I am aware of high GI foods like potatos, pasta, white rice that release glucose quickly into the body leading to a "trough" an hour or so later but I was wondering what I ate last night that caused me to lapse into exhaustion.

Had a busy day at work, got home about 4.45, not much in fridge so just threw some things together.

Had a red pepper, cheese and tuna ommelette, 4 rashers of bacon and some baked beans.

Had finished eating by about 5.30.

Settled down to watch Simpsons at 6 and could hardly stay awake, felt completely knackered and pretty rubbish for the rest of the evening

Any idea what I ate that could make me feel so crap for the rest of the evening?

I'm no expert but I suppose it could have been the beans (lots of sugar in them, depending which ones you bought)

Or it could be something else. Maybe you were tired, been stressed at work and just flopped. Iron deficiency?

Originally posted by taxman
I am aware of high GI foods like potatos, pasta, white rice that release glucose quickly into the body leading to a "trough" an hour or so later but I was wondering what I ate last night that caused me to lapse into exhaustion.


Eating complex carbs (that score high in the Glycemic Index) will leave you feeling tired.

No, I think you were probably just a bit sleepy anyway and veging out in front of the Simpsons made you even more so. To get the true sugar rush and subsequent drop, you need to have been eating a fair amount of the simple sugars; the glucose in sweeties, biscuits etc, and preferably on a previously empty stomach.

However (and here's a rare bit of semi-unsubstantiated science from me), you've taken in a fair bit of the amino acid tryptophan there (in the eggs, cheese, meat), which ultimately leads to serotonin production, which is thought to contribute to sleepiness. If you'd had a turkey sandwich along with the omelette, then you probably would have been asleep and snoring...

Seriously though, you were probably just tired after a long day and veging out on a comfy settee set the sleepiness off.

Originally posted by ppn_2204
No, I think you were probably just a bit sleepy anyway and veging out in front of the Simpsons made you even more so. To get the true sugar rush and subsequent drop, you need to have been eating a fair amount of the simple sugars; the glucose in sweeties, biscuits etc, and preferably on a previously empty stomach.

However (and here's a rare bit of semi-unsubstantiated science from me), you've taken in a fair bit of the amino acid tryptophan there (in the eggs, cheese, meat), which ultimately leads to serotonin production, which is thought to contribute to sleepiness. If you'd had a turkey sandwich along with the omelette, then you probably would have been asleep and snoring...

Seriously though, you were probably just tired after a long day and veging out on a comfy settee set the sleepiness off.


I don't think it was just tiredness. I felt wretched along with it. The only time I've felt like this before was when I spurged on a pint and a half of strong black filter coffee and croissants one sunday. I rarely drink coffee nowadays so the adrenalin surge and subsequent plunge afterwards was what last night reminded me off.

The cheese/egg/meat thing is interesting- I may monitor that. I now realise I should have had a portion of trusty brocolli instead of the beans probably because brocolli's good for just about everything.

Originally posted by taxman

Any idea what I ate that could make me feel so crap for the rest of the evening?

Television is a well established soporific.

Originally posted by taxman
Had a red pepper, cheese and tuna ommelette, 4 rashers of bacon and some baked beans.

Any idea what I ate that could make me feel so crap for the rest of the evening?

That's almost all protein. What had you eaten for the rest of the day? Could just be that you were tired anyway and a good dose of carbs might have given you the energy you needed.

Despite what various fad diets tell us, carbs are not the source of all evil.

-PK-