How Do I Avoid Getting Drowsy After Lunch

[MosJan]

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This is about blood sugar. You'll stop me if you've heard this but you need to eat little and often.

 

You must eat breakfast, such as whole grain cereal for sustained energy release, with milk that provides protein, (or actually one of those little probiotic drinks works well on cereal.) A mid morning snack will prevent your feeling ravenous by lunchtime; fruit, yoghurt, oatcakes, so that when you take lunch you won't feel you have to eat a huge portion. Your lunch should contain a balance of carbs, (as unrefined as poss, such as wholemeal bread or pasta) , protein like chicken or tuna, and you should keep fats low-ish. Eat some salad and/or fruit, too, and at all times stay well hydrated with plenty of water or fruit or herbal teas.

 

If you eat a big lunch, your blood sugar will soar; insulin will crash in to manage blood sugar, and pretty soon you feel drowsy. We aren't in the desert. You won't starve if you have smaller portions at lunch - and you can have another snack mid-afternoon. Keep apples and cereal bars, (watch the sugar content!) in your desk drawer or lunch box, and don't make the mistake of reaching for high fat, high sugar snack like biscuits or chocolate.

[Maral]

what is a 'probiotic drink'???

[vava]

Here's the Wikipedia article on Probiotics. Essentially they're bacterial "supplements" that some folks claim put your bodies beneficial flora/bacteria back into balance. Yogurt is an example of a natural probiotic.

[Sip]

I think I have had "breakfast" maybe less than 100 times my whole life. My first meal of the day is usually between 12-1pm and my last meal is usually no later than 7-pm.

 

So I have no choice but to load up on food at 12:30pm to last me 24 hours. ... hence comes in the concept of BUFFET!

 

 

Edit: I forgot to say that I am rarely on any set schedule so the "times" of eat/sleep etc are all over the place for me usually. So sometimes I end up being both drowsy and really energetic both at the same time

Edited September 27, 2006 by Sip

[MosJan]

i'm gonna try

lets see if will make any difference

 

my friends wife lost over 50paunds - just by having 5 to 6 meal a day

 

i need to get in shape - or atlist losssssss 40 to 50 paunds