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同僚といっしょのお昼、近くの安い食堂に行こうと思っていたけど、いざついてみたら、列を作っていたので諦め、キッチンカーの弁当を買って、屋外で食べた。
I went to a restaurant with my colleague for lunch today. We had originally decided on the restaurant in advance, but when we got there, there was a line of customers waiting. Since we didn’t have time to wait, we picked up lunch boxes from a nearby food stand and ate outside.
食べたのは普通の弁当なので、可もなく不可もなく。そして、昼食を食べての午後の仕事中にとても強い空腹感に襲われた。これは、ランチを食べなかった時よりも強い。おかげで、あまり仕事が進まなかった。
The lunch box was pretty average, and the taste was okay—not great, but not bad either. A few hours later, while working, I started to feel hungry again, even more than I usually do when I skip lunch. Because of that, I had a hard time focusing on my work.
やはり、ランチを食べると疲れるし、強い空腹感を感じるしで、いいことがない。
From experience, I don’t really see any advantage to eating lunch. I tend to feel sluggish and tired right after eating, and then get hungry again just a few hours later.
食べたときだけ気持ちがよくなるけど、それ以降いいことがないのであれば、やはり平日の昼飯は食べないことにしたい。その代わり、朝ごはんは食べたいときに食べるようにする。
Even though eating lunch feels satisfying in the moment, I don’t think it brings any real benefit. That’s why I try to skip lunch on weekdays whenever possible. Instead, I’ll have breakfast if I feel the need to eat.
To be continued.
