Tired after eating..

[tubbednova]

Is anybody else getting tired after eating?Im getting tired almost every time now.It doesn't matter what i eat carbs no carbs protein and carbs ect..i eat and about 15min later i need to lay down.All my meals are clean as of chicken or fish brown rice ,yams,whole gain,oatmeal,ect.. no sugar at all no fruit just veggies that have min. sugar.Any idea???

[Rosie Chee]

Is anybody else getting tired after eating?Im getting tired almost every time now.It doesn't matter what i eat carbs no carbs protein and carbs ect..i eat and about 15min later i need to lay down.All my meals are clean as of chicken or fish brown rice ,yams,whole gain,oatmeal,ect.. no sugar at all no fruit just veggies that have min. sugar.Any idea???

It could be that you are VERY sensitive to ANY change of insulin in your body - trust me, I used to be like this, and still get like this depending on how my nutrition and training have been. Or, there could be another issue, which you would have to find the root cause of and deal with.

~Rosie~

[southpaw23]

I suffer through the same issues. It's all insulin dependent if I had to take a guess. My endo diagnosed me with metabolic syndrome, aka insulin resistance. You are most likely sensitive to insulin changes as Rosie alluded to in her post. I've found that incorporating certain stims into my daily routine has really helped me fight through some of those issues related to insulin changes in the body, such as extreme feelings of exhaustion or lethargy. My diet is key, as I've found what works well for me - a high protein (lean sources) diet, coupled with high amounts of fat (fish oil). I feel great on that type of diet and it's been sustainable for me throughout the past year.

[tubbednova]

Thats about the same diet that im on very high lean protein and as for the carbs i eat them in the morning about 50grams and im not to bad then but my mid-morning gets me and lunch which usally has about 10-15carbs from veggies.Around 2-3 i feel alright.

[STPlover]

drop the rice, whole grains and oatmeal ... its most likely those foods that are sucking all your energy

[specmike]

Is anybody else getting tired after eating?Im getting tired almost every time now.It doesn't matter what i eat carbs no carbs protein and carbs ect..i eat and about 15min later i need to lay down.All my meals are clean as of chicken or fish brown rice ,yams,whole gain,oatmeal,ect.. no sugar at all no fruit just veggies that have min. sugar.Any idea???

Just curious, why no sugar at all? Some simple sugars can be useful and especially for certain activity levels and lifestyles. Throw a banana or 2 into your day and see if you feel any different. 1 at breakfast or a 10am snack and 1 about and before working out certainly won't do any harm unless you are doing some sort of crazy contest prep.

[tubbednova]

Just curious, why no sugar at all? Some simple sugars can be useful and especially for certain activity levels and lifestyles. Throw a banana or 2 into your day and see if you feel any different. 1 at breakfast or a 10am snack and 1 about and before working out certainly won't do any harm unless you are doing some sort of crazy contest prep.

Thyroid and adrenal gland problems (im a mess).Don't drink coffee just use green tea extact.Sugar,potassium,caffine , refined carbs all stess adrenals more so i try to cut out as much as i can.

[tubbednova]

drop the rice, whole grains and oatmeal ... its most likely those foods that are sucking all your energy

As i said it doesn't matter what i eat it can be just protein whole food,whey(not as bad)so its not the carbs.

[ryansm]

Thyroid and adrenal gland problems (im a mess).Don't drink coffee just use green tea extact.Sugar,potassium,caffine , refined carbs all stess adrenals more so i try to cut out as much as i can.

How long have you been using the Green Tea extract? I ask because I use to get the same issues after eating and I found that when I substituted the extract for brewed Green Tea the problem went away. I also experimented with this actually being the issue by adding back the extract and sure enough the issue arose again.

[bakerderek0]

I too get tired after eating a big meal. I just thought it was normal. It doesn't bother me.

[AntonG42O]

drop the rice, whole grains and oatmeal ... its most likely those foods that are sucking all your energy

exactly

you blood sugar might be going up and down too much from those carbs, so all day your energy levels are different

[southpaw23]

drop the rice, whole grains and oatmeal ... its most likely those foods that are sucking all your energy

Agreed 100%. What works for me is an extremely low carb diet. I upped my fat (fish/olive) intake to compensate for the lack of carbs. I feel much better on this type of diet.

[AntonG42O]

Agreed 100%. What works for me is an extremely low carb diet. I upped my fat (fish/olive) intake to compensate for the lack of carbs. I feel much better on this type of diet.

also add more eggs and steak, man food

[southpaw23]

also add more eggs and steak, man food

I could eat steak all day. Something about a man and his meat...wait...what?

[AntonG42O]

I could eat steak all day. Something about a man and his meat...wait...what?

ahh could be another brilliant pickup line

[southpaw23]

ahh could be another brilliant pickup line

"Hey do you mind if I stand directly behind you at the ATM?"

[tubbednova]

My carb intake for the day is 140 or less.I can eat a jar of pb and still be tired.Like to night im going to have 10oz round steak and a cup of broccoli and i'll have to force myself to stay up.Never been carb sens. So its not carbs theres a guy namred matrix on the site and he's saying its part of adrenal fatigue.

[AntonG42O]

"Hey do you mind if I stand directly behind you at the ATM?"

"doing good mornings? here lemme spot ya!"

[AntonG42O]

ohhh adrenal fatigue that was my next guess. ever abuse stims like caffeine etc?

[southpaw23]

My carb intake for the day is 140 or less.I can eat a jar of pb and still be tired.Like to night im going to have 10oz round steak and a cup of broccoli and i'll have to force myself to stay up.Never been carb sens. So its not carbs theres a guy namred matrix on the site and he's saying its part of adrenal fatigue.

PB has natural sugars that remain in the bloodstream for to long, which leads to lethargy, this is a biproduct of being insulin resistant. Up the protein, fat and raw fiber -- something like Fiberteq from VPX, an awesome fiber product.