Ello,
Volume eating isn’t always the flex people think it is.
Yeah, it might keep you full for longer… but if your dinner looks like a mountain of cauliflower rice, courgette noodles, and egg whites, then congrats, you’ve built a very impressive plate of nothing.
I’ve been there.
Every time I’ve dieted down, I’ve turned into a volume-eating psychopath.
Everything had to take up as much space on the plate as possible.
If there was a way to make my meal bigger without adding calories, I was doing it.
And yeah, it “worked.”
Until it didn’t 👀
The Problem With Volume Eating
When you’re dieting, hunger is inevitable 🤷♂
But constantly trying to trick your body into thinking it’s full is a losing game 😬
Egg whites, sugar-free jelly, and cauliflower rice aren’t bad foods. They’re just not real nutrition.
Adherence matters most, I’ll always say that.
If volume eating is the only thing keeping you from demolishing an entire pack of biscuits, fine. But stop pretending it’s healthy. You’ve just swapped one extreme for another.
Adherence ≠ Health
Egg whites and sugar-free jelly are about as healthy for you as Big Macs and ice cream. They just sit at opposite ends of the same stupid stick.
You’re still under-eating nutrients, still under-performing in the gym, and still wondering why your energy’s on the floor.
If you can build meals around nutrient-dense, single-ingredient foods and stay in a deficit, THAT’S the sweet spot.
Where I Went Wrong (and Probably You Too)
When I’ve dieted, I’ve:
Avoided whole eggs 🥚
Cut out starchy carbs 🍞
Ditched red meat 🥩
Avoided fats like they were poison 😅
All to make my plate look bigger.
But that meant:
My omega 3s, iron, zinc, and copper went down the drain.
My glycogen stores emptied, my recovery fell apart.
My brain fog was worse than ever because I’d basically starved my own head of fuel.
And for what? A bigger-looking plate?!
The Fix: Eat Like an Adult
Now? I eat properly:
Whole eggs
Rice and potatoes
Actual fats.
Real food that fuels training, not just fills space.
Because dieting doesn’t mean living off air. And “feeling full” doesn’t mean “doing it right.”
Hunger’s normal, but being knackered, moody, and running on fumes isn’t.
Eat better, not just bigger.
Here’s to fixing that 🍻
Cheers,
Sheep 🐏
P.S. If your meals look huge but your energy’s on the floor, I’ll fix that for you. My 1:1 coaching will show you how to lose fat and actually perform in the gym, no sad bowls of egg whites required.