How do you beat the after lunch food coma?
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Simple. Do not eat any carbs at lunch. You will notice an immediate difference. I used to get the 2 o'clock nap urge too. Once I stopped eating carbs at lunch, I became the beast I am today
See this is one instance where Europe has it right. Eat a giant lunch and then take a nap for a few hours.
I intermittent fast two days a week (don't eat for 20+ hours) so I'll eat a regular sized breakfast and lunch and then not eat again until the next morning. I do it because your body needs to be shocked out of the routine feast mode. It's also a great opportunity for your body to destroy harmful cells. This probably won't solve your problem, but it may help over time when your body adjusts the way it reacts to meals. Fasting gets a bad rap and is something more people should do, even bodybuilders benefit from it, which is counter-intuitive.
i second the drinking coffee thing. I drink about 4 cups a day that are caffeinated and one or two that aren't.
