What foods make you feel satisfied?

tufntender

I have a hard time with feeling full. One thing I do is make a cucumber salad, with vinegar, and I also like strawberries. I like the mini orange things but can't remember which ones have seeds ( mandarins, tangerines, halos) no clue. I just miss the feeling of being full, seems like I always still crave something, and overeat at times because it is so good lol.I also indulge in alcoholic beverages at times. Lost 30 lb first time around with intermittent fasting and walking, but now have a totally sedentary job and it has been in the mid 90's for the last, idk, so can't go hiking or walking. I was so proud of my weight loss but it has slowly crept back onto. I just love rich foods so much. I love pasta and bread, I was able to cut it out for the most part last year and it helped, together with exercise, but now I am stuck in a boring job with no opportunities to exercise until it gets cooler. At least another month or 6 weeks. I need help lol

jogetsgains

Nuts and seeds 🙂

JessAndreia

No particular foods for me. Just a moderate combination of carbs and protein during meals.

mmapags

Protein ands high fiber veggies and fruits. Also, nuts and seeds.

kommodevaran

You have answered your own question, at least the one you're not asking: You love rich food, but you eat "poor" food. Good of you to be aware of two problems you can fix yourself - you eat too much because you're not satisfied, and you were proud of your weightloss, not happy with your strategy (you need a strategy you are fine sticking to, as well as able to stick to in your real life situation).

To answer your question - I don't aim to feel full, I rarely feel what I would call satisfied, I often get cravings, but I am happy and content with a balanced and varied diet, food from all food groups every day, nothing is off limits, just portioned appropriately for my size and activity level.

bioklutz

I love to feel full too! I bulk my meals up with low calorie items. You could have a small portion of the rich food that you like and bulk the rest of your meal up with low calorie foods. I would eat the low calorie items first and save the high calorie rich food for the end of the meal. Hopefully your belly is pretty full by the time you get to the highly desired portion of the meal - the last several bites should be pretty satisfying because they would be highly palatable on a pretty full stomach.

psychod787

tufntender wrote: »

I have a hard time with feeling full. One thing I do is make a cucumber salad, with vinegar, and I also like strawberries. I like the mini orange things but can't remember which ones have seeds ( mandarins, tangerines, halos) no clue. I just miss the feeling of being full, seems like I always still crave something, and overeat at times because it is so good lol.I also indulge in alcoholic beverages at times. Lost 30 lb first time around with intermittent fasting and walking, but now have a totally sedentary job and it has been in the mid 90's for the last, idk, so can't go hiking or walking. I was so proud of my weight loss but it has slowly crept back onto. I just love rich foods so much. I love pasta and bread, I was able to cut it out for the most part last year and it helped, together with exercise, but now I am stuck in a boring job with no opportunities to exercise until it gets cooler. At least another month or 6 weeks. I need help lol

alcohol has been shown to increase hunger in the short term. Just a piece of info. For me, its protein and veggies that fill me up.

vegmebuff

A meal that has carbs/protein and some fat

runnergirl089

Peanut butter

AlabasterVerve

Consider experimenting with when you eat as well as what you eat. Eating two high calorie, meat-based meals a day does the trick for me - I'm able to eat until I'm full and satiated (without exceeding my calorie needs).

I also need to eat low carb for that eating pattern to work for me but that's individual. When I don't eat low carb I have obsessive/compulsive food thoughts and cravings that makes sticking to a diet take more effort than is sustainable for me over the long term.

Cbean08

Meat!

I'm a huge carnivore. I made a lunch a couple days ago with 4 oz grilled chicken, 2 turkey meatballs, 2 hardboiled eggs, and a banana. Total calories - 500. It kept me going for a few hours and I work an active job.

I also like to feel satisfied but not full. After I eat, I should be able to go for a run without feeling like I'm going to barf. For me, this means smaller portions but more calorie dense stuff.

Lefty1290

Fiber (veggies, fruits, seeds) and healthy fats.

kimny72

Potatoes with meat, oats with eggs, rice and beans. A meal that combines protein with a fiber source is the key for me.

zyxst

I have a no egg oatmeal cookie dough that does it for me. Of course, it's 1558 calories for the lot.

Lillymoo01

I need a good amount of protein and fibrous carbs with a bit of fat for best satiety. Carbs with very little fibre will initially fill me up but leave me hungry again an hour or so later. I think the fibrous carbs (especially veges) helps with initial hunger and the fat and protein keep me feeling fuller for longer.

WilmaValley

Chicken, yogurt, granola bars

carolineb81

Greek yogurt mixed with protein powder

eminater

Legumes with Veggies

Lounmoun

Protein, fats, and fiber generally help with satisfaction. If you are low in one or more of those that may be part of the issue.
If you love fatty foods, pasta or bread you do not have to give them up just eat smaller portions. Pair them with a bunch of low calorie vegetables to help you eat less.

For me a meal that has a combination of foods is more satisfying.
Meat or beans with rice, pasta, bread, potatoes and some other vegetables or fruits is pretty filling.
A pile of plain eggs alone is not filling to me. Add some toast or potatoes and it is better for me.

Millicent3015

For me, it varies. Sometimes a yogurt breakfast biscuit and a cup of coffee will fill me up, while a full dinner with dessert won't. I prefer to feel satisfied than full, because I can be full to bursting and still not satisfied, and I don't like that feeling. I don't omit any foods, I have less of some things and more of others. I tend to fill up with the usual things-- vegetables, fruit, protein and carbs, and because my stomach has become used to smaller portions, I now feel fuller on less most of the time.

nooshi713

Potatoes, eggs, meat, rice and beans are most filling to me.

Basilin

Gonna be honest. The most satisfying meal for me is a Portuguese sausage on biscuit with spicy tomato gravy and an egg on top. After that meal I don’t eat for 10 hours. 🤤

Satisfied and full of volume have never been the same thing for me. I feel betrayed when I eat so much that I am stuffed but then I am hungry 1 hour later because it was Swedish pancakes or watermelon. Then there was that time I was starving and someone gave me a zero calorie aspartame sweetened beverage. So much sadness.

Foods: cooked whole grains, like quinoa, millet, wild rice, rolled oats, and barley, peanut bubber, milk, cheese, avacado, steak, eggs, black beans and cooked plantains, apples, popcorn...

777Gemma888

Satiety? Meat

MeganReid1991

Potatoes are super filling for me also protein!
But sometimes I just wanna snack even though I’m not super hungry. That’s when I eat sugar free jello with light whipped cream on top! 26 calories!
Or broccoli with cheese sauce! Even a baked potato will fill me up!

jenilla1

I like the feeling of being satisfied, but dislike a "full" feeling. I find it uncomfortable. Smaller meals eaten more frequently make me feel best vs. a few large meals. I think what helps is including a balance of carbs, fat and protein, and foods with fiber really help me, personally. Snacking on an apple, a mozzarella cheese stick/cottage cheese/Greek yogurt, and a serving of nuts will keep me going for hours. I don't feel heavy and full, but I feel satisfied and refueled.

beccik1992

For me it would be chicken, vegetables (plenty of them) and sweet potato and maybe a boiled egg. It is actually a filling quick dinner.

Francl27

Join a gym or buy a treadmill... seriously. If you can't, find exercise videos on youtube. I'd go nuts if I had to depend on the weather to exercise (and absolutely can't stick to maintenance calories if I'm sedentary either, let alone a deficit).

But an apple after a meal is always extremely satisfying to me... just got to find the one you like (pink ladies for me, but I like the 'early fuji' or 'suncrisp' from a local orchard as well). But you got to pair it with some protein and/or fat, or a fruit by itself is never going to be as filling.

yirara

carbs, especially good quality bread (fresh baguette, or artisan wholegrain), rice, pasta, potatoes, couscous, bulgur, and all the other grains.

climberbry

Google leptin foods

mbaker566

most soups, pasta, steak

foreverhealthy3

breakfast is a definite for me with steel cut oatmeal and a piece of grain bread.