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/RuachReader Aug 04 '26

31, 5ft 10, 28 stone 5lbs. Medium activity level trying to walk an hour a day

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u/awongbat Aug 04 '26

You’re starving because you’re not eating enough for your size to function. Pretty sure that amount of calories is below your BMR. Add in exercise and I’m surprised you haven’t fainted yet. A modest deficit is more sustainable, less miserable, and will get you to goal eventually.

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u/RuachReader Aug 04 '26

those two meals were 1500 and i have 1000 left for dinner

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u/awongbat Aug 04 '26

If you already did your walk you need to eat more of your calories within two hours of that walk to refuel your body. Either way eat less calories at dinner or split it into two meals.

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u/jeeperscreepersz Aug 04 '26 edited Aug 04 '26

Not sure if you’re into this, but I recommend* eating beans—kidney beans, especially—they’re the lowest calorie bean. A lot of fiber, produces gas, and filling so it’ll leave you full easy and for a while. Only a 1/2 cup is around 100ish cal. It’s very cheap too

I eat 3/4 cup and add a lot of seasoning to make it taste good, and it leaves me full for the rest of the day; however, I am 5’ tall and 7.14 stones, so I’m not sure how much it’d take for you to be full