conflicting carbohydrates

[jchrisobrien]

I'm very tired lately.  Today my lunch nearly knocked me unconcsious, which tanked my mood to boot.  I know that a heavy carb lunch (like rice stir fry) will cause you to crash and get very sleepy.  Carbs are also needed to give you energy when you are working out.  I've been slacking, but I mean to get back into it.  I'm really tired of (heh) getting tired at work.  Gotta love that eternally depleting fleshy prison we're stuck with.

What do you eat for lunch that gives you energy?  What do you eat that knocks you out?

Comments

[mikespe.livejournal.com]

I've been consuming a lot of tea, rasberries and plums after lunch, that seems to do the trick.

Assuming I can drag myself to the Shaws accross the street after stuffing myself full of indian goodness.

[talesinsdaughtr.livejournal.com]

I eat the same peanutbutter sandwhich and tea combination pretty much every day. But I'm not sure I'm the person to aks about normal eating habits :)

[futurenurselady.livejournal.com]

An apple with peanut butter, some hummus with a high-fiber cracker or celery, beef stew (homemade), salad with hardboiled egg slices.

Basically, I try to put at least as much protien in my lunch as fiber or carbs. I also take a multivitamin in the morning and a b-complex at lunchtime.

Maybe try having the heavier (less fiber) carbs only on days you're working out and not for lunch but for a snack closer to the time you go to the gym?

[julishka.livejournal.com]

i either bring my lunch (on low carb bread) or get half a sandwich, an orange & a diet soda from au bon pain. i then also pick up a granola bar for later in the afternoon when i'm hungry.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_asenath_/]

I find that eating green veggies does it for me, esp. if it's with chicken. If I eat too much bread-type or pasta items I start passing out, too.

Nuts are always good too.