This is what happened after a night out
First, by a night out, I mean I was home by 8:30 pm. 😎
This is a post I’ve been wanting to write for some time. Since I’ve been using Whoop, what I’m about to share happens any time I go out for dinner and one or two drinks. The extent to which it happens varies to some degree, depending on where I eat and what I order.
Let’s take a look at what happened last night.
Salad from Dimes, NYC
What I ate
Kale, farro, fennel, radish salad
Shared
Seaweed burger
Minus the vegan cheese
Vegan dulce de leche cake
Shared. If I’m telling you everything, I ate most of it.
Vegan burger from Dimes, NYC
What I drank
Wheatgrass Margarita
tequila, vermouth, lime
Desert Flower
mezcal, cynar, ciociaro, lime
Margarita from Dimes, NYC
What happened during sleep
This is where things went downhill.
My resting heart rate was high
My respiratory rate was high
My heart rate variability was low
My restorative sleep was low
Did I just assault my body? At minimum, it was a full-court press. 🏀
Whoop overview November 3, 2024
You may be thinking, well, this is obvious, alcohol disrupts sleep. That is true. Many of us have had that experience of waking up around 3 am, having had a couple of drinks earlier that night, and then feeling like we’re awake for the rest of the night.
What I didn’t know, in my pre-Whoop era, is to what extent heavy food and alcohol were impacting my body.
I’ve had similar results (as reported by my device) with just a heavy meal, no alcohol.
What do I mean by a heavy meal?
High fat, high salt, high sugar.
Whoop health monitor, November 4, 2024
My average resting heart rate (RHR) is 55-56.
Why is RHR important?
A low resting heart rate is an indication of a strong heart muscle that can pump more blood with every beat.
High heart rates are connected with taking longer to fall asleep and experiencing lower sleep quality, as well as an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
I’ll continue to dine out for new experiences shared with friends. But more often than not, I’ll cook. I’m not a chef, but I love what I eat.
A healthy body can recover from occasional restaurant meals when they are special events. But what happens when restaurant meals are the norm?
The number of times per week, per month, per year, we dine out has changed dramatically in the last two generations. So have obesity and chronic illness rates.
How do you feel after eating out?
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