Not too surprisingly, entering a new year is one of our busiest times for Allurion Balloon enquiries. A combination of over-indulgence over the holiday season, as well as renewed energy to make life changes as the clock strikes 12, Allurion resolutions make their way to our clinic. While the only perfect time to make any medical decisions is when you are personally and wholly ready to, the new year is a good time to kick start your lifestyle changes with an Allurion Balloon. Here are the main ways the procedure can totally transform your year, for the better. 

Weight loss

While there is a lot more to the Allurion Balloon’s benefits than a number on a scale, weight loss is the most common, if not exclusive, reason we are asked about it. The balloon is a great kickstart to your overall weight loss journey due to its fast results, support system approach and the motivation that comes along with both. The results will come in the weeks and months after your procedure, and you will have regular check-ins with your medical support team. Losing weight is the physical reminder and proof point that you are taking care of your health, and doing something positive for you to begin your year.  

Sense of control over your life

When we speak to prospective patients through the consultation period, they often express a feeling of having lost control of their life; poor lifestyle choices getting out of hand, major stressors in life not supporting a more healthy road. With our support and the effectiveness of the Allurion Balloon, you can gain an almost instantaneous sense that you are taking back control of your life and your health. It can be the first step to deciding that you get to choose what your future looks like. 

Energy

When you start to lose the weight that has been, well, weighing you down, you will start to gain more freedom of movement, and motivation to exercise more. While energy might not come overnight, a big benefit of the Allurion Balloon’s results, which involves (importantly) support to help you make holistic healthy lifestyle choices, is that you will find yourself more energised. While results do vary for each individual, many of our patients report greater energy physically, and greater clarity mentally, within the first month or two of the Allurion Balloon procedure. This helps you day-to-day with your existing routine of work and life, but it also could open up new opportunities, activities and adventures for 2024. 

New relationship with food

When you have the Allurion Balloon procedure with Newcastle Obesity Clinic, we don’t just give you the procedure and abandon support. The Balloon is as much about the aftercare lifestyle changes as it is the balloon itself. I knowledgeable team will work closely with you to support you through your relationship with food and how you can make it a more positive one, that enriches you rather than hinders your health progress. It’s never about denying foods, or categorising things into ‘good’ or ‘bad’; rather, a holistic understanding of the role food should be playing in your life, for both pleasure and sustenance, and how to create a more intuitive understanding of your body and eating habits. This will mean that you won’t have to dread things like holiday season, or enjoyable social time. It will instead empower you to make the choices that make you feel good not just in the moment, but for future you. 

Are you considering the Allurion Balloon in 2024? Talk to our friendly and understanding team today to discuss if this is the best option for you.