What foods make you feel full?

I'm still tinkering with it myself but I'm finding fiber foods keep me fuller longer,along with protein

Personally, I liked volume. I liked to add a whole bag of steamed veggies or giant salad to every meal. I also drank a lot of coffee with sugar free caramel or other decadent flavors. Drinking 32oz coffee a few times a day really fills you up. I chewed gum too. I have to limit my gym chewing now because I’m too full to eat.

Spaghetti, lasagna, fettuccine, rice with vegetables, baked potatoes, sweet potatoes, sourdough rice crackers. Balsamic reductions on grilled chicken, salmon, trout, portobello mushrooms, avocado, roasted vegetables; drizzled on fresh summer tomatoes with fresh basil. Hot carmelized onions served over burgers, steak and chicken. Dried fruit - apricots, peaches, figs, plums/prunes, cranberries, dates, raisins, currants,cherries, blueberries, raspberries and a handful of nuts and cottage cheese. Cottage cheese on top of baked potatoes with steamed broccoli crowns. Blackberries. Lentil soup. Split pea soup with bacon. Espresso. Bread. Cornbread, pan bread, bread bread, other people's bread and stale bread because it reminds me of croutons. I eat exactly what I want. I don't opt for food substitutes because they don't inspire or satisfy.

Pay as you go. Eat what you want. You don't even have to plan your meals if you don't want to. I like the element of surprise and variety.

Different foods satisfy different people- as has been mentioned, it’s pretty individual to each person!
I find that protein and fat satiates me too, particularly protein. If I have significant protein in my meals, I feel pretty good. I often have a snack with a good amount of protein around mid-afternoon, when I tend to start getting a little hungry- a hard boiled egg, some Greek yoghurt, or cold meat/ cheese help me out at these times!

For ME, it's protein and fat. Carbs by themselves will not keep me full. So a plain salad won't do as much for me as a salad with chicken, feta, and nuts on it even if they end up being the same amount of food. Since I have added more protein and fat into my diet, with my breakfast, lunch, and snacks being a focus of the change (dinner was already usually good), I have had a lot less trouble with hunger throughout the day or at night.

Nuts, cheese and potatoes. They can be worked into your calorie goals.

I agree. There is nothing wrong with feeling hungry. Granted, I am not a volume eater either. I hate feeling weighed down with food.

I think that there are 2 types of fullness and you need a balance between them.

1. enough food- you have something to chew and there is enough on the plate so you actually feel like you put something in your body.
2. enough flavor- you need to also satisfy your appetite. Eat stuff you like and if you need to bulk out a smaller serving of lasagna with some broccoli on the side, then do it. Getting a good balance of not only macros, but also textures and flavors will make your meals enjoyable and you hopefully won't feel hungry for more until it is time for more.

It also takes some time to go from eating large, oversized portions to smaller portions. If you have recently decreased your portion size significantly, you will feel hungry. It gets easier though. Your body has been used to being overstuffed and has taken that to be normal. It will adjust though; just give it a couple weeks.

I prefer to eat light within the day because i feel sharper and tend to eat a feast of a dinner to close out the day with a few smaller eats sprinkled around that meal. A large amount of protein & carbs tend to satiate me.