7 Tips To Feel Full While Eating Less
By Niveditha Kalyanaraman
October 29th, 2023
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Hunger is a big obstacle for most people who want to lose weight. You may want to eat few calories, but the hunger is too much to bear. Luckily, there’s a solution to this problem. You can feel full while eating fewer calories. Here are 7 tips to feel full while eating less.
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High-Fiber Foods
Our bodies can’t digest fiber, so it fills the stomach without being absorbed into the blood. Not only that, fiber delays hunger by slowing the speed at which food leaves the stomach.
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High Water Content Foods
These foods will fill your stomach up for very few calories. Fruits and vegetables have the highest water content. So include them in every meal and snack on them.
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Solid Foods
Try replacing smoothies with salads if you feel hungry all the time. People who eat solid snacks eat less than those who drink their snacks, even when the beverage is healthy.
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Less Starch, More Protein
Foods that are quickly converted to glucose make us feel hungry sooner. And starchy foods are converted to glucose faster than protein.
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Coffee
Coffee promotes the release of peptide YY, a hormone that makes us feel fuller. In fact, decaf coffee is more effective at suppressing hunger.
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Eat Slowly
A full stomach isn’t the only thing that makes you feel full. The brain also receives signals from digestive hormones. Eating slowly will give these hormones time to signal the brain that you’re full.
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Water
Drinking water before meals reduces hunger and increases feelings of fullness after a meal.
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