What do you eat that is low-cal but fills you up?

I usually start with a big glass of crystal light (I can't make myself drink water...generic fruit punch low calorie drink mix is what I usually get). Today, I had a tossed spring mix salad with 1 cup of quinoa cooked, then tossed with balsamic vinegar, garlic, green onion, and sundried tomatoes on top. A few croutons for crunch, and a boiled egg for protein. Eat as slowly as your lunch break allows, as this allows your stomach to begin digesting the food before you've finished eating, and you start to feel full before you've eaten half your meal. I used to only eat until I no longer felt hungry, but I've discovered that stress causes me to lose weight, and I'm under stress right now (school, work, 3 kids, you know the deal) so I force myself to eat at least 3/4 of what's in front of me.

I guess it depends on what makes you feel like you've eaten. Oatmeal should be filling, but I never feel quite full off 1/2 a cup because there's no real chewing. For crunch factor, as snacks I do pistachios or cashews and almonds, popcorn, sliced apples, anything crunchy. I've seen a lot of people eating veggie straws, but I guess you have to do some research on brands because some of them are just potato with food coloring and flavored like veggies. Hope this helps...

Eggity egg eggs.

I like to bring sliced up cucumbers, or carrots to work, and that keeps me from starving by the time lunch rolls around! I also like greek yogurt, and bonless skinnless chicken breasts I am trying for 12-13 hundred cals a day..... so i find the more raw veggies I eat the easier it is to meet my goals!

I also find having stuff sliced up, or in snack size baggies helps to...its easy to reach for something like that when your hungry and in a hurry...which is when I used to make my worst choices!

Raw veggies are good for mindless grazing or if you really want to feel that physically-full feeling in your stomach but the fat and protein help satiate the hunger better for me.

- stop trying to lose 40 lbs in 14 weeks. No wonder you're hungry.
- eat at a deficit to lose 1 lb per week - this will give you enough calories to not feel starved.
- protein and fats will keep you feeling full for longer - eat them. Fill up the rest of the plate with veg.

Healthy choices are veggies, veggies and more veggies. I love beets with a dab of low-fat mayonnaise. Edamame are an excellent choice too. They steam up nicely and you can eat a whole bag for about 200 calories and 6 grams of fat or so....I actually have a hard time eating the whole darn bag. I also try and eat fiber cereal. Giant brand, Fiber select cereal is delicious with sliced strawberries and greek yogurt...you can add a packet of splenda to sweeten up the plain greek yogurt. This is super filling and so healthy. I also love sweet potatoes.

Good luck...don't cave be strong...don't eat those sweets, especially at night. If you must cheat do it early in the day. Little cheats are good to have so you don't have a disaster binge event.

Vitalicious products, most of them are only 100 calories and very very filling.

protein makes me feel fuller, longer. Eggs, Chicken, etc.
Carbs are going to make you crash and feel hungry again later.

Wouldn't you say that the crash and hunger depends on the type of carbs you eat? If I eat a piece of whole wheat toast vs white toast, I feel much more fulfilled and I don't feel that sugar spike and resulting crash. Keep in mind that I'm not here to "lose" weight, but to become more healthy, so I don't really restrict my eating that much. So, I don't claim to know all the ins and outs of "dieting". Carbs are my friend, especially complex carbs. My caloric requirement is 1810. I'm having a hard time meeting that while still eating "healthy" foods, so I'm supplementing with shakes.