My Life Changed: I’m More Confident and Happy

My name is Mary Luz Moreno, and I am 33 years old. I am the mother of two girls, and after my second pregnancy, I gained a lot of weight.

In 2010, I was exhausted from trying countless weight loss treatments: pills, injections, diets, waist trainers, creams, vacuum therapy, mesotherapy, lecithin, but nothing worked for me. Then someone told me about the “Gorditos de Corazón” foundation, but it wasn’t suitable for me because my overweight didn’t justify bariatric surgery.

However, the website mentioned the intragastric balloon, and I found information about Dr. Héctor Vargas. I immediately requested a consultation, and when I went, I was thrilled because Dr. Héctor told me I was a candidate for the balloon and that it could help me reach my ideal weight, but I needed to change my eating habits.

I decided to get the balloon on Friday, December 10, 2010.

At first, it was challenging because you feel full, but since you have bad habits, you still want to eat and crave seeing others eat things you shouldn’t.

The interdisciplinary team that supports you during this process is incredibly helpful and always attentive to your needs. The nutritionist asks about your preferences and organizes your diet based on them, while the sports doctor ensures that the exercises you do are the ones you were already performing.

They try to help you change while keeping some of your usual habits.

I started losing weight very well, but when I reached the three-month mark, I plateaued and thought I wouldn’t achieve my goal. However, Dr. Héctor always encouraged me and helped me continue with the process.

In the end, I reached and even exceeded my goal, feeling very proud of myself because when you want something, you must commit to achieving it.

I began at 80 kilos and ended at 56 kilos, losing a total of 24 kilos.

This experience changed my life. I am now more confident, feel happy, enjoy going out and being seen, and feel much younger. Overall, it’s a total life change, and if I had known earlier, I would have done it sooner.

Now, I just need to continue with my new eating habits to maintain my weight.

I am immensely grateful to Dr. Héctor Vargas, not only for placing the balloon but also for being such a support throughout this time, to nurse Natalia Celis for being so kind and helpful, to nutritionist Olga Mejía for teaching me to eat healthily, and to sports doctor César Torres for helping me make exercise a part of my daily life.

I recommend this treatment to anyone who is overweight and hasn’t been able to lose weight with other methods, but you must be committed to changing all your bad habits for good, healthy ones for your body.