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Why do I feel hungry again 2 hours after sunday lunch ?


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The only reason I am asking this question is I was talking to my friend last night and she brought this up, and I was amazed, the exact same thing happens too me.

 

My parents like to have a traditional sunday lunch and get the family around, and I go along usually twice a month. It is a hearty meal with plenty of meat and veg, and a pudding afterwards.

 

After I have returned home I find that I am hungry again a couple of hours after eating, and this doesn't make any sense to me. Why is this? does it happen to everyone?

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Not meaning to be critical, but do you eat really quickly?

 

If you chew your food well, the combination of foods that comprise a Sunday lunch should hang around in your gut for a good few hours before you start to feel hungry again.

 

If you wolf it down (my bro-in-law sublimes his meals... :rolleyes:) the hungry feeling will return quite soon.

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Not meaning to be critical, but do you eat really quickly?

 

If you chew your food well, the combination of foods that comprise a Sunday lunch should hang around in your gut for a good few hours before you start to feel hungry again.

 

Actually yes,

I do eat very quickly. It is how I was brought up.

 

I will try to eat much slower. In future to see if it makes a difference.

I usually have my main course finished before the last three people have had their meat carved.

It is quite embarrasing when I think about it.

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yes and this kind of thing only happens when you have a roast type dinner..

 

I wonder if it is something to do with the combination of carbohydrates and meat.

 

I used to find this when I was younger, perhaps the digestive system goes into overdrive to cope wth the unusual amount of food you're throwing at it and produces too much acid. This surplus of acid could be the hunger pangs you feel later on.

 

On Sunday I usually have a can (or two) of beer before lunch and manage to stay awake long enough to do the washing up, - but then it's zonk time for at least an hour :D Don't usually feel hungry again until about 8 pm, and just have a little snack.

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