With all due respect, but FUCK that! OMG. I'd be a monster without my coffee. I drink about a pot a day, and have been doing that, for about a year now! You are strong to even think about it! Good Luck! I hope you are waiting till after the holidays! But anyways, good luck to you!
Nah I don't think I could fully give up coffee I love the stuff. Besides the fact for me I'm an outdoorsman and nothing like a good cup of joe when your out in the woods. Good luck to ya though Nic
No coffee?? *shudders* never!
At most I drink a cup of coffee a day, and some days I don't have any.
I usually drink green tea, but that has caffeine in it too, so I'm not sure how I'd go giving up caffeine all together.
I wouldnt last. I dont function well without coffee in the morning.
Wow... I probably have about three cups of coffee a month.
When I'm exhausted and I need that burst of energy, I'll have a coffee or double espresso and I'm ridiculously wired. It's the same as indulging in Red Bull. I like to save it for those times that I need it and then I know it will work perfectly.
I've never been a huge coffee fanatic. I can take it or leave it....
I am not a coffee drinker...but I used to be a Pepsi-a-holic. When I started cutting back..I got really bad headaches. It sucked, but eventually my body adjusted!
Good luck, Nicola, you are a brave woman!!
Sassy (:
I was a heavy coffee drinker for many years. Then, about 2 months ago, I quit. I weaned myself off of it slowly for a few days. Even with that, I still felt terrible for about 2 days after I quit. This was followed by 2 weeks of feeling tired and having some mild physical withdrawal symptoms. But after that, the fog lifted, and I am now very glad I quit. My energy level generally is much higher and more stable. I no longer experience the daily roller coaster of ups and downs caused by the caffeine. I'm eating less, and even losing some weight. And I've broken my unhealthy relationship with a certain Seattle-based corporate giant. Overall, a definite improvement.
I don't know whether my experience is typical or not. But I do think it is worth at least trying. Just be prepared to "gut it out" for a couple of weeks before you start to really see the upside.
Nic
I feel that if you have been able to go from regular to decaff you can make it. I love having a hot drink in the morning, it is the best part of my morning routine. A nice cup of herbal tea is an excellent replacement for coffee, once you are off the caffeine.
Good luck!
Nic,
Congrats if you can do this. At times I feel like a cop with the amount of coffee that I do drink. A radio jock has nothing else to do all day... so I know I would fail badly. I tried once and it was like I just tried to quit smoking.. I got bad headaches.. and a case of the bitchiness.. something I shall not attempt again.
I think it would be like cutting off my fingers. Do not think I could function without coffee in the morning. I have cut down from about 5 cups to 2, but never go all the way. Hope you can do it, especially if it is for your health. Good Luck.
I gave up drinking coffee. At one point I was on 6-8 cups a day. Around the time I quit, I was only drinking a couple. I have a lot of problems sleeping, so have decided to cut all caffeine out of my diet.
Occasionally in the morning I have some type of green tea if I need a boost. It has far less caffeine, but mostly I take Spirulina when I need a lift, and it doesn't stop me from sleeping
I suggest taking it down by a cup a day so if you are having 4 then 3 for a week. Then lessen it until you can have one cup every other day and slowly wean yourself off. I found tea really helped me.I had to cut down because the coffee was giving me really bad headaches. So slowly not cold turkey because like most things if you just cut it out you might get headaches and other craving symptoms.
Good point Lois. Some people can't do cold turkey in quitting things.
WHAT??!! Give up coffee??? ...somebody better have a set of jumper cables and a damn strong battery at the ready. I kick-start my day (actually - body) with a strong cup every morning and couldn't imagine starting without it. It's become the norm. And as for going cold turkey - good luck Nicola - may the force be with you luv - LOL - good luck
First up, let me say that I was drinking up to 10-12 mugs of coffee a day and it was all down to my profession. I never knew how 'addicted' to caffeine my body was until I read an article on the damaging effects of too much coffee about 5 or 6 years ago so decided to go 'cold turkey'.
OMG - what was I thinking!! I had the shakes, intense migraines, the works for about 2 weeks as my body cleansed itself. Don't even kid yourself that decaf works, it didn't.
Anyway, I still drink coffee, but deliberately limit myself to one, possibly two in the morning. That leaves me free to enjoy a cuppa tea at around 3pm.
Best of luck Nic.
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