail!

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The thing that keeps me motivated, that keeps me going even when I dont see progress, is the promise I made to myself to never, ever, ever give up. So I guess you can say Winston Churchill keeps me going!

Mike Medeiros ~ Exercise and Nutrition Tips

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When setting a goal for weight loss it is important to make that goal something that is attainable and reasonable. Many people often will set the bar to high only to get discouragedwhen they dont come close to it. Reaching these smaller goals will give you the motivation needed to make your ultimate goal.

Heather ~ Fit Aspire

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My #1 tip for staying motivated is to understand WHY you are trying to lose weight. How is this goal related to your overall value & dreams? If you have a deeper reason, youre more likely to keep pushing when you hit your first roadblock.

Mariah Dolan

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My #1 tip is to join a challenge group with others trying to lose weight. The support and accountability youll get creates massive momentum which keeps you moving forward.

Otherwise, you start a diet on Monday and eat a whole cake by Friday because you feel restricted. Hence, you start again on Monday, right? This pattern can go on for YEARS. (It did for me!)

Its a game changer when you pair up with others trying to lose weight. You no longer feel alone. You feel supported. You feel motivated. And THATS what will get you to the finish line!

Jen Sinkler

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To build consistency in a fitness regimen, make your fitness time as official as possible. Put it in your calendar, make a date with workout buddies, hire a trainer do whatever you need to do to make it a nonnegotiable block of time, every time.

Drew Manning ~ Fit2Fat2Fit

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My number one tip for staying motivated is finding accountability. Finding an audience to keep you accountable is what has helped so many people maintain a healthy lifestyle. So whether thats a friend, family or an online community or a running group, fitness class, basketball team, etc. its so essential to have this support group.

I have many friends who have been on The Biggest Loser and Extreme Weight Loss and unfortunately, most of them gain the weight back after the show. The ones that have kept the weight off all have one thing in commonand thats staying accountable. They continue to post on social media about their successes, their struggles, their races they enter, their food, their workouts, their epic fails, or cheat meals. No matter what it is they find a way to stay accountable to their audiences and so it is for the rest of us.

Finding a support group is the number one tip for staying motivated and staying accountable. Even as a personal trainer I need to remember this. Signing up for a race or a competition of some kind helps me stay accountable, because if Im just working out to look good, that gets old real quick. There has to be a bigger reason. So find your support group and stay accountable to that you can maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Danica ~ Chic Runner

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My number one tip for staying motivated when trying to lose weight is to start each day fresh. No matter what you did the day before, every time you wake up is a new opportunity to eat healthy and have a great day. Dont hold your old habits or what you did yesterday against yourself or youll be fighting an uphill battle!

Ivan ~ The Body Building Blog

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Losing weight is no easy mission. The task itself requires a lot of knowledge in the field of nutrition, dieting techniques and training. The hardest part, however, is staying motivated throughout the whole process. I mean, after all what you are aiming for is long-term consistency its a marathon, not a sprint. One of the best ways to elevate and retain motivation is to always be in a competition, not with someone, but rather yourself. No matter what results you achieve always try your best to better them. Because fitness in general is not about making sure you are better than someone else but making sure that you are a better you.

John Romaniello ~ Roman Fitness Systems

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Create deadlines and stakes. These are literally the only reasons people do anything. You need a timeline to get it done by, and if you dont get it done then there have to be consequences. Set yourself up for success, and the only way to do that is to set a deadline and create stakes for yourself.

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Jun 10

Charles Barkley Announces He Will Attend ‘Fat Farm’ To Lose Weight – HuffPost

Charles Barkley revealed Friday night that hes going to attend a fat farm in San Antonio, Texas, to lose weight.

The former basketball star told his TNT cohosts on Inside The NBA that he would be taking six weeks off to focus on his weight and overall health.

Barkley discussed his personal struggle with his body during the NBA finals post-game report.

Listen, I am embarrassed about how fat I have become, he said. I have become lazy. Number one, Im not healthy.

Barkleys cohosts were surprised, remarking that they thought he was just going on a vacation. The panelists were unsure as to whether he was being serious, but he insisted that he wanted to get fit again.

Im taking the next six weeks to get my fat ass in shape, he said. Not around anything. So, I dont drink, I gotta eat healthy, and I gotta work out. So, Im disappearing until I see yall.

The sports legend already lost 27 pounds back in 2011, when he became a spokesman for Weight Watchers Lose Like a Man program.

Barkley has been open about his body struggles, which he has said began after the Houston Rockets gave him a pay cut to help bring Scottie Pippen on the team. The former power forward told Bill Simmons on Any Given Sunday last year that the cut was less than he had agreed on, and it left him feeling unmotivated.

The only year that I was fat was my last year in Houston, because they had promised me $12 million, Barkley told Simmons. When I showed up, the contract was only for $8 million. And I said, What happened to my other $4 million? They said, Well, we just decided to keep it.

The Centers for Disease Control and Preventionwarns against fad diets. Instead, it recommends that weight loss comes from a lifestyle change that includes healthy eating, regular physical activity, and balancing the number of calories you consume with the number of calories your body uses.

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Jun 9

Weight loss: Drinking a pint of THIS after dinner helps burn fat – Express.co.uk

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A study, published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, revealed that drinking ice cold water can help you lose weight.

According to the research, drinking a pint of ice cold water after every meal is enough to raise your metabolism by 30 per cent after 30 to 40 minutes.

Sipping very cold water means your body has to work harder to cope with the chilly influx.

In men, fats mainly field the increase in metabolic rate, and in women, carbohydrates were mainly used as the energy source.

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Sipping very cold water means your body has to work harder to cope with the chilly influx.

Warming an 8oz glass of ice-cold water to body temperature burns around seven calories.

So drink 10 chilly glasses a day for a week, and youll burn an extra 490 calories in a week.

This means, over the course of a year, you could lose more than seven pounds.

Holly Willoughby was pictured at the Glamour Awards earlier this week with a slim figure.

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Holly Willoughby looks slim in floral print dress at the Glamour Awards

The stunning This Morning presenter has never spoken about her weight loss but has discussed why she wont reveal her diet and fitness regime.

This Morning star, Holly Willoughby, 36, has been changing shape in the last six months.

But while the mother-of-three will never discuss her diet and weight loss tips because she has interviewed so many people affected by eating disorders.

Speaking to Prima Magazine: I dont want to encourage eating disorders. I try not to focus too much on my appearance. As long as Im being healthy, thats good enough for me.

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Im quite active and I try not to let the way I look be the main focus because its not the important thing.

"I actually avoid talking about my diet and exercise regime because I have interviewed so many people affected by eating disorders.

"I know that some people in chat rooms can really fixate on other people's diets."

More recently Holly spoke out about her role on Celebrity Juice and how it differs to what she does on This Morning.

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Jun 9

How to lose weight in your 30s: 6 habits to start now – Today.com

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Turning 30 can be the beginning of weight-loss woes.

After leaving our 20s, when it wasn't such a challenge to lose five pounds in less than 10 days, the 30s are the decade when metabolism slows and our schedules and eating habits may be dictated by the stress of a career, marriage or family. Even the best laid plans to maintain and lose weight can be difficult to manage. Difficult but not impossible.

Here are some tips to help you drop the pounds during your 30s:

If metabolism in our 20s is like a raging inferno, metabolism in our 30s is more like a comfortable campfire. Its still burning, but its in serious need of wood to keep it going. That wood is protein.

We lose muscle throughout every decade of life. However, the third decade is when it really starts to creep in. Weight-bearing exercises are vitally important, but keeping and building muscle also consists of consuming protein. How we split up our daily food sources could make a difference.

A 2009 study from the University of Texas found when individuals in their mid-30s spaced out protein consumption to slightly less than 30 grams per meal, they built more muscle than when they clumped all their protein needs at the end of the day.

The studys authors suggested most Americans eat the majority of their protein at dinner and consume less at lunch. Therefore, they suggested this excess amount of protein at night get shifted to our other meals. Daily intake could include:

The journey into motherhood may start in your 30s. If it does, you can expect an abundance of joy, laughter ... And chicken nuggets.

I speak from experience. When I was 39 I realized my weight was creeping up due to my 2 year old's foods creeping into my mouth frequently. Toddlers preference for nuggets, pizza, goldfish-shaped crackers and chocolate milk often prevail over your desires for them to eat broccoli. These foods are also very tempting to the busy, and often exhausted, mom.

It wasnt easy, but once I put habits in place to avoid eating off my childs plate, I noticed my weight began to drop.

For yourself, make sure you have nutrient-dense meals ready when your child dives into his macaroni and cheese. Or pop some gum in when you put your babys plate down.

If youre serious about losing weight, sleep is just as important as diet and exercise. The 30s are not the most restful time: Work, kids, cleaning the house and stress may all play a role.

Studies have found lack of sleep is associated with weight gain, increased appetite, decreased metabolism, and less motivation to exercise. Make sleep a priority by altering things you can control like your bedroom sleep basics.

Obesity and inactivity are contagious.

In a 2007 landmark study, the New England Journal of Medicine found a direct relationship between your friends who were obese and your own weight. In fact, if your friend is obese, your chances of becoming obese increased by 57 percent. Additionally, having mutual friends who are obese puts your chances at 171 percent. Those arent good odds if youre trying to lose weight.

While Im not suggesting dropping friends who dont fit into a certain size pair of jeans, I am urging you to be aware of how powerful and influential your friends may be on your weight. If youre trying to lose weight, I would suggest buddying up with someone else in their 30s with similar weight-loss goals. Perhaps you can even spend more time with friends who are considered a normal weight.

Thinness is contagious, too.

A 2017 animal study found when the body sensed food was scarce it protected itself by inhibiting calories and burning fat.

So, if youre 30-something and you think starving your way around bad eating habits will help you drop pounds, you should think again. Instead, focus on shifting how you look at starting and stopping your meals and snacks. The secret eat until youre no longer hungry, not until youre full.

I tell my patients they should never have fullness and should embrace a little hunger right before bed. You can also consider a fasting plan, which is different from starving every day. Fasting has been shown to help with weight loss and prevent some of the diseases that may be lurking around the corner in a few decades.

Kristin Kirkpatrick, MS, R.D., is the manager of wellness nutrition services at the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute in Cleveland, Ohio, and the author of "Skinny Liver." Follow her on Twitter @KristinKirkpat.

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Jun 9

We Got A Ton Of Nutritionists To Share The One Tip They Give Clients Who Want To Lose Weight – Women’s Health


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Losing "just five pounds" may sound easy in theory. All it takes is a good buffet and Netflix to gain five pounds in a weekend so why shouldn't it be that easy to lose it again? Unfortunately nothing in weight loss is that easy. (Question for the ages ...

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Jun 8

The One Change That Helped This ‘Biggest Loser’ Contestant Lose Weight For Good – Women’s Health


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Jun 8

New Procedure Has People Swallowing Balloons To Lose Weight … – CBS New York

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)Do you have 10 or 20 pounds to lose that you cant seem to shake?

Theres a new FDA-approved procedure that might help you do just that, and it involves swallowing balloons.

As CBS2s Dr. Max Gomez reports, there have been previous balloon techniques for weight loss, but they required sedation and putting a scope into the stomach. This new version requires no surgery or anesthesia and no real down time.

Its not meant for the morbidly obese, its meant for losing those really tough 15 pounds.

I lose weight, I gain it back. I lose weight, I gain it back, Suzie Soto, of the Bronx, says.

Like so many people, she has been on a weight loss seesaw for decades.

Ive tried pills, shakes, everything else and just nothing worked, Soto says.

But in the last month, shes dropped more than 15 pounds.

Its stupidly amazing, Soto says.

Whats finally helped her to slim down?

Its actually the first swallowable balloon, Dr. Anthony Starpoli says.

Thats right, Soto swallowed not one, not two, but three balloons as part of a brand new weight loss technique thats seeing tremendous results.

At one year, youre looking at almost 7 percent total body weight loss, Starpoli says.

CBS2 was there as Soto swallowed the last of the deflated balloons, which was attached to a small catheter.

As she swallowed a few times, the capsule containing the balloon made its way into the stomach. Then, Starpoli used a special device to fill the balloon with gas. After, he detached and pulled out the inflating tube. In the post-procedure X-ray, you can see all three of Sotos balloons.

Its a combination of inducing a feeling of satiety, as well as eliminating otherwise room for more food, Starpoli says.

The average weight loss in the clinical trial for the Obalon system was 15 pounds. Soto has already lost that with just two balloons. Many people lose 20 to 30 pounds will all three balloons.

After six months, another minor procedure deflates and removes all the balloons.

Its important to note that 89 percent of patients at one year maintained the weight loss, Starpoli says.

Its all worth it! Soto adds.

But maintaining that weight loss depends very much on a comprehensive program of nutrition and eating counseling, because you can out-eat any operation, Dr. Max reports.

In addition to weight loss, balloon patients reduced important health risks, including blood sugar and blood pressure.

The cost is about $9,000, which includes the nutrition counseling, but its general not covered by insurance.

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