[MM-o4]

man!
always after lunch I take myself for a 20-30min walk so I can deal with sitting down for the rest of day. But sometimes I get back to my desk a have to really fight to stay awake! Like a little kid about to go face first in there dinner. It so sux!

I sleep ok and I don't think it's the walk but lunch settling. I restrict myself to 2 coffees a day and my second I normally hook up about 3.

Any tips for stay awake besides slapping myself silly?

I'm sure I'm not the only one

[Chuckit]

Three coffees a day.

[- - e r i k - -]

Guarana. Much better than caffeine. It'll keep you awake and alert for most of the day, instead of just give you a quick boost and then following crash as with coffee.

[- - e r i k - -]

Also, eat fruit at the start of the day. Particularly grapes. Even raisins if you like them.

[MM-o4]

yeah I always have breakfast and have an apple mis morning. I think I just need a nap after eating.

They boss poping up behind you is a sure fire cure

[Chuckit]

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - 

Guarana. Much better than caffeine. It'll keep you awake and alert for most of the day, instead of just give you a quick boost and then following crash as with coffee.

Eh, if that's what coffee is doing to you, you're drinking it wrong. Caffeine is best taken gradually, not as a sudden shock to the system. If you do it right, it can keep you going pretty well when you're tired, no crashing.

[riley46]

Maybe, you have to change your sleeping habits at night. Staying awake late into the night might be one of the causes.

[Doofy]

Originally Posted by MM-o4 

Any tips for stay awake besides slapping myself silly?

Acquire insomnia. Works a treat.

[Andy8]

Originally Posted by MM-o4 

Any tips for stay awake besides slapping myself silly?

Stand up, put your feet together, stretch your arms over your head and raise your heels off the the floor, hold it for 10 seconds and repeat. (it is some traction for your spine) Do this every hour or so and you'll stay awake, it is especially good if you are stuck at your desk and do not have much space to move about.

[Rumor]

Just take a 10 minute nap every now and then, works for me.

[wallinbl]

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - 

Guano. Much better than caffeine. It'll keep you awake and alert for most of the day, instead of just give you a quick boost and then following crash as with coffee.

Fixed that for you.

[andi*pandi]

too much sugar at lunch did that to me. also, you could be pregnant.

[Dakarʒ]

Let me be the first to say, congratulations!

[mindwaves]

I'm so sleepy right now also. Could barely keep awake during my lunch meeting....

[Rumor]

I know I wouldn't be so tired during the day if I quit being a vigilante by night.

[MM-o4]

Originally Posted by Andy8 

Stand up, put your feet together, stretch your arms over your head and raise your heels off the the floor, hold it for 10 seconds and repeat. (it is some traction for your spine) Do this every hour or so and you'll stay awake, it is especially good if you are stuck at your desk and do not have much space to move about.

thanks for tip, will give it a go

[Andy8]

Originally Posted by MM-o4 

thanks for tip, will give it a go

For an added stretch, you can interlock your fingers together with your palms facing upwards, then stretch your arms up and raise your heels

[Mel O. Drahmatik]

Meeting at lunch. That reeks of drama.

[TheoCryst]

A quickie on the copier always does the job for me.

[MM-o4]

Originally Posted by TheoCryst 

A quickie on the copier always does the job for me.

lol. that has the opposite effect on me. I'm the kinda guy who rolls over to sleep after

[moonmonkey]

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - 

Guarana. Much better than caffeine.

Erik, Guarana is caffeine.

[- - e r i k - -]

Originally Posted by moonmonkey 

Erik, Guarana is caffeine.

Having taken both caffeine and guarana in tablet forms I can definitely say, that for whatever reason - presence of other substances* or otherwise- guarana does not give the "jitters" that caffeine does. Nor does it provide the quick boost of energy, but rather a "slow burn" type of energy.

Guarana contains different amounts of caffeine, theobromine, theophylline and other alkaloids, compared to coffee, tea, mate, or cocoa.

[shinji]

I drink this during the day Hydrive Energy Drink

[Sage]

Eat a bigger breakfast and a smaller lunch. I find that in particular, it helps if I split my lunch into two very small meals – one at like 11AM and one at 2PM.