I’m in a completely foul mood tonight.
I had sushi for lunch today.
I love having sushi at work. We have this awesome sushi counter where the sushi gets freshly made… and when you order a salmon handroll like I do, she makes it just for you! Today I had a salmon handroll and a few pieces of fashion sandwich.
It’s not exactly cheap… it is probably the most expensive thing I could order for lunch.
But it’s my birthday tomorrow… and I deserve it.
However, I have realised something when I have sushi for lunch.
I get exceptionally moody in the afternoon. I didn’t have a particularly grotty afternoon, apart from the traffic nightmare that caused a 2 hour commute to get home!! But OMW I’ve been unbelievably moody and depressed this afternoon, and it got worse as the evening started.
It’s happening every time I eat it now. I make sure I don’t eat it before I run, because I need all the energy I can get. I reckon it just doesn’t give me sustainable energy. I end up snacking a lot on days I eat sushi.
Such a sad state of affairs actually. I’m going to have to stop eating it completely. I become completely irrational after I eat it.
Sushi is the only meal that does this to me… weird. It’s probably because the rice is high GI… but you’d think that the fresh salmon would counteract all the bad stuff in the rice.
oh my word, how interesting (weird :))
I don’t eat sushi but I have always wondered how people can survive on a few pieces of fish and rice 🙂
Hopefully you’re in a MUCH better mood tomorrow and that you have awesome (quick, free-flowing) traffic to and from work!
The fish is high in mercury, because our oceans are so polluted, hence it is actually unhealthy sadly as fresh fish is theoretically super duper healthy. Sushi also can contain parasites.
Apparently the rice is loaded with sugars, its not a healthy choice at all – A typical sushi roll contains 290 to 350 calories and has the carbohydrate equivalent of two-and-a-half to four slices of bread. Perhaps the sugar and GI content is making you feel terrible.
PS: the sushi counter at your office is more expensive than most restaurants 🙂
Life is too short to give up Sushi – have biltong afterwards 🙂
LOVE this idea!! You rock!
I’ve not had sushi in so long, I’m not even sure I remember what I’m missing!
And yeah for biltong… that’s a great suggestion!
It’s amazing how one notices the effects certain foods have on you when you pay attention! I’m sorry sushi is off the menu for you. Then again, I find that when I’m eating well and my body is getting all the nutrients it needs, I have no cravings at all; Instead, I get hungry for good, real food that keeps my energy levels constant and as long as I’m getting everything I need, it doesn’t actually matter what I’m eating. When I crave sweets, pizza, sushi or whatever, I know there’s something missing…
It could be the rice’s GI but it could also be Iodine – raw fish is particularly high in it. I once had what is known as an Iodine hangover – we were at an “all you can eat” sushi function and they made anything you wanted in front of you. I felt terrible after – also moody, but really almost like a hangover