Need something to curb my appetite..
 

I have eaten a bowl of cereal for breakfast, had a granola bar, and I am still so hungry!! I thought maybe I was just thirsty, so I have already finished four bottles of water...needless to say, that was not the answer. It's only ten til 10 AM here, so lunch is not an option at the moment. Any snack ideas to help curb my appetite? Please and thanks!! xo

Low fat yogurt or Laughing Cow Cheese wedge.These are my usual snacks.

Thanks. I have an Activia here at work w me, so I'll give it a shot. :)

Ditto Kara. Carbs don't make you feel full for long. Eggs are a great idea for a snack, or nuts. Try to eat mostly protein and fat for breakfast tomorrow to start your day off right.

Awesome. Thanks for the advice :) I will definitely do that. I usually don't have much time to eat in the morning, so cereal is easy...maybe I'll just have a yogurt every morning instead.

I'm on a low to almost no carb diet. So my regular breakfast on work days, are almost always 2 eggs and a slice of deli cajun turkey. I sometimes add hot sauce on top, or mustard. It always fills me up. And I always pack a yogurt for snack. But normally don't need it till the afternoon. Sometimes even forget to eat it.

Looks like Activia is almost all sugar. If it's all you have it's all you have, but I doubt it will stave off your hunger for long. Why don't you just eat your lunch early?

It will work fine until lunch. I am not trying to go a whole day on a thing of yogurt, lol. I go home to eat, so I am not leaving work early. I just brought it in for the afternoon.

Thanks, LittleBlueCat. I will try to make eggs, I know it has worked for me before. I have 16 mo twins, so mornings are a little hectic.

I often eat Kashi Go Lean cereal for breakfast (not Go Lean Crunch, it's much more caloric and too more-ish for me). I don't love it but it gives me the convenience of cereal with an extra hit of protein - it is bolstered with a ton more protein than most cereals and is good to keep me going until lunchtime. So on days when you can't manage an egg, you can try that.

You can also make hard-cooked eggs some time that is less hectic than the morning, and then grab them when you need them.

Protein or fiber. I eat a piece of fruit or a string cheese for a mid-morning snack and the fiber or protein keeps me feeling full for a while.

THIS^^

Laughing Cow wedge spread on two GG Scandinavian Bran Crispbreads is what I have pretty regularly. The protein in the cheese and the fiber in the crispbread = filling and satisfying.

I buy my GG's Crispbreads at netrition.com. They have 12 calories and 5 g fiber each.

I sometimes put half a teaspoon of Crystal Light into a Fage Greek yogurt and presto, fruit flavored yogurt! Sprinkle some nuts on top, or maybe a few sprinkles of Fiber One cereal. Yum

Are you eating fiber rich granola bars? Those always keep me full!

I agree. I do like carbs for breakfast, but if I eat them without protein, I am guaranteed to be hungry a couple of hours later. One of my favorite breakfasts/brunches is scrambled eggs w/ smoked salmon and a piece of lightly buttered whole wheat toast.

I get sick if my breakfast isn't high in protein, and if it's too high in carbs (even whole grain carbs) I'm hungrier after eating than before.

The exception is oatmeal. Even instant oatmeal (as long as it's high fiber and low-sugar) keeps me nearly as full as a high protein meal.





Sugar free pudding mix works great too (I'll either stir in two small packages of sugar free jello pudding to the entire quart of greek yogurt, or I'll make a single serving by adding 1/4 of a package to 1/2 cup of yogurt).

With greek yogurt, I can just stir the pudding mix into the yogurt. With regular yogurt it tends to clump unless I use a blender (but it doesn't taste as good, so now I only use greek yogurt).

The greek yogurt/pudding mix has the mouth-feel of cheesecake (and is really good with cheesecake flavored sf pudding mix).

One of my favorite combos is to use one small package of jello sugar free cheesecake pudding mix and one small package of chocolate fudge (chocolate is good, but chocolate fudge is better) to make a chocolate cheesecake.

Sometimes I'll also stir in a bit of whey protein powder to up the protein content and to make a more dense cheesecake texture.

There's nothing more decadent feeling than having "cheesecake" for breakfast.

I have a stash of Fiber One bars that I reach for on such an occasion. Yummy and filling.

My ultimate hunger-stopper is actually an apple though. I always feel like I've eaten an entire meal after I have one of those babies.

This is a BRILLIANT idea. I do not like the taste of Greek yogurt. I tried it at Starbucks mixed with honey, and it was better than most, but I still had to choke it down. Definitely using this one. Thanks!

These are all really wonderful suggestions. I don't know if I am eating fiber rich granola bars...lol. Guess who needs to pay better attention to the nutrition label...THIS GIRL! This is why I am so grateful for this site. Thanks again, everyone!! xo And keep the suggestions coming, if you have more ideas :)

If I found myself in that situation at work, I'd make a quick run to Dunkin Donuts and get a hot skim milk latte, no sugar (not necessary) and that would fill me up for hours. I think the heat expands in the belly, the skim milk is a good protein source, and frankly it tastes so decadent to me that I feel like its a splurge when it isn't (except the price....lol).

KARA, you gave me an idea here--I never heard of true lime--googled it and found the website True Citrus. The products look great~! Thanks much.

my favorite appetite curber- Honey Sticks and Agave Sticks. Omg there so sweet and scrumtious! Also since Im not used to sweets all that much anymore they make me feel full every time and each one has like half a tablespoon of honey. : )

I love cereal for breakfast so I have a bowl of high fiber cereal (13.5g per cup) with skim milk, and a cheese stick. I usually eat at 5:30 am so I have some yogurt around 9:30 to get me through till lunch.

My 2 normal breakfast's are:
bran flakes with soy milk and then a banana later on. This usually keeps me good until lunch since there's almost 10g of fiber between the 3 and about 10 of protein as well.

Or, which this keeps me full longer:
packet of flavored oatmeal, 1/4c regular oatmeal, 2T ground flax .5c soy milk with 1/4-1/2c water. This generally keeps me feeling nice and full for about 3-4hours and comes in around 400 calories with 13g fiber and roughly the same in protein.

But, some mornings we're just hungrier than usual. Sometimes your body just needs a little more. I find that if I wake up hungry in the morning then I need to eat a larger breakfast. Most mornings I don't wake up super hungry. Today, I woke up feeling hungry and I only had the cereal and banana later on. Now, I'm starving! So, sometimes it just depends on the day and also what our day before was like. Yesterday I worked out pretty hard and stayed around 1600calories, which is higher than my normal but because I did pretty much exhaust my body it was probably a little low.

Anyhow, I hope you make it to lunch time! I would recommend keeping some high protein and fiber options at work. I keep something like that in the car now just in case I'm out and need a quick bite to eat. It saves me from stopping and getting junky food that I'll regret later. :D

Maybe a light breakfast sandwich or some coffee with creamer can help?
Protein and fat in the morning meal are a great way to get your metabolism kick-started! :)

I add some cinnamon powder in almost everything I eat.

You know cinnamon helps to keep insulin levels in check and curbs your appetite.

It really works for me.

You should try once.

I add it to my coffee (keep a shaker at work too!), my smoothies, and my yogurt. Besides the health benes, it sure tastes good and adds a little sweetness.

I love the smell and taste of cinnamon.

Pour honey into a cup of warm milk and add one cannimon stick.

I usually drink at least one cup of milk with honey & cinnamon per day.

Thank you for your advice. I'll give it a try.

These are are really great! I am writing them down now, lol. I definitely will try adding cinnamon, and I also am interested in the True Citrus. Definitely will be ordering some soon. You are all giving me a grocery list for my next trip to the store! Woo!

Hopefully you got over that day of hunger in December!

Protein for me! Or something that keeps me very full with fiber:

Greek yogurt with some Kashi GoLean mixed in for crunch
Shirataki noodles with a wedge of Laughing Cow cheese

Love the idea of putting the True Citrus in the unflavored yogurt - and add some stevia, yum! I'm a big fan of their products and love that they don't use the chemical sweeteners.

Another idea for a quick and easy way to get some protein for breakfast is to have a peanut butter sandwich. Can't hardly get faster or easier than that. That's actually my usual breakfast and boy to I notice the difference if I have something else.

I use low calorie bread (Sara Lee 45 and Delicious) and less then one serving of PB. Usually comes in at about 220 calories. Add an apple or something mid morning and you've started the day out well. ^_^

I did a 6 oz of NF Berry yogurt and 1 C of Kashi Go Lean Crunch.
Cal: 300 Protein: 16 Fat: 3 Fiber: 8
I also had a Large Vanilla Sugar Free NF latte and I wasn't hungry for 4 hours. I was thrilled!

I make a delicious porridge thats half stewed fruit for breakfast. It's 160 calories and it fills me for hours. It is amazing! I also recommend it for a broken heart. It's a comforting food.

I put the recipe on the breakfast/lunch under 400 thread a little while ago.

I rush every morning and it takes hardly any time to pan fry an egg white, throw in a handful of spinach while some high fiber bread is toasting or just use a high fiber/low cal wrap. Throw on a slice of 2% cheese and you have a breakfast sandwich for under 200 calories. Sometimes I'm in such a rush that I eat the sandwich while driving my daughter to school.

If that takes too much time, you can make burritos like this and once assembled and wrapped, put them on a cookie sheet to freeze. Once they're frozen, you can baggie them up so that you have a week or more worth of breakfasts that you just microwave until heated through. You can do the same with frittatas (cut into pieces and freeze individually wrapped) or mini muffin omelettes. You can always mix and match ingredients to your liking.

I think the most important part is not filling yourself up with carbs/sugars that will make you hungry in a short time. Greek yogurt is higher in protein than regular yogurt and if you get the plain kind and add in your own sweetener (my daughter loves honey or agave with berries), it's quite filling and lower in sugar than the pre-mixed versions.

Every morning I have 4 oz cottage cheese and about 4of oatmeal - barely. Makes any dishes and the protein and whole grain carb (and fiber) are the magic solution for keeping me full through lunch!

I just remembered that I used to do the "egg-mug" too. On the bottom there are several links to even more recipes for egg mugs.

I also have to have protein, to stay full. I eat special K protein plus cereal 2 servings with unsweetned almond milk cereal and I put either cut up strawberry's or I unthaw 1/2 cup of frozen blueberries and put that it my cereal.