Why do I look different in the morning

**Vibrantred94gt** · 05-09-2003, 11:06 AM

My muscels look smaller and my whole body looks falt when I wake up in the morning.

What causes this?

**palme** · 05-09-2003, 11:08 AM

Low on carbs maybe

***Pheedno*** · 05-09-2003, 11:10 AM

Your body has been starved of food and hydration for approx 8 hours, it's not uncommon to look like that. I'm betting after your first meal, you swell a bit.

**lloyd_cannon** · 05-09-2003, 11:17 AM

your blood probably is more concentrated in central part of body almost same principal as a good pump the blood leaves intestines to muscles.

**BASK8KACE** · 05-09-2003, 11:20 AM

Originally posted by Pheedno
Your body has been starved of food and hydration for approx 8 hours, it's not uncommon to look like that. I'm betting after your first meal, you swell a bit.

Good question, Vibrantred94gt. I definitely notice the same thing depending on what I eat before I go to bed.

I have found that when I eat a high-prot. meals--such a baked chicken and/or beef (not powdered protien mixes)--about 1/2 hour before bed, I wake up feeling a bit pumped in the body part that I did the night before, IF I get at least 7 hours of sleep.

If I eat just simple carbs, or dont eat, or eat very little prot. before bed, I wake-up feeling and looking flat.

With his post, Pheedno already has hit the nail on the head for you (of course).

**Vibrantred94gt** · 05-09-2003, 11:21 AM

Does this happening go with any particular body type? Like would I hold a lot of water weight or anything.

I was thinking carbs to.. And yes,, i swell up when I eat in the morning.

**painintheazz** · 05-09-2003, 11:33 AM

Originally posted by Pheedno
Your body has been starved of food and hydration for approx 8 hours, it's not uncommon to look like that. I'm betting after your first meal, you swell a bit.

Agreed.

Pain