Low calorie foods BUT filling.....HELP!!!

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  • Musikelektronik
    Musikelektronik Posts: 739 Member
    Cottage cheese, protein shakes, and Balance Bars (all varieties). All of these are high in protein, which may be why they keep you filled up for a long time. They work great.

    Good luck!
  • lbcruzin
    lbcruzin Posts: 15 Member
    GG Scandanavian crispbread with almond butter or peanut butter, or with turkey breast and olive oil mayo...
  • HollywoodDJ
    HollywoodDJ Posts: 296
    Hard boiled eggs work really super great for me as well as snacking on sugar snap peas. (Don't let the word "sugar" fool you,
    it's still a veggie and low in calories and super yummy. Another thing that is working for me is Vanilla yogurt with a banana. It taste like banana cream pie w/o the crust and it is very satisfying.

    I am new here too and have had my nights where I feel like I am climbing the walls and like a drug addict that wants that next "hit" and I have looked at my profile to see where I was at for Vitamins/ Fats, Calcium and etc. and I see where I am low and I have a snack in the area that I am super low in. I noticed one night I was shaking I wanted to eat so bad even though I had just had supper...I was almost frantic and feeling defeated and I went to my MFP and saw I was low in Calcium and Potassium and so I thought...ok I will have a cup of milk and a banana and afterwards I was still somewhat hungry but I wasn't freaking out, climbing the walls. It worked and I was able to get through the rest of the night just fine.

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  • Lusciousss
    Lusciousss Posts: 8
    Wow! Thanks so much for everyone’s advice/tips and general suggestions – I really do appreciate it.

    My calorie intake was set by MFP but I will definitely be ‘earning more calories via exercise’ and I also will not beat myself up if I go over that limit at times.

    Well, I love peanut butter :) and am currently eating 3 meals a day. I will be trying all the suggestions e.g. peanut butter, Tofu Shiratake noodles, raw veggies dipped in soy sauce/low fat Ranch sauce, more lean protein, pretzels, Greek yoghurt, nuts/granola, fat free cottage cheese, various beans, fruit with high water content......well, the tips are endless but everything posted has been useful for me and I will be referring back to the post to put the ideas into action. I can't wait to go food shopping!

    The variety from all these wonderful options available to me doesn't make it all seem so impossible now but actually very achievable.

    I’m overwhelmed by the support (thanks for all the friend requests and also for those that have accepted my friendship - "befriending" really does make the journey less daunting) and will make more use of the message boards now that I know so much help is out there. I’m truly, truly thankful.
  • yesthistime
    yesthistime Posts: 2,051 Member
    Popcorn, egg whites, milk.
  • Kell_Smurthwaite
    Kell_Smurthwaite Posts: 384 Member
    Exercise doesn't just increase your calorie allowance, remember it increases ALL the areas rigth across the board, so if you're finding you're a little over in any area, log a little activity and see if it give s you some wiggle room. I did that with my protein today - I was going to go over my allowance, but once I'd logged my activity, I came in just under and was green across the board after all. :)

    As a general rule, low cal filling foods tend to be fruits and vegetables because they have a high water content. If you make fruit and veg the bulk of your menu, followed by lean meat and some carbs, you'll be filled up without breaking the calorie bank.

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  • newwoj
    newwoj Posts: 1
    I'm on a 1200 calorie diet. The first few days you feel like your stomach is eating itself,but your body adjusts quickly. I typically stay with 1200 until I lose 10 lbs, then up it o 1500-1800 and try to maintain for at least 2 weeks and then start all over again. It woks for m.
  • gxl1989
    gxl1989 Posts: 3 Member
    Green Bean soup - 200calories
    Pumpkin cubes - 200 calories

    They are filling enough to be a meal by itself!
  • jemini83
    jemini83 Posts: 1 Member
    Vegetables!

    I made a "goulash" without any noodles or rice and it was 20 oz. ground turkey, 4 zucchini, a whole package of baby spinach and 2 cans tomatoes, season as you like (salt, pepper, italian seasoning, etc) and then you can eat like 1/3 of that which is a bunch of food and it's only like 330 calories.

    I also make tuna fish but put in a TON of celery, cucumbers, onions, tomatoes, etc to bulk it up and then split it into meals. Eat it on low calories bread or you can through it on top of a salad of greens and put on some low fat dressing, yummy, easy and less than 400 calories.

    I found the more you bulk up your food with veggies or just eat tons of veggies (and I mean tons) you won't be hungry but you'll feel full...

    Also I like squash, like a half an acorn squash with a small amount of light butter and salt and pepper (162 calories) ... and you can cook up some of that turkey and spinach and put it on top of the acorn squash and have a whole meal!

    Hope I wasn't rambling and you found that helpful!
  • emirror
    emirror Posts: 842 Member
    I like tilapia. I can have half a pound for 200 calories and 40 grams of protein. I make mine in microwave steamer bags with a tablespoon of salt free Mrs Dash chili lime seasoning. It takes 4.5 minutes to cook. It's simple, quick, and will keep me full for hours.

    I also like scrambled eggs with a bit of sausage gravy for breakfast. Salsa is another good topping for scrambled eggs. Eggs are high in protein, which will fill you up.

    Otherwise, vegetables are good, but grains, sugary foods (including fruit), and dairy all add up quickly in calories.

    If you have a lot of weight to lose, I wouldn't start with such a low calorie allotment. You have to see how much you have to lose, and how long it will take you to get there. Are you going to be able to stick with such low calories? It is tempting to go all in when you are starting out, and sometimes that works for people, but you need to decide if that will truly work for you.

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