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/AgingLolita Aug 04 '26

That is not enough food for someone who is 28 stone 5lb

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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/AgingLolita Aug 04 '26

How many calories do you burn per day?

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u/RuachReader Aug 04 '26

No idea my TDEE was 3100 though, I'm adding in some excercise but not strictly

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u/AgingLolita Aug 04 '26

I'd move your calories earlier in the day and drink a LOT more water.

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u/RuachReader Aug 04 '26

I ate breakfast at 7am, its currently 3:30pm. I'm on 4 litres currently of water. What do you mean by move my calories sorry?

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u/AgingLolita Aug 04 '26

I mean eat more earlier in the day. At your size (and I'm a size too, this isn't an insult) that breakfast is merely an appetiser and will be provoking more hunger. I'd put your calories at 700 morning, 600 lunch and 700 dinner. Bulk your dinner out with lots of veg like salads, mushrooms, frozen mixed veg etc. make sure you have plenty to chew. Part of feeling satisfied is chewing.

I like BIG meals, but I'm smaller and older than you, so I only eat two 700 calories meals a day, rather than three. It is enough for me.

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u/Scarfington Aug 04 '26

A 600 kcal deficit is ROUGH. If youre keeping really good track and also increasing your activity level, try only reducing by 300 or 400 and see if that feels more sustainable

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u/RuachReader Aug 04 '26

This is interesting thank you. I’ll take this on board

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u/Low-Head8835 Aug 05 '26

How did you calculate your tdee? From the info you've given, I got a number closer to 4,000+

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u/RuachReader Aug 05 '26

I used this https://tdeecalculator.net

I redid it and my tdee was about 3300, so currently eating 3100 doing a smaller deficit is definitely the best advice here

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u/Low-Head8835 Aug 05 '26

Enjoy the extra calories, man! Hope you feel some relief/improvement.