k_daily_battle

See fullness^availability: hunger for the background.

— category: Starchy root plants like potato, yam, lentil, (perhaps konjac too) .. do feel very filling. I FEEL (and believe) they are fattening to many people including me, but in reality, I’m not sure. Perhaps their dietary fiber pass through my system without adding to my weight?

My personal experience seems to suggest they do increase my weight.

— category: Various nuts feel very filling. I FEEL they are fattening, but in reality, I am not sure. The overall quantity I eat tends to have a weight effect that is way, way below half the amount of starchy foods.
— category: fruits .. like melons, grapes, mangos
— category: smoothie .. always with lots of ice + milk
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There are many other starchy or high-protein foods that are supposed to create satiation and suppress appetite? I had no positive results, , until I found protein milkshake in Bayonne, with lots of ice ! Nowadays I regularly eat milkshake and chia seeds, but I remain doubtful about the rest of those foods — Whatever nutritional feature they have are no match for the temptations.

In theory, these filling foods could reduce hunger/appetite, but in me, the appetite would come back within 3 hours ! See the fullness^availability framework. Basically, these filling foods operate on the physical level, but physical condition is a minor factor compared to availability and stress. You can get the hunger signal, sometimes very strong desires for some food, one hour after a full meal, simply due to availability. Conversely, on a nearly empty stomach I can operate for hours without feeling hungry.

So far, most of the satisfying foods do add weight to MY system, with exceptions.

Chia seeds are filling. I FEEL they aren’t fattening at all.

Ice cream? perhaps it is not as fattening as feared. I am speculating that ice cream with chia could provide fiber, water, ..