Coming from an opera singer who can outeat her boyfriend (and I am fit, not fat!):
Oatmeal is a great suggestion, but I think two hours satiety is a reasonable expectancy if you are a hungry guy.
Normally I eat breakfast, a mid-morning snack, lunch, a mid-afternoon snack, dinner and a before bed snack.
I get cranky and am unable to support a big sound if I don't eat enough.
For energy and fullness I stick to whole foods. This means whole grain bread and pasta, brown rice, polenta, oatmeal - whatever. There are a ton of choices, just stay away from the refined stuff.
Then, I suggest eating whatever you want. If you want fast food for a meal, eat it! Once I gave myself permission to eat fast food, I stopped wanting it all the time. And, my appetite for "healthier" choices increased with time as my desire to do good things for myself and body increased. I think restrictive dieting is counter-productive if you are otherwise a healthy human being.
Another thought: I feel more full eating in a restaurant where I am first presented with a nice salad or soup, then a main course with meat, veggies and potatos and dessert than at home when I pop something quick and without care into the oven. Perhaps you could start cooking meals for yourself (or getting a girlfriend so you two can cook together or for each other).
Also, I think it is worth questioning if it is really food you are hungry for. Sometimes our hunger signals can get messed up and make us think we want food, when what we really want is love.
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