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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 02:08 PM
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Why do I always feel like I need a nap after lunch?
I had a slice of cheese pizza and a very small salad for lunch (I had ice water to drink).

What is making me so sleepy?
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ohiosmith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 02:09 PM
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1. Oh the copycat possibilities.
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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 03:42 PM
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12. no sex threads till its time to test the new mods
:D
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AlanAdam Donating Member (82 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 02:40 PM
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2. Because you're not dozing off enough at your desk before lunch.
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RedCloud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 02:58 PM
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3. ding! ding! We have a winner!
And welcome to the DU!

:hi:
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 03:25 PM
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7. I knew I was forgetting to do something!
Welcome to DU!
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 03:01 PM
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4. Too many carbs
I used to get very sleepy after lunches, until i realized it was the carbs, so I started experimenting, and if I went lunch without carbs, just had a nice big salad or something non-carbish, no tiredness/sleepiness at all.
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 03:12 PM
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6. one slice of pizza???
It's not like I had a bowlful of pasta.
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Wapsie B Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 03:10 PM
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5. It has to do with circadian rhythms
and the fluctuation of things like core body temperature. For a day shift worker there's a dip in core body temp in the afternoon.
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patcox2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 03:28 PM
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8. Post-prandial torpor
You need a nap. Then go back to work at 4 or 5 and work till 9. Move to Spain.
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slide to the left Donating Member (602 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 03:29 PM
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9. because
yout body only has so much blood in it, and after you eat, more blood goes to your digestive system to help you digest, therefore, less blood going to your brain. That means your get tired.
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Boojatta Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 03:31 PM
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10. Is it taking a lot of energy for your system to digest cheese pizza?
Edited on Wed Mar-29-06 03:34 PM by Boojatta
Do cats eat pizza? If they do, then that explains why they take so many catnaps. Would you be willing to eat a lunch of carrots, celery, other vegetables, and maybe some bean dip? (That's a lunch that a cat wouldn't eat.)

Re salad: is there oil in the dressing?
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 03:42 PM
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11. no dressing
just a drizzle of olive oil and a squeeze from a lemon wedge.
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