How To Avoid The After Meal Nap
Every year people look forward to it, they talk about it beforehand, discussing it making plans, talking about what foods are going to be at this year’s big holiday meals. Everyone has that person and their family they can make that special dish you look forward to it every year may be for Thanksgiving or Christmas. And every year you consume more than you should but you look forward to it for so long you just can’t help yourself.
Holidays are typically good times and the food that goes with them is no exception for holiday meals are typically an all-out cooking extravaganza for the whole family to enjoy. The meals typically involve large portions of various meats including turkey and ham not to mention sausage balls and other media hors d’oeuvres. This typically numerous deserts and various kinds of pies. And don’t forget the mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, sweet potatoes and other typical dishes that help you to pack on the calories. And don’t forget some of those famous morning breakfasts at the biscuits and gravy, omelettes, bacon, sausage and other typical morning meals. All of this provides the perfect recipe for the “fatigue after eating” syndrome and bring on that overwhelming feeling that make you want to take a nap.
It’s no wonder with all of this delightful food available we all want to get a little taste of everything, after all some of the dishes prepared by some of our family members we only get to enjoy once a year. It’s funny how the younger people are able to fill their plates eat and go back for seconds and thirds. While people with a few more years tend to get one good-sized plate and then start to feel full. Either way by the end of the meal everyone is wishing they had eaten less and probably worn larger size pants. Trying to deal with this large bounty of a meal that is now lodged in your stomach start to make you feel a little tired. This is the fatigue after eating syndrome that is popular around the holidays it’s very catchy.
So many people want to know how to prevent that feeling of fatigue and heaviness and perhaps even a busted button or two and some stretched fabric. There are a few things that you can do to help remedy the situation starting with eating slower. It is a well known fact that the people who tend to eat quickly usually have a harder time with digesting their food that isn’t as well chewed as it might be if they ate slowly. Another problem with eating fast is that this causes a disadvantage because it does not allow the digesting process of the stomach time to measure the amount of food and send a signal that it is reaching capacity capacity is becoming full. I eating slower it allows you to enjoy the taste of the food and appreciate it more a loss will allow you to know when your stomach is getting full.
Most of us have heard the old saying that your eyes are typically bigger than your stomach and the holiday meals are definitely one of those times. Also instead of loading up your plate try taking smaller portions of each dish and enjoy them at your leisure. After almost family meals allow for everyone to go back for refills.
If you follow these simple guidelines this year at the holiday dinner table they will help you to prevent the fatigue after eating syndrome and focus more on the enjoyment and quality of the meal. Also remember that there’s usually a large quantity of leftovers and various family members all bring food so there’s an abundance that will probably allow you to have leftovers for days so there’s no need to eat everything all at one time.
Something else you might want to try is to have a small amount of exercise after you have finished eating a large dinner, breakfast, or lunch. This exercise can range from playing a simple game of billiards, a fun interactive card game, a board game or maybe you want to even break out the game of twister or play charades. Either way a small bit of exercise will help you to digest the food more quickly and feel better. This will also help you to hold off on desert for later after your stomach has had some time to digest and settle and allow you to burn off some of the calories in food and alleviate the feeling of heaviness in your stomach without having to loosen your belt.
So by eating slowly taking smaller bites and reasonable sized food portions you can prevent that feeling of fatigue. And don’t forget to take small breaks when you’re feeling satisfied and your stomach starts to feel full. Following these guidelines will allow you to eat less and enjoy your meal time more without gaining a lot of weight during the holidays. And remember you probably will be able to have leftovers that you can enjoy later too. Everyone wants to enjoy the great food that has been prepared by family members but it can be a disastrous time if you’re trying to actively die during the holidays if you do not plan ahead.