There are ways to cut weight that don't involve being hungry all the time, though they tend to involve consuming vast quantities of vegetables and water (in addition to heartier fare).

Are you an all-or-nothing guy, or can you handle moderation? One or two of your mini-quiches with a big salad and a piece of fruit (if there is no fruit in the salad) would be a fine, weight-healthy meal. You just can't eat five of them. Potatoes have fewer calories by volume than rice does (unless you cook them in bacon grease...). Yams are god's gift to dieters - with the right spices, it's practically desert. Add a tiny bit of butter, honey, and/or molasses and it IS desert.

I think I've asked before, but have you tried the DASH diet? Your and my tax dollars at work.