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[quote=Anonymous]I have found foods I can eat in large volumes that mean I'm less hungry. On the sweet side, oatmeal is very filling and I add fruit and/or plain yogurt but no other sweeteners. I also drink iced tea (sometimes I make chai and add skim milk but no sugar...shake it up with some ice cubes and it's really tasty; coffee works the same way) and water and a lot of whole fruit, especially watermelon. For dessert instead of ice cream, I slice and freeze bananas and berries, then I warm up a tablespoon of nutella and/or peanut butter so it gets melty and use it to dip the fruit. I get a lot of enjoyment out of that one spoonful rather than needing a whole scoop of ice cream, and figure I'm getting some good fat and vitamins and fiber as well.

On the savory side, I eat a lot of vegetables (kale salad with a dressing that is heavy on mustard and light on honey and oil is a go-to this time of year, as are cherry tomatoes and roasted zucchini). Cucumbers dipped in plain yogurt (add hot sauce to the yogurt, or black pepper and dill, or other seasonings), no-sugar-added pickles, and air-popped popcorn without any (or much) butter.

I try to clean the kitchen and then walk away from it it for the night. I try not to eat between 10pm and 10am--if I'm hungry after 10pm I try to brush my teeth and go to sleep instead of eating. Then in the morning I bring my breakfast to work and wait til 10 to eat it. Even if I'm hungry for a while, I have stuff to distract me and I can drink water.[/quote]

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