I’m not going to act like I’m smart by Googling “Why do I get sleepy after a meal?” and then reiterate the search results. By the way, isn’t it going to be so sad in like 10 years when Google is basically raising your kids and running your life. You literally Googled “How to change a diaper” and “How to play catch with your borderline gay son to prevent him from crossing all the way over to the other team”. WAKE UP PEOPLE! Okay, sorry for that rant.
***Note to self: write an article about how sad our society is because people now a days can’t think for themselves and run to the Google everytime they don’t know anything***
Okay, let’s get down like James Brown (not like his cousin James Beige who spent all his years trying to find a cure for bitch-ass-ness). These are my real deal Holyfield thoughts on why people, such as myself, get sleepy after lunch (especially at work). So, feel free to chime in with your answers. And please, no Googling…a monkey can Google anything and you’re not a monkey are you? You are a lion at heart and you also have the red ass of one of those chimps with the red ass. Ahhhh, you see what I did there? I created me a nice little joke. I’ll put that in my pocket and save that for another occasion.
I think that after a meal the blood from organs and muscles are diverted to the stomach so it can digest the food you just ate. Thus, why you feel so relaxed after eating and why you feel sleepy.
I also know that sugar levels play a part in a person feeling exhausted. Like how diabetics feel faint when their blood sugars are low. I learned from somewhere or someone (I forget where or who) that when certain foods get broken down in your body they turn into sugar. When you have sugar in your system you eventually have the mystical “sugar crash”. Some sugars are worse than others and will lead to an even larger sugar crash. Refined sugars (such as sugars in most sodas and beverages you find at your local liquor store) are the bad sugars. These are sugars that do not naturally occur in nature and even though they give you a boost of energy, they will eventually make you tired. Natural sugars, such as those found in apples and other fruits are best if you’re looking for an energy boost and no sugar crash. Sugars are energy, but it’s the type of energy you put in your body that determines how you feel. Put it like this: There are various types of fuels you can put in your car, but what type of gas will burn cleaner and ultimately keep your car running in tip top shape? Also, remember this: It’s not gay until it goes in.
So, what are your thoughts on why people get so sleepy after a nice meal?
These might as well be Tylenol PMs.
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4 responses so far ↓
1 Letty // Jun 11, 2010 at 4:59 pm
Its the ITIS!
Yes, you’re absolutely correct. You eat a stupid-large meal and your body flips out. Its too much work for the regular crew, so they call in the backup from your brain, your limbs; all the other body parts that in reality should be benefiting by your food choices and not being punished the way they are when you eat a huge freakin’ meal, you selfish jerk. Anyway, your body is hard at work trying to digest this crap, so everything else suffers, and you crash.
The best possible way to avoid the sugar crash is to choose foods that are low in the glycemic index, as well as choosing complex carbohydrates like whole grains (not whole wheat, or “enriched wheat” which is what I call “weak wheat”). All of this will produce a steady stream of energy without the intense drop-off that you get when your body speedily burns through all the simple carbs and sugars.
Also, drink some water, people.
2 Letty // Jun 11, 2010 at 5:04 pm
Oh yeah.
P.S.
By the looks of those photos, you’re eating a lot of processed meat and bread products. Your body has a hard time digesting so many meat products, and you burn through those fluffy buns like the tragic act of your hair getting in the way of the action end of a lighter.
3 Caleb // Jun 14, 2010 at 3:34 pm
Yeah, I eat like I should be a fat dude. For some fortunate reason I stay slim. One day it will catch up to me. And on that day, my spirit will have died.
4 Letty // Jun 14, 2010 at 3:42 pm
That episode cracked me up.
Good God, I miss cable.
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