Is it just me or what?

[Dimple_Flirt]

Does anyone else have the problem of being sleepy after comsuming sugar or simple carbs? Ive noticed that I'm wide awake and aware on straight protein , but in a constant fog and to the point of nodding off when eating bread,crackers, sugar in tea and such.

[Sweet_Sadie]

Hey Dimple_Flirt,
I haven't had any of that poison since I found Atkins a little over a month ago. I used to feel that way though. Thank goodness that's all out of my system now, I'm feeling so good it's unbelievable!

[Sweet_Sadie]

PS - If you read in DANDR Chapter 4 that starts on page 38 you'll probably find that you are Group B like I am. Which means you're one of the 3 types that need to control their carbohydrates!

[changing]

Originally Posted by Dimple_Flirt

Does anyone else have the problem of being sleepy after comsuming sugar or simple carbs? Ive noticed that I'm wide awake and aware on straight protein , but in a constant fog and to the point of nodding off when eating bread,crackers, sugar in tea and such.

It's not just you. Carbs make me as sleepy as alcohol does. Seriously, I've "splurged" before on excessive carbs at a meal, and I felt like I had just finished a long night of drinking. Zzzzzzzz.

[presidentholmes]

Absolutely, partly why I'm here.
I just crash after anything like that.

[Roshen]

me too.... sleepy sleepy!

[BeccaResRN]

One time I decided I would work in the carbs of a half and apple...I ate it and nearly fell asleep at work!!!! I was working nights and I had been fine prior to eating the half an apple....which I ate alone with nothing ease like fat or protein to slow the glycemic surge...I learned my lesson for me when I do have fruits which is not at all often I have cheese or chicken with it or have it in something like chicken salad with mayo and celery and a few nuts

[presidentholmes]

Sugar = Sleepy McWoozy

[Thinker]

Originally Posted by Dimple_Flirt

Does anyone else have the problem of being sleepy after comsuming sugar or simple carbs? Ive noticed that I'm wide awake and aware on straight protein , but in a constant fog and to the point of nodding off when eating bread,crackers, sugar in tea and such.

Me too!! I have to fight through the mental fog whenever I've gone over my carb budget.

Side question. Does anyone else get "hot" if they eat too many carbs. Particularly when i was heavier, a sugar or carb snack used to leave me with a super-duper hot flash a few weeks later.

- Thinker

[Dimple_Flirt]

I feel the heat rising from my body too. Funny, when I'm on straight protein/vit/water my body shrinks and I feel cold alot of the time and my hands are normally icey cold and dry compaired to hot and clamy.