# Do you feel bad after eating junk food? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 25, 2009, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-bad-after-eating-junk-food/487366 "2009-02-25T14:55:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-bad-after-eating-junk-food/487366/21 "2009-02-25T22:51:58Z")
> [@Meyer6](#): > > I didn’t mean to suggest that people who liked exercise and healthy food couldn’t struggle with their weight, more that people who like exercise and are not tempted to eat the ‘wrong’ things AND don’t have issues with their weight are the ones who are likely to see overweight people as lazy and lacking in will power. That may be true. Food/exercise are some of those issues that most people take really personally, no matter what side they’re on. ---
**Author:** ![RedRosesForMe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-bad-after-eating-junk-food/487366/22 "2009-02-25T23:00:17Z")
Yes, I feel particularly gross after eating a high-fat meal (fast food, bacon [I know, blasphemy, right?], animal fats in general). I get the bloated, ugh I ate too much feeling, even if I only ate a little. And then I get the shits, within about 20 minutes. My stomach does not dig that kind of food. Surprisingly, sugar doesn’t really affect me too much either way. ---
**Author:** ![vandal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/858c86/32.png) [@vandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vandal)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-bad-after-eating-junk-food/487366/23 "2009-02-26T00:56:09Z")
I feel bad. I spend a lot of time, and money, trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Then, I come along and sabotage all that by eating some crapshit food. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does, I feel bummed out. And, in fact, all it does is make me want to spend more time, and more money, at working even harder to maintain that healthy lifestyle. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-bad-after-eating-junk-food/487366/24 "2009-02-26T04:00:12Z")
I feel like complete shit (mentally, if not physically.) I’m usually so vigilant about making healthy food choices that I really beat myself up (too much, I know) if I pig out. ---
**Author:** ![Pyper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Pyper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyper)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-bad-after-eating-junk-food/487366/25 "2009-02-26T04:07:45Z")
If I eat a burger and fries type fast food meal, I always feel extremely _thirsty_ for the rest of the day. I can only assume that a burger and fries has much more salt that I typically consume. Also, donuts give me digestive issues. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-bad-after-eating-junk-food/487366/26 "2009-02-26T04:12:26Z")
Oh, God, yes. And I feel terrible for about 24 hours, especially after having high-fat, salty junk foods. I had a bloomin’ onion at Outback last night, went to sleep feeling faintly greasy and sluggish and woke up feeling even greasier, kind of nauseated and exhausted. I don’t have much of a sweet tooth, so I don’t overeat sweets that much, but when I do, I feel jittery, sick and fat. Ugh. Now I need to work out. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-bad-after-eating-junk-food/487366/27 "2009-02-26T09:28:51Z")
I don’t feel bad after eating junk food, I just know it isn’t helping me in any positive way. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-bad-after-eating-junk-food/487366/28 "2009-02-26T09:46:24Z")
I feel bad after eating _too much_ food. Occasionally the food I eat too much of is junk food, but more often it’s almost-healthy food. All I know is, you only get one life, and it would be a shame to spend it eating shite that tastes like the bottom of a rabbit hutch. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-bad-after-eating-junk-food/487366/29 "2009-02-26T10:16:33Z")
I tend to feel better, not worse. Both physically, and emotionally. It perks me up, and is easier on the digestion; if I’m depressed or have an upset stomach, a hamburger from McDonalds generally makes it better. ---
**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-bad-after-eating-junk-food/487366/30 "2009-02-26T10:46:04Z")
The past several years, yes. I’m 23 now. Up until about 15 though I couldn’t go a day without the stuff. Note that I’m speaking of sweets… not necessarily fast food - I still eat fast food quite often. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-bad-after-eating-junk-food/487366/31 "2009-02-26T20:38:38Z")
Food high in simple sugars makes me feel bad if I eat a lot of it (like when there’s a lot of left over Halloween candy). Greasy or starchy foods don’t give me any trouble, though. I can eat an obscene amount of fast food and feel good afterward, but I’ll drink diet soda or water with it because I don’t like the way regular soda makes me feel. Eating a lot of raw vegetables can give me a wicked stomach ache, so I exercise more moderation eating them than I do with junk food. If I eat a lot of fresh fruit I end up feeling like I have a giant wad of cotton in my stomach for a couple of days, but no pain. ---
**Author:** ![MissGypsy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@MissGypsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissGypsy)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-bad-after-eating-junk-food/487366/32 "2009-02-26T23:51:42Z")
I’ve found that certain foods affect me after I haven’t eaten them for a long time. Refined sugar makes me very irritable and cranky, so it’s a good thing I don’t care for sweets. Starches and simple carbs like bread, potatoes, pasta make me sleepy and sluggish, nowadays, but I haven’t eaten them as much in the past few years. Fast food sometimes makes me feel bloated and sluggish, but I’ve found some kinds that don’t bother me a bit. My beloved Big Mac is a no-go now, but Taco Bell is fine. I think it’s just what my stomach and my system is used to, and my body processes food differently now that it’s used to processing different foods on a daily basis. ---
**Author:** ![buttonjockey308](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@buttonjockey308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buttonjockey308)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-bad-after-eating-junk-food/487366/33 "2009-02-27T00:10:24Z")
For me it all depends, if I eat pancakes or donuts or things that are too high-sugar/high-carb, I get the sleepies. Not so good before a long morning drive. On the other hand, higher protein junk (i.e. McDonalds breakfast or a frozen breakfast sandwich) does right by me and I stay full until lunch. Now if I couple that lunch with fried everything, I feel like crap. I recently got back from Orlando where every dinner was a bucket of beers and some form of fried seafood. I felt like hammered shit when I got back. On the other side, if I’m too into the healthy food I feel bloated and am reporting same often throughout the day. So for me it depends, higher carbs do greater damage in general but as long as there’s a protein boost, I don’t feel quite as bad. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-bad-after-eating-junk-food/487366/34 "2009-02-27T02:03:46Z")
The one sure way for me to ruin my day is to eat some Doritos. I adore salty snack food, but every time I eat it I feel gross for a couple of hours. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-bad-after-eating-junk-food/487366.md?page=1)