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I know that feeling full is key to eating correctly.
Well, ummm, not really. You're aiming to be satisfied, not *full*. There is a difference. You shouldn't be uncomfortable. It was definitely new to me as I was an all day grazer/eater and was always full.
Anyway, snacks are important. No matter how filling my meals are, I need snacks to tide me over till the next meal. Of course I'm talking about filling and healthy snacks - not junk. Soups, FF yogurt with Fiber one.. I partially freeze the yogurt so it lasts longer and tastes better too, egg white omlettes, cucumber salad, apples, berries, tomato/cuke/onion salad, cabbage salad, veggies - roasted, or raw served with Salsa.
I rely heavily on volume. That's what does it for me and gives me that *full* feeling that I think you may be talking about.
For me, it's a pile of roasted veggies or a HUGE veggie stir-fry. HUGE. Then there's a HUGE salad, eaten out of a big serving bowl with great mix ins - pomegranate seeds, sliced strawberries, baby spinach, hearts of palm. Soups are very satiating as well.
Right now my two favorite filling foods are a veggie stew that I make loaded with cabbage, onions, carrots, celery, zucchini, cauliflower and mushrooms cooked in tomatoes.
My other fav filling food right now - an oriental stir fry - shredded cabbage and carrots, onions, celery, mushrooms with a can of oriental vegetables - sprouts, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots - seasoned with some ginger and soy sauce.
Then there's enormous veggie egg white omlettes. Chicken and turkey breast either thrown in a salad or served with LOTS of roasted veggies and perhaps soup.
Not being hungry was one of my non-negotiables when I started this venture. That and eating delicious foods. I've definitely achieved that. You do so by eating foods that are highly nutritious and voluminous and avoiding the garbage, which is empty calories and will leave you clamoring for more of it and it's filling power is over in no time flat. Think veggies, veggies, veggies. Proteins and some fruit.