The body doesn't have a storage area for protein. Unlike excess fat and carbohydrates, which are stored in adipose tissue or liver / muscle glycogen - when you eat large amounts of protein, the body has to expend large amounts of energy to burn it up. In fancy language we call this the thermogenic effect of food, or TEF.
This tends to have a filling effect. You feel full, because your body is busy digesting and breaking down all that protein. The full feeling is your bodies way of saying" let me do my thing. I can't handle anything more right now".
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