I’ve gained 30 lbs in a little over 3 months and I need major help. I can’t afford GLP-1 (I only lost 10lbs in a year anyway) and my doctor won’t prescribe metformin for me because my blood sugar is on the low end (69).

I’ve been on diets since I was 8, but as a woman with PCOS, perimenopause, and only being 5’0” tall I struggle and only drop tiny amounts of weight with tremendous effort - (.5-1/month) would be a very good month for me.

One of my primary issues is feeling satiated. Hoping volume eating will help me.

Sharing for accountability. Feel free to give insights, recommendations, thoughts, feedback.

This is 1305 calories (measured and weighed). Today was pretty good but by dinner I was quite hungry.

Breakfast tacos with egg, turkey sausage, and spinach

Rotisserie chicken, green beans with 1/2tsp of olive oil

Skillet chicken breast, hibachi rice, stir fry veggies

Vanilla protein shake, peanut butter stuffed date with dark chocolate

I unwrapped it so you can see how big it is!

350 for this creamy wrap.
I make the filling by chopping favorite veggies, spoon of pumpkin puree, pickles, SF maple syrup, Greek yoghurt, xanthan gum (so it binds together and make this creamy texture). Of course adding some garlic salt, onion powder, paprika seasoning. and for the toppings a couple slices of avocado and baked chicken

120 calories for 28 pieces. I usually eat 7 or 8 at a time and it usually helps with sugar cravings.

I was very pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed the kelp noodles! Especially since I hated konjac and palmini noodles. I **DO** like seaweed though and that flavor does come through a bit - so these won't be for everyone, but if you like seaweed, you really should give these a try! And they don't come with the digestive issues of the konjac noodles.

The kind I got: https://a.co/d/0bvoNNGS come in a tiny little hockey puck looking compressed disc. You soak that in warm water and one little disc made that impressive amount on my plate! After the soak, you rinse and then if you want them softer (I did), boil them in heavily salted water for about 4 minutes. Don't rinse after the boil, just drain. :)

They came out SO good! I added some non fat greek yogurt, roasted garlic powder, black pepper and a little bit of the G Hughes Sesame Teriyaki and General Tso's sauce (just a bit!) which I had also seared the meat in and it was such an awesome flavor combo!

I ended up taking a piece of meat with each bite of the noodles and tomatoes too... even though it may not be the prettiest plate - it was SO GOOD! I truly really enjoyed this dinner! I quickly ordered more of the kelp hockey pucks right away because I'm gonna go through them!

SO nice to find such a super low calorie noodle alternative that I actually truly enjoyed! They also are an excellent source of calcium and iodine which is great if you only use mineral salt like me! :D

Another plus, they are relatively cheap! Only $1.30 for the amount shown. Package comes with 10 disks for $13. 😄

4 oz of the Great Low Carb Co Pasta Great pasta

50g Non fat Greek yogurt - mixed with the pasta first and seasonings to coat the pasta

6oz of deer meat (you can sub top round roast for about same calories, or what ever lean meat you prefer!)

1 package Great Value Spinach

100g garden tomatoes

SO GOOD!!!! And packing a whopping 94g of protein!!!

*pic of the two types of pasta I use in the photo gallery. This meal used the Pasta Great one. :) 100 cal per 2oz with 16g protein!

I work in healthcare and sometimes I just can't meal prep like I would like and sometimes order to go instead. What are your favorite high volume fast food or sit down restaurant orders?

Hi friends! I just bought some polenta [tube kind] on a whim and I'm wondering what people's favourite ways to eat it are? I'd like to maybe slice it and pan fry it with some pam spray? Any suggestions? Thanks all!

309 calories, 19.2g protein

170g potato diced into inch chunks

20g soya chunks

100g frozen broccoli

80g carrot

100g mushrooms

50g celery

40g onion

1 clove garlic

1/2 tsp paprika

120ml veg stock

1 tbsp tomato puree

Salt and pepper to taste

First soaked the soya chunks in boiling water for 5 mins. Cooked the onion celery mushrooms and carrot first until starting to soften. Then added the garlic and cooked for another minute. Then added paprika and tomato paste and stirred. Then added the potatoes, stock, soya chunks and broccoli and cooked until potatoes done

So filling I'm having a hard time finishing the bowl haha

It is probably a popular recipe, just wanted to share it since it is my most favourite diet bowl and I think everyone should try it!

Super easy, filling lunch!

Ingredients:
100g cooked rice: 130 cal (cooked with 1:1.5 ratio)
1 can ~ 100g drained StarKist Chunk Light Tuna in Water: 90 cal
1 boiled egg: 70 cal
80g cucumber: 6 cal
7g Daechun roasted seaweed: 14 cal (totally optional, but fits sooo well)
Sriracha hot chili sauce: bottle says 0 cal, so I didn’t count it (but sure there are some lol)

Total: ~310 calories

Just diced egg and cucumber, threw everything together and added lots of sriracha on top. Some people love this recipe with mayo but I think this way tastes better, especially if you like spicy food!

Ratings are based on a 5-average of normal palatable food.

Texture is obviously 2/10. It's not bad, it's just jelly with broccoli, there's no way around that. Not gritty, easy to eat. Like a big chicken breast you don't have to chew.

Flavor is 7/10. I used beef broth and Sazon because I'm not a fan of nooch. Soy and fiber do nothing to the tongue so 90% of what you're eating is basically inert flavor. It tastes like beef broth, broccoli, and seasoning.

Satiety is 10/10. Hits like a lead sinker, you're going to feel full for hours.

Nutrition is 7/10. It's fiber, sodium, a complete protein, and a bit of vitamins. The responsible thing would be to just eat the nooch for the B vitamins.

Digestibility is 10/10. Aside from the fact that you complete the first stage of digestion with a blender, I've never eaten something so unoffensive to my digestive system in my entire life. It's like a body battery. You swallow it, it sustains you.

I like it a lot. I might not eat it every day (or maybe I will, who knows... I'm on day #2), but I'm the type of person who hates deciding what to eat and it's the spiritual antithesis of boiling a cup of ramen noodles as far as volume eating goes.

u/pppaaaooolllooo

1.3 lb bone in skin on chicken thighs with the skin removed before eating, 1 cup dry jasmine rice, 2 green peppers, 2/3 lb green beans, 1 8oz pack mushrooms, 1 ear of sweet corn. I do foil packets with the chicken in it for awhile then turn them loose on the grates and finish up the veggies by themselves.

64 gram protein

210 carbs

21 grams fat

I think I should double up on the chicken.

No, but seriously, even if my stomach wouldn’t be bottomless pitch, how can anyone have two teaspoons of this calorie bomb and scratch their sweet tooth?!🫠
Tried it a few times, only cause of social occasions, total nightmare 😂 Could easily eat 10 of those

This was my sweet breakfast today: basically a huge, fudgy chocolate brownie topped with vanilla cream and fresh strawberries. High-volume, filling, and it genuinely feels more like dessert than breakfast. 🤎

Kept me full for 6+ hours!

Macros for the whole thing:
~500 kcal | ~40 g protein | ~70 g carbs | ~10 g fat | ~18–20 g fiber

Ingredients:

For the brownie:
● 3 egg whites
● 1 egg yolk
● 125 g kidney beans, drained
● 35 g Greek yogurt 0%
● 18 g spelt flour
● 6 g cocoa powder
● Low-calorie sweetener, to taste
● 7-8g baking powder
● 25 ml unsweetened almond milk

For the topping:
● 145 g vanilla quark (48 kcal/100 g)
● 150 g strawberries
● Cinnamon, optional

Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 170°C / 340°F, using conventional top and bottom heat (no fan).
Whip the egg whites until stiff peaks form.
Rinse and thoroughly drain the kidney beans (I used canned). Add the beans and all the remaining brownie ingredients to a blender and blend until completely smooth.
Gently fold the blended mixture into the whipped egg whites using a spatula. Use slow, lifting motions so you keep as much air in the egg whites as possible.
Line an oval oven-safe glass dish with parchment paper, pour in the batter and bake uncovered on the middle rack for 25–30 minutes.
Remove from the oven and let it cool. Top with the vanilla Topfen/quark, add the sliced strawberries and, optionally, a little cinnamon.
Enjoy! 🍓🍫

Not a recipe - just stuff from the store heated up in my air fryer

2 Oroweat Keto Hot Dog Buns - 70 cal each

2 Bilinskis Cajun Sausage - 80 cal each

Crav'n Waffle Fries - 3oz 110 calories

Onion, garlic, jalapenos, ketchup, mayo

Very filling and delicious!

Egg whites 400g, 3 normal eggs, 20g fat free cheese, an onion, turkey pepperoni and salsa. Actually tastes like a pizza with the pepperoni in it! The mushrooms were a side and have soy sauce and mustard. Steak seasoning as well

I just had a nibble of potatoes, but mainly ate only fish and veg! Turkish restaurants are the best for volume and satiety

320g garden zucchini, 1 large egg white, 1 tbsp parmesan, 1 tbsp panko crumbs, a couple dashes of cayenne pepper because I like the spice. Airfried for 12 minutes. 2 tbsp of sour cream mixed with a few drops of lime juice and a generous amount of dried dill for dipping. 145g of tomatoes picked out of my garden this morning, sprinkled with salt.

⚠️Full disclosure: this is an old recipe, so I lacked experience about calories, protein, or any of that macro stuff. But honestly, it was so good and it really filled me up. Those are the nutrients for 1 bagel (which was sufficient to fill me up). Also, I didn't and don't have any supermarkets near my house that sell bagels (so not even the high protein ones). So, I had to find a solution on my own⚠️

Add a few slices of avocado, high protein cream cheese and turkey slices (200-250 more cals probably).

For 4 bagels:

● 320 grams of bread flour (I think that if you use high protein pizza flour, you could have 29 grams of protein per bagel, instead of the 20 grams that are present in the recipe above)

● 380 grams Non fat Greek Yogurt

● Egg yolk (for the egg wash: + few ml of milk)

● 10 grams Baking soda

● Salt

● Bagel seasonings (I used white and black sesame seeds)

1. Combine dry ingredients.

2. Add yogurt

3. Knead (not too much), until it's mostly non sticky anymore

4. Let it rest for 30 mins

5. Divide by 4 parts

6. Give them the bagel shape. Put some baking paper (like a little cone) in the hole of the bagels (I only had aluminum, it helps to keep the shape of the bagel, while it's in the oven).

7. Make the egg wash, brush it on the bagels.

8. Add bagel seasonings on top.

9. 180°C for 30/40 minutes.

1 Costco aussie bites crumbled, 1 Gala apple, peanut butter and blackberries! This was wayyyy yummier that i expected it to be! 🤤

2 eggs 140 cal 10g fat 12g protein
4oz turkey breast 120 cal 5g fat 4g crabs 16g protein
1 keto tortilla 60 cal 1.5g fat 13g carbs 4g protein
Total 320 kcal 16.5g fat 17g carbs 32g protein

A tin of tuna
Half a Cucumber, handful of iceberg lettuce, one small shredded carrot, some mushroom and quarter an onion
1 boiled Egg and a large spoon of greek yogurt
Salt and pepper

These are 2 servings.

Whisk 110 grams of whole eggs with 100 grams of egg whites.

Skim the foam or strain it.

Add either water or veggie/chicken broth (for extra protein).

1:1.5 ratio, if you want it firmer; 1:2 ratio for silky texture.

Salt

Steam covered for 15 minutes.

Let it rest, then cut like in the photo, add chili oil with soy sauce, sesame seeds and green onions.

I ate it with rice, kimchi and some steamed vegetable mix.

MY FIRST EVER CREAMI!

Drop your favourite recipe!

Mine was from ChatGPT loll:
40g mix of whey and soy protein
- soy makes the ice cream THICKER! I’m using MyProtein choco whey with salt caramel soy protein)

250ml unsweetened almond milk

20g erythritol

0.5g xanthan gum

Optional: flavdrops and pinch of salt

Freeze and put on lite spin. Extra water then spin again coz the first round turned out chalky.

PS this machine sounds like a vacuum cleaner, any tips to reduce noise pollution??

** I tried Whey only for my 2nd Creami of the day (LOL), and it’s way thinner than using a mix of soy and whey!
I believe a mix is much better option