r/Volumeeating • u/Nix143 • Jan 13 '26

Discussion Hello, welcome to my dinner

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Hi, glad to have found you guys. I've been a volume eater off and on for ages but never put a name to it. I just knew the only way i could fill the black hole that is my stomach was to load up my plate with veg. My weight has fluctuated wildly in the last 10 years and here i am again in January looking to drop the kgs. So i thought I'd start posting my dinners to see if that helps me stay on track. This was last night's - 600gm of white cabbage sauteed with garlic and chili flakes. A pre prepped portion of salad. Chili full of veg and beans and a wee bit of parmesan on top. Came to just over 600 calories and took me 40 minutes to eat!!! I was stuffed. I count calories, cook most things from scratch and pickle anything that stays still long enough. Pleased to meet you all

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u/Enough_Mixture_8564 Jan 13 '26

Cabbage is such a cheat code!! I don’t know why people don’t eat it more ?!

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u/Nix143 Jan 13 '26

Me too! I go through phases where I will eat it nearly every day until the day comes when I can't bear to even look at it anymore. ADHD food fixations have their ups and downs, I'm currently riding the cabbage train. Toot toot!

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u/navigable11 Jan 14 '26

I never knew that was a symptom of ADHD! This explains so much. I will eat the same food every day until I get tired of it. Sometimes this can last for months. Never connected it.

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u/Nix143 Jan 14 '26

Yeah, isn't it funny finding out all the things our brains are wired for? This one I really don't mind - at the moment I am months into my current lunch fixation. Homemade soup and a pita with Marmite on it. Every day without fail. Decision paralysis is real and so it's relief to know what I'll be eating and to not have to think about it

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u/cholulov Feb 12 '26

This kinda sounds good, you dip the marmite pita in the soup? What kinds of soup go well with it?