What are some good natural appetite suppressants?

playhardkf2017

MaltedTea wrote: »

Rannoch3908 wrote: »

I am not only looking for a fiber supplement (or another pill).

I am already drinkng 100 oz of water daily and that isn't helping.

I am taking all the other ideas into consideration but was hoping for something I can "pop" when feeling hungry - not plan my whole day differently (eating later, changing diet, changing meals, etc).

Pretty sure it's not food grade though 🤷🏿‍♀️

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PAV8888

The magic pill that will make you feel not hungry when you are applying an excess deficit doesn't actually exist.

Well, actually, a very large deficit will (often) act as a temporary appetite suppresor but the hormonally induced bounce back will be spectacular.

As a 6ft 3" 300lb male your caloric needs to stay alive seated doing nothing in a dark quiet room are close/more than 2300.

Assuming you're up and about and moving around say 30-45 minutes a day you multiply that by about 1.25 and get MFP sedentary.

If you're up and about more than an hour a day, you multiply your 2300 by 1.4 to 1.6 or so

The likelihood of you being able to lose 2lbs a week while eating more than 2500 Cal is very high. The likelihood that eating 2k cal created a deficit that exceeds 1000 Cal is also very high.

Faster is not always better. You do need to find a new normal and you're making the effort but getting distracted by the lure of the downward scale numbers.

Switching from a 2500 Cal lunch to 2000 Cal for the full day is pretty extreme and there is no fiber or magic jelly in the world that will trick you into not feeling such an extreme turn around.

Start from where you want to end.

Seriously calculate your caloric needs of your eventual normal weight self and start figuring out how you would eat and move for the next five years after you've lost the weight and get there.

Starting from that point means you will be losing at a more than reasonable speed right now, and when that speed slows down you will be able to adjust down the road.

Don't just get good at being good for a few months to lose a lot of weight--without figuring out the new normal that will take care of the years of maintenance and avoidance of regain that will follow. Are you always going to eat the same thing all week and order a food service?

Don't sell yourself and your abilities short. It is not just a quest on discovering how to lose weight. It is a quest to discover a new lower weight future normal for yourself.

And not eating breakfast or eating all your calories at night or in the morning will make a marginal difference (if any).

Managing your calories within an overall *appropriate* budget will make ALL the difference.

springlering62

What works for me:
Protein : increase daily amount
Hot drinks
Sugar free jello (surprising, right?)
A glass of water : Often, what I mistake as hunger is simply dehydration. Drink and wait a few minutes to see if it assuages the pangs.

scarlett_k

Definitely exercise.

00markw

Lots of great answers already here: water, coffee, exercise, more MORE protein, cleaning teeth - I've found all of those help.

This WOE/diet time around, I've been taking Psyllium Husk supplement capsules 20 minutes for meals up to 20 g /day. For me, it does help take the edge off my hunger - usually means I'm ok stopping eating after a plate of food. They also improve my digestion, make things smoother. I haven't had any bloodwork done since starting them, but psyllium is positively linked with lots of the other obesity markers too.

TL:DR I feel psyllium husk supplements have been taking the edge of my appetite without any contraindications for the last couple of months and I like the way they make my digestive system feel.

I'd be interested to hear others' experience of psyllium husks or Metamucil over time...?

yirara

Depends on you!
If you were me you'd eat a breakfast consisting mostly of carbs, including some sugar (you need it, otherwise you'd crash before 10). Drink lots of tea. Eat a second breakfast at 11. Don't work out before after dinner, or your blood pressure would drop bigtime and you'd be too exhausted to work. Does that answer your question?

tushitatravellogue

Rannoch3908 wrote: »

I kinda meant like fiber supplements or something like that I could take in between.

I used to earlier have this problem, within two hrs of lunch I would be hungry.. recently I have started one spoonful soaked basil seeds and they actually leave me feeling full .. it's high on fiber n low one carbs.. you can increase upto two spoons..
I have heard chia seeds work the same way too ..
This can't be main meal, you can use it in between ..

kshama2001

Rannoch3908 wrote: »

What are some good natural appetite suppressants?

I am eating a large healthy breakfast that should fill me up till noon but I am immediately hungry again. I am ready to eat breakfast at 1030am after just eating breakfast at 9am.

I am drinking lots of water but it's not really helping. All I can think of is food.

I never used to like breakfast really and wasn't hungry till like 1pm daily but now that I am not eating junk all the time and eating healthier and going on walks all I can think of is food and when my next meal comes.

I'd be hungry again a short time after breakfast if it was very high in carbs and very low in protein. Oatmeal doesn't "stick to my ribs" in the least.

I have a lot of questions about your breakfasts which would be most easily answered if you would change your Diary Sharing settings to Public: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings

Do also make Fiber one of the nutrients you track and make sure you hit your goal every day.

ahoy_m8

Adequate sleep. No amount of discipline or willpower can match the hunger hormones when I don’t get enough sleep.

PAPYRUS3

AndreaTamira wrote: »

Rannoch3908 wrote: »

I kinda meant like fiber supplements or something like that I could take in between.

In a pinch psyllium husk seems to help me there. A spoon full Psyllium husk, mix with a lot of water, directly drink. Maybe drink more water. That stuff expands like crazy, so having enough water with it is important (especially for swallowing, do not attempt to swallow a spoonful dry!).

May work for you, too.

Warning: Sudden high fiber intake can lead to uncomfortable changes in bowel movements.

I would agree with that. However, I can literally soak 2 grams of husk in a small amount of water and it really thickens up. I've added to oatmeal before. Like Andrea mentioned...go SLOW at first! Chia seeds are similar (Chia seed 'puddings' are quite filling).

You could also make 'energy balls' with protein/fat and fiber and pop one in when your starving...

Personally, a small baggie of nuts and cut up veggies help too.

kingscrown

I found removing artificial sweeteners even stevia calmed my hunger drive down a lot.

Then I found just practicing new habits. My body gets into crazy rhythms so easily. This quarantine has my eating off. I’m getting back on track.

frankiesgirlie

I’m not a big meal person. I’m more a snacker. Problem is, once I start eating, I don’t stop. IF helps me with that. I have a specific window that calories are consumed, and then I’m mentally done.

ninerbuff

Just think of eating BALUT. If you're not Filipino, that should reduce your appetite quick. I can eat 6 with no problem.


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Psychgrrl

Rannoch3908 wrote: »

Well I was doing IF for a while and it was going good except I was overeating lunch and dinner because I was really hungry. And everyone here told me that I should be eating breakfast and that IF doesn't really help burn more calories, burn more fat, or increase metabolism and that I needed to eat breakfast.

Get a lot of mixed messages since everyone has different things that work for them.

IF does not burn more calories or fat. IF can help some people stick to a calorie deficit.

It doesn’t sound like it worked for you if you over ate at meal times.

I would really look at your food choices/combinations plus your meal timing to help keep you full. Protein and fiber, plus healthy fat work for me.

I also don’t label meals as breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks in my diary. They’re called “Meal 1, Meal 2, etc. it was a simple trick that got me out of thinking what size meals needed to be, what times I needed to eat, and what foods should be eaten at what time.

If you’re looking for something to fill you up in between meals, I sometimes have a cup of bone broth. Easy to sip at work, tastes good, has some protein. Takes the edge off my appetite. Though I imagine any soup would. Just be sure it says “made for sipping” on the label, otherwise it ain’t. 😃