I had a healthy stir fry for my lunch today. Just chicken and a variety of vegetables. I figured the veggies would be filling. But 20 minutes after I’m done, I’m still feeling hungry. So I figure I’ll grab a KitKat bar, calories are calories and I’ll still be under my target. I finished half of it and felt full.
But the thing is for dinner last night, I had 2 portions of that stir fry and still went to bed feeling hungry. How does more food make me still feel hungry, but less food with a dessert make me feel fine
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Things that make you feel full:
* protein: sounds like you had that with the chicken, depending on how much you had
* fiber: you probably had this with the vegetables
* fats: this is probably what you were missing. healthy fats like olive oil are great, but also nuts, seeds, etc. The Kit-Kat bar had fat in it, and that’s what helped you feel full.
* It also takes about 20 minutes for your brain to register the hunger-suppression hormones being sent to it, so in the future, maybe wait 25-30 minutes before you decide if you need more or not.
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