AquaFull

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While picking up my Isopure at GNC last night, I noticed they carried AquaFull. I've been seeing these ads on tv that claim AquaFull does the same thing as the Lap Band in that it provides a full feeling so you will want to eat less.

I thought, why not. I chose to do the liquid (mix a packet of powder into 16 oz of water) over the bar because the liquid is like 20 calories, whereas the bar is 180 and I can think of better foods for 180 calories.

So at 7:30 a.m. this morning, I downed a 16 oz glass of Water with Aquafull. Thirty minutes later, I drank a 12 oz glass of Isopure Protein drink. Almost 2 1/2 hours later, I have to admit that I definitely have a satisfyingly full feeling and no desire to eat...but it's still early. Let's see how I am after a day on Protein drinks.

Now, some might say that of course I'm full after downing 28 oz of Water, but this is less water than I would have had by this time of the morning on a normal day. So, nope, it's not the water making me full.

If it works, does this mean I won't have the LB done? Not at all because if it works and I don't get the LB done, the best case scenario is that I lose all of my excess weight *but* with the proviso that I will always have to drink the AquaFull before meals. I see a couple problems with this. One, it's cheaper in the long run to have the surgery than to buy the AquaFull. Two, what happens if they discontinue the AquaFull and now I'm at a weight where my insurance won't cover WLS?

So, no, if this works, then I see it as nothing more than a tool to use until I have the surgery.

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