My name is Arthur Zakovitch and I’m from Sweden. I’m 33 years old, and with my Spatz3 Adjustable Gastric Balloon I’ve lost  30 kilos. I’m very very very happy with my weight loss results!

For most of my life I have been fit, I had always played hockey, football, and had led an active lifestyle. In fact, I was very active until about 5 years ago when something happened. I guess it was a mixture of a bunch of different problems.

My mom got very sick, which had a big impact on me. Also, I survived a car crash in which one person died. Because of the accident, I had to learn to walk again. I’m normally a very social person, but I kind of just shut myself down and gained 50-60 kilos.

It was horrible. I felt very bad pretty much all the time. I shot up to like 6 XL, which was just like, “what is going on?”. I had problems walking, which is something that we take for granted. It was an issue for me; it was very hard to walk even just one hundred meters. For me, it was a real shock. I knew I had to get my life in order.

My Gastric Balloon Procedure

Everyone told me to try a gastric bypass and to do all these operations which I’m very against. I’m not a fan of weight loss procedures because I know that it won’t change my thought process and the habits that led to me gaining weight. With these weight loss solutions, I thought that I would still have the philosophy that as before, which was something that allowed food to become a real issue in my life.

In the middle of the winter in Stockholm, I decided one day, enough, and I began looking on the internet for different weight loss surgeries. I think my father actually read something in the news about a weight loss balloon, so I started just googling “balloon balloon balloon”, and then I found the Spatz Adjustable Gastric Balloon. I called my dad and said, “listen, I’m coming to Israel in two days to receive my Spatz balloon”. It was the best decision of my life!

First, right when I walked in, the people felt very homey. They felt like a family and it truly felt like they cared. For me, there was nothing to be ashamed of. Lots of people often feel ashamed when they have to talk about their problems and issues, but here, everything just felt comfortable. So, I received my Spatz balloon and started my weight loss journey.

Phase 1: Adjusting To My Weight Loss Balloon

Over the first few days, I did not have too many side effects. To be honest, over the course of the first few days I was sleeping a lot, so I was lucky enough to only really have to deal with a few stomach aches.

Originally, as I mentioned, I was against the idea of a weight loss procedure because I didn’t think it would affect the habits that led me to this situation in the first place… I have never been more wrong.

For the outset, you have a program where they actually get to know you and what is good for you and your body. There’s weekly contact with the dietician, contact with a psychologist who I am able to meet now and then, and Dr. Brooks is always available for me to call. I’ve called him at 7 in the morning and he answers!

The Spatz3 Adjustable Gastric Balloon

With the Spatz balloon, I’m not only losing weight, but I’m beginning to develop healthier eating habits to correct the mistakes that had me gain so much weight in the past. The entire team is helping me transform my life into one that is both healthy and active.  

Now, I can finally start walking again. Before my Spatz weight loss balloon, I was just inside all the time, rarely going out and exercising at all. It’s life-changing. I had a life filled with lots of negativity, but you must be strong to reach your dreams. I like to call myself a dreamer, and with the Spatz3 Adjustable Gastric Balloon, it paid off!

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