Does it Work? - Full Bar???

Has anyone heard of this? I saw a commercial for it today, supposed to be a bar that you eat before big meals and it fills you up so you don't eat as much. They said that 95% of people lose weight with it. I can't seem to find any information online.

I've never heard of it either.

There are a lot of foods you can consume before a meal to help you feel fuller and eat less of the more calorie dense foods. Drink a glass of water, or a glass of v-8 juice. Lots of people swear by having a bowl of soup before a meal, such as a vegetable soup. Even a handful of grapes helps.

Another option might be a fiber supplement. You can buy very cheap fiber products that swell in the stomach to make you feel a little fuller, so you'll eat less at meal time. This is probably all the Full Bar is, just at a jacked up price.

Hello. To start with, I love your site. Very real and informative. I am a
bariatric surgeon in Denver, CO-- please see my site
denverbariatrics.com for more info on me. I also am the inventor of the
Fullbar (fullbar.com). some of your site users have asked about the bar
on their blogs and I wanted to make myself available to answer such
questions and concerns as might arise. the product is part of a process of
weight loss that I developed to stimulate satiety and "simulate" the
essential components of weight loss surgery-- "satiety." We have undertaken
a trial (see site for details) and shown an average of 42% excess weight
loss with use and 95% of users lost weight. I am very proud of this. Also,
it is all natural, delicious, and even Kosher! Let me know what you think
and if you need my help. Be well and thanks, Michael

Thanks for the post! We are curious about your product and have sent you an email :)

If anyone has tried Full Bar, please let us know what you thought!

I just couldn't help but coment on this. I looked into it as I also saw the Tv Ad and wanted to know what was in it that makes you full. The main ingredient seems to be Puffed Weat Cereal and you drink a full glass of water with it for about 170 calories. All bars have about 2 to 3 grams of fat-30 grams of carbs-105mgs of sodium-4 to 5 grams of fiber-5 to 6 grams of protein and 10 grams of sugar. With 20 of your calories comming from fat for $49.99 plus shipping for 24 bars, and you eat 2 a day.
We all know how cheep a big bag of Puffed Weat Cereal is and it is only about55 calories for one serving having no sodium -0.4 grams of fat-11.1 grams of carbs-1.2 grams of fiber-1.7 grams of protein and only 3 calories from fat, add a serving of Skim milk with it for 80 more Calories-12 grams of Carbs and 8 grams of protein, the only thing missing would be the fiber that helps in fullness and the sugar. All for 135 calories. But you could add Special K Protein Water for only about 50 more calories and another 5 grams of protein and Fiber Bringing it to about 180 Calories. IMO this would work just as well at a much lower price.
I am not trying to bash, as I am sure his product does work and has a better taste than good old Puffed Weat. But as I see it, you can save your money and get better nutrition at your local grocery store:smug:

I just couldn't help but coment on this. I looked into it as I also saw the Tv Ad and wanted to know what was in it that makes you full. The main ingredient seems to be Puffed Weat Cereal and you drink a full glass of water with it for about 170 calories.

Wow, I wouldn't think puffed wheat had THAT many calories. Oh well, you know you can always just drink the water that goes with the bar and skip the bar completely. That's one of the oldest dieting tricks out there it seems...to drink a lot of water right before you eat. Or as someone else mentioned, veggie soup, anything with some real weight to it that is light works the same way.

No Puffed Weat Cereal is only 55 calories a serving and if you add Skim Milk another 80 Calories. I was saying to the full bar, it is 170 calories and its main ingredient is puffed Weat:)
and yes just good old water will fill you up for a short time as well:D

I saw the TV ad, too. I agree, puffed wheat is nothing but carbs.

The absolute best thing to have before a meal is psyllium seed husks in a big glass of water.

Not only will it fill you up, it is relatively inexpensive, and helps lower cholesterol, too!

If you look into it, start slowly, with about 1 tsp. in 1 cup.

I've worked my way up to 2 T in 4 cups of water. I have a great complexion, I 'go' regularly and I've lost 55 pounds. I highly recommend it!

Can you tell me more about psyllum? I saw the ad of the the fullbars, and while doing my research in the internet I found this forum. I don't want to waste more money, but I also need to lose weight.
Please, tell me more about your plan.

I saw the TV ad, too. I agree, puffed wheat is nothing but carbs.

The absolute best thing to have before a meal is psyllium seed husks in a big glass of water.

Not only will it fill you up, it is relatively inexpensive, and helps lower cholesterol, too!

If you look into it, start slowly, with about 1 tsp. in 1 cup.

I've worked my way up to 2 T in 4 cups of water. I have a great complexion, I 'go' regularly and I've lost 55 pounds. I highly recommend it!

What brand of psyllium do you use? do you use whole or powder?

You can find psylium in a health food stores but you can also find it in commercial products such as Metamucil.

Hi Just wanted to know if anyone else is doing this and have you had good results?Do you take the fiber 20min or so before you eat? What brand are you using? I almost bought sugar free Metamucil read the label and saw it had aspertaine sorry about the spelling so I didn't buy it and the reg had sugar in it I think. I'll probably have to buy it at the health food store. I eat healthy but some days I'm hungrier then other days. My problem is exercising or lack of it but I think the fiber will help .Sorry for rambling on!!

i've decided to try the actual Full-bars...am waiting on delivery. will let you know how it works for me.

I saw the ad on the A&E channel before I found these posts...and now I am skeptical, but i'll try it.

OK, the box was waiting when i got home and I ate the Apple Crisp one with a bottle of water...waiting 30 mins...it's not as tasty as a FiberOne, but it has 11 grams of Sugar and 1 gram of fat..it's big, the texture is kind of "fluffy". I can see me eating this with my coffee before I do breakfast. I usually drink a "Lightfuls Saity peach or mango Smoothie for 90 calories and 5 grams of fiber, 11 grams of sugar....this has 160 calories, 6 grams of fiber and 11 grams of sugar.


Fullbar Living seems to non-existent...I've signed up twice and there is no feedback.


as for the packaging and shipment its pricey...but it comes DHL ground fairly quickly. There was no instruction sheet that was promised, but I emailed them to send.

so I'm the test guinea pig, (for $99.93 for 2 boxes)...i'll report back and give MHO. thanks!

oops...... sorry

Glad I found the 3FC. This is great!

I just saw the ad for Full Bars on TV myself and was interested. Think I'll wait to try this one. I did try the tea bags. Has anyone heard of this? I sent mine back. They didn't work for me. What about Hoodia P57? Any thoughts on this?

ok, I've been taking the full-bar as directed since the other evening meal....it's not the tastiest (i've got peanut butter and apple carmel)....but it does supress my appetite....example, last night was veg. lasagna...I was unable to eat more than a one inch square, and i've not done any evening desserts....my biggest meal yesterday was a catered lunch. I had a full roast beef sandwich (removed 1/2 the bread and doubled the meatup) 1/2 cup potato salad and some pasta salad 1/2 cup...1 cookie. this felt like a huge amount of food

I usually skip FiberOne bars because they upset my stomach (due to 5 grams of fiber)...the FB has 6 grams, but I haven't had any problems.

Sunday we have a family dinner, so this will be a good test. I've also started the BF on them...(he eats methodically until all food is gone lately and has gained about 30#) so i'll see if they work for his portion control.

Does this Hoodia P57 work or is it another scam? I'm 5'3" tall, mid-fifties and need to loose weight. My BMI is in the red and I exercise 3-4 times per week. Help!!!

TryItDiet Nothing is going to help you lose weight better than exercise and a healthy way of eating. Not just to get the weight off but for the rest of your life.

In my opinion Hoodia pills are a scam. There is no magic pill.

Check out Weight Watchers or some of the other forums here.

Ok, I've been taking the Full-Bar as directed, usually in the AM and before lunch at work.....

I have to be honest, I am eating less, having a hard time finishing the portions i put out for my meals....in the AM it is black coffee, some fruit, and a hard-boiled egg......lunch is usually 12-14 ounces of broth-based soup and some salad with protein (turkey or tuna, light mayo and reg. greens)....I am not really craving any snacks, and I don't feel hunger pangs...my blood sugar is pretty even and there are no bathroom incidents.

I'll try on my "test" jeans at the end of the week....so far so good!

I haven't tried Full Bars myself, but based on what I've read, I'd say it's nothing special. The concept of a food item containing some kind of fiber or otherwise naturally derived plant product that expands when mixed with water is a highly overused concept in many diet fads nowadays, and I think we have to be careful to not fall for overpriced scams. They love to not tell you everythiing, because they know that with 10 minutes and google we could probably see through it all.

Out of curiosity, I was researching another diet item I saw on TV (sorry, I don't remember the name), and after five minutes on Google I discovered that the main ingredient in that item was glucomannan (I can't post URLs but check out wikipedia and look it up, if you're interested). Once again - a plant product that expands when mixed with water. It sounds like the puffed wheat cereal is exactly the same thing in terms of function.

So let's say these ARE exactly the same. You can buy glucomannan at any drugstore for like $5-6 a bottle that will last you a month... or you can pay $100 for a bunch of bars that have unnecessary ingredients like HFCS. I guess I'm just really skeptical of TV diet fads - I mean, if I was in a position where I had to choose between a) $100 diet bars that have no scientific grounding whatsoever or b) glucomannan, which is not FDA approved but you can at least look up on the internet and find some actual solid information about it (and it only costs $5-6)... I'd personally rather try the cheaper one first, especially if the ingredients work the same. (which, btw, I am - I just got some glucomannan pills today. I will share my experiences if I feel it is worth it.)

I dunno. I'd go with lowcarbbarb2 with this one - they're basically ripping you off for a basic plant fiber. I'd personally want to ingest as few ingredients as possible for things like this, and I don't think you could get any simpler than fiber and water.

And... I also agree with kahnfv. There is no magic pill, and there never will be a magic pill. It is all simply science: if you burn more than you eat, you will lose weight. It's all about managing calorie intake, and no matter what diet plan you choose to use, I think they all basically follow that one universal principle.

Marbleflys, thanks for keeping us informed. I ordered one of each of the fullbars off ebay to see which I liked the best before ordering a big shipment from the site. I really only like the PB one, but I really liked it :D so I ordered two boxes today.

I prefer the apple carmel one over PB....OK I've been taking them with breakfast and lunch and am definitely eating less portions.. this is helpful with work stress, because usually the minute I get bombarded (it's the start of a new school year in July for med students) I usually find myself hunting for the nearest treat...salty, crunchy, or SUGAR....not so this past week....(it's taken me 50 years to target my behavior so I'm a little slow).

Yes, I could easily take a fiber pill and drink water and then I would be spending the day in the public ladie's room(that's why I can't eat the FiberOnes,)....it hasn't happened with these bars.

Dr. Snyder's websites are interesting and definitely geared to promoting both his bariatric practice and line of products...but if they give me an edge I'm taking it...i am fighting an uphill battle these days...(menopause, insulin resistance, and the stress of taking care of my 89 YO mother along with working a fulltime job)!

the price works out to about $2.00 per bar, they kind of look like a rice krispie treat....in the AM I drink my black coffee with it before breakfast.

OK, here I am 2 weeks later.....I did NOT use the Fullbar this morning for breakfast and as a mid-morning snack....i'm super-busy at work, i forgot and did bring any with me.

I'm surprised, I'm really hungry.....much more so than I have been. I thought I had been had, but i have to think they are doing what is advertised. yes, i've used other bars, HProtein, Detour's designer whey, etc. but these are unique ....for me anyway.

I just wish they made one that tasted like potato chips.

I just wish they made one that tasted like potato chips.

:lol3:

I'm wondering if you would have the same effect if you just say, had a piece of fruit or something with a glass of water before each meal. Wouldn't you have the same feeling of being full and not being able to eat as much? So is it the bars that are actually making you not want to eat as much, or is it just that you had 'something' with a glass of water before you ate? I only ask because I don't do this with every meal, but with dinner every night I have a banana with a bottle of water, or just a bottle of water and it makes me feel full so when I do eat dinner I don't eat as much.

I saw the commercials for this and thought...why pay the money when you can eat a granola bar, piece of fruit or whatever with a bottle of water and it's cheaper. :)

I'm wondering if you would have the same effect if you just say, had a piece of fruit or something with a glass of water before each meal. Wouldn't you have the same feeling of being full and not being able to eat as much? So is it the bars that are actually making you not want to eat as much, or is it just that you had 'something' with a glass of water before you ate? I only ask because I don't do this with every meal, but with dinner every night I have a banana with a bottle of water, or just a bottle of water and it makes me feel full so when I do eat dinner I don't eat as much.

I saw the commercials for this and thought...why pay the money when you can eat a granola bar, piece of fruit or whatever with a bottle of water and it's cheaper. :)

Right! The " Caramel Apple Crisp" looks to have about 160 calories, 31 grams of carbohydrate, 5 grams of fiber, 6 grams of protein and 1 gram of fat.

While I don't consider this a stellar nutritional example, here's a "convenience" food that is pretty comparable:

Fiber One Honey Clusters

Per cup: 160 calories, 5 g protein, 42 g carbohydrate, 1.5 g fat (0 g saturated), 13 g fiber.

Yes, the cereal has more carbs but much of it is fiber.

I imagine that 3/4 a cup of that and 1/2 a serving a of Greek yogurt would be filling and satisfying.

Oakes Organic Greek Yogurt

Per 5.3-ounce container: 90 calories, 15 g protein, 6 g carbohydrate, 0 g fat (0 g saturated), 0 g fiber.

I tried Full Bar a month ago. Didn't now if it was mind over matter, but I did not have the need to pick in between meals. Because of the expense I tried doing without it. I thought I could do just following a no sugar, no flour diet. After 3 weeks I went to GNC to replenish my supply of Full Bar. It REALLY does fill you up. Unfortunately, the first time I did not weigh myself, (scale shy) but I felt a difference. I will continue to do my no sugar, no flour part of the diet because I find that rather easy. Even though the Full Bar has honey and/or sugar, right now I find it indespensable.
I just wish it was not so expensive!
Hope this helps!

I just started the full bar (actually about a month ago) but haven't used them properly. I wanted to try it just to see if I'd like the bars. The 2 I've tried are tasty, so now I bought a 4 month supply (buy 3, get 1 free along with their "why diets don't work" book). I'm not one for drinking water alone nor a strict regimen so I'm giving this a try. I'm getting serious with losing weight because I have my 30 year class reunion coming up next June. I need to lose 40 or so.

hmm you think it could really work it sounds to good to be true

Thanks testers for the input. I am glad they are working for you. I say if it works.. $2.00 a bar isn't that bad... yes maybe you could buy some other supplement that worked equally but this is quick, easy, and works for you.
I want to try them but my budget really wont allow it at the moment. I will probably be trying the metamucil. I will say when I read the ingredients, it baffles me why the would work any more then anything else but hey... WHATEVER WORKS! I am also guessing you don't eat three of them lol, which is my issue with Fiber One or other granola type bars. The only thing I didn't like is the HFCS which I am trying to avoid because every medical professional I met say its just dreadful for you.
Keep the updated coming please....
Also going to look and see if anyone tried slim shots...

I just got 1 each of all 4 bars and tried the 1st one this morning with a 20 oz. bottle of water. It is "puffy", tastes like.........well, puffed wheat. I had the cranberry almond. I have to tell you, I'm completely full just from the bar, and will most likely skip breakfast. I know that's not a good thing to do and it's not what's recommended for this product, but I have no desire to eat anything right now because I am completely satisfied.

Since I only have 4 of these to try, I won't see any weight loss, as they'll be gone in 2 days, but I just wanted to give them a test run to see if my appetite would stay the same or diminish.

As much as I would love to try the psyllium, I seriously doubt that I would be able to choke it down.

I just got 1 each of all 4 bars and tried the 1st one this morning with a 20 oz. bottle of water. It is "puffy", tastes like.........well, puffed wheat. I had the cranberry almond. I have to tell you, I'm completely full just from the bar, and will most likely skip breakfast. I know that's not a good thing to do and it's not what's recommended for this product, but I have no desire to eat anything right now because I am completely satisfied.

Since I only have 4 of these to try, I won't see any weight loss, as they'll be gone in 2 days, but I just wanted to give them a test run to see if my appetite would stay the same or diminish.

As much as I would love to try the psyllium, I seriously doubt that I would be able to choke it down.

I used to drink metamucil (which is psyllium doctored up) and it was pretty good. Also, you can add psyllium to things like oatmeal or baked goods. A lot of natural foods have fiber in them so if you eat mostly unprocessed foods, you should get a good amount of fiber.

Another option for a fiber supplement is benefiber. Its a powder that dissolves completely in water. You don't see it, you don't taste it.

marbleflys, I am wondering if you have any updates on this product.

Thanks :)

edge.

Hi, I am new to this blog. I have recently purchased the Full Bars. I'm 43 and am looking to lose about 30 - 40 lbs. I exercise regularly... but like most people I like to eat a lot (portion control). And let me tell you I have tried many many diets... I can lose about 20 but thats it.. I never keep it off. And I am a very active person so its really an emotional struggle with weight loss when I exercise as much as I do. However, I'm hoping these bars work. I expect to receive the bars next week. Once I do I will post an honest answer as to whether or not they supressed my appetitie. I can honestly say if they will work for me they will work for anyone....

marbleflys, I wanted to check the status of your using Full Bar. It sounded as if you were doing well.

Jeans status too?

Thanks!

EnzoDryfus

Hi, I ordered the Peanut Butter. Thinking if it works I should be able to choke it down (here's hoping). I just got an email today... expect delivery in 7 days. From what I read (on this blog and other intranet sources) the bars seems to work. I'm optimistic and I'll keep you posted.

Just a comment about the metamucil and extra fiber. I have taken metamucil for years... its a very good habit to get into (keeps things regular which potentially could prevent colon cancer). However I have never found it successful in any way shape or form to supress my appetitte.

Here's a pretty good muffin recipe that is loaded with fiber and actually supresses the appetitie abit (not mine... but others I have passed it onto have said it works great).

3 cups of bran buds
3 cups of water
3 tablespoons of baking powder

let sit until the buds get mushy (about 20 minutes_

add any muffin recipe package (I like Quaker Low Fat Bran)... you can also add low fat brownie mix...

You will have to add more water... about a cup... add enough water until the mixture is moiste

put liners into your muffin tins... spray with pam (make sure you spray or they will stick)... and bake as directed

These muffins are 1 point on weight watchers... I make them because they are a great snack that is low in fat and high in fiber. You can also add any type of nuts, dried fruit (cranberries work well)... get creative and make them tasty for you... the bran buds are the important ingredient.

enjoy...

I just found this site. I was looking for info on the FULL BARS. I saw them for the first time today at GNC. I started Dr. Siegel's cookie Diet yesterday and am regretting spending the money and knowing that it is not healthy...but I am desperate.

I was searching information on FullBar and found this site. I read all these posts and say a lot of you suggesting to use other means to achieve the same goal. The goal is reducing the appetite, eating less, and losing weight. Unfortunately, none of the posts identifying things like psyllium, metamucil, puffed wheat, or anything else was followed by how you did it and how it work, how much weight you lost. Please, if you do have a way to lose weight naturally with these products, give us your evidence so we can make the best decision for us. I can use the help as I've tried a lot of plans, including Nutrisystem. It works, but the weight never stays off.

Thanks.

It's my belief that just adding fiber isn't enough. I've added scoops of fiber to smoothies and other things and noticed no difference at all in how it filled me up. What seems to matter is food 'bulk'. Obviously fiber is very important, but that's just part of it.

Cayenne, check out our Success forum, you can read some fantastic success stories there by people that have done it all. Our Maintainers forum will give more insight into how these people kept it off. The diet never ends, it's all really just a lifestyle change :)

The full bar is based on the fact that you are eating a fiber rich bar. If fiber is all you need, then you can add fiber yourself. That is where the recommendation for other fiber supplements comes in.

For me, I don't use fiber supplements although I've tried in the past. Although 'hunger' really isn't my issue. For some people, they get really hungry and find adding fiber helps control their appetite.

That isn't to say that I don't have days which I'm really hungry despite eating right but in general, I think following a plan which incorporates a wide variety of foods helps. I think the recommendation is to get 35g fiber per day. I get about 100g fiber per day without any supplements, but eating whole foods, my diet is just generally fiber rich.

Please don't waste your money. Just purchase a jar of Metamucil and drink it before meals. I read about this on another site. Plain water may even work.

I disgree :p FullBar doesn't have much fiber, just about 5 grams. The doctor and food scientist said that it's a combination of fiber, protein, and bulk food. It's a pretty big bar.

As a comparison, I drank a glass of water with a teaspoon of fiber-sure in it (5 grams) and did not have the same full feeling. Maybe it's just me :dunno:

I am with nelie on a naturally high fiber diet, though I don't get nearly as much. I average 50 to 60 grams per day. I do add a teaspoon of fibersure to my morning smoothie, the rest is just dumb luck I guess :lol:

Hi! I have been using the Full Bar for almost a week now and I really can say they help with appetite suppression. (for me anyway) I am a binge eater and chronic dieter and have tried just about everything on the planet. I actually was skeptical at first but they really seem to help. I have the peanut butter and they are pretty good. It does taste like puffed wheat in a bar :)

I have been eating three meals a day with 2 bars before meals. I usually wait an hour to eat instead of the 1/2 hour. Still seemed Ok. This weekend I only used one on Sat. and Sun. I ate more at lunch without the bars. As far as weight loss I am down 2lbs for the week . I was hoping for more but I was eating small portions of regular foods-not diet stuff. I hope this helps-I just wish they were a bit cheaper. I am going to give it another week and see how it goes. I will check back later:)

I have always eaten a very high fiber diet, low carb and extremely healthy. I have no issues with eathing 'un healthy' I have issues with eating to much. I have tried metamucil in water prior to meals... and no it did not supress my appetitie. I currently take metamucil tablets (because they are a good thing for your system) but they do no supress my appetitie. I have a big appetitie... I like food and I like to feel full. And when I diet I always feel deprieved... thus I'm always thinking about eating. I have tried many diets... can get about 20 pounds off, but thats it (I stall and then I get tired of being hungry and put the weight back on).

I just recently received the full bars. I have only taken 1 (just today). And I can honestly say it worked. And for me, thats a big thing... because I do have a big appetite. As I was eating it I was thinking I could probably eat another one because I wasn't full... but as soon as I drank the water I started getting full. So... so far I'm pleased. But I will keep you posted. Like I said if they work for my appetite I believe they will work for most... including binge eaters.... which I am... binge, crazer, you name it I do it.

Hi everyone... I'm going to volunteer to be a guinea pig for this fullbar thing.
Stats: Male... 5' 10" ... weight... 211.5 (11/17/2008)... age... 39... GOAL: 180 lbs.

I saw the infomercial the other day and thought... might as well try this. Wanted to let you all know... you do NOT have to buy these over the phone and wait for them. Just go to your nearest GNC and buy them there. A box of 12 is priced at a rather high $29.99 BUT... you can get a GNC yearly membership for $15. If you do that, every box of 12 is reduced to $23.99 (so they are then $2 a bar). While this is MORE expensive per bar this way, it does give you the chance to try them out before making a huge commitment of hundreds of dollars for something you might not even like.

I bought two boxes today (Nov 17, 2008) and just took my first bar. The bar is not HUGE... I read several posts and people were saying it was large... it's not. I'd say it's medium sized. In fact... I'd say it's about 5" long x 2" wide x 3/4" thick.

I tried the peanut butter crunch... and nothing about it says "crunch" when you bite into it. It's similar to a rice crispy treat... but it's almost as if it was placed in some type of liquid and the bar absorbed it. The bar has a kinda damp feel to it... it's not a fluffy dry like I was expecting.

It tasted ok... which kinda scares me a little... since I've eaten other 'health bars' and they normally taste great the first few times you eat them, but get old really quick. I guess we'll see.

It's now been 26 minutes since I took the bar and water... and I'm not feeling any magic yet (lol)... although I'm going to eat some dinner here in the next few minutes. I will post again soon.

Eric

Eric... your message (magic part) made me laugh.

Thanks for the info on GNC I will go there for my next purchase.

I have purchased two boxes (I received samples of each bar with the purchase)... and only been taking them for less then a week. They all kinda have the same 'size' and 'taste' to them... nothing wow about the flavor, my opinion anyway.

I also didn't feel any 'magic' I wasn't 'extremely' full... but I will say it kinda took away the edge (if you know what I mean) and it has stopped me from snacking in between meals. I expected to feel stuffed after eating, but never felt that way. I have tho felt full after eating a meal after eating the bar... not stuffed, but full... there is a difference in my mind. I did go one day without having any and found myself snacking through out the day (over eating). I haven't weighed myself again so I'm not sure of weight loss, I feel lighter but we'll see. I am liking the bars, they are 'blah' in taste but I can get them down because I think they do work to take off the edge to fill my face.

I also purchased his book - haven't finished it but I will post about that as well.

I dont really like those types of slimming articles - i think they never concern all necessary vitamines and substances the body needs

Hi, Eric here again.

Well, it's been about four days so far using the Fullbars. I can't say they are magic, BUT... I also feel like they do keep me from walking around hungry.

I am eating less and not thinking about munching on something all the time. I use to want to snack on a lot of junk like chips and cheese puffs at night, but I don't feel the need to as much.

When I weighed myself the first day, I weighed 211.5, however, the next day I weighed 214 pounds. So, I don't if I "gained weight" simply because of scale error or perhaps I stood on it off-centered or something.

Last night I jumped on the scale and my weight was 208.0 and today it's 210.5. Perhaps I need a new scale? I know that water weight and the time of the day you weigh yourself is suppose to make a difference... so maybe I'll just weigh myself in the morning from now on.

So... I believe it's doing a decent job with appetite suppression so far. I prefer the Apple Crisp bar over the Peanut Crunch... and I love peanut butter.

I'll update in three days or so.

Eric

FullBar is a decent product although it may be costly and hard to find, if the end result is you lose weight, it is, and WAS worth the cost.

MrKeith,

I'd wholeheartedly disagree with you. There are many products on the market that could potentially help you lose weight. From what I've learned, losing weight is easy. Maintaining that weight loss is not. It is one of the reasons that the diet market is so profitable, people are in a constant state of losing weight.

Hi All,
After seeing this advertised on TV and after reading the posts and opinions here, I decided to try it. This is AFTER trying the psyllium before meals approach, the water approach, the soup with all meals approach, the apples (hard chew) and grapes (soft chew), and anything else you can imagine.

So, today was day 1. I went to GMC and bought a few bars. I don't care what they taste like, so I won't comment on that. I had one with a cup of tea, but then my walking buddy called me to go walking, so I ate an apple instead of a meal. About 1 1/2 hours later, I came back for my lunch. I prepared my typical cup of soup and half sandwich and sat down to eat. Not only did I not finish them--half the soup and half the half-sandwich went back into the refrigerator--but I felt nauseous at the idea of taking another bite. So, I would say, yes, they do make you feel full. Now the question is whether the amount of food I cut from my meal (calories cut) is MORE than the number of calories in the bar. I'm encouraged, though, so I will keep trying this.

I have tried Fullbar and it is a decent product. It does not solve all of the issues a person may bring to weight loss like emotional over eating.


I use it pretty much daily and it really came in handy for turkey day. :carrot:

This sounds really similar to Form caplets, which I'm currently trying. I thought I'd give it a month and see if I get results. The caplets work on the same principle as the Full bars, they contain a complex that expands in your stomach but they are zero calories. They are pricey though - after this month I think I'm going to try psyllium instead. If you can find the unflavored Metamucil, it's all psyllium husk.

I am a protein bar freak as well as I use to be on the LA weight loss plan and got addicted to the protein snacks to fill the hole thoughout the day. Since my center closed a few months ago I actually did some reading up on the Fulbar (I believe in the bariatrix approach), but ended up using off the shelf bars and sometimes getting ones that it would have been better (and tastier!) if I just had a Snickers bar...

A few weeks ago on iVillage, some gals were chatting about the Changing Sizes.com bars - I decided to try them and just got my first order a few days ago and LOVE them. Their Soy Snack packs are great too - the chocolate soy puffs are just like the whoppers candy - which I could die happy eating since I'm a choco-holic.

Here are the stats on their bars:
Protein: 15 g
Carb: 15 g
Calories: 160

Chocolate Soy Puffs - a bit higher carbs than the others, but worth it!
Calories 160
Protein 15g
Carbohydrates 13
Fat 6g
Protein 15.0g

Sour cream and onion:
Calories 120
Fat 3.5g
Usable / Total Carbs 8.0g / 8.0g
Protein 15.0g

Thought I would pass this on as an alternative!

Jenn

It's Eric... I'm back.

Well... I will say that the fullbars keep you from being hungry. I do like them and will be buying more... I'm just about out.

Like most diets, I have not been very consistent... because of life and everything that goes with it. It is easier to follow than just about any other diet, but because of the holiday season... with Thanksgiving and all... and family over shoving food on my plate, I haven't lost what I wanted.

The positive is I usually gain weight (like most people) at this time of the year. I haven't weighed myself in the last three days, but I was down to 206 when I did a few days ago. So I believe I'm down about 5 to 7 pounds over the last three weeks to a month. Again, I have not followed the plan like I should have... I've probably averaged about one bar a day in the past three weeks.

I would recommend these bars... they don't allow you to sit there feeling like you're going to starve... and I HATE that feeling.

I will try and eat two a day starting today and see if I can get down under 200 lbs by Christmas. I haven't seen that weight in at least two years.

Oh... and I know the bars aren't the best tasting... but they are so much better when you take a bite and then take a sip of water and chew it. I rarely ever drink water, and sipping the water while eating the bar makes both of them much easier to 'put down'.

Hi there I belong to a local tops club and I have not tried the Fullbars however one of our members uses them and has lost 5lbs this week. She loves them but doesn't love the price. But 5lbs is quite a good weight loss for the week

Anyway Good luck

I have one more request can someone Post the exact ingredients list that is located on the back of the wrapper please.

Thank you

This is kind of an old school diet thing -- I'm old enough to remember the Ayds candies you eat with liquid before a meal! Actually ANYTHING you eat before a meal (a cup of celery and a glass of water) will take the edge off of ravenous hunger BUT....and here's a big but...

BUT, when you're dealing with overeating, I don't think very many of us over eat because of genuine HUNGER. Maybe some people but not me. If I eat a half a sandwich, I'm technically no longer hungry, but I still want the other half. There's the psychological aspects to overeating (such as comfort eating, binging, etc.) that are not addressed by this kind of product.

i heard about these the other day, but this forum is the only place i've been able to find any real testimonials about it. the one thing that would keep me from trying them are the price...they are asking a ridiculous amount of money for puffed wheat...I wonder if you could make something similar at home?

The commercial certainly looks promising. I have hoodia so I wonder if it's just like that? Although for me, even if I'm completely stuffed, I can still eat some more if I'm depressed and lonely

Sorry commenting on an old thread again, but wanted to chime in re fiber (not Fullbars as I haven't tried them and for the price won't be doing so), but as has been said on the thread, for me, too, "hunger" is usually something else than hunger and amounts to the desire to eat, eat, eat a lot of food to soothe my stress.

But it also seems to be related to my blood sugar (not a diabetic) and I do think getting a lot of fiber helps to regulate that (just my gut instinct) and does to some degree control my appetite.

I recently found a very high fiber "white" spaghetti that did contain the whole grain but appeared white an the fiber slowed the rate of digestion and filled my stomach to the point that I could not possibly have eaten a second serving of my spaghetti dinner. For me, it does help.

But the Fullbar thing is, as some poster said, similiar to the old Ayds idea. My mother always had a box of those things going and they tasted REALLY good and sometimes she'd eat more than the recommended amount, thus essentially eating a few extra pieces of caramel candy a day.

The thing about the Fullbar is that if I'm understanding correctly and may not be bar is 160 cals and contains sugar, it just seems to me that whether or not it promotes satiety, it adds 160 calories and sugar to every meal the user eats it with, 520 cals if taken with three meals a day, which is enough to gain a pound of week if it is not subtracted from the total cals eaten.

That'd also train me to eat a candy bar with each meal.

Thanks for the bran muffin recipe. I want to try that.

Hello. I am new at this forum(actually, I've never done a forum before...lol). I saw the commercial for the full bars today and I gotta say, it looks promising to me. I am trying fresh this new year in losing weight. I'm 26 and have been gaining weight since I was 19. I have a tendency to over eat and have no self control when it comes to food. Hopefully this bar will help with that. If it doesn't work, at least I will know. HAHA

I will be buying these bars sometime next week(12/28-01/03) and will try to keep up to date.

:D

from what i understand if you just use a spoonfull of metamucil (psylium) 15 minutes before eating then it takes longer for food to digest and you stay full longer which is basically what they so without the extra calories to make the bar taste good

The thing about the Fullbar is that if I'm understanding correctly and may not be bar is 160 cals and contains sugar, it just seems to me that whether or not it promotes satiety, it adds 160 calories and sugar to every meal the user eats it with, 520 cals if taken with three meals a day, which is enough to gain a pound of week if it is not subtracted from the total cals eaten.

That'd also train me to eat a candy bar with each meal.



I think they all contain 180 calories, but I could be wrong. You only eat them before your two largest meals of the day, 6 days a week. However, you also need to put only half of your usual portion of food on your plate at meal time. It would only work to your benefit if half of your meal contains more than 180 calories. If you already eat low calorie meals and are sticking to it, then Full Bar probably won't help.

Thanks, Suzanne. Yea, those wouldn't do a thing for me. lol I consider 180 a snack, like a Luna bar or a protein drink. I do mini meals all day so 360 cals added to my day would just be one mini meal or two snacks that I wouldn't get to have.

Actually, I looked at the website and they contain some similar ingredients to Luna bars so they might taste good.

they are asking a ridiculous amount of money for puffed wheat...I wonder if you could make something similar at home?

That's an interesting thought to me - I didn't see an actual ingredients list yet but with many other "convenience" foods you can make up a batch of a home made version and portion it out.

I've been reading about the other alternatives but maybe a few of them together would replicate the results of the bar? Puffed wheat and metamucil in a food processor? lol

There are a lot of recipes out there for homemade energy or protein bars, can find lots just by googling, or you can just experiment. I've made a lot of protein bars, never used puffed wheat but does sound doable.

I'd think a bar made to create satiety would need protein and fat, so I'd add that, maybe a puffed wheat version of peanut butter rice krispie bars, only with metamucil instead of marshmallow or sugar, could maybe add brown rice syrup or artificial sweetener. Calories might be higher but then again, I think 180 calories is a lot for a bar that is supposed to be a food supplement or diet aid.

If anyone does this, would you share the recipe? :)

All this stuff gives me gas...does anyone else find this happening to them??

All this stuff gives me gas...does anyone else find this happening to them??

i beleive its the fiber, until your body gets used to it...if you want to wait thru that.

I have not tried the Full Bars, but my company has a similar product, called Fill Bar.

Its part of a system The pill in the system expands in your stomach telling your brain you are full.

It also has a shake, very energizing and is organic chocolate.

It works great. Heather Hansen(Biggest Loser on season 3), our spokesperson is very inspirational.

Here is what I am going to try (homemade version)

1 cup plain puffed wheat ceral
1 tbsp peanut buter
1 large marshmallow (may find a sugar free)

melt pb and marshmallow in mico. mix in cereal and let set. calories would be 185, fiber 3 and protein 7. Now this would make a good size bar adding in Flax or psylium would up the fiber and with a glass of water I would say it would fill you up. will be trying this. If any trys this out let me know.

Looks interesting, surfnmom. Let us know how it works out.

This is an age old diet trick with a new, more expensive twist. A few years ago there was study where dieters ate an apple before every meal and lost weight because they weren't eating as much higher calorie food. There was a whole campaign to try to get people to eat an apple before every meal. This is the same sort of thing, except it costs a great deal more money. I think the apple before every meal thing would be a better bet, it costs much less, and it undoubtedly is better for you.

I too saw these bars advertised and after reading the ingredients and posts here I knew I could come up witha similar recipe and avoid spending the 2.00 per bar price. this recipe is similar to how you make rice krispie treats and there is some sugar in them, but the full bars have sweeteners in them as well! Try it and tell me what you all think!
5c puffed wheat cereal, 2 C fiber one, 3 C mini marshmallows and 3 T light whipped butter or light buttery spread. Directions are the same as with rice krispie treats.
Adding dried fruit or other spices you could come up with your own fave flavor and subbing PB for the light butter you could make them PB flavored. Follow with the full glass of water and you have a good sub for the full bar diet!

Surfmom,

I like your recipe idea. I was thinking the same thing. As much as I cook and make up recipes I'm sure I can come up with something similar.

Can someone please provide the main ingrediants that are in the Fullbar? I would really like to try to come up with a recipe that would be similar or work the same way. (not to mention, cheaper).

:) Just wanted to let everyone know that the Full Bars are now carried at Jewel Osco Stores. Starting on Friday, they were buy one get one free with your Jewel Card. The price was $1.79 so this is a very good deal. I bought a bunch of Caramel Apple and Cranberry Almond. These are very satisfying. The cashier had lots of questions about them as she had never heard of them.
I figured they couldn't hurt and if nothing else will add a lot of fiber to my diet!
Jan

I was thinking about trying these full bars but I see that Amazon has odwalla bars for less than $1 a bar. I've found those to be pretty filling.

I think the full bar does more than fill you up with fiber. I think it helps regulate blood sugar, as well.

I was once under the care of Dr. Snyder (creator of FullBar). He was going to do a lapband for me but my insurance wouldn't cover it. Anyway, I found him to be a very decent man. So, when I saw the ad on tv, I was very intrigued. However, I don't want to spend $30-50 dollars for a two week supply.:o I found FullBars on Amazon.com and Target.com at $19.99 per box of 12. I was even able to purchase the ChocoChip for $16.97 for a box of 12.

I've been using the FullBar now for about a week and I believe it is doing its job. I am eating smaller portions at lunch and dinner and have stuck religiously to my diet. Another plus with the FullBar is that I have been able to satisfy my salty-sweet cravings with them.

Good Luck to all!
~coufs

Woohoo! thanks coufs! I just ordered the cranberry almond bars from Amazon - big savings.....:D

I'm going to give it a shot. Just ordered four boxes (one of each flavor) from Target.com that my DH and I are going to try.

Wish me luck!

If they have them at target.com, they might have them in the store :)

Before ordering from Target.com, I checked with my local store. They did not have them in stock. :( It would have been much easier to buy locally and less expensive (no shipping costs).

Try calling the store first before heading to buy.

~coufs

I would not buy them from Target, personally. If you get the three month supply (getting one month free) from fullbar.com it ends up being just over $1 a bar. It saves more money than buying from target.

coufs I bought my Fullbars from a local GNC store. I joined GNC as someone here recommended and received a discount on both boxes. I bought two flavors- peanut butter and the cranberry/almond flavors deciding if they worked that I would do the three month plan next time directly from Fullbar.com site.

Today is the first day using the Fullbars so I don't have any long term evidence to post. To be honest all I want those bars to do is be able to reduce the portions I eat at two meals a day. I am still deciding on what type of diet to go on permanently. I have a long way to go and I need something that will be a permanent food change NOT a "diet". Right now I am just making good food choices and eating healthy. Exercise is my pitfall and I need to learn to move more.

I tried a fullbar a couple of weeks ago--got mine at GNC. Today was the first day of eating the fullbar. It filled me up, but I need to find a diet to begin. I think I will modify the South Beach diet since fullbars have so many carbs. I believe the fullbar will make me fill full, but I will need to gain self control. I CAN do this.

Hi everyone, I have just finished my second box of fullbar and have lost 7 lbs. My husband even commented on how noce I am looking. :hug::dancer:

Hi All,

It's good to see we're all working on our diets. I've been eating a FullBar before lunch and one before dinner for about two weeks. The first week I jumped into it and I was a little disappointed because I wasn't really feeling full. However, this week is a completely different story!!! I can barely finish a very small lunch and dinner. Wow, what a difference. I can figure that I am eating the FullBar and drinking the water and waiting long enough before I eat. The good news is I'm eating right and have lost 7 lbs. since 1/2!

~coufs

Hi all,
Thanks for all the great posts and updates. Please continue the updates for those of you trying full bars. I am very interested in making my own full bars. The crispy rice and marshmellows with fiber one sound like a good option. I think I will try them and see if they work. 7lbs in 14days is awesome. Those are the kind of results I would like to see. :)

newbie, here.. but long time alli/xenical user.. i have now decided to add fullbar to my regime so i shall post how well i am doing. just looking to take off the last 10 pounds..

Update on the first full week of Fullbars I have lost 4.5 lbs. I decided to start the Biggest Loser diet but they wanted me to eat almost 2000 calories a day. Eating Fullbars and consuming that many calories won't work together so I started eating a healthy diet without all the junk food. With the Fullbar help I am definitely eating less at each meal. I am not stuffed like coming out of a buffet but I am not leaving the table hungry either. I can live like this long term as I have over 100 lbs to lose.

Anyone pick up lots of flatus (gas) and some loose stools with the Fullbars? I started doing that two days ago. Nothing extreme enough to make me stop using them but I am hoping it's temporary due to the increased fiber in the diet. That once my body gets used to all that fiber it will settle down. Otherwise it's going to be a lifestyle and not a diet.

I am so pleased to read that many of you have had success with full bar. I purchased 2 boxes and although it somewhat curbed my desire to snack I did not lose a pound. I maintained my regular daily exercise (40 mins on eliptical and 20 mins of weights x 5 days a week) continued to eat a low fat, low carb somewhat healthy diet but lost no weight.. I ate them faithfully for about a month (I think thats how long the supply lasted). Thus I will not be buying anymore. And fyi I have about 30 pounds to lose.

Hi all,
I am a newbie to your site. I too am interested in the "full bars". I need to lose lots of weight and I feel like these might give me a jumpstart. I am going to our local GNC to get 3 days worth. I promise to let you know how I feel they do/don't work. I know I will need lots of encouragement so I will check out the whole site. I wish success to all of you.
Brenda

I tried the recipe that crzydoglady180 posted (thanks for the recipe) only I added nuts, wheat bran, flax, and dried fruit. They tasted very similar to the full bars and they actually worked about the same..actually my husband ate them (he has no weight to lose) and found them very filling. I'm thinking I just have an bottomless pit for stomache. Anyway, they are easier for me to 'obtain'... making versus buying plus the full bars did not work for me so I will give this home made snack a try on a regular basis. Also regardless they are a very healthy snack that are somewhat filling and possibly they will work to help curb the appetite.

I had the peanut butter crunch fullbar 1 hour ago and I truly do not want lunch. I am going to eat something as mt Dr. told me not to skip meals. I will keep you updated.

I hope I don't offend anyone, but I don't think making the equivalent of rice crispy treats with butter and marshmallows is a good idea, even with the addition of fiber one cereal. FullBars don't contain much sugar and hardly any fat at all. If you want to eat something before a meal that isn't a FullBar but might have the same effect, your best bet might be a bowl of grapes or some other natural, whole food.

Rice crispy treats sounds good... ;)

Actually I've heard you can get similar effect with a bowl of soup before a meal or even an apple. Lately, I've been having a low calorie soup for a meal because it fills me up quite a bit.

Am wondering if these bars really work-they are the Shopping Channel in my area.
I just need something to help stop the cravings-I feel I am out of control!!!!!!!
Has anyone had success withFullbars??

This is an interesting post. I too have seen the ads for the full bars and was wondering if they really worked.

Currently I'm doing a meal delivery plan (eDiets) but the portions leave me feeling pretty hungry so I usually end up adding stuff to the meals. I may get some of these off ebay and see if they help me get through the day a little easier.

I tried a Fullbar yesterday, it was ok. Not what I expected, for the price.
I did find at Wal-Mart something from Fiberone called Fullfill.
I just had one and the taste is fantastic plus it has vitamins which Fullbar was lacking .
And it was cheaper, a bit
we'll see how this goes !

This is day 2 for me with the fullbars. I ate 1 before lunch and one before dinner. As I said yesterday, I did not even feel like eating lunch(a first for me!!!). I am not hungry at all. Last night for supper I ate a very small salad and 1/2 of my Lean Cusine dinner. I saved it for lunch today. I am impressed with them. I am going to order from the site as they are too expensive at GNC. My fav is the cranberry almond. Really did enjoy it. I will keep you posted on my success. Much success to all out there trying to lose weight.

I'd save my money and just go with these tried and true dieting tips if your goal is to try to find a way to feel full before eating a meal. Tons of studies have shown that drinking a glass of water or eating a cup of soup prior to a meal will significantly reduce your appetite. I have found that's a good way to start off at restaurants also. If you can stay away from the bread basket and go for soup and water instead, then you can eat half of your entree and take the other half home for later.

I am using the fullbars as stated earlier. I am having success w/them. They really do help me w/hunger. I do not have the munchies using them. I did order direct from Fullbar.com. I makes them more affordable that way. I feel like different things work for different people so we should each use what works for us. I have tried so many plans and spent so much money so I have gone into this with an open mind. I wish success to all who are trying to get healthy.

I had to stop the Fullbars for three days due to the loose stool issue and they make a huge difference in not being hungry and not snacking. I thought I was having moderately good success with them but without them I went back to being starved at meals and wanting to snack in between. They really do help with the willpower issue so I can stay on my diet. So I am back on the bars and plan to purchase directly from the Fullbar site to get the three month plan for price of two months special. That helps reduce the price to an acceptable level. I am using the peanut butter and the cranberry almond flavors which is all GNC carried. Glad to try the other flavors available on the site. This I can live with as long as my poor digestive tract can tolerate the increased fiber and I know this is a temporary problem.

Brenda glad to see you have some success. Keep posting as you go and let's see how we can do with these bars.

Hello, I just wanted to give you my opinion of Full Bar. So far, I started them on last Wednesday and I am already down 6lbs. I find that it does help me control my hunger and I find i'm not snacking at night anymore.

For me my biggest issue was that I work in an office all day long and by the time I get home i'm famished, and extremely worn out so I would eat to stay awake after dinner. With the Full bars, I am satisfied for much much longer. And when i have the day when I feel that I'm a little more hungry i have a full bar instead of a snack :) Works for me so far. I'll keep you all posted!

Hey guys!

I too decided to venture out and try the fullbars. I had my first one with my dinner today and I did notice a significant difference in appetites. I also doing a meal delivery program and I've really been struggling with how small the meals are. After dinner I always end up cheating or being starving and miserable. Today I had a fullbar before dinner and I couldn't even finish my meal. I think I will continue this for a while but mostly just for dinner. Thats the only meal I have a problem with.

I am going to GNC on my lunch break today. They have the Fullbar. 12 bars are 29.99. I will let you know how they work.

Anyone try these who is on WW? Are they worth the 6 points? That's alot of points to spend on bars...

I just tried my first fullbar. I ate the Caramel Apple Crisp and drank my water (I love water for the record). I am so full that I don't think I can even eat my lunch at all. If this helps me loose weight then the cost is definitely worth it. Between having CHF, Diabetics and Chrones disease my weight is killing me.

Anyone try these who is on WW? Are they worth the 6 points? That's alot of points to spend on bars...

I get 3 point for WW instead of 6

Hi everyone, Malik here. This is my first post. I’ve really enjoyed reading this thread and appreciate everyone’s contributions.

Today is Day 4 for me with Full Bars. I’ve been taking the 150 calorie Cranberry Almond ones which I bought at GNC for something like $25. They’re working well but I’m also doing a lot of experimenting. I’ve been in the process of regaining all the weight that I lost last year (went from 240lbs to 205lbs and am now back to 230lbs) so my first objective has been to find a stress free way to stop the weight gain.

On Day 1 & 2 I had a Full Bar before each of my two meals and ended up eating substantially less than I have been lately. I purposely ate as much as I could to test out how well this would work. I would say that I’ve been averaging 3500+ calories a day lately (hence the weight gain) and on Days 1 & 2 ate about 2500 calories while still stuffing myself. I figure a guy of my size and lifestyle naturally burns about 2700 or so calories a day so I’m fairly confident that these Full Bars could be used on a maintenance plan if I stick to it.

Yesterday (Day 3) I did another experiment. I actually ate two Full Bars before lunch, and was only able to eat a small turkey sandwich of about 250 calories. This is amazing for me b/c lately I’ve been eating a 1000+ calorie lunch. After work, I went to four different grocery stores to see if I could find cheaper Full Bar alternatives. The only things I could find that were remotely close were plain unsweetened brown rice cakes. I ate 3 of those things at 70 calories each and then had what amounted to about a 300 calorie dinner. I think I ended the day at around 1600 calories and felt fully satisfied and even a little stuffed throughout the day. Pretty cool…

This morning (Day 4) I ate a bowl and a half of plain puffed wheat cereal with skim milk and stevia as a sweetener. I also ate 5 plain brown rice cakes, a 160 calorie low fat, low sugar protein shake, and a Full Bar throughout the morning before lunch. My wife and I went out to a sushi joint for lunch and I only ate 1 roll. I normally START with 3 rolls and then keep going. Right now it’s late in the afternoon and I still feel stuffed. I’ve had about 1100 calories so far today and think I can get away with only about 600-700 more for the rest of the day including puffed wheat. I figure if I can average 1600-1800 calories a day while dieting with this concept, the weight should drop off fairly easily. I’m also confident about my ability to maintain the weight loss due to my experiments on Day 1 & 2.

I think the key to the weight loss for me is that I feel I need more puffed wheat than is in two daily Full Bars to curb my monster appetite. I like the taste of the Full Bars, but they’re pricey for me. The Full Bar website sells 144 Full Bars for $195 (including shipping) which factors out to $1.35 a bar. If I eat 3 Full Bars a day (and I may need 4 on some days), then that factors out to about $120 a month. I’d like to come up with a cheaper alternative to that.

So tonight I’m going to experiment yet again and try and make my own Full Bars with the stuff that’s available in my local grocery stores. The only sugar free puffed wheat I’ve been able to find locally has been the Kosher brand cereal. I’ll be using that to make my own puffed wheat crispy cakes. I don’t want to use marshmallows b/c of the sugar, so I’m hoping that unflavored gelatin will be a good enough “glue”. I’m going to try adding some whey protein powder in there too which will jack up the calories, but also hopefully make it more filling. Plus, I’m still weight lifting while I’m on this diet and don’t want to loose any muscle due to the reduction in calories.

Has anyone been experimenting with homemade puffed wheat bars? Crzydoglady180 suggested a recipe on this thread and I think Janga talked about other protein bars she’s made, but I’d really like to know how well these are working out for people. Also, please post any sugar free alternatives to marshmallows. I’ve seen sugar free marshmallow creams for sale on the internet, but with shipping costs/time added these become pricey as well as time prohibitive.

Some people on this thread have complained about gas with Full Bars and I did have that problem the first day but it has substantially subsided since then. I guess we’re all going to have our own unique reactions. As far as appetite suppression is concerned, I think there is something to puffed wheat before a meal. I have an ENORMOUS appetite, yet I find that this concept is helping me eat significantly fewer calories while still feeling like I’m stuffing myself.

I’m pretty excited about this diet. I’ve gained and lost 35+ pounds at least half a dozen times in my life going all the way back to my early teens and am sick and tired of going through this over and over again. I’ve tried several radical diets, but I think I may have now found a concept which works for me, both on the weight loss and maintenance side. Hopefully I won’t get sick of puffed wheat though!

BTW, some people have asked for a Full Bar ingredient list. Here it is with the calorie breakdown for Cranberry Almond: Brown Rice Syrup, Puffed Wheat, Soy Protein Concentrate, Honey, Acacia Gum, Cranberries, Sunflower Seeds, Agave Syrup, Glycerin, Almonds, Canola Oil, Salt, Cinnamon, Sugar, Natural Flavor, Sunflower Oil, Soy Lecithin... 150 calories per bar, 2.5g of fat, 30g Carb (5g fiber, 12g sugars), 5g protein

Hello to Everyone,

I am new to this forum and after doing a little bit of reading I decided to check out the fullbar.com website. I was looking at the different ads on the site and the bars are kind of expensive and someone has some bad math skills or I am reading the ads wrong. The two week trial will give you a total of 24 bars and you are suppose to eat 2 a day, I thought that would be 28 bars. The 3 month supply is 144 bars, I figured that would be at least 180 bars. With shipping added to the total, the price per bar, 144 bars comes to about $1.35 a bar. So does anyone know why the totals are off, or is it me?

Thank you for your time and help.

Has anyone lost any weight with the fullbars??

I tried them 6 months ago.........you can buy them individually at GNC. I thought that they were terrible. My human vaccuum cleaner guy friend couldn't even choke one down....and refers to them as "urinal cakes". Up to you if you want to try them......but I would just buy one and do the taste test for yourself.

So does anyone know why the totals are off, or is it me?

They suggest that you eat 2 full bars a day for 6 days a week. That means 12 full bars a week, 48 full bars for 4 weeks, or 144 full bars for 12 weeks (hence their buy 2 months, get one free deal).

Has anyone lost any weight with the fullbars??

I've only been on the diet for 2 weeks so I think it's too early to tell for me. I'd love to hear responses from people who've been on the diet for a few months.

I'm actually counting calories while on this diet with the help of my "edibles" program on my IPhone. I've been shooting for 1800 calories a day (I figure I naturally burn around 2600 calories a day). Most days I go over the calories a little bit. I use a combination of store bought full bars, homemade full bars (I still can't replicate the texture of the full bar, but I can get the taste and calorie content replicated well), and by putting puffed wheat in pretty much everything I eat (I find this helps get me fuller faster).

Hope this helps.

Edit: I should probably also mention that I usually eat 4 full bars a day. Two before lunch and two before dinner. I have an enormous appetite. I think most people would probably see results with 2-3 a day though.

Hello All,

Can someone tell me where to buy the psyllium seed husks? I ran a few searches on Google but all I can find is capsules. Locarbarb2 suggested using Tablespoons and teaspoons with 1 or 2 cups of water and the capsules just wouldn't work.
I tried to send a PM to her to ask, however for some reason I need to make at least 10 post to the forum before I can send a PM????????????????????

Thank you for your time and help,
Rhonda

Can someone tell me where to buy the psyllium seed husks?

I take sugar free metamucil which is a powder that contains mainly psyllium fiber. It's available pretty much everywhere. I picked up a bottle at Kmart for something like $8.

Update I had to give the Fullbars up permanently. The same bowel issue came roaring back. (History: normally I don't even think about my bowels. Never any problems so this came as a surprise.) So I stopped the bars for what I thought was short term to contact the Fullbar site for recommendations. Sent an email through the Fullbars.com site and never received a response, nada. So fair warning there is absolutely NO customer support with this product. They want your money but they don't want to hear from you. So the good doctor and his diet product disappoints me greatly. Cross another diet product off the list.

Update I had to give the Fullbars up permanently. The same bowel issue came roaring back. (History: normally I don't even think about my bowels. Never any problems so this came as a surprise.) So I stopped the bars for what I thought was short term to contact the Fullbar site for recommendations. Sent an email through the Fullbars.com site and never received a response, nada. So fair warning there is absolutely NO customer support with this product. They want your money but they don't want to hear from you. So the good doctor and his diet product disappoints me greatly. Cross another diet product off the list.

So sorry to hear about your problems with Full Bars DesertDiva. If you found you were eating fewer calories as a result of the bars, maybe you can try incorporating puffed wheat into parts of your diet? Perhaps eating puffed wheat without the rest of the stuff in the bars will help you with appetite satisfaction and won't give you the gas problems as much..?

One of the things I do is put 2 scoops of chocolate whey protein powder in a bowl along with about 1-2 cups of puffed wheat and maybe a little less than a cup of skim milk. Then I stir it up and knock it down. This is delicious (tastes like chocolate coco puffs), VERY filling (even for a 4000+ calorie foodaholic like me), can be taken either before a meal or as a meal replacement, is virtually devoid of fat while being packed with protein, and clocks in at around 350 calories or so. You can also try a bowl of puffed wheat with skim milk and cinnamon for even fewer calories.

My point is that if you saw weight loss success with the diet, perhaps you could try homemade versions that might not give you the gas problems. It might be worth a shot to experiment?

I personally haven't had any problems with gas on this diet until the last day or two. I started taking Alli with Full Bars 3 days ago and they are giving me some gas issues, but I'm holding tough to see if they can help me with the weight loss.

I've tried 5 different times to make my own full bars. Although I can replicate the calorie content and achieve an even better taste, I haven't been able to get them to stick together the way the store bought full bar does.

The one thing I like about the store bought full bar is that I can eat it in the car very easily. It doesn't crumble or slip on my clothes or get too sticky on my hands. It seems to use a combination of Brown Rice Syrup, Soy Protein, and Acacia Gum to achieve this, but I've used similar things that I can buy in the store and haven't been able to pull off the texture yet. I should point out that I've tried to make sugar free versions exclusively up until now.

I've tried gelatin envelopes, agar, syrup, margarine, whey protein, vegan marshmallows, and different combinations of heating, baking, and cooling. Tonight I'm going to break down and do a version with marshmallows, but I would really prefer to make them without sugar. I'd also prefer to avoid gelatin. I'm not a vegetarian, but when I read about what gelatin is, it grosses me out.

Any ideas for making a sugar free homemade full bar that achieves the same texture as the one bought in the store?

I have just gotten the fulls bars the other day and have used them for 3 days and i can tell the differnts with my eating. I went to lunch with my mom and i could eat a bowl of soup and hambuger and fries. i ate the soup and 2 bites of the buger. i will let you know how much i lost.

I read through this thread a while back after I saw an ad for Full Bars. Someone mentioned how he had purchased them, then pulled one apart and decided, pretty much, that it was a glorified Rice Krispies treat and posted a recipe.

I gave it a try, and I love them! My big trouble times are 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Now, I have a small FakeFullBar with a glass of water and I am totally satisfied for several hours.

This is how I make them (a bit different from the poster's recipe). The recipe makes a huge batch, which lasts a couple of weeks if you enjoy two small squares a day.

3 tablespoons of whatever you prefer (butter, margarine, really fake stuff)
1 bag of mini-marshmallows (I hear they make sugar-free, but I haven't been able to find them yet).
Melt marshmallows in melted butter in large saucepan. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla.
After melting, stir in several cups of puffed wheat, Fiber One cereal and Rice Krispies. Keep stirring it in until you can't work anymore in.
Spray PAM into a large baking pan. Press mixture into pan as hard as you can.
Cut into 2" x 2" squares.

Now, I know people will scream at me about the calorie content, etc. but, I figure, a small FakeFullBar is better than hitting the snack machine. Marshmallows and butter, even though not the best choices, are better than whatever chemicals used to hold together to purchased bars. Also, it immediately satisfies my hunger and keeps me from even sampling the candy dishes around the office.

Oh, and I've lost 8 lbs. since I've started enjoying them six weeks ago.

Hepzibuh

1 bag of mini-marshmallows (I hear they make sugar-free, but I haven't been able to find them yet).

I tried a batch with Suzanne's Vegan Rice Mallow Cream which is free of processed sugar. Unfortunately the bars didn't bind. I've tried 7 different combinations of homemade full bars and the only ones that fully binded were when I used real marshmallows (I only used four big marshmallows btw).

The marshmallow version I made only had 5 grams of processed sugar per 150 calorie bar though. Which I guess isn't too bad but I'd still love to figure out how to make a sugar free version. I used four large marshmallows and about 3 cups of puffed wheat along with some other things. I combined the marshmallows with sugar free maple syrup which I can buy at my local grocery store and agar which I buy from the local asian market. I suppose you can use gelatin envelopes instead of agar or just use more marshmallows.

I think the real trick to the dieting success that many of us have had with full bars and homemade full bars is the Puffed Wheat. I buy the Kashi brand since that's the only sugar free version sold at my grocery store. As I've previously written in this thread I pour puffed wheat in everything that makes sense and I also eat it separately with milk and whey protein powder or agave syrup for taste. I've been able to maintain 1800-2000 calories per day pretty easily this way without feeling deprived in any way (I naturally burn about 2600 calories per day and I'm a major foodaholic who could easily eat 3500 calories and not even feel satisfied).

I say if this diet works for you and you have the money, just buy the Full Bar product. If $2-$2.50 retail cost a bar is more than you want to spend, please join our experiment together and make your own. Once I get the optimal recipe that works for me, I'll post the exact ingredients and measurements that I use.

Can someone tell me why drinking Fiber One or something before meals can't be done for the same effect?

Can someone tell me why drinking Fiber One or something before meals can't be done for the same effect?

I haven't tried Fiber One drinks, but I have tried protein shakes, metamucil, and the apple thing, but nothing works better for me than Puffed Wheat and at least 8 oz of some kind of liquid. But that's just me.

I don't think the Full Bar / Puffed Wheat is for everyone. Perhaps other people have come up with different ways to satisfy their appetites, but I would say that by eating 4 Full Bars (or FB equivalents) a day I've been able to reduce my overall caloric desire by at least 33%.

It may not be the only trick in the book, but it seems to be working for me.

I drink protein shakes for breakfast and sometimes for lunch. By mid-morning and mid-afternoon, I need something to chew on! My bars are crunchy and chewy, so it satisfies that part of me.

I tried the FullBars and now have a full box sitting (but surely not rotting) in my cupboard. They helped for a few days, but not so much beyond that. Maybe I developed a tolerance to them.

I have noticed something about this forum in re-reading it (hoping for a little more hope in the FUllBars). I notice A LOT of first time posters. The cynic in me wonders if some of them (not all) might be people who work for FullBar and this is one way they advertise? I've just never ever seen a thread with so many first time posters on it.

I've just never ever seen a thread with so many first time posters on it.

I found this site by doing a google search on "full bar review". I also know that for awhile the full bar website mentioned specifically that there was a forum discussion about full bars here. Maybe that explains all the newcomers like myself?

Edit: I just checked the Full Bar website and it's still there. If you go to their website and click on "Press", you'll see this website profiled. I doubt if they'll keep it up much longer though, since many of us have suggested making homemade versions for much cheaper.

:dizzy:Off topic, somewhat: Every time I see this heading "Full Bar" in recent posts, I keep thinking it's been posted by an engaged girl planning her wedding & trying to decide how much she & her fiance are going to finance the alcoholic beverages at their wedding reception. And that all the responses are 3FC members voting "open bar" or not.

The full bar sounds like a great idea. At $2 a piece to replace a meal the cost seems fair. I haven't bought them but have been eating 1 minute oatmeal without anything on it. I make it with an instant hot water dispenser so it only takes seconds. If you use too much water and it's soupy you can microwave it and it firms right up. it is very filling and I like that it is warm (or hot.) I must say that measuring the amount is important since you will end up eating more and more in a bowl, defeating the purpose, unless you use a scoop to regulate the volume you are making. This is satisfying for hours and I have lost several pounds in a few weeks. My wife wants me to get some new pants! You can buy it dirt cheap at the supermarket in a big box. The box cost me $8, and contains two 4.5 lb bags of oatmeal. Cheap, tastes good, works well and is extremely healthy. (it's isn't portable though unless you devise a freezer bag, plastic spoon approach for an office.) btw the bowl rinses clean super easy with water. :)

I was looking on the internet for info on the Full Bar and found this site and just signed up. Thanks for the great info and hope I can contribute something useful.

The reason for this post is that I found Full Bars at CVS for $1.99. They are on sale this week 3/1-3/7 for $1.25. The first CVS I went to only had the Cocoa. I went to a few more and they were sold out. Finally found 1 peanut butter bar at the last CVS. Will give them a try tomorrow.

BTW, if they are sold out at CVS, get rainchecks. They do not expire and can be used at any CVS.

At $2 a piece to replace a meal the cost seems fair.

The Full Bar isn't really meant to be a meal replacement. It's meant to be eaten 30 minutes before a large meal along with 8 oz of water.

I haven't bought them but have been eating 1 minute oatmeal without anything on it.

Great tip! I bought a generic Hytop brand cylinder of 1 minute oats from my grocery store. It had 30 150 calorie servings for only $2! Not bad at all considering it's 100% whole grain. I tried it plain but it was just too bland for me. I put some stevia in there and that helped a little bit. What really works for me with this is to put half a cup of 1 minute oats in a bowl along with a scoop of whey protein and then add the hot water and stir. The sweetener in the whey protein sweetens the whole thing up really well. I keep chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry protein on hand so there's always variety. With one scoop of my costco brand whey protein along with one serving of the 1 minute oats this gives me 220 calories of nothing but highly digestible protein and fiber. Rock on!

This is satisfying for hours and I have lost several pounds in a few weeks.

Dude, that is so cool! Keep up the great work and let us know how you're doing. For me, using real full bars, homemade full bars, puffed wheat with skim milk, and now 1 minute oats helps keep my diet more interesting and diverse which helps me pretty easily meet my 1800-2000 calorie goal everyday.

I can't help but ask... If all of you eat the Full Bars because you feel that you need to in order to not eat too much, how will you be able to stop eating them and not gain back weight? Psychologically, you'll feel like you NEED it or you'll overeat.

In my opinion, these are very expensive, especially for a bar that doesn't even replace a meal.

And for those who are eating them right now, are you just going to continue to eat them even after you reach your weight-loss goal? The cost of these bars adds up. And if not, you don't have an alternate way of avoiding over-eating, so there is a huge possibility that you'll gain it all back.

If you were to eat something before a meal to stop from over-eating, I recommend (like many already have in this thread) to eat something affordable and something that has the same effect. Maybe it's water, fruit, or a small salad. Whatever it is, you are more likely to be able to afford and keep up with this plan then having to always pay for Full Bars.

Anyway, that's my 2 cents.

Hi,

Just wanted to put in my thoughts. I have been using the Fullbar, but not exactly as directed. When I get a "snack attack" in the middle of the afternoon I will grab one of the bars instead of reaching for a candy bar. I drink some water with it and it fills me up and gets me through the rest of the afternoon. It isn't exactly 1/2 hour before dinner (usually a lot longer), but I think it does help reduce the amount that I eat at dinner. The most important thing for me is that it gets me through the afternoons without reaching for something else, and it's easy to keep at my desk or in my car so I don't have to deal with dealing with something that needs to be kept fresh (like fruit). I don't look at it as my miracle weight loss cure, but it has helped me lose about a pound a week over the past year.

As for the price, I got a GNC gold membership for $15 a year and if I buy the bars during the 1st - 7th of every month, I get 20% off. But I have to remember to buy my supply on those particular days. The bottom line cost will vary based on the cost in your location, but right now I can get mine from drugstore.com and pay about $20 per box (if I buy on the right days), plus get free shipping (if I buy enough - like $49 worth or something). :D

Unfortunately I still have to do the rest of the work to lose the weight, eat right, exercise, burn more calories than I eat, but this is one tool that helps me do that! I feel so much better than I did 50 pounds ago, so it's worth all of the work, one pound at a time! :goodscale

Swan

I finally tried the Full Bars that I bought last week. I liked the peanut butter, but was not a fan of the cocoa. Not as full as I thought they would make me. I have decided they are not worth the $$. When I get really hungry, I just cut up an apple and spread some Better than Peanut Butter on it. Keeps me full for hours.

If you were to eat something before a meal to stop from over-eating, I recommend (like many already have in this thread) to eat something affordable and something that has the same effect. Maybe it's water, fruit, or a small salad. Whatever it is, you are more likely to be able to afford and keep up with this plan then having to always pay for Full Bars.


Good points. I use store bought full bars in combinations with less expensive things like Puffed Wheat cereal, metamucil, and oatmeal to help with overall appetite control. I agree that to maintain weight loss, one should look at this as more of a lifestyle change than a diet. An overdependence on the full bar product probably is not a good idea.

But they come in handy sometimes too. I just got back from a five day trip to Seattle where I stayed in hotels the whole time and had to eat out exclusively in restaurants. I stuffed my suitcase with full bars (I was in a rush to pack) and carried them around with me in my jacket inside pockets while I was there. They helped me eat smaller portions of everything that I desired including local favorites like halibut with tartar sauce and clam chowder, yet still maintain my daily goal of 1800-2000 calories.

I don't think it would have been as convenient or as easy for me on this trip had I tried to bring my own homemade ones. This was significant for me because one of my biggest challenges in the past in terms of dieting or maintaining weight loss has been with travelling. I don't travel a lot, but when I do, I tend to overeat and when I get back home I continue to overeat because I've gotten in the habit again. It was pretty exciting for me to be able to pull off my daily calorie goal without too much stress while staying in hotels and eating in restaurants the whole time. I also felt like I was able to fully enjoy my stay and the food without worrying too much about my diet.

Here's another alternative fullbar recipe I found online... Someone may have posted this already but since there are 10 pages on this one, it's hard to check them all carefully!

"Fake FullBar" Recipe
Ingredients:
1/4 cup coconut oil
3/4 cup brown rice syrup (from the health food store)
3/4 cup honey
1 teaspoon cocoa (optional)
1 teaspoon vanilla
8 cups puffed wheat cereal (from the health food store)
Directions:
Measure your cereal into a large bowl. The bowl needs to be big enough so you can easily mix the syrup into the cereal.
Melt the coconut oil in a large saucepan. The syrup will bubble up a lot, so use a pan that has plenty of room.
Add the brown rice syrup and honey, (and cocoa if you're using it), bring to a boil, and boil for 3 minutes.
Remove from heat. Add vanilla and pour syrup over puffed wheat cereal.
Mix well. Press into a greased 9X12 inch cake pan.
Press down on the mixture so it will all stick together. Cover with plastic wrap and cool completely.
Cut into 24 sqares. Each square will have approximately 147 calories.
For variety, you can add up to 1 cup of any of the following in place of an equal amount of cereal. Most of these changes will increase the number of calories:
Raisins or currants
Dried cranberries and walnuts
Shredded coconut
Chopped dates
Sunflower seeds
Chopped apples and walnuts or pecans
Chopped peanuts

(**My own personal note... I just have a hard time when people charge obscene amounts of money for things because they can. When something is a good idea and has the capacity to help people, I find it hard to believe that money can't be made in smaller increments. It seems incredibly blatant in this case, especially since a bag of puffed wheat can be had for a pittance.)

What's weird about this is, I found it on the GNC website.

Here: http://www.gnc.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3174596&cp=2167100.2171552

On one tab it says only 180 calories! Then on the next tap where it shows the product information, it says: 480 calories. What gives?

Thanks everyone for all your imput. I actually read all 10 pages of this and have decided that I am going to try them I ordered them off the Target website so I'll let you know how they go. Thanks again!

Mellisa :thanks:

Hi all, Newbie here! I have 50 pounds to lose, health problems that prevent me from getting my heart rate too high (long story). Anyway, like everyone else, I feel that I have tried it all. It is likely that my addiction to ephedra for many years caused my health problems so without diet pills, I just gave up and ate. I consider myself to be a binge/compulsive overeater. I decided to try FB and the Aquafull as well. I have not weighed as I am not ready to see that number but at 5'11" I am certain by my clothing that I am at about 220 lbs. I have to say, I am using the FB's and AF as directed. I am also trying to take at least half an hour to consume one. Honestly, this skeptic is pleased so far. I can see a difference in my bloated stomach already going down. I will keep everyone posted and thank you for letting me post.

I have about 15 lbs to lose that I can't seem to shake. I've tried these in the last few weeks to help with my hunger. I tried them both as a snack and before a meal. They didn't seem to work very well. I found the South Beach Diet High Protein Bars at Target (5 for about $3) and they work better. I don't know if they have more protein, but I think I need the protein to satisfy my cravings.

BTW, a cheaper way to get the Full Bar is to buy them at CVS (about $1.79-1.99 apiece), save your receipts--I always get the $5 off $25 dollar purchase), and buy them that way.

Hi.

I just joined, in order to reply to this topic mostly. I'm a professional dieter ;) at the low end of my weight currently (5 foot 2, 124 lbs). I have weighed as much as 160, and have battled it all my life (now age 44).

Seems to me filling up in order to avoid hunger is counter productive. What we should really do is suck it up, and get used to hunger pangs. They pass. your stomach shrinks (as it also expands when you over eat), and you eventually can be satisfied eating smaller portions without first filling up.

Most of the people I have seen get bariatric surgery are thinner olny for a number of years before they stretch out the "smaller stomach" created for them via the surgery. I only have celebs to refer to, sorry. Doubt I need to name them.

The full bars fill you up, then you eat more for your "meal". Seems to me you'll always need the bars, or something, and your run serious risk of actually enlarging your stomach and feeling even MORE hungry.

Reduce portions, deal with being hungry (your not truly starving, it's just a discomfort that will pass) and eventually you will fill up on much less. I have done this. Not that I don't occasioanly start to over fill, it's still a battle. but it's a great feeling when one slice of toast and 100 cal yougurt fills you up for hours!

Now, when I feel hungry, I let it ride for a while, stop eating as soon as the hunger stops, not when I'm FULL, and am even visually satisfied with much less. The visual thing took a long time, even now I see my portion and think, "that is ALL I need?!" I try to relish it though, that is all I need, cool!

Hunger is a natural part of life, you are supposed to feel it. Use it as an indicator you need to eat a bit, in a while. Use it as an indicator your losing, or maintaining weight. I have learned to love feeling hungry!

Purplesky, you said "save your receipts--I always get the $5 off $25 dollar purchase".
Please explain to me what that means. (I've never shopped at CVS)

Thanks,

Ruth

I just had to comment here that I went to the drugstore earlier tonight to pick up a couple things, and saw the individual full bars by the checkout counter. I noticed the protein was only like 6g or something like that. Compared to my protein bars I have one per day of, at 23g of protein, I would think my protein bars would do a better job than this full bar, just cuz protein does so well as stiffling the appetite. Of course I could be wrong, I never tried full bar but well, a full glass of water and protein bar and I'm good for a while personally. I would mention veggies but I'm going for an apples-to-apples (well sorta - bar/for/bar) comparison here. and my protein bars are like 1.50 each so I'd imagine cheaper, maybe.

In response to your question--this is a rather new product and I know when I first heard about it I was skeptical (as always). I do not ever believe in anything. Nothing ever replaces exercise--so for anyone who hates exercise, that is going to leave a bitter taste. But this bar does what it says--I hate water (I know--bad, huh!) so, I have to force myself to drink it all the time anyway, but you do have to drink the water w/it just like it says and do it at least 30 minutes before a meal--in my opinion it would be better to start even 45 minutes before if you are a slow drinker like me. These bars tast great to me--especially if you are used to all the artificially tasting stuff out there. They tast like sugar smacks cereal (only flavored a little of course). Like there is chocolate, apple caramel, peanut butter, etc. Plus, here is the very most important part--most people are not very "diet smart" and end up sabotaging themselves when they are dieting. I hear ladies all of the time bragging about how they are on an all fruit diet or how they are eating Healthy Choice dinners or other frozen "weight lite" dinners. Listen up--wheat bread is bad for you--even if you have been told all your life to switch from white to wheat, it is still bread and it is filling up your "fat pockets" which are the bubbly parts of fat you "see" that you hate. Throw out the bread. Throw out the frozen pre-prepared dinners. Eat salad w/fajita meat and an oil dressing. If that is all you eat, you will be better off. But you will want variety--these bars are actually okay--low sugars for a bar and require you to drink. Okay this is long enough. AIM me if you need more info. Sorry for running on. M.

One more quick addition, honeybear says that she is used to the high protein bars and these only have like 6 grams each--I am wondering if you are exercising a whole lot--like weights? If you aren't, then the proteing will make you gain weight or at least make you keep the weight you have at a plateau. Protein only helps you burn weight when you eat it in excess of your fat content when you are lifting weights or doing high volume cardio. Protein is a great thing--do not get me wrong, but if you are eating those protein bars (more than a couple a day) you will see your weight plateau and wonder why--and become extremely discouraged. They are made for body builders.

One more quick addition, honeybear says that she is used to the high protein bars and these only have like 6 grams each--I am wondering if you are exercising a whole lot--like weights? If you aren't, then the proteing will make you gain weight or at least make you keep the weight you have at a plateau. Protein only helps you burn weight when you eat it in excess of your fat content when you are lifting weights or doing high volume cardio. Protein is a great thing--do not get me wrong, but if you are eating those protein bars (more than a couple a day) you will see your weight plateau and wonder why--and become extremely discouraged. They are made for body builders.

Protein will not make you gain weight. Excess calories will make you gain weight.

Although I rarely eat bars (usually when I'm hiking), there are many bars that are made for non body builders. There are weight gainer formulas but your standard bar isn't a weight gainer formula. Those are generally things that are in excess of 300 calories per serving.

One more quick addition, honeybear says that she is used to the high protein bars and these only have like 6 grams each--I am wondering if you are exercising a whole lot--like weights? If you aren't, then the proteing will make you gain weight or at least make you keep the weight you have at a plateau. Protein only helps you burn weight when you eat it in excess of your fat content when you are lifting weights or doing high volume cardio. Protein is a great thing--do not get me wrong, but if you are eating those protein bars (more than a couple a day) you will see your weight plateau and wonder why--and become extremely discouraged. They are made for body builders.

Well for someone eating their calories per day and gorging on protein bars sure I can see that. I say gorging cuz I only have one per day personally. And a protein bar is to me like eating a piece of chicken - straight protein, and the more protein you eat the better the satiety effect. Of course we are all different, so this might not be true for some of you, but it works for me. Its all about figuring out what our bodies need and what works for each of us individually.

Protein will not make you gain weight. Excess calories will make you gain weight.

Although I rarely eat bars (usually when I'm hiking), there are many bars that are made for non body builders. There are weight gainer formulas but your standard bar isn't a weight gainer formula. Those are generally things that are in excess of 300 calories per serving.

Thank you for this - I totally agree with you. Calories, no matter where they come from, all count towards our body's needs to be successful. I personally balance my meals on including that bar for the day - I rather like them :D Plus I trick myself by saying, its a candy bar lolz...hey whatever works. So I don't feel deprived, and when I'm done, I feel like I did something good for my body.

Purplesky, you said "save your receipts--I always get the $5 off $25 dollar purchase".
Please explain to me what that means. (I've never shopped at CVS)

Thanks,

Ruth

Ruth,

I think this only works if there is a CVS near you--you just get a member card (free), and when you shop there they always give you a long receipt with assorted coupons on it. Usually there is a coupon that states "spend $25, get 5$ off). CVS sells the Full Bars for $1.99, so you can just buy a lot and get the money off.

BTW, I'm giving up all these bars, both South Beach and Full Bar, they don't really seem to fill me up, and what's worse, they trigger a sweet/sugar craving in me.

Full bar does give me a full feeling but I also drink 2 glasses of water with it. 30 minutes later, I'm not as hungry. I got mine at Costco for under $15. a box of 24 bars. Cocoa chip tastes okay not great. I'm going to try Glucomannan to make a comparison. I'll report back.

It really taste like puffed wheat cereal! It does fill you up. Gotta drink 8 ozs of water. In the last post, FGOOCH says she drinks 2 glasses of water. I think that helps a lot more.
The first time I tried it though, (i work second shift) I hadn`t had anything to eat since 8:00pm the day before. On my way to work at 1:00 when I brought my first bar (actually 10 bars), I was starving. So don`t wait a long time between meals before you eat a bar.
Have a wedding July 16th. Gotta lose 40 lbs!!!!!!!!! Husbands` first wife will be there:cry: Wish me luck!

The recipe that oea has posted has fewer calories ,147, than the actual bar 170. How has it worked for you oea? As far as curbing your hunger? Its on page 10.

O.K. I'm going to give it a try. I've read this entire thread - very interesting to say the least. I, too, like another person wonder sometimes if the positive posts are just another person working for fullbar. However, the positive posts sound sincere enough to be believable. I can also say that there are obviously different lifestyles that fullbar will work for and others that it will not. For those willing to spend the time making their own - great - but I don't want to take that time. For those, as one poster stated, that can just grit their teeth and withstand the hunger - great - I'm not one of those. For those who can spend extra time shopping and supplying their cupboards with lots of alternative "pre-meal" foods and mixes - great - I'm not one of those.

I'm one of those that loves to eat. If I sit down to eat pizza, I won't be one taking much home - I can eat whatever is on our table. If I go out to eat with my family and my daughter and/or wife can't clean their plate: no problem, I can. I have a very busy schedule and don't want to take any more time shopping or cooking - yuk. My hope is that the Full Bar will do what it claims: just fill me up so that I will have two pieces of pizza rather than two pizzas (I'm exaggerating just a tad here - lol).

I've been somewhat disappointed by some of the posters who started off great and then were never to be heard from again. I'll try not to do that. I just ordered the "three-month" supply, 144 bars for $1.22 each. I'll record my weight tomorrow morning and we'll see what happens. Stay tuned ...

:carrot: new here but decided to try and make the full bar recipe. I did one for myself with added chocolate chips and cranberrys and one for my hubby with chocolate chips and nuts. I tried mine and it was pretty good. See if it works. Have a great holiday.

Well they sure fill you up. My hubby is picky with food but he is eating his? So all is good so far.

Well, I got my Full Bars yesterday, May 26th. I ate a cocoa chip bar and a quart of water about 45 minutes before a pizza dinner. I liked the taste of the bar: it was like eating Kellogg's Sugar Smacks cereal with a little chocolate over them - lol. I can't say that I felt full from the bar/water, though. On the good side, I only ate two pieces of pizza where normally I would have eaten six or more. Today, I took plenty to my office and will be eating one before lunch, and another immediately before I go home (that's when we usually eat). I'll keep you posted :)

Okay, boys and girls... I went from seeing this product advertised on TV to checking it out online to finding it discussed in this forum. After I read what everyone had to say on this thread, I've decided to go for the fullbar. I'm going to try that first and then try duplicating the product through my own recipe. I can tell you that filling up on soup, fruit (fruit by itself just makes me hungrier), FiberOne, protein shakes or anything else hasn't help. There seems to be a ring of truth to the people who say that they tried it, drank at least a glass of water, waited, then ate their meal. :carrot: I know that a lot of my overeating is emotional and I don't feel secure until I'm satiated. This may help me address that challenge. So, here I go. I'm hoping that the people I believed are not really employees or spokespeople for fullbar... don't want it to turn into foolbar... or fubar... or... well, you get the picture.

I want to thank each and every one of you who took the time to write in. Everybody seemed to be sincere and helpful in their own way... even Dr. Snyder!;)

Okay, here goes... :cool:

I prefer foods...:)

I'm pretty good about staving off cravings although after about 2 weeks it gets Really hard. I read all 11 pages after seeing the ad on tv this morning and I decided to go ahead and try it. So I've ordered 24 bars (flavor package) from the website and I'll keep everyone updated as I go along. :carrot: They really freaking Get You on the shipping! It adds up in the end! Total for 24 bars was about $75!!!!! I can see why everyone is trying to find a cheaper alternative.

I was looking at the posters who said that they tried it and that it worked miracles or whatever and that they're mostly new posters so that makes me skeptical like the other person said about them working for fullbar. I know that's one way to promote and usually the most effective way on forums like this but I'm pretty good at calorie cutting as it is and I'll probably replace breakfast and lunch with the bars and then have a normal - Healthy- dinner. I'm trying to eat more fish now because your body's "full- trigger" is set off a lot faster with fish.

I've lost 5lbs in the past 2 weeks by eating smaller portions, cutting out a lot of extra sodium, drinking lots of water and ... kind of exercising... meaning gym once a week (I'm busy!! :o) and boxing with a trainer 1x the first week and none the second. I have a job that keeps me glued to my office chair and I work overtime A LOT so unless I get into good habits now, I'm going to be a mess later on in my life.

I'll keep everyone updated! I also ordered 1 bottle of form pills. A little scary but they seem to be alright. I'll try one and see how it is and let everyone know.

Brand new member here.

I'm here because I saw the Fullbar add on tv and looked it up to see what all the hype was..... this is the forum I found in a google search.

I am also trying to lose some weight and my problem is snacking.

I'm a big guy and I try and eat fairly healthy. 330 lbs, 6'3", very solid, but I do have a belly which I would love to lose.

I exercise, cardio and weights about twice a week.

My biggest issue with losing weight is the convenience of food in the vending machines at work, and I eat when I'm bored, I also tend to eat everything in front of me until I'm stuffed.

So for me these Fullbars seem like a very good option. I have been looking to find something that would decrease my appetite so I would eat less, and I'd like to find something to help me curb my snack cravings. From what I've been reading these might do the trick.

I've joined this forum and I will keep you all posted. I'm going to go buy some of these from a local CVS or somewhere.

330 right now, I'd like to get to 275, with my muscle mass and build that would be a very comfortable weight for me. I've only been close to that once in the past ten years and that was by doing the Atkins diet.....too hard to stick to though......

BDH

Easy for me to stick on the plan of a bar and water before each meal. Unlike many in this thread, I don't get the "full" feeling. However, it might be helping me eat less when I sit down - not sure yet.

I wanted to add a couple things to my posts so far:

1) I'm not always good at drinking plenty of water during the day. So, knowing that I'm supposed to drink 8 oz of water with each FullBar, I, of course, drink a quart with each bar. More is better, right? A quart should fill my stomach more than 8oz, right? lol So, my point is: a side benefit, that honestly is probably worth the price of the FullBars by itself, is getting me to drink a lot more water on a daily basis - a really good thing.

2) I just wanted to add: there may be some out there that read my posts and wonder if I exercise or not - a critical key to good health and weight control in my opinion. Well: I walk back and forth to my office - a 2-mile round-trip every day. Sometimes, I'll walk back to my house at lunch time just for the extra burn. So: yes, I exercise.

The course goes on ...

I finally made it to my GNC and checked out the product. I was very happy to find that GNC was selling the box of 24 for 24.95. Haven't checked online, but I figure that this is a fairly competitive price without the added shipping. The first day, I used the product before lunch and dinner. Thank goodness I liked the taste and consistency. It really does help to sip water with it. The first day I waited an hour before the meal. It did help... but Ididn't get that full feeling everyone else was talking about. Well, it kicked in today. I had a bar with water, took my dogs for a 30 minute walk, and then was ready for breakfast. This morning, breakfast was a protein and fruit meal replacement... hey, I was getting ready for work!:lol: I could barely finish the shake. Then I was good until I was headed home for my break at noon. So I've just had the second bar for the day and I feel stuffed. Now the challenge for me is to not over-do this evening. I have very little willpower when it comes to food for some reason. It's frustrating, but at least I otherwise eat healthy. At least it's all quality stuff!:dust: Have a great weekend, ya'll!:bubbles:

So I weighed myself yesterday morning and was down a pound :) Twenty-one more to go - lol. I'm hoping I can shed a pound a week - a nice slow pace. I'm now finding, as I religiously eat my FullBars, that another side-benefit to the FullBar program is a mindset: If you're paying $2 to $3 per day, $60 to $90 per month, on FullBars, you think more about being "diet-conscious." For example, I ate my FullBar before going out to breakfast. My wife usually orders an omelette with onions and sour cream on the side. That way, what she is unable to eat, she would be able to share with me since I don't like onions nor sour cream. However, this time, I told her to order her omelette with onions and sour cream so that I wouldn't be tempted to eat any of hers - a mindset to support my own dieting and weight loss goal. As I've stated in one of my earlier posts: to me, these side-benefits make the FullBar worth its money to me, even if I couldn't be sure the FullBar was doing anything.

Okay so I promised to keep people updated so here's the skinny. :)

My fullbars came and even though I had cereal this morning for breakfast (special K) and a calorie progresso soup, I was SOOO hungry!! I mean... hollow hungry. I was chugging water to try to distract myself from it.

And then my full bars came. =)

Well I have to say, they're pretty gross... :p and that's me hungry. Most of the time things taste awesome when you're hungry but ... they weren't. I got the flavor pack and took a bite of berry bliss, peanut butter crunch and cranberry almond and they were all pretty bad. They Look crunchy but they're actually kinda soft and soggy.

The cranberry almond was alright so I ate half with a half a bottle of water, and I have to say, that hungry feeling is gone... I'm a compulsive snacker so I'm trying to slowly eat the second half of it until dinner and drink double the water to help feel even fuller- not exactly how you're supposed to use the bar but at least it saved me from a whole extra meal in my day. :) Mind you, I had a small bite of 2 other flavors as well so this could be slightly inaccurate but I doubt it can make that much of a difference.

The one I'm eating has 170 calories.

Ingredients: Brown Rice Syrup, Puffed Wheat Cereal, (Durum Wheat, Ferric Orthophosphate, Niacinamide, Thiamine, Mononitrate, Riboflavin), Soy Protein Concentrate, Honey, Diced Sweetened Dried Cranberries (cranberries, sugar, sunflower oil) Gum arabic, sunflower seeds, glycerin, agave syrup, roasted diced almonds, canola oil, salt, cinamon, natural flavors.

Doesn't sound bad but I don't see where the magic is... What's brown rice syrup and is Glycerin and gum arabic common in foods?

They're kinda high in sugar. I'll keep everyone updated with hunger etc.

:):) Stay Strong!!! :carrot:

Hi my name is brandi saw this post joined to tell you gals a little about what i have found. I have been eating these bars for two weeks now and the esults are good enough that I am willing to continue eating them. You can buy them at gnc, target, and some grocery stores are selling them.
gnc has had a sell on them from the first time i bought them so they are about 25$ compared to 30.99 reg. price. I eat them before lunch and dinner because they are usually my biggest meals. For me they keep me from over eating or binge eating if I wait too long to eat. I have dropped 3lbs in two weeks so what ever. But I am using them for something else as well. I was very very successfull with LAweight loss and now that they are out of business and I am once again needing to drop 15lbs from living temp. with mom I am using the full bar as a way to eat less/ as well as subbing it for a la lite. So thats my two cents worth if any of it made any sence

Okay I was hungry again and I'll probably be eating dinner when my husband comes home so I had another... well I had half and a little less than half a bottle of water (1 pint). I'm stuffed and I don't even have a craving for other food... I'm STUFFED. I DID however, just also have a grapefruit about half an hour ago.

Okay I don't work for Fullbar and I still think they're gross but I have to admit, I feel like I just ate until I was full. They're still gross though so maybe that's why I don't want to eat. I'm also over my daily calorie limit but I think that was mostly from this morning before they were delivered.

I tried the Caramel Apple Crisp one and it tasted almost exactly the same as the cranberry almond. This one is 160 calories instead of 170.

Tomorrow I'm going to try to do this a little better. I've snacked so much all day that today didn't really count but I'll make tomorrow count.

Ok 2nd try!!! I read all of the posts yesterday and have deceided to try the fullbar. I was not full with 1 bar but then that is why I weigh 323 lbs as of 8pm on 06/01/2009. I also have physical limitations other then my weight. I have arthritis, fibar myalgia, and a mild stroke all by 47 years of age. So I am limited to a slow walk or swim, per doctors orders. I will weigh again in the am and keep this updated. I don't have an aversion to water so that is not a problem for me. I will also be trying some of the receipties that some of you have. Since I figure that will be cheaper to supplement my meals with that and the extra fibar wont hurt either.

Well it has been 4 hours since I ate my first bar and I have been peeing like crazy. To the point that I have lost almost 1 pound just in that time frame. I am also hungry so I will try another bar before bed as my stumick (?) hurts it is so empty. I hope tomorrow works better. I will have to go and buy some more. I will try GNC since someone said they were $25 for 24 whatever. I know I need to stock up.

Ok here it is on 6/2 and my weight this morning was 320.2. No real signs of gas like some of the others had. So so far so good.

Okay so I've been trying this full bar and thought it was okay... I have to say though, I saw another post earlier on this thread about the form pill and so me being a diet sucker- got it...

It's supposed to expand in your stomach with water- kind of like jello when you pour the powder packs in water- and it tricks your body into thinking you're full. I've taken two today (separate times) and drank the water etc... and honestly... I'm full. I feel like I'm full at least. I'm still skeptical so I'll wait but I'm doing updates on the form pill thread. IF it works (big IF), that would be great... I just would prefer it over the bad tasting full bars with all the extra calories and sugars and carbs that it's loaded with. I'm not asking for a miracle but if it can curb my hunger and cravings... I can do the rest of it myself - work out, eat healthy etc.

Keep your fingers crossed girls but keep an eyebrow up! I'll be trying it for a few days to see what happens.

<< Guinea pig. =)

:carrot:

I hope the pills work for you they didn't for me. I think the sweetness of the bars is what is helping me. The taste is not as bad as some of the things I have tried through the years. Also how chewy they are helps me. I know you are supposed to eat breakfast but that has always made me gag if I try to eat first thing, so I got some slimfast for breakfast(yes I like the taste of that also). I'm hoping to get down to under 300 by december since I cant exercise due to health. If anyone wants to PM me so we can encourage each other in addition to this forum that is fine.

I'm new here - I found my way here after searching for a FullBar forum. Too bad the Fullbar web site doesn't have a forum set up.

Anyway, before committing to a full box of these, I purchased a cocoa & a peanut butter Fullbar off Ebay. They both were pretty good, the cocoa is a little better.

I just ordered two 12-count boxes from Amazon for $19.99 each, no shipping, no sales tax. They arrived today, and Monday I plan on starting them.

I don't find them expensive at all, if they work! I was on NutriSystem last summer and lost 25 lbs.; unfortunately I gained it all back. :eating2: NutriSystem was VERY expensive compared to this.

GNC sells individual bars for I believe 1.99 or 2.19 in case you do not want to commit to buying a whole box.

M.

Do not purchase from Target, they are smaller than the ones from GNC.:(

So it's been three weeks making my own and I have to say I have been enjoying them and so has my hubby. For those that do not want to do searching: Here's what I have done to the recipe.

1/4 cup coconut oil
3/4 cup honey
3/4 cup Agave Nectar
t tsp Vanilla
7 cups of Kashi 7 Grain Cereal
1/2 cup bran

In a large sauce pan, melt coconut oil and boil
honey and Agave for 3 min. Stirring often. It will bubble.
Turn off heat and add Vanilla.

In separate bowl have cereal and bran mixed.

Pour sauce into cereal and stir like you are making
rice krispie squares.

Press mixture into a oiled or Pamed cake pan and let
cool. Cut into 12 even bars. They are 200 cal each.

If you mix in a can of nuts it adds about 50 cal, but worth
it.


Enjoy.

It has helped us out allot. I think it works and its alot cheaper than
buying them, plus I know what I am putting in them. I've added other
things into them as I feel, but remember to add the calories if you are
calorie counting. Stay away from the chocolate chips. They melt.
;)

Okay okay... so I promised to stay in touch and totally bailed. I'm another one of those people! I have to 'fess up... FullBar was a total failure for me. More honestly, I failed FullBar. I happened to like it... it was chewy and filling and it really tasted alright to me. And it did make me feel full.. painfully so sometimes. The problem was me! I'm some anxiety about things coming up... a move to a whole new way of life, looking for a fulltime job, and, well, the move is enough to send me into orbit. The problem with the anxiety is it causes me to eat. I'm not one of those 'lucky' people who loses her appetite when she's anxious... or cleans the house and mows the grass. Nooooo... I EAT my anxiety away. I'm paralyzed and the only thing that soothes me is eating. The FullBar could not override my anxiety! So, I'm still weighing the same and feeling like a failure... again.

But for those of you who are trying it... it could work. Right now, I'm looking at online recipes for it because it's too expensive for me and I'll try that. Plus, I'm getting out there and walking with my dogs twice a day. That's helping the anxiety.

That's my story. It helps when I read input from all of you, so I'll be better about checking in. Good luck, everyone!

I bought 3 today just to try before I dive head first into this expensive diet aid. They are $1.99 each and flavors vary by location. :) Good luck

:carrot: Hello. New to the site and am loving all the feedback for the product I just started a few days ago. I have been really working on loosing for about a year now. I have gone from 215 to 179...as of this morning, Yeah! ... with the help of weight watchers. I am a recovering binge eater who has come to terms that I have to control the food not let the food control me.
I am finally up to five miles of walk/running 5 days a week and had hit a rutt in my weight loss.
I bought the full bar at Walmart...7.86 a box. The first day I ate the full bar before lunch and dinner as directed. I was so full my stomach actually hurt that evening after dinner....half of a very small steak and half of a baked potatoe and cup of green beans.
So the next day I only ate the bar before lunch and half before dinner. Much better, I did not feel like I was going to be sick.
I am only on day three but I am so excited to see what happens. Also I am trying my Crystal Light Energy Water in place of reg. water. It tastes great and it does up your energy, I know I can use that extra kick. Wish me luck!

I have been reading ingredients and looking at both the full bar and the fill pill. What I have discovered is:

puffed rice cereal,-found in Full Bars
peanuts and/or peanut butter(sugar-free)
wheat germ (source of chromium which is in the fill pill)
bran/apples/seeds (source of cellulose also in the fill pill)
splenda
a little butter
a little honey.
Can anyone take this and turn it into a good/inexpensive recipe?

I weigh 447 lbs and need something to work in conjunction with a low carb diet or liver diet as the bariatric nutritionist calls it. My knees can't take the weight much longer.

Here's the recipe I came up with. I have been enjoying them very much and they have worked great. Even my hubby has been eating them. I hope you enjoy.

For those that do not want to do searching: Here's what I have done to the recipe.

1/4 cup coconut oil
3/4 cup honey
3/4 cup Agave Nectar
t tsp Vanilla
7 cups of Kashi 7 Grain Cereal
1/2 cup bran

In a large sauce pan, melt coconut oil and boil
honey and Agave for 3 min. Stirring often. It will bubble.
Turn off heat and add Vanilla.

In separate bowl have cereal and bran mixed.

Pour sauce into cereal and stir like you are making
rice krispie squares.

Press mixture into a oiled or Pamed cake pan and let
cool. Cut into 12 even bars. They are 200 cal each.

If you mix in a can of nuts it adds about 50 cal, but worth
it.


Enjoy.

It has helped us out allot. I think it works and its alot cheaper than
buying them, plus I know what I am putting in them. I've added other
things into them as I feel, but remember to add the calories if you are
calorie counting. Stay away from the chocolate chips. They melt.

Just wanted to add that these are somewhat simple to make and if wrapped or put in plastic baggies, they last more than a week.

ok i'm on day number 3 with the fullbar. its not working with me. i dont feel any fuller. after i worked out 2 1/2 hrs last night i was hungry. i ate a full bar and had 20 oz water....my stomach was growling 30 mins later? i went to get something to eat and i ate the same amount i normally eat. so once i'm done with these bars i'm just leaving them alone. i rather stick to soy protein shakes at 230 cals after workout and my stomach want growl. i think it will be healthier for me just to try to eat small meals because i end up eating less calories. for me eating these small bars didnt cut my servings. i ate what i normally eat on top of 160 calories for the full bar. i drink plenty of water all day....almost a gallon. i am 250 pounds so i do need more water. i feel full within that 30 min-1hr of eating it but after that nothing. i think its just the fact that your drinking water and adding a few calories is the reason you fill full then...i dont see anything in this bar that would curb it more than an apple or soup before meal. no miracle bar for me.

I bought a box of the apple caramel Fullbars today and tried one before dinner, and I have to say, they are really hard to take :( They do not taste good at all, and I had hard time swallowing them at times, they have a really unusual texture and I did not want to finish it, not because I was full, but because I was feeling sick from it.

So, I may or may not finish the box, but I don't think I would recommend them.

Katie

I bought some of them last week.... they did not fill me up like some of the posters here. The taste was not too bad. I don't think they are worth the price for me.

Hi I am new to this sight. I have read all the posts on fullbar and tred them . I bought my first one from CVS and then I ordered them from Amazon through a sight called All Star Health and paid $15.50 for 12 bars and shipping. I found this to be the cheapest . I have gone through my first box and really haven't seen much weight loss. I want to loose 20 lbs.
Redhead

I have had the most success with the low carb diet. I started my bariatric journey 2 months ago weighing 469.3, I just had a nutritionist appointment on June 25th and am now at 433. I think the full bars will help curb my cravings expecially at work were I am chained to a desk at an inbound call center. I really think cutting carbs as much as possible is one of a multitude of keys to success. Especially when u weigh as much as I do it is difficult to do conventional workouts.

Just got the full bars on sunday @ costco. 15 bars for $17. got the chocolate good size taste ok will see what happens.

I found that Fullbar really works...stops me from eating too much (or much at all) during lunch and dinner and I have completely stopped snacking between meals...just don't even think about it, it just happens that way. BUT being on a disabled budget, my income is very limited and I couldn't afford the continued cost. I found a "Fake Fullbar Recipe" and while it kept me from eating too much at lunch and dinner (same very small amount like when I was on the real Fullbar), I found myself wanting to snack between meals again. In analyzing the ingredients on the actual Fullbar, the only thing missing in the "fake bar" is the 5 g of protein that comes from Soy Protein Concentrate. I try to avoid Soy for my own personal reasons, so I am wanting to try Whey Protein but I am so not a baker and I so do not have the money to test drive and experiment with adding the Whey Protein, as I cannot afford to throw away unedible bars. From the calculations provided to me by Jonni, the creator of the Fake recipe, it appears 7 scoops of the Whey Protein would need to be added to give about 5.4 g of protein in each bar. So my question is...has anybody seen her Fake Bar Recipe before and tried it AND if so, did you add any protein to it to equal the amount of protein in the real Fullbar? If so, can you please tell me how you did it? I really am liking the results from the real Fullbar and I also liked the taste and the results I get from the Fake Fullbar, BUT I want the urge to stop snacking to also be a benefit with the Fake Fullbar and I am thinking since the only thing missing is the protein, that that would do it. Can anyone help??? Thanks so much! :) (Since I am new and have not posted 25 times, I cannot add links to this post...email me if you'd like the link).

I have seen this before and was scepital about this but I am willing to try anything. I have hyper thyoid and not a lot of energy even with my meds. SOOO :o We will see. I did find a website that was cheaper to buy these from allstarhealth.com $15.40 a box of 12.

I think they taste good

I have tried these as well. I can't tell if they work or if it's just me being more aware of having to stop before I feel discomfort. I am only having one a day, before dinner.

Last night, to try something new, I just had a full bottle (16.9oz I believe) of Lipton Diet Green Tea before dinner and a bottle of water with dinner and was satisfied with a much smaller portion. But again, I was more aware of HOW much I put on my plate in the first place and NO SECONDS.

They are pretty expensive but if they work for you I think it's worth it. And they're not bad tasting either.

HI GANG:wave:

THEY DIDN'T WORK FOR ME AT ALL :mad:THE CHOC. FLAVOR IS GROSS TO ME:censored: PEANUT BUTTER WASN'T TO BAD:) JUST NOT FOR ME :(ANOTHER ITEM I WASTED MY MONEY ON!!!!!:mad::mad::mad:

I have to say, the commercial for Fullbar makes it look very inviting. Been on a very long plateau and now slowly inching up; I'm starting to feel pangs of desperation. But I also firmly believe that in order to have lasting weight loss, I have to make changes that I can live with for the rest of my life. Am I willing to eat a fairly expensive and sugary bar twice a day every day for the rest of my life? Not even slightly.

But the principle behind the idea still seems sound to me. So I'm going to try a modifed version of the "eat something high in fiber before a meal" idea. I've ordered a case of GG Bran Crispbread (http://www.brancrispbread.com/default.aspx), and going to try that to help keep the hunger pangs down. Can I see myself eating a couple of crackers topped with a bit of hummus or lowfat cream cheese every day? Sure, sound yummy! I've always been more into the crunchy thing than sweet things generally anyways, and it seems like a much more "real" solution to me.

Going to cross my fingers and hope for the best. If it works, I will give thanks to the whole Fullbar concept for giving me this idea!

~~~~Dont waste your money on the Full Bars!!!!~~~~~ I done excatly as the instructions told me to do. It didnt fill me up and the taste oh my goodness the taste ...I dont know anything else to say except the only thing good about the bar is the wrapping! I will NOT buy another box! My friend at work bought some too she is very disappointed also!

This is one of those products that work for some and not for others. I don't find the tast of them to be awful at all. I also find that it is much more pleasant for me to eat one than to take the psyllium pills. I have taken them in the past with much success, but after a while, swallowing those pills down makes me want to gag. Same thing with mixing psyllium in water-GROSS. I do like to put a little bit on my yogurt, just a dusting so it stays crunchy and doesn't turn into a glue ball after getting too wet.
Drinking a lot of water to get full just aggravates my heartburn, so that is not an option.(which goes with the psyllium pills as well) Also, I am a person that naturally drinks a lot of water and this has NEVER helped me get more full. I tend to drink a lot during meals for the same effect but am finding the heartburn problem aggravated by that also.
Eating fruit before I eat only makes me much, much hungrier.

I've also tried slimquick and LOVED it. But it's so expensive that had to go. I didn't find it to be anything like diet pills I had tried a half a dozen times over the course of 23 years of fatness.

If you eat just puffed wheat hoping for the same effect, good luck with that. There isn't enough fiber in it to compare to a fullbar.

Again, this is all about what works for you. For some it is worth the try- desired results or not.

:)
MBSC

PS- I read this whole forum, and there were a lot of pages! The things I'm saying aren't directed at any one person or written thought, but as a response to general ideas that seemed to have been woven in and out of the discussion. I also wanted to say that I agree with tealeaf about finding alternatives that do the same thing as fullbar. Unfortunately I am to the point where I have spent so many years doing the "eat right and exercise thing" without losing the weight I'm starting to wonder about other methods.:carrot:

I have to say the Fullbar did not work for me :( it never solved my issue of being hungry and the taste was not great. I bought the peanut butter and the chocolate. I'd say save your money and just eat extra fiber.

Good luck everyoen!

I think Dr Snyder, the FullBar developer, developed this bar for the morbidly obese (have a body mass index/BMI of over 40% or 100 lbs over ideal body weight). When you're 300+ lbs overweight and your dr keeps pushing bariatric surgery ($40,000), FullBar doesn't seem so outrageous or expensive. I'm all for saving money but I also know I won't stick with a program that is too thought provoking or labor intensive. I am fat because I hate prepping food and love grab-on-the-go meals. I also think the best dinner entree is a pint of ice cream; okay, make that a half gallon. As fat as I am, I can't help but think of those who are bed-ridden and say they exist on a meal of 2 chickens, 4 hamburgers, 2 lbs of potatos, 6 ears of corn, etc. They cannot simply eat a piece of fruit or drink a glass of water before a meal to feel full. Maybe one bar for them will not do it either but two bars might & it has to be better then what was already on their menu. I'm willing to put a little faith in the FullBar and save $39,950 while I'm at it. :woohoo:

all of me - Let me say I can understand where you are at. I once weighed over 360 lbs. I would agree that a pint/half gallon of ice cream wasn't an uncommon dinner.

What worked for me in losing the weight and maintaining the weight I've lost is changing the foods I've eaten, eating filling foods and moving more. I would agree that the Full Bar seems to be aimed at those that are eating excessive calories and need something to help fill in the gap to help them eat less calories.

Although I do think drinking water, eating soup, eating a piece of fruit does help. I would recommend reading You: On a Diet as it does talk a lot about things to eat before a meal to help satiate you. From what I've seen of it, the Full Bar is designed based on volumetrics and there are a lot of high volume foods you can eat for little calories.

If you are already restricting your calories, then I think the Full Bar isn't for you. If you don't know where to start, I think it may be a starting point. Again, may be.

Having said that, I'd look at Costco as they are $16 for 15 bars.

Hi Everyone, I am on my second box of full bars. I haven't lost any weight but I do feel full after eating one and drinking 2 glasses of ice water. I think I am eating less and now I will start the treadmill. I hate to exercise in the heat. It has been in the 100's. I like the Cranberry Almond the best followed by the Caramel Apple Crisp.
Redhead

my sisters doctor actually recommended this product to her so that she could loose weight before getting gastric bypass. she lost almost 50 using it

Hi-
I just got a full bar last night and saved it for breakfast today. It tasted fine, but basically is puffed wheat cereal with a light coating of chocolate and protein powder in rice syrup. It cost $1.75 at the local store.

I will let you know if it makes me full enough to not want anything else this morning. I have no qualms about it so far other than the price and
it is a little too sweet. I am supposed to be on a low sugar Zone type plan.

Probably better for you than surgery ... I am interested if someone buys a whole box if it helps you avoid everything else (like real food)
for an extended time period.

I have a special K iced tea with protein in it I like better.:carrot:

Oh... just read the directions and I did not realize I was supposed to also eat breakfast this morning 30 min later.


So I was planning on only having a full bar. Well I'll see I am real busy trying to get ready for work. I had mine with an 8oz coffee and nf milk. combo
and I suppose a couple slices of mango will be the rest of my breakfast.

I'm going into my 3rd week of eating the brancrisp crackers I ordered. They look JUST like particle board. But they do taste better. I like them well enough spread with hummus or light cream cheese (mixed with dried ranch dressing powder, 'cause that's how I roll). I eat two at a time with a large glass of water because I don't want them setting up like concrete in my inners.

I'm down about 4 pounds so far. I find that they really do help with my "mindless eating" instinct that shoots me down when I get home from work. Perhaps a fullbar would work as well, perhaps not.

Each cracker has 12 calories and 5 grams of fiber, for a total of 14 calories and 10 grams of fiber, plus whatever the toppings I add. Hummus is what I usually use, so let's call it about 70 calories and 1 gram of fiber, just for fun. The crackers were 30 packs of ten for 65$, or about 22 cents each. I make my own hummus on the cheap, so let's call that around 50 cents per two cracker serving (I think it's less than that, though). So I'm spending less than a dollar per snack, and eating less than 100 calories. Total grams of fiber, 11.

Fullbars, in comparison, can be had at the website with a buy two months get one free deal for a total of $1.22 per bar. If you go with the two week deal then you're paying $2.50 per bar. And of course, there are reports in this thread on how they can be found cheaper. Depending on the flavor, they have between 150 to 180 calories. Per bar, depending on the flavor, they have 4 to 5 grams of fiber.

I have a gut (gut. Get it? Oh... nevermind) that this whole "eat fiber to curb hunger" thing might really work. It makes sense to me that it would. And even if not, well, eating more fiber does have other benefits that I feel no need to go into graphic details on.

In summary: If you are cheap or poor like me, and don't really like the idea of eating a sweetened bar for snack everyday, you might want to look into the getting some Bran Crisp Crackers (http://www.brancrispbread.com/default.aspx) instead. If you have a low tolerance of particle board looking foods you might be better off with the full bars.

:carrot: Okay, So I am about to try this fullbar thing. This is my first day! I'll keep you posted!

I'm going to tray it too. Picking up some on my way home from work today. I saw an overweight mom w/ an overweight little girl yesterday. I'm a "new" (18 mo ago) mom, and I don't want that to be me and my daughter in a couple of years. My mom was overweight when I was young, but not when my sisters were. They're thin, I'm not. Not sure there's a correlation, but figure why take the chance? I've been overweight most of my life, don't want to saddle my daughter w/ the same issues I had.

Lost 35# after my daughter was born. Put 20 back on. Starting this to make sure I don't go all the way back to pre-birth weight! Hope these bars will give me the edge I need to get going again.

I feel like an idiot - how do you get the tickers at the bottom of the posts?

Well, I can't believe this. So far in one day I lost 3 pounds! I have not been hungry at all! I eat want I want and not think about it, but the thing is, I didn't want anything! I love it!!!!!

I want my ticker on the bottom too! how do you do it? anyone know how?

Just picked up a box for $16 (15 Fullbars)at Costco as was previously mentioned:carrot:. I'll let evryone know how it goes. I'll up the water intake and say goodbye to the beer.

I bought a three month supply a couple weeks ago and kind of half-way did it in the beginning. my doctor recommended it because the next step for me is lap band surgery, I have fought my weight for 30 years and I am just plain tired! I want to do it while im still young enough to benefit healthwise (and I would really like to fit into my nursing uniforms again). I think just about any diet will work for you if you are consistant with it and exercise. Diets like fullbars are just a tool to help you change your behaviour. I have lost almost eight pounds just messing around and started doing it full time just yesterday because Im so pleased with the results. The thing that concerns me is there doesn't seem to be any kind of maintenance program. You cant just buy these things for life, what happens when you reach your goal? any suggestions. By the way, the Fiber One cereal was a good suggestion, its the first fiber product that I have tried that doesn't make me completely sick. I am not so hot on the daily metamucil (Im a nurse so I know that it is non-stimulant and doesn't lead to dependance), but still the idea of daily laxatives do not sit well with my history of bulimia. I will keep you posted on my progress, I hope this works, I have tried everything----I mean everything! good luck everyone. J

I picked up on at a drugsore and tried it. It was the peanut butter flavored. I thought it was pretty good. It's a simple concept like fiber pills and drinking water before a meal. It can't hurt to try it...

Anythings worth a try at this point, a lot of the women at the hospital where I work are going out of town to this doctor, they are all losing weight but it is basically prescription speed with not a lot of monitoring, its scary to me since I fought a diet pill addiction in my younger years. It is also scary considering these women are healthcare professionals and know better. I think this plan is pretty safe, drug free and with a little exercise it should work, it is either this or surgery!!! like I said, I am just plain tired of fighting it after all this time! Keep me posted of your progress and if anyone out there has had any lasting success since it has been out please let me know! Jolene

if this product expands the upper stomach and makes you feel full...guess what happens when or if you quit using it: your stomach is used to being expanded, and you eat even more to compensate for the full feeling that full bar gave you, and voila: you gain even more weight! the only way to functionally lose weight is not with gimmicks or quick fixes, but rather by mentally retraining your brain to curtail bad eating habits. Secondly when you do eat, you MUST adhere to a sensible diet that severely curtails sugars, processed foods, excessive carbs, cut out all soft drinks, fast foods, eat vegetables, fruits, etc.
Good Luck!

Hi everyone! I'm new here and had to start in this forum.

I feel as though I am finally no longer a slave to the "quick fix" mentality. For me my downfall was emotional eating and I have learned how to deal with many of the underlying issues which is key when your weight issues are due to emotional eating and food addiction.

So I am so excited to say that I am finally doing it the right way this time which unfortunately turns out to be the slow way. Nonetheless, I have no desire to fad diet or take pills. The only pills I take are my multi-vit and my super B.

With all that said, I will admit that I tried a Full Bar the other day out of curiosity. It tasted very similar to Cliff Bars and it was indeed satisfying. There are no harmful ingredients and are all natural.

What I think I'll try is having a full bar for mid morning snack. This seems to be one of my trigger times of the day. For some reason (and my breakfast habits aren't the reason because I do eat within an hour of waking and I have a serving of Steel Cut Oats w/ a serving of honey, half of container of organic applesauce and a 1/8 cup of walnuts with a glass of prune juice).

By mid-morning my body is craving snacky food. I've done so well on my new lifestyle change but this mid-morning snack attack is driving me nuts. So I will try this for a while and see how it works.

As far as all the other foods listed, well it is true that we can think up a myriad of different foods that have just the same affect but for me it is a convenience thing. One of the things that kept getting me off track in the past was the calorie counting, meal and snack prep etc. It is just too time consuming. So some things have to give. If it means making a healthy breakfast, lunch and dinner I'm willing to spend a couple of extra bucks on the convenience of a Full Bar for mid-morning snack.

-Jen

~I don't believe in coincidence, I believe in God and I am not lucky I am blessed!~

I am hoping to figure something out for maintenance. Since starting I have cut my serving sizes in half and it has really been helping (and really eye-opening). I am hoping I will be able to gradually cut them out without foregoing my progress. This is all jumping the gun a bit because I have only lost eight pounds and I have over a hundred left so I hope I have time to figure it all out! My main problem is implementing exercise into the whole thing with my work schedule. I work evening shift and dont get off work until 3 am sometimes. I then sleep almost until it is time to go to work. I can't exercise in the gym at work without being all sweaty and having to huff-grunt-and puff in front of all the 20-something skinny girls ( I would rather die lol). Anyway, the fullbar system is working fine for now but its not now that concerns me with this plan. Jolene

I am hoping to figure something out for maintenance. Since starting I have cut my serving sizes in half and it has really been helping (and really eye-opening). I am hoping I will be able to gradually cut them out without foregoing my progress. This is all jumping the gun a bit because I have only lost eight pounds and I have over a hundred left so I hope I have time to figure it all out! My main problem is implementing exercise into the whole thing with my work schedule. I work evening shift and dont get off work until 3 am sometimes. I then sleep almost until it is time to go to work. I can't exercise in the gym at work without being all sweaty and having to huff-grunt-and puff in front of all the 20-something skinny girls ( I would rather die lol). Anyway, the fullbar system is working fine for now but its not now that concerns me with this plan. Jolene

That's awesome you have lost eight pounds! My friends mom is doing this and said the same thing, she has noticed a big difference in her diet. So far she has lost about 5 pounds from June to July. She'll eat one for a snack in between lunch and dinner and sometimes after dinner. I was even thinking about trying them. She goes to the local ymca for water therapy (she has fibromyalgia) and will walk on the treadmills; I went with her one day and she was doing the huffing and puffing and three girls started making fun of her and she just told them that at least she knows she's burning calories instead of wasting time and bugging the employees and then started to point out flaws. Which I know it is mean but I did have laugh at them because of how red they went and how blunt she was about it.

Keep up with the Fullbars, I would like to know how they are going for you and for everyone who is trying them. I think my friend's mom is starting to loose her faith in loosing weight because she's not seeing the results fast enough.

Hello everyone,

I tried Fullbar and it didn't work for me. I never felt full and I still ate the same portions and lost no weight. I decided to start using the SlimQuick products a few weeks ago and I've lost 15 pounds so far. What I do now to eat less food is drink 2 glasses of water before a meal don't even need the bar.

Hi gang:
ok -so starting diet #423

Target = 40% total body weight

Started full bar yesterday - was TOTALLY FULL... and ate small portion for dinner.

Today = it was late breakfast and still full at 3:45pm.

Cant take pills - and even multivitamins give me the shakes..

This is it - do or die!!

I give full bars two thumbs up!

Thanks everyone for your input. I used Wednesday as my "day off" according to the plan you get one day a week off. Okay so it didnt go too well, I didnt gain back any weight but I ended up binging on yogurt with granola and ate a couple of bagels with strawberry cream cheese (oh yea and that slice of pizza with ranch)all this along with my regular meals (which I was actually pretty good about). There seems to be a significant difference when I am not eating the Bars. Another benefit is that I am drinking more water, I actually feel better than I have been, not so drained. Maybe because I just feel better about life in general (today lol). Jolene

I have been using fullbars for four days. I am buying them at GNC each day because I have been disappointed by so many other products in ths past. So far magical. I am full. It is easy to make good food choices when I am full. Maybe more important and surprising, for the only time I can remember I am not thinking about food every minute. I lost three pounds, and I am not waking up hungry despite the fact it has been hours since I had a bar or ate. So far wonderful.

OK this is embarrassing but it's info that I need. I ate a Cocoa Chip Fullbar prior to 3 meals for 2 days. By the end of the second day I had diarrhea. By the next day the diarrhea was pitch black. It resolved itself over several more days. The ingredients seem pretty straight-forward to me and to my health care provider but in order to see if there might be a connection, I emailed Dr. Snyder asking if he was aware of anyone having similar symptoms after eating Fullbars. That was about a week ago and there has been no response. So, I'm asking this community - anyone have cramps, diarrhea, or black stool after eating fullbars?

Just started FullBar - bought at Costco (15 bars for $16.49).
Will keep up to date with progress!
Good luck to me!:dizzy:

Good luck catwoman. I bought two boxes also at Costco. I don't eat them twice a day though. No need to. I drink my water with a bar and yes it does fill me up , but i only eat one if I am going out to eat with friends or if I am really hungry and afraid of overeating. I don't feel I need them all the time right now. I haven't hit the scale but the clothes are looser. I beenhitting the gym more and eating more fish.

I started a week ago. I continue to feel full. I am not thinking about food all the time, I am actually feeling free. My jeans that would not zip a week ago by about two inches zipped this am. I do not weigh myself because often if I do not lose as much as I hope then I binge, I do not want to take a chance. I checked around, it seems All Star Health online is the cheapest I can find the bars and aquafill. Right now I have a box I bought at GNC for $19.20 for 12. If anybody has any tips about getting the bars cheaper, or how to make them work better, I would love to hear. :carrot:

Hello, I was very concerned by your post (I am a nurse), There are very few things that make stool black that arent a sign of something wrong. Do you take iron? Did you take a large amount of Pepto Bismol to deal with the diarrhea? if the answer is no to either of these you need to get checked out at the doctor pretty soon because black stool can mean blood in the stool (which I doubt was brought on by the Fullbar so there could be an underlying health problem). Any way, I hope everything is okay! Jolene

They are still working. I am not hungry. I am almost afraid to believe this is happening. I have lost four inches from my stomach in just over 2 weeks. I just ordered six boxes of bars from All Star Health, $15.60 per box, $1 box shipping. I am committed to doing this for the next six weeks and then weighing myself. Wish me luck. :cool:

Hello. I'm new here. I have just finished my first week using FullBars. I'm down 8 lbs. No hunger. Little thoughts of food... I also did a lot of praying. The two together can't go wrong!

I have committed to doing this for three months. My committment was made to my DH so I will do my best to stick to it. I got into FullBars because of the TV ad. My younger sister had weight loss surgery in October, and she has lost almost 100 lbs. My insurance won't pay for that surgery, and I certainly don't have the cash to pay for it. This seemed like it was worth a try.

I am happy to have found this site so I can find some support when I need it.
Thanks to all the positive posters!

I tried full bar and wasn't too impressed. They are 160-180 calories. I ate one before lunch. I was still hungry for lunch. I did this 2 days in a row. For some reason I was actually hungrier on those 2 days. Overall, eating the full bar did not reduce my daily caloric intake because the bars are really a high calorie snack ( to me). I eat less calories overall in a day eating an apple or a cheese stick ( 70-80 calories) for a snack b4 meals--and they're a heck of a lot cheaper! I was disappointed, I wanted the full bar to work for me.

Today was a good day for me and my Full Bars. I find that they help me. Of course, it could be that I have so much too lose that I want them to work! The bars are the only thing I've eaten between meals, which for me is a miracle! I have always been a grazer!

I am new to this board. I really have a problem with portion control. I workout religiously but I cannot keep off these 20lbs, I am up and down. I am going to buy the FB today and see what happens. I really believe between this and the other tips I've received from this board, FIBER, APPLES etc. this may be the ticket. I will let you know. Thanks

Good luck, gdylan1. I have used FullBars for 12 days and I'm down 12 lbs! Be sure you drink the water with it, and try not to wait more than the 30 recommended minutes to eat. I have committed to 3 months on Full Bars. I know this works for me. And whatever works, right?

Hi. I notice that a lot of people have tied FB, but havent heard fom many who have been on them for very long or had any significant weight loss.

I read all 16 pages looking for promised reports back, but few people did -- what happened to Eric -- I was looking forward to the results of him being the guinie pig.

Has anyone had a significant weight loss with FB?

I have tried FB. I thoght the taste was okay, but I couldn't use them because I'm diabetic and they made my BS go way too high.

I have best results with low carb, lots of water, high protein and hot soup. I like egg drop and make it often.

Thanks to all for good and honest info.

I agree with tykeisom, I have just read all 16 pages and there are no long term updates. What did happen to eric and marbleflys?

I have ordered some fullbars to try.

Hi All,
I am new to this site and also just read all 16 pages about the FullBar after seeing the commercial. I am interested in long-term results because loosing weight is great using "quick fixes" but it isn't worth if the end result is even more weight gain than whe you started :-( Hope to hear from Eric or marbleflys again...

You might check out the fullbar website and watch the videos. I did. I found them very supportive.
spicy

Hmmm... Sorry, but I would much rather use the 180 calories eating a plate full of vegetables. You can buy a lot of veggies for $2 compared to one bar.

I decided to try Fullbar. I really only need to lose about 10lbs but it has been very hard. I drop 3-5lbs then go right back up. For me it is definately portion control. I love big portions & I CAN eat them.
I bought 3 Fullbars yesterday 9/14/09 at CVS where they were buy 2 get 1 free... $1.99/ea. Last night I had the chocolate one before dinner with water. I only ended up eating a turkey & cheese sandwich as I never did cook but that was it for me for the night. I was full- no need to snack. Today I had an apple before lunch with water. I had the peanut butter fullbar before dinner with water. I could barely get down my dinner which consisted of a small piece of ham, less than a 1/4 cup of rice, & broccoli. As I sit here I am stuffed... I have eaten really great these last two days & plan to continue. As for the bars themselves... I don't mind the taste or consistancy because I have always like puffed wheat. I did like the chocolate better than the peanut butter though. CVS only carries those two flavors so I guess I will have to go elsewhere to try others. I leave for the Bahamas in 18 days so I am hoping to just lose a few pounds before I go. I'll keep you all posted!

Saw,Take me with you on your trip!!!

Really, I wanted to say thanks for your post. I have been on FullBars for about a month, and I am losing weight. I tried the "big plate of salad" as someone suggested, but that didn't do it for me. I guess if it works, just do it!

I lost 12 lbs. in August, and I'll know how I did at the end of September. I only weigh monthly because that works for me. The miracle is that I am very seldom hungry.

Have fun on your trip!

So here's a tip... don't go to Olive Garden after eating fullbar!!!
Last night I had a bar with a glass of water & preceeded to go to OG for dinner. Unfortunately for me, I was still able to eat 3 pieces of bruschetta, a salad, 1/2 of my chicken parm entree, & I managed to down 2 yummy breadsticks.
I was glad I could only eat 1/2 of my entree but I do wish I only ate one breadstick but I just love them so much!
So anyway I will eat really well today & the rest of the week & we'll see what happens.
Sue

OMG!! OV!! I can gain weight just driving in front of that place!!

Here's a hint. Time that Fullbar to be eaten no more than 20-30 minutes before your meal is in front of you. Longer than that and I can overeat. Learned that the hard way. I'm thinking part of what makes FullBar keep me feeling full is the soy. Hmmm. I need to check on that.

Ok, so I thought this was a miracle product. I would love to have the surgery but I don't have insurance and can't pay for it myself. So I saw this infomercial and thought "GREAT!". So I got the Chocolate fullbar, Peanut Butter fullbar, all three flavors of the Fullbites (bbq, sour cream, cheddar) and also the Aquafull drink packets. I tried it for 3 days...nothing. First of all, they aren't really good. The bars taste like stale cereal and the fullbites actually made me nauseous and the drink was like kool aid without sugar. So that was wonderful right...anywho now I don't know if it is because I am really reeaally overweight or what but they didn't really fill me up, it was more of a really like I need to burp or like a bloating feeling and it lasted about 10 minutes. I don't know, maybe it was just me but I didn't see where it was this amazing product like it claimed. So I was really really disappointed because I had alot of hope riding on this stuff and now it is sitting in my dinning room in a box and I am on the couch with a Pepsi...:(

Pour that Pepsi down the drain and get some water! You know you wanna! ;)

I'm sorry that those bars didn't do it for you, and thank you for your review. I've never had any luck with any sort of diet aid/meal replacement/weight loss supplement. I know others who have. Apparently this isn't the right approach for you. So find another! Veggies are pretty filling! *hint hint, wink wink!*

:hug:
Repeat after me - "there are NO miracle products. There are no short cuts."

OK, now say it again. Let it sink in.

You are now ready to go surf 3FC to find a plan that works for you.

And, even though you didn't ask - here is my two cents. Calorie counting WORKS! It is free, and can be done for a lifetime.

We sell the Full Bars at GNC. We also sell Aqua Full, which is like a Crystal Light powder you add to water; and Full Bites, which is like a chip of some sort. I have tried the Full Bars and they don't work very well for me. But I have a pretty insatiable appetite! lol

They are basically made out of the puffed rice cereal, which expands slightly in the stomach with water, making you feel fuller. It's not rocket science, but some people buy entire boxes from us. I personally think it's too expensive - but the cereal and have some skim milk about an hour before your biggest meal! It's the same thing.

I bought the fullbars today at Sams Club. They only had one flavor, chocolate chip, but you get 15 bars for $16. I just finished eating one to see what they taste like, and I was shocked at how large it was. And it is a product that you really cant eat fast. It is like puffed wheat with a lot of chocolate and sticky like a rice crispy bar. I liked the taste and I really am not hungry now. I just had a glass of water with it. Wish I had waited until 30 min before dinner though! I have enough that I will have 2 a day. One before lunch and one before dinner and post back to let you all know how I do this week with it.

Oh yea...I have about 75 lbs to lose. If this can keep me from craving candy bars etc and helps me eat less during meals, then I will be happy!

Esther

OK, so I'm new here, I was actually researching the Full Bars when I came across this thread while my mom was at Costco getting the bars (as well as some other needed items) to see if they could be a substitute for lap band surgery so I could look good for my wedding. I've always been a healthy eater (at least for the most part) and I've always been pretty active. My main problem has been portion control and I tend to snack more than I should, and mostly at night. My goal is to fit into at least a size 16 dress (though I'm really trying for a 12) for my wedding which means I have a lot of weight to lose in a little less than a year. But anywho, back to the Full Bar info. I started them out with a 50/50 perspective. And, after 1 bar, 2 glasses of water, 30 min wait, and 2 packets of instant oatmeal... and 2 more glasses of water, guess what, I'm not full, and not really even that satisfied. Maybe it'll grow on me, they taste good, to me it's like eating chocolate Smacks. But I at least think they'll keep away my need for midnight munchies if I start feeling peckish after dinner. *hopes*

Are you counting calories? From my estimate, a full bar and 2 packets of oatmeal would be about 420 calories. It depends how many calories are in the packets of your oatmeal. 420 calories should be a solid fulfilling meal if you are eating high quality foods. My meals tend to be around the 200-300 calorie range but I also have a couple snacks throughout the day that help keep me satisfied.

Actually Nelie, it came to 480 and that SHOULD have been a very satisfying meal! But a nutritionalist I used to know always said, you can have (in my case) 4 bags of those 100 calorie snacks or over 10 cups of broccoli and be MORE than full! And I actually have a question for you Nel, how did you lose 162lbs and how long did it take you? I'm just curious because WOW, I'm really impressed :)

Annakitty - Yes, I agree, if you choose the wrong calories 400+ calories can be nothing. I think though without the Full Bar, you should be able to come up with a satisfying meal for the same amount of calories. It does take practice to come up with well rounded meals. I think I'd be more impressed with the Full Bar if it was less calories.

As for weight loss, my weight has come off in chunks. Basically I lost weight, maintained, lost more wait, maintained, then lost more and then maintained. It took me about 3 years to get where I'm at now. I basically just started eating better foods, cutting out sugars, cutting down on my fats but eating good fats, eating lots of veggies and limiting very starchy foods. South Beach Diet has been my general guideline for what foods to eat although I've never officially followed it for an extended period of time.