Hunger Tricks

Thadreamer87
Thadreamer87 Posts: 47
in Food and Nutrition
Hi, Does anyone have any tricks or tips that they can share on what to do when your hungry? I heard drinking lots of water helps?

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  • carlxo21
    carlxo21 Posts: 143 Member
    water, water w/ lemon, tea, exercise, sleep.

    if you're hungry you should probably eat
  • Thadreamer87
    Thadreamer87 Posts: 47
    yeah, I'm just adjusting to portion control. I'm not used to it.
  • kss1231
    kss1231 Posts: 167 Member
    Make sure you are getting enough protein and fiber to help fill you up. You can also try chewing gum between meals.
  • carlxo21
    carlxo21 Posts: 143 Member
    it helps me if i eat several smaller meals throughout the day. it keeps you from being hungry.
    eating a good amount of fiber will also help you feel full.
    i forgot to mention things like coffee, hot chocolate, and 0 calorie energy drinks can help fill you up to prevent binge eating.
  • kaylindeschanel
    kaylindeschanel Posts: 105 Member
    drinking cold water burns calories - because your body, in order to maintain homeostasis, must heat up the water in order to properly digest it.

    drinking hot water makes you feel full. but you must drink a lot.
    green tea also makes you feel really full.

    if you're extremely hungry, apples are good - they have lots of fiber that supplement you with that feeling of "fullness."
  • baroqueviolin
    baroqueviolin Posts: 47
    My trick is eating a small Greek Yogurt... The protein fills me up and helps me wait until it's really time for a meal. My other go to, guilt-free hold over snack is Special K Cracker Chips with a wedge of laughing cow cheese.... again, holds me over until meal time!
  • angelcurry130
    angelcurry130 Posts: 265 Member
    i use chia seeds to quell hunger. they swell up in water (and most other liquids.) gives a little umph to a normal glass of water. they do take a bit of getting used to based on consistency, but i think they are pretty effective. also, i would recommend as many leafy greens as you can stand. lettuces tend to carry water, and their calorie count is fairly low. the darker you go, the more vitamins and minerals you get. filling up on salads can also keep you feeling full longer.

    good luck!
  • TheDarlingOne
    TheDarlingOne Posts: 255 Member
    I figured out that I'm a bulk eater. Doesn't matter really WHAT it is (i stayed fat for years off brown rice and salmon each night lol).

    Something that may help, when you eat your meals - is to bulk them up with baby spinach.
    FOUR CUPS = 20 cals. yes, you read me right FOUR CUPS lol.

    I put that on a sandwich - 2 slices of turkey, 2 nature's own double fiber wheat bread - 1 tbsp dukes lite mayo - some frenches mustard and LOADS of spinach - at about 260 cals. Then it tricks your brain too, when you pull the sandwich back from your face...looks like it's a massively meaty sandwich. granted...a green one haha - but works for me.

    that and BUCKETS OF WATER lol.
  • JessiBelleW
    JessiBelleW Posts: 836 Member
    I find if I don't eat often enough I feel like I need to eat ALL the food. I find drinking water WITH my snack or meal helps. If you are having trouble adjusting to portion control it may help to eat a larger volume of low cal foods. For example if you were going to have steak and a baked potatoe for dinner it may help to have a big salad first as this will put more food (volume wise) in your tummy, and not cut too badly into your cal count. Other ideas include soups (made with low salt stock - not the cream of something kind!) or veggies (non startchy veggies).

    I try and convince myself to have a piece of fruit before any other type of snack because some fruits have good fiber and they contain more nutrition than a rice cake. Carrot sticks take time to chew and generally I get fed up eating them which helps me to stop. Ensure you are eating enough fiber, I think (don't quote me) men need like 30g fiber a day, protien, drinking plenty of fluids and getting enough sleep. I personally crave carbs when I am tired
  • messpark36
    messpark36 Posts: 33
    It's the most difficult thing to adjust to portion control, when you have been eating larger portions for awhile. I'm struggling with that myself and fall off the wagon a lot. Some things I have found that help some are eating the right about of calories and not trying to starve yourself. Protein helps, but not as much for me it seems as it does other people. Gum does help me. Even if you have to go through a pack a day! Drinking 0 calorie drinks helps, but then you have to go to the bathroom a lot. Diet drinks, I would stay away from. Stay active and keep yourself busy and not sitting on the couch thinking of food. After about 2 weeks, you see it becomes easier and then after a month, you don't crave that extra food as much! Hang in there!
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    drinking cold water burns calories - because your body, in order to maintain homeostasis, must heat up the water in order to properly digest it.

    drinking hot water makes you feel full. but you must drink a lot.
    green tea also makes you feel really full.

    if you're extremely hungry, apples are good - they have lots of fiber that supplement you with that feeling of "fullness."

    this does not sound accurate...do you have some studies to back this claim up?
  • Skrib69
    Skrib69 Posts: 687 Member
    Make sure you are getting enough protein and fiber to help fill you up. You can also try chewing gum between meals.

    Gum makes me hungry, and then makes me feel sick, so that's not open to me! I would suggest keeping healthy snacks around - carrot, cucumber, rice cakes, a few nuts (don't go mad on nuts, they have are high in calories due to the fat content but they will keep you fuller longer), celery, grapes..... Anything with a bit of fibre really

    I would avoid dried fruits, not because they are unhealthy but because the process of drying them concentrates the sugar content and it is easy to go over because the same undried fruit takes more space and makes you feel fuller. It's the same with fruit juices and smoothies. Yes, they are healthy, but how often would you sit down and eat the volume of fruit required to make them? Again the sugar will get you....

    I subscribe to Graze and get 1 box of 4 snacks a week; for me, 1 snack is just enough to keep me going for a few hours, and if you are on their Light plan each snack is no more than 150 calories.

    Whatever you pick, log it and you will soon learn what is better to eat and what not to eat. Have a bit of an experiment and enjoy the process!
  • n3ver3nder
    n3ver3nder Posts: 155 Member
    Try intermittent fasting. That way you've got a smaller feeding window, so can have bigger meals that leave you feeling fuller. I typically do a 12pm-8pm feeding window, and 2 1000kcal meals works a lot better for me that 3 ~660kcal meals. After a week you'll be used to waiting a few hours after waking to break your fast. Try it, it's good.
  • Rarity2013
    Rarity2013 Posts: 196 Member
    Water is important. I usually only get hungry when I'm due to have a meal. If I find I'm randomly hungry at other times, I have a glass of water. 99% of the time, it turns out I was just thirsty.
  • 60x60
    60x60 Posts: 75 Member
    In the past, my meals and snacks tended to be like run on sentences. A piece of peppermint candy or a cup of hot tea helps me punctuate my meal or snack with a grammatical period. It reminds my brain that I have eaten enough and need to stop!
  • uthatswho
    uthatswho Posts: 34
    Protein. It keeps me satisfied. When I started tying to keep my meals under 400 calories I had to switch up a lot of what I thought I should be eating. At first cereal wouldn't cut it when I ate correct sized portion, so I switched to a slice of whole wheat bread with peanut butter and an apple for breakfast. It was funky at first, but it worked for me and I wasn't hungry until it was time to eat again.

    Fiber and water are my other go-to fixes. Hope you find the balance that works for you.

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