Cottage cheese! I find on the days I have a measured half cup of 1% cottage cheese topped with half cup chopped tomato and spiked with ground black pepper, it makes me feel full for hours!

Good old low calorie nutrient packed veggies. Namely cucumbers they are 90 percent water so its like a guilt free snack. When i was with jenny craig last year part of their rule was that i could eat as much non starchy vegetables as i wanted and not include them with my 1200 calorie intake.

I keep a supply of veggies cooked in the frig so I can't use the inconvenience of cooking as an excuse to eat something faster--and more calorie packed. Cabbage is fantastic, as are carrots, broccoli, kale... Oh hell! They're all good--and that much better if they are ready to go and only need to be reheated!

Porridge keeps me surprisingly full. It's probably a bit bland for most people, but I have a mug with just water and it keeps me full from noon until 6, considering it's less than 200 calories, I think that's quite impressive.

1-2 hours? do you have hypoglycemia? this is the time when your blood sugar dips. I have it and it will give you symptoms like this your body thinks it needs more food. I have it and have to snak like ever 2-4 hours like a shrew, but its making it realy hard to get my weight down. I would suggest seeing your doc about it, get a meter to test. to combat it I will just have a very small bit of protien or something right before that 2hour dip. I used to have very bad dangerous symptoms but doing this stabalised my blood sugar over time. also definately look into a low glycemic diet.

For lunch, I highly recommend a healthy soup (maybe thickened with rice or beans). I often have a freshly baked roll on the side, as well. There's been a study that a meal that's been pureed into a soup keeps you fuller for longer than the same meal in its original state with a glass of water on the side.

And I do find that it really works! Even though a soup for lunch consists of not more than 300 calories for me (450 including the bread), I am happy and full until dinner. x

This site has some of the best high-protein recipes I've seen, mostly baked goods: http://www.themacroexperiment.com/recipes.html

Also this: https://theproteinchef.co/blueberry-pie-protein-fluff-recipe-low-fat/ -- It tastes amazing and really fills you up because it is high volume (blending pumps a lot of air into the contents).

On that note, eating lots of vegetables is a good idea. High volume/nutrient density & low calorie. Hope this helps!

I usually have something to snack on every couple of hours or so, both to keep away hunger and to meet calorie goals because my meals throughout the day usually don't do it alone so I have to fill in the holes with snacks.

I think protein and whole grains seem to do the trick for me - whole grains more than the protein.

Skinny latte's do the trick for me. If I'm out and about after work and I know I won't get time for dinner I'll just grab a latte and it sees me through for a good few hours!

Also I have low calorie hot chocolate (with sweetener) before bed which seems to stop any late night hunger pangs.

I have a soda thingy and make fizzy water because I prefer that to plain and prob helps a bit. I snack on Greek yoghurt and peanut powder. Each day I make a big salad from red, green and Napa cabbage with shredded carrot and other raw things like broccoli and red pepper and keep in fridge. I make a big bottle of dressing for the whole week to make it tasty and if I add sesame seeds it will help me feel fuller. Having this all to hand is good because I will opt for whatever is easy in the moment.

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This site has some of the best high-protein recipes I've seen, mostly baked goods: http://www.themacroexperiment.com/recipes.html

I have needed this site in my life. Thanks for posting this!

I used to get hungry like you until I figured out that I needed a high-protein breakfast which includes 2 eggs and some cheese. THat helped me not be so hungry throughout the day. In addition, I always keep a container of nuts at my desk. That seems to help curb my hunger for a bit.

You actually need a good mix of protein, fat, and carbs. Protein stabilizes your blood sugar, carbs give you energy (without this you will surely get hungry) and the fat digests slowly, making you feel full. I've also found that putting my PFCs on a pile of greens makes it seem like I'm eating a lot more and will feel fuller (could be the fiber in there too). I may cook up some chicken (protein) in olive oil (fat), throw that in a bowl of spinach and then grab whatever fruit or veggie I have lying around (carb). Apples and bananas have been my go-to carbs recently.

And do eat regularly! I eat a 250 calorie meal (that follows my macros) every 3 hours. So you could eat smaller meals more often if it works better for you.

For a quick go to when I am hungry (especially at night) is a fruit smoothy with 1/2 cup frozen mixed fruit (thawed) 1/2 cup plain non fat yogart and 1/2 cup soy or almond milk. blend it up in my nutribullet. Filling and sooo good about 118 cals