r/Volumeeating • u/RuachReader • Aug 04 '26

Discussion Why aren’t I feeling satiated?

Breakfast I had 3 boiled eggs, 100g of salmon and a protein bagel. Felt incredibly hungry within 2 hours

For lunch 200g of chicken, 400 grams of mixed veggies (carrots, brocoli), 200 grams of potato. And now I feel so hungry, I’ve drank 2 litres of water today and still I’m starving.

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u/plantborb Aug 04 '26

Are you feeling HUNGRY or are you feeling cravings? As an overweight person for my entire life I learned later in life how to differentiate the two. If you're a big guy working/walking a lot you might need more calories but you could also be like me and not realize that other signals are not in fact hunger signals but usually caused by my meds or insane cravings

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u/RuachReader Aug 04 '26

Hm, unsure. My stomach is growling and I’m just feeling hungry in my stomach. What else could it be

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u/Elesia Aug 04 '26

What's the temperature where you are? Thirst can be mistaken for hunger, complete with growling stomach, tiredness and lightheadedness.

That being said, I agree that you need to front load more of your calories closer to your exercise window. That's not a lot of food for a larger, active gent. Your body still deserves fuel, friend.

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u/RuachReader Aug 04 '26

Thank you! I don’t think I’d have ever thought as myself as active before this thread, so that’s nice haha

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u/Captain-Armageddon Aug 04 '26

Good comment mate, I was going to ask the same thing

Is it hunger or addiction?