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How do you avoid the mid afternoon slump? My afternoon are pretty much a write-off until the early evening. I have tried avoiding carbs and sugars for lunch and
by Jasonbe 9y ago
How do you avoid the mid afternoon slump? My afternoon are pretty much a write-off until the early evening. I have tried avoiding carbs and sugars for lunch and have a pretty good bowl of oats for breakfast. Ive just come to accept that its my Circadian rhythm and such plan my productive hours around the early mornings.
- Jasonbe 9y agoIn addition, I take a b6 vitamin along with zinc and magnesium.
- stevenkovar 9y agoImproving insulin sensitivity will help. Also look into the benefits of apple cider vinegar.
- sidcool 9y agoWhat foods are good to improve insulin sensitivity?
- bauer 9y agoResistant starch. I take Hi-Maize mixed straight into a glass of water. https://www.selfhacked.com/blog/resistant2-resistant-starch-metabolism-autoimmunity-cancer-weight-loss-digestion/ https://www.selfhacked.com/blog/resistant2-resistant-starch-...
- charleyramm 9y agoDoes instant custard work? Or is it special corn starch?
- imeron 9y agoDon't eat pizzas or anything with too much carbs for lunch, never ever. If you did try eating half a teaspoon of cinnamon. (google cinnamon and sugar processing).
- controversy187 9y agoI switched to drinking tea instead of coffee, all day long. For the most part, I've noticed that I don't experience the afternoon slump as much. On the occasions that I do, a half cup of coffee usually overcomes it. I've also experimented with intermittent fasting, only eating between noon and 8pm. That also, for me, helped eliminate the slump.
- clueless123 9y agoNothing beats a short nap after lunch to let the body (and mind) reset the system for a great afternoon. Many companies now days have special nap rooms, with mats and blankies. :)
- maroonblazer 9y agoI've taken to simply sitting with my eyes closed for ~10 minutes around 2-ish. It's a very pronounced feeling of shedding all the accumulated 'cruft' on my brain from the morning's work. I also plan less 'smart work' in the afternoon, so things like catching up on email or reading literature/learning.
- hycaria 9y agoEat less for lunch.
- tonyedgecombe 9y agoEspecially anything sugary.
- joemaller1 9y agoOats are mostly starch, starch is how plants store sugar. A bowl of oats has a fairly high GI score.
- sethammons 9y agoFor me, it used to be bad. Watery eyes, lack of focus, nodding off while staring at the screen. After I started morning exercise, I almost never get the afternoon doldrums, and if I do, it can be attributed to either poor sleep or poor diet. I feel solidly productive for the entire day now; though on lazy weekends, I'll take a solid long nap. For more context, at a minimum I do 3 days of CrossFit at a competitive gym (meaning it can be a bit more than what you would typically find for that kind of exercise programming), normally at 5:30am. Food typically starts off with overnight oats and/or eggs, bacon, spinach, cottage cheese, and the like. Lunch bounces around, but often includes salad and/or rice and some meat. Dinner is usually similar but of better quality compared to lunch. And I try to be asleep before 9pm. Snacking (or binging) on junk foods or lack of good sleep can sometimes bring afternoon slumps, but not very often. If those do hit, working from a different spot helps. Maybe standing instead of sitting, working from a couch instead of a desk, or working in the kitchen with coworkers milling around.