What foods keep you full AND under your cal limit?

entwife

So hit me with your tricks and choices that allow you to stay within your calorie limit and help keep those hungry feelings away? What do you do, low GI, high protein, something else? I spend the second half of the day thinking constantly about food and need some help to get past it, please!

xLyric

If I get enough protein I usually don't get too hungry for a while.

FatFreeFrolicking

Everything that I can't eat…

Almonds
Cashews
Pistachios
Macadamia nuts
Sunflower seeds
Fruits
Vegetables
Peanut butter
Greek yogurt
Cheese
Chicken
Turkey
Eggs

Tblackdogs

There are some foods that especially keep me full but what works best for me is planning ahead. Doesn't mean I pre-log but I do plan out my day. On the days I work early I just eat a little in the morning but I have a really big lunch. That easily gets me through to dinner. Then most days I try to have dinner be the last food I eat. After that I just drink tea! As for the specific foods I'd say, eggs, high fiber bread with peanut butter, a hunk of cheese etc.

rankinsect

I pre-plan and pre-log. Lean meat is a go-to for me for something I consider super filling, but I also personally find starchy foods like pasta to be very filling.

Some of that seems to be personal preference. Spaghetti is very filling to me, but not to everyone.

PeachyCarol

I'm not so sure any more. I seem to need a combination of protein and carbs. Fat in just the minimal amount necessary for health. That's these days. It used to be different, so it might change again.

The exception to this is popcorn. A bowl of that will keep me full for a long time.

amy_kee

Avocados (have lots of good fat and protein), oatmeal, and a large serving of a salad with spinach, red bell pepper, mushrooms, green onion, cucumber with the peel, and tomato. On that I use Bolthouse yogurt dressing.

jemhh

PeachyCarol wrote: »

I'm not so sure any more. I seem to need a combination of protein and carbs. Fat in just the minimal amount necessary for health. That's these days. It used to be different, so it might change again.

The exception to this is popcorn. A bowl of that will keep me full for a long time.

Your first paragraph sounds so familiar. Every time I think I've figured myself out, I go and change again

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entwife

Thanks everyone, yeah i guess a combination of protein, carbs plus lots of fiber is the way to go. I just struggle a bit because there's a string of things i can't eat. Always in the past on diets eggs were my go-to food but I'm now intolerant of them, plus wheat, nightshades, lactose and certain food additives. So no potatoes, tomatoes, bell peppers, cheese, yoghurt, omelettes, pasta etc etc etc.

Avocado & oatmeal are good ideas, lean meat and fish, legumes i guess (eurgh to the side effects lol) and salads with the allowed veggies. Plus some nuts and other grains like rice, quinoa etc. Any other suggestions?

entwife

FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »

Everything that I can't eat…

Almonds
Cashews
Pistachios
Macadamia nuts
Sunflower seeds
Fruits
Vegetables
Peanut butter
Greek yogurt
Cheese
Chicken
Turkey
Eggs

Was that a typo, did you mean to say these are the foods you CAN'T eat?

PeachyCarol

jemhh wrote: »

PeachyCarol wrote: »

I'm not so sure any more. I seem to need a combination of protein and carbs. Fat in just the minimal amount necessary for health. That's these days. It used to be different, so it might change again.

The exception to this is popcorn. A bowl of that will keep me full for a long time.

Your first paragraph sounds so familiar. Every time I think I've figured myself out, I go and change again

I've been at this for over a year, and I've had three different "phases" so far. Who knows what will happen as time goes on.

My needs seem to change with my activity level/focus.

daniwilford

I am 9+ months in this new way of life. As @PeachyCarol and @jemhh have observed things have changed. One thing that has always changed with the seasons and temperatures. I eat more vegetable based soups in the winter, more salad in the summer. I drink more herbal tea in the winter and mostly ice water in the summer. Chicken in the winter and fish in the summer. Popcorn is a winner, my hot air popper stopped working yesterday.

Obnoxa

Salmon. Crazy filling; stay full for hours and very low cal for how dense it is.
It's always my goto on oh-I-want-to-eat-everything days!

ilex70

I stir up some lean protein (chicken breast, turkey) with a lot of veggies and a little carbs all in a non-stick pan. Made one just now that I couldn't finish.

3/4 tsp. coconut oil
4 oz. chicken breast
3 tbsp. chopped onion
1/3 c. chopped celery
1 c. broccoli florets
1/3 c. wild rice

For seasoning I used salt, pepper, garlic & onion powder, bouquet garni and about a 1/2 tsp of chicken base with some water. Under 300 calories.

Other go tos for me are Quest protein bars or chilled apples cored and sliced thin. Sometimes I go for low cal popcorn or Greek yogurt in the evening.

noobletmcnugget

I know this isn't really answering your question, but when I feel hungry despite eating enough calories over the whole day I just ride it out. Hunger pangs only last for about 15 minutes and then you're good to go until your next meal (for me personally, anyway). I just always remind myself that hunger isn't urgent.

hellotohealthy

Oatmeal and yogurt

ModerationWins

foods that are high in fiber and water with lemon

Christine_72

Fat and protein keep me full. Once I lowered my carbs my cravings and constant hunger and thinking about my next meal/snack disappeared. Your mileage may vary.

lemurcat12

I bulk up all my meals with lots of vegetables. I also make sure I get some protein in at each meal. I also eat plenty of other things, of course, like usually some starch course with the meal too (potato, beans, pasta).

Do my food choices make me not hungry or is it simply that I adjust to whatever my eating schedule is and once I'm used to it am not hungry. Not sure, but since I think the veg and protein is healthy I will stick with it.

rosebarnalice

Veggie soups with shiritake noodles; big salads; stir fries with lots of onions, celery, and napa cabbage

jeepinshawn

When I was eating at a deficit I found skipping breakfast to be the easiest option. That allowed me to eat a decent lunch and dinner with a little snack afterward.

brownels

Sardines! A whole can is only 120 cals. With some crackers, or on toast sometimes. Carries me for hours.

dhimaan

chicken/tuna/eggs so protein, and almonds (fat)

SuzieQzie123

Am I the only one that does not find nits or seeds filling at all!! For the calories in a few nuts, I don't find that it keeps me feeling full at all.

arditarose

Anything but a bagel, basically.

No really, lean meats and a crap ton of vegetables do it for me. Kind of. I'm always hungry even in a surplus apparently.

T1DCarnivoreRunner

I don't have any suggestions of my own. I've been at this nearly 2 years (started seriously 1/1/14) and have found I can either lose weight or I can be satisfied with how much I've eaten. For some of us, it is "either / or" instead of "and." Your issue seems rare here, but you are not the only one experiencing it.

hekla90

I rather like edamame! High protein and fiber, and 90 calories.

liyahjames

Take a fiber supplement. It'll make you poop though.

Sued0nim

For me it's a mix of all three macros

So my egg whites with mushroom, spinach and cheese breakfast doesn't keep me satisfied unless it's on toast with a big of steaming coffee. Coffee is a macro isn't it?

My stews need 100g basmati rice to have the satisfying effect.

huskylove94

Egg beaters, I'm allergic to nuts and fish