Filling foods

Quaker weight control oatmeal works well for me as part of my breakfast or even a mid-morning snack

It only has 160 calories, 7g protein and 6g of fiber with 3g fat.

I have heard that flax seed can be very filling. I haven't tried it yet myself. I eat a high fiber high protein diet generally and rarely feel hungry.

i cannot stress enough that you must drink lots and lots of water....sometimes your body will act like it is hungry when it is actually thirsty. i also recommend foods high in protein and fiber. i take a fiber supplement that helps as well.

A big bowl of soup (cook it really hot so it takes you a while to eat it). Fills me up from lunch until dinner. And drink green tea, I find that fills me up too!

I use egg whites for omelets or sandwiches ( Low carb mini pita or light style bread from Thomas's are great) and put veggies in them. They keep you full longer. For a snack I will make a bag of low fat popcorn and snack on it all day. Both are low calorie.

Protein, complex carbs, fat, and fiber - all of these things help keep you full.

Greek yogurt (protein)

Whole wheat toast with peanut butter (complex carbs & good fat)

Veggie snacks (fiber) - I always pack these in my lunch, that way I have no excuse to hit the snack machine

air popped popcorn (fiber) - you can eat a lot of this

As others have said, protein protein protein!

Try and include eggs, meat, fish and nuts every day – that should keep you feeling fuller for longer.

Just to add my two cents worth. I support the others that are saying WHOLE GRAINS. Trust me you won't go wrong. Since I introduced Whole Grains in my diet 1 week now. I eat less, and feel full during the day. As the others are saying too, I encourage you to cut out the processed carbs. Rather than eating plain white rice, try wild rice, bulgur, oat groats, whole-grain barley. These make really great recipes. Rice-like Dishes, Loafs, Nuggets, Cereals, etc. Finally the secret in all these whole grains is as what they are saying here in this thread too is FIBER. Good luck and be well.

When you do snack, snack on almonds. Measure a serving (usu. around 17-22 or so) into snack sized Ziplocs. They are very filling from the fiber and protein and contain so many other health benefits.

When I'm truly hungry, I eat something. But when I feel just snacky, I'll have a cup of coffee or a bowl of chicken broth or a small piece of cheese.

Basically, if the answer to the question, "Am I hungry" is really, "I could eat..."

I would watch how many eggs you consume do to the cholesterol so try egg beaters there is only 60 calories in a half cup and you can add vegetables and make an Omelet. The best thing to fight hunger is fiber, so eat lots of foods containing fiber, whole grains, beans etc.. I like to make scrambled egg beaters with pinto beans, reduced/non fat cheese, salsa and 2 xtra thin corn tortillas for breakfast low in calories and it will definiatley carry you through to lunch

my advice to this is aslo: take up a new hobby. if your hands are busy, that nagging voice is quieter. gardning, knitting, building cabinets - whatever sounds fun to you that you can do at home... cabinetry probably can't be done WITH the kids... but you know what i mean.

i cannot stress enough that you must drink lots and lots of water....sometimes your body will act like it is hungry when it is actually thirsty. i also recommend foods high in protein and fiber. i take a fiber supplement that helps as well.

What supplement do you use? I have the sugar free Fiber Choice tablets, but they seem to give me gas!