I’m currently in the gym and it’s 15:40. I had 9 hours of sleep last night, woke up with a Huel shake (6 scoops) at 09:00 followed by another at 12:00. I am trying to work out and I’m walking around yawning non-stop and this has been going on for a while. Sometimes after a lot of Huel I literally cannot even keep my eyes open and drift off on a 2 hour nap and wake up so disorientated. What is in Huel that’s doing this? It’s great stuff and I’ve been on it for a few months but I feel like I’m drinking crushed up sleeping pills!
Are you taking the gluten free version?
My wife has celiac disease, she would fall asleep like a narcoleptic. When she learnt of her condition, and she cut any gluten source or contamination, she stopped having this issue.
I am exactly the same, I can literally fall asleep any time of the day Has anyone any idea how long this phase will last? I’m currently having huel for breakfast & lunch , with a healthy evening meal. Would I be better to just stick to huel completely until I get through this phase. I’ve lost 40lbs so far & I feel like I’m finally controlling my emotional eating but I need to exercise more & cant because I’m exhausted when I get in from work. Any ideas welcome!
Have you tried having a nap (or siesta!) when you get home and before you exercise? I take one sometimes and find it helps, so long as I’m sleeping for only around half an hour. If I nap too long it takes longer before I’m ready to exercise.
I also have a banana and a caffeine pill 30 minutes before my workout for an extra boost.
I have this past week been experimenting with smaller portions of Huel (I was having 125g with water which is 500kcals). I switched to 75g of Huel with 25g of vegan protein powder and didn’t feel as sleepy afterwards.
The last 2 days I’ve switched again to a mix of desiccated coconut, Huel and protein powder as recommended by James Collier for those who want a low(er) carb version, and the results also seem positive and without strong tiredness kicking in.
I was just thinking about this. I’ve had a breakfast and lunch Huel today for the first time and was feeling a little tired around 4pm. Normally if I have Huel twice in one day it would be Breakfast and Dinner. More often it’s just for Breakfast. For me I don’t think it is anything about Huel, directly, that caused it. Normally I’d have something sugary and/or a drink with caffeine as part of lunch or a snack later in the afternoon. I’ve not done that today because I’m not hungry and I’m pretty sure that is why my sugar/caffeine craving brain is slumping.
If you suffer such severe fatigue, you might want to ask a professional. Celiachia, as suggested above, is one of the diseases that can cause extreme fatigue and food cravings. If that was the case, you would feel better just after few weeks of 0 gluten contamination in your food, face creams and toothpaste. Yes, it’s such a serious disease.
Serious fatigue can come from other allergies, intolerances and diseases.
Huel, in my experience, is generally highly tolerated by the body, allergen free as much as possible for a complete food.
Thanks I will try the protein powder+ coconut, do you have the quantities you use? I have tried napping, but I fall in too deep a sleep & sometimes don’t wake until the morning
Has anyone any idea how long this phase will last? I’m currently having huel for breakfast & lunch , with a healthy evening meal. Would I be better to just stick to huel completely until I get through this phase. I’ve lost 40lbs so far & I feel like I’m finally controlling my emotional eating but I need to exercise more & cant because I’m exhausted when I get in from work. Any ideas welcome!