This is the second part in our four-part weight-loss series: Top ways to fill up and conquer the growing beast that is your stomach...

Read the first part in this series – 'Get Your Fill', before reading this one.

When you’re dieting it seems that your tummy is always growling and it's easy to slip back into old habits.

The good news is that you don't have to starve yourself, in fact you could actually eat more often. Five evenly spaced, 1500kJ mini-meals a day will regulate your appetite and ward off sugar cravings caused by skipping meals.

Here are some more hunger-busting ideas...

Attempt Ambidexterity
Switch your fork to your non-dominant hand – you’ll eat much more slowly. That gives you time to recognise your couldn’t-eat-another-bite feeling when it first sets in.

Skip Soft Drinks
High-fructose corn syrup, the main sweetener in fizzy drinks, doesn’t spur insulin production to make the body process kilojoules, nor does it trigger leptin, the hormone that tamps down appetite.

Trade the Corkscrew
Participants in one study ate more food while drinking wine than while drinking beer.

Boost your Bean Count
The musical fruit’s high fibre content causes glucose to be released slowly into the bloodstream, preventing the sudden slumps that cause hunger spikes. Add beans to soup or salad.

Shape Up
Wedge-shaped foods like pizza make it difficult to estimate proper portions. No wonder the milk tart always goes so fast.

Start with Soup
Have a cup of soup, such as chicken noodle or vegetable, before your entrée – you’ll feel fuller sooner and eat fewer kilojoules overall.

But Only One Cup
Served buffet style, diners ate 73 percent more soup without realising it or feeling any fuller.

Bag the Dried Fruit
Go for two cups of grapes over a quarter cup of raisins – both are 420kJ, but the grapes’ water content feels more filling.

Dig Pop Culture
Because it’s mostly air, popcorn is twice as filling as a chocolate bar or peanuts, with fewer kilojoules.

Slurp a Smoothie
Make it with low-fat yoghurt and loads of fruit for a satiety trifecta: protein (to decrease hunger), fibre (to fill you up without extra kilojoules) and calcium (to help burn, not store, fat).

Whey Your Options
Boost that smoothie with one to two tablespoons of whey powder. New studies suggest that in addition to a protein punch, whey may affect the hormones that make you feel full. In one study, participants who ate a liquid meal made with whey ate significantly fewer kilojoules 90 minutes later than their counterparts.