Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: SonnyDaze
Turkey = ZZZZ
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it's all the high carb foods that accompany a typical turkey meal.
chicken has the same level of tryptophan as turkey iirc, and eggs have a good amount too. many foods have it.
loading up with a high-carb meal in general can lead to feeling tired, just because of the work it takes to digest it.
for me, working out and eating a decent size meal of anything, no matter how balanced or geared toward high protein/low fat the meal may be, I tend to get tired. My body wants to digest the food and use the nutrients to repair my body after exercise, and I tend to wake up even from a short nap feeling quite refreshed.
that, and really, I'm pretty sure my body loathes the idea of sleeping for long at night and staying awake all day. My body would love nothing more than a few hours at night, work in the morning, a few hours more in the afternoon, and work in the evening and repeat. no matter how much I sleep at night my body always tells me, "unless you dump large quantities of energy products in me, you are taking at least a short nap in the afternoon. I don't care about your plans or if I make you miss class, you're getting a nap if I don't get large amounts of caffeine."