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Originally Posted by jluetjen
I'd take a look at how much sugar your consuming at lunch time. Barring any events like jet-lag, as I've gotten older I've found that I'm pretty sensitive to the amount of sugar that I ingest. I'm not diabetic, but my blood sugar does spike up and then down before settling at a "normal" level. One of the swings makes me crash.
For example, my lunches are usually some unsalted or lightly salted nuts, some tomatoes, carrots and cucumber slices. If I snack on candy or have a meal with lots of sugar (like b-b-q sauce) I get sleepy around 2. If I skip that and keep to low sugar snacks and fresh fruit I don't have any problems.
BTW, I also avoid caffeine. I don't drink any coffee, tea or colas since I usually get sleepy when they wear off. If I don't drink them, there's no let-down. Since I usually work out for about 90 minutes in the morning when I wake up before 5:00, I never need any additional stimulants to help me wake up in the morning. The flip side though is that I'm usually pretty worthless by 10:00 PM.
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Good advice John. I'm hyper-conscious about refined sugar and think I have a fairly low sugar level on average, though I was eating 3-5 pints of Häagen-Dazs a week over the summer. Cut that out in Sept. Maybe I should bring it back?
I have been thinking of biking in the mornings, just got out all my old gear. I do need to do something.