"Pick me up" after lunch

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  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    edited April 2016
    krishnap1104 wrote: »
    What do you guys recommend for the a high protein lunch?

    Assuming you are an omnivore, meat.

    Wheat can make some people sleepy, so if trying the obvious lunch choice of a sandwich, be aware of that.

    When I worked in an office and batch cooked on weekends, I often made chicken-rice-veg or chicken-potato-veg for lunches for during the week.

    I've found that bread made from sprouted wheat berries (as opposed to flour) doesn't make me sleepy, so here are my typical breakfasts and lunches these days. BF is a smoothie - I also use about 1.5 C of tea for the liquid and a pinch of salt.

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  • Balaru
    Balaru Posts: 203 Member
    Protein could help - maybe a cheese stick for snack? Or nuts?
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    Villae81 wrote: »
    I would suggest something but I don't want to get another warning message from the mods -.-

    You just broke the first rule of Fight Club.
  • Shana67
    Shana67 Posts: 680 Member
    A bit of exercise always does it for me. Maybe a brisk walk around the block/building?
  • DisneyDude85
    DisneyDude85 Posts: 428 Member
    puffbrat wrote: »
    If possible, a short walk outside or around the office could help perk you up. It makes a big difference for me. As some others have suggested, maybe you just need a snack. Sometimes I find that food can help me get through the 3pm slump.
    foxygirl14 wrote: »
    puffbrat wrote: »
    If possible, a short walk outside or around the office could help perk you up. It makes a big difference for me. As some others have suggested, maybe you just need a snack. Sometimes I find that food can help me get through the 3pm slump.

    This is exactly what works for me. I eat a piece of fruit and take a brisk walk around the outside of the building every day at 3:00pm. It really helps wake me up!

    Agreed! :)
  • krishnap1104
    krishnap1104 Posts: 53 Member
    I heard good things about ACV so do you just mix it in? I also heard cranberry juice is good for you? Anyone tried it?
  • brb_2013
    brb_2013 Posts: 1,197 Member
    krishnap1104 wrote: »
    I'm trying to refrain myself from any type of soda. I don't mind coffee, but I like milk with it which we don't have at work. I wished if I liked tea but I don't

    You can buy non perishable creamer and keep it at your desk.

    Or perhaps it's an energy slump from your workout. Eat a solid snack after you exercise.
  • VykkDraygoVPR
    VykkDraygoVPR Posts: 465 Member
    krishnap1104 wrote: »
    I heard good things about ACV so do you just mix it in? I also heard cranberry juice is good for you? Anyone tried it?

    It's just vinegar. Nothing special about it. If you WANT to drink vinegar, go ahead.

    Cranberry juice is tasty, which makes it better than vinegar. What benefits are you looking for? It's like most fruit juices. It has some vitamins, and sugar.



    I get sleepy around 3 or 4 too, especially if I eat a decent lunch. I just power through, and feel fine around 5 or 6 (so, after I get home xD). If I get REALLY sleepy, I just wall around a bit. Maybe walk downstairs (and back up, no elevator), and grab an energy drink. The walking is what wakes me up though, caffeine just makes me jittery.
  • Kdooms5
    Kdooms5 Posts: 16 Member
    Isn't asking people for ideas asking them what they think you should do?
  • krishnap1104
    krishnap1104 Posts: 53 Member
    kdooms: Not really, I'm sure I'm not the only one asking for ideas I think this is why we have "discussion forums" because we're here to help each other out and seek advise.
  • butterfli7o
    butterfli7o Posts: 1,319 Member
    Flavored teas are great.
    Can you buy some creamer or milk to keep at work?
    I sometimes get the same way around 3. I'll have a Coke Zero or a tuna packet at my desk...very little calories, a nice shot of protein. The tuna comes in all flavors and nothing needs to be added.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    I have a diet soda and a protein bar. Or a black coffee.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    krishnap1104 wrote: »
    So I work 8-5 and take my lunch around 12:30pm and we get an hour. I go to the gym on Wednesdays for half an hour and do an intense workout with my trainer and eat my lunch at my desk. However, as soon as it hits 3pm I am extremely tired!! A lot of people told me to drink tea, but I don't like tea at all. Have any suggestions?

    Is it only Wednesdays after working with your trainer that you are really tired at 3 PM, or is it every work day?
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    krishnap1104 wrote: »
    I heard good things about ACV so do you just mix it in? I also heard cranberry juice is good for you? Anyone tried it?

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cranberry-juice-and-uti-no-evidence_us_56be2ce6e4b0b40245c67ea3

    ...“Cranberry juice, especially the juice concentrates you find at the grocery store, will not treat a UTI or bladder infection,” said Dr. Timothy Boone in a statement. “It can offer more hydration and possibly wash bacteria from your body more effectively, but the active ingredient in cranberry is long-gone by the time it reaches your bladder.”

    Le sigh. The myth may have started with a somewhat sensible hunch, but just doesn’t turn out to be true. As A&M explains, cranberries contain an active ingredient called proanthocyanidins, or PACS, that can keep bacteria from binding to the walls of the bladder. The catch is, PACs aren’t present in commercial cranberry juice.

    “It takes an extremely large concentration of cranberry to prevent bacterial adhesion,” Boone said. “This amount of concentration is not found in the juices we drink. There’s a possibility it was stronger back in our grandparents’ day, but definitely not in modern times.”

    You may have seen cranberry capsules in the pharmacy aisle. These do have a concentrated amount of PACs and can help prevent the risk of UTIs. According to a study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, cranberry capsules reduced the risk of UTIs by 50 percent in women who had a catheter in place while undergoing gynecological surgery.
  • 12by311
    12by311 Posts: 1,716 Member
    Francl27 wrote: »
    Plenty of protein and fiber at lunch with some coffee - no more 3pm pick me up needed.

    This is what I suggest. When I changed what I was eating at lunch is when I stopped crashing at 2:15 p.m. (that was my crash time).
  • krishnap1104
    krishnap1104 Posts: 53 Member
    Usually every day, I go on a walk during my lunch for 30 minutes and it is at a moderate pace. Today I had an Asian Sesame salad from Panera (half portion) and I feel pretty good! I think it has about 25g of protein.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    krishnap1104 wrote: »
    Usually every day, I go on a walk during my lunch for 30 minutes and it is at a moderate pace. Today I had an Asian Sesame salad from Panera (half portion) and I feel pretty good! I think it has about 25g of protein.

    Great! Glad to hear it :)

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