Feeling a little off this morning? Maybe a bit shaky, orirritable, or unreasonably hungry? You might even have a bit of a headache, or think your heart is beating a little too fast. If you are, don't go to WebMD (it's really not a tumor) - it's probably just all the Valentines candy we broke our diets for yesterday. You - if you're like me - might be in the middle of a sugar crash. And considering all that delicious, wonderful, soul-saving chocolaty goodness is on sale today, it's probably going to get worse.
I don't usually eat a ton of sweets, so it was pretty easy for me to find the culprit when I started sweating after candy bar number [redacted]. What I didn't know, though, is that there are several ways to help mitigate the terror of a sugar hangover that go beyond simply drinking a few gallons of water.
I found some great advice from our friends over at Reader's Digest on how to recover from a sugar binge, and some of it was kind of surprising. The full article is here, but if you're jonesing for a quick fix, here's a summary:
- Lay off further sugar infusions. A body needs to find balance again and can't do it if you keep going back for more.
- Eat a spoonful of peanut butter. You don't have to tell me twice...
- Take the stairs, go for a quick walk - anything to move your body and burn that sugar energy.
- Seek out diuretics like green tea with lemon to help flush your kidneys. But remember to keep drinking water at the same time!
- Plan your next meals to be low-sugar while your body heals itself.
Personally - I'm all about the peanut butter fix. As far as I'm concerned, the ONLY way to eat peanut butter is with a spoon. And keep in mind - this is absolutely not medical advice and you should consult your doctor if you have or think you might have diabetes and experience the symptoms I mentioned above. This is just for those of us - like me - without insulin-related issues who tend to overdo it with the chocolate on holidays :-)
So now it's confession time - hands up if you splurged yesterday! *puts both hands up*
I did all right yesterday, because I was planning to hit the sales today. :)
ReplyDeleteYou know what's really good with that spoonful of peanut butter? Add soem chocolate chips. Soo tasty. Get the dark chocolate kind...that makes it healthier, right?
Bahaha! Yep - that's what'll do it ;-)
DeleteWent out to dinner at our local Red Lobster on Monday and had their Chocolate Wave cake. That's equivalent to a box of chocolates any time I think. Actually I did feel a bit off yesterday, never thought of that being the reason.
ReplyDeleteOh my, those are so good!
DeleteNo candy for me yesterday or today. I am a good girl.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
You are definitely stronger than me!
DeleteWe mostly splurged on seafood yesterday, but I must confess to eating four chocolates, too. (I couldn't hurt his feelings, now, could I?)
ReplyDeleteI may or may not have eaten the Whitman's large sampler, followed by about a dozen Hershey minis....
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