Losing weight- How do you get full?

Question

Okay, so I’ve just started my weight loss “diet” yesterday, and today i had a big bowl of tuna salad for lunch and I’m just not full.. i ate an apple after and I can’t get full. I just want to eat more. I didn’t eat that much before either, I just feel like the stuff i ate was more filling (bread, pasta, ...) What should i eat to not still be hungry, but still be loosing weight ?

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Drink a lot of water. Water will help you feel full

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Protein and fiber. Fiber fills you up. Try eating healthy snacks every 2-3 hours between meals. the longer you don’t go eating the more you will want to binge to compensate. Also sleep goes into play big time. the less you sleep the worse it is. The more you sleep the better. When you don’t get much sleep it throws off your hormones ghrelin and leptin and cortisol levels get off and cause you to gain weight.  ghrelin is the hunger hormone that signals to your brain that you are full. If this keeps up I would get your levels checked could be something with your thyroid or pituitary glands. Take care and good luck.

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Drinking water really helps. if water gets too boring, I’ll do hot black tea or coffee. I find that eating small snacks through out the day instead of meals helps as well. I’ll have either a cheese stick, a yogurt, some veggies, a piece of meat etc every 2-3 hours regardless of if I feel hungry.

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Eat whole grains like brown rice, oatmeal, quinoa, etc at breakfast and lunch...it will keep you full throughout the day. Best to avoid carbs at dinner. One of the biggest mistakes people make is cutting out carbs completely. It’s just not sustainable! Especially if you’re working out also.

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Stick to whole foods - whole grains like brown rice and veggies, lentil soups, quinoa. Chickpeas are also good lots of stew type recipes that you can then just put over rice. Snack on fruit and veggies throughout the day, lots of oil free whole foods dip recipes out there as well. Get rid of dairy and stick to avocado and nuts for healthy fats and make your meals with little to no oil. You’d be surprised how many meals you can actually make without any oil especially soup type meals, I just use a bit of water to sauté the veggies and to thicken soups I just blend a cup or two and add it back in the pot.

Losing weight- How do you get full?

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