Do You Get Sleepy After Eating?

[+ Avalon]

I do regardless of the time. Even if I eat shortly after getting up in the morning I get sleepy.

[+ Tarte Gogo]

Yep, digestion does that to varying degrees to nearly everyone.

For some people it is so mild they can barely feel it at all, for some others, they need the siesta hour after lunch.

[+ sync]

Absolutely. I used to try to fight it, but now I just enjoy it.

[+ quoththeraven]

True for me after lunch, not dinner. It takes me awhile to be hungry in the morning, so I don't usually eat a big breakfast and sometimes it's awhile before I have it.

[+ Charlie]

As I enter my twilight years, I find that I feel sleepy after lunch, and sometimes I drift off if I close my eyes, something that never used to happen to me--when I was younger, I couldn't take an afternoon nap even if I tried.

[+ Travis69]

Take a 20 minute nap after dinner every night.

[bigvalboy]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siesta

 

"Factors explaining the geographical distribution of the modern siesta are high temperatures and heavy intake of food at the midday meal."

 

siesta

[see-es-tuh]

 

noun

1. a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
   

[craigville beach]

I do regardless of the time. Even if I eat shortly after getting up in the morning I get sleepy.

 

do you check your blood sugar?

[+ Pensant]

Been taking short naps on and off for years. Greatly improves my productivity.

[+ Avalon]

do you check your blood sugar?

 

I haven't in several months. I should. I got a new kit but haven't opened it.

[MassageDrew]

I’m curious to hear what foreigners think about this and if they experience the same thing. I’m seeing a lot of comments that people get sleepy after a big meal which made me think about portion control. It’s no surprise that meal portions in the US is typically twice (or more) times larger. I live in the US but I’m always conscious about the portion. In fact I always ensure there are fruits and veggies incorporated in that portion. Maybe I don’t feel it as Tarte indicated but I’ve never felt sleepy after eating.

[+ Tarte Gogo]

I’m curious to hear what foreigners think about this and if they experience the same thing. I’m seeing a lot of comments that people get sleepy after a big meal which made me think about portion control. It’s no surprise that meal portions in the US is typically twice (or more) times larger. I live in the US but I’m always conscious about the portion. In fact I always ensure there are fruits and veggies incorporated in that portion. Maybe I don’t feel it as Tarte indicated but I’ve never felt sleepy after eating.

It is certainly better if you spread your food intake into 4 smaller portions throughout the day.

When I lived in Italy, I would live like some of the people around me: only an espresso for breakfast (basically no calories) then a nice plate of pasta for lunch (1100 calories, need the siesta hour after that! ) and then dinner very late, after 9 pm sometime 10 or 10:30 (also about 1100 calories, ready for bed!)

Would 4 meals of roughly 500 calories would have been better and not make me so sleepy? Very probably.

[Rudynate]

It astonished me how much Italians eat at lunch- multiple courses- and they're not fat.

[MassageDrew]

It is certainly better if you spread your food intake into 4 smaller portions throughout the day.

When I lived in Italy, I would live like some of the people around me: only an espresso for breakfast (basically no calories) then a nice plate of pasta for lunch (1100 calories, need the siesta hour after that! ) and then dinner very late, after 9 pm sometime 10 or 10:30 (also about 1100 calories, ready for bed!)

Would 4 meals of roughly 500 calories would have been better and not make me so sleepy? Very probably.

 

Agreed. It was practically the same when I was in Madrid. I also try not to eat in between meals. Usually light breakfast, the heaviest meal at lunch, then light dinner.